diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 181a4db..981d680 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ Version 0.0.5
 - added {channelnumber} and {channelname} Tokens in displaymenudetailepg 
   detailheader
 - fixed {hasicon} Token in displaymenu header
+- added {newmails} Token in displaychannel statusinfo, mailbox plugin
+  has to be installed
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index 5fb6dc0..e4a0409 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     {isDolby}                          true if a dolby audio track is available
     {isEncrypted}                      true if channel is encrypted
     {isRecording}                      true if currently a recording is running on this channel
+    {newmails}                         true if mailbox plugin is installed and new mails are available
     -->
     <statusinfo>
         <area x="22%" y="94%" width="76%" height="6%" layer="2">
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index 27fc428..a95fa66 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     {isDolby}                          true if a dolby audio track is available
     {isEncrypted}                      true if channel is encrypted
     {isRecording}                      true if currently a recording is running on this channel
+    {newmails}                         true if mailbox plugin is installed and new mails are available
     -->
     <statusinfo>
     </statusinfo>
diff --git a/views/displaychannelview.c b/views/displaychannelview.c
index 0c0d8fd..9a85ab4 100644
--- a/views/displaychannelview.c
+++ b/views/displaychannelview.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawStatusIcons(const cChannel *Channel) {
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isDolby", isDolby));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isEncrypted", isEncrypted));
     intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isRecording", isRecording));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("newmails", CheckNewMails()));
 
     DrawViewElement(veStatusInfo, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
diff --git a/views/viewhelpers.c b/views/viewhelpers.c
index 29c139d..abb46a3 100644
--- a/views/viewhelpers.c
+++ b/views/viewhelpers.c
@@ -155,3 +155,16 @@ bool cViewHelpers::SetDevices(bool initial, map<string,int> *intTokens, vector<m
 #endif
     return true;
 }
+
+bool cViewHelpers::CheckNewMails(void) {
+    static cPlugin *pMailbox = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("mailbox");
+    if (!pMailbox) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    bool newMail = false;
+    if (pMailbox->Service("MailBox-HasNewMail-1.0", &newMail)) {
+        return newMail;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
diff --git a/views/viewhelpers.h b/views/viewhelpers.h
index 4de9ce8..7946b53 100644
--- a/views/viewhelpers.h
+++ b/views/viewhelpers.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ private:
 protected:
     void InitDevices(void);
     bool SetDevices(bool initial, map<string,int> *intTokens, vector<map<string,string> > *devices);
+    bool CheckNewMails(void);
 public:
     cViewHelpers(void);
     virtual ~cViewHelpers(void);