diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
index f45f908e3..f9d02d5a7 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ import com.fsck.k9.Preferences;
 import com.fsck.k9.R;
 import com.fsck.k9.activity.misc.ExtendedAsyncTask;
 import com.fsck.k9.activity.misc.NonConfigurationInstance;
-import com.fsck.k9.activity.setup.AccountSettings;
 import com.fsck.k9.activity.setup.AccountSetupBasics;
 import com.fsck.k9.activity.setup.Prefs;
 import com.fsck.k9.activity.setup.WelcomeMessage;
@@ -1788,7 +1787,7 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
             LocalSearch search = null;
 
             if (account instanceof SearchAccount) {
-                search = ((SearchAccount) account).getRelatedSearch();
+                search = ((SearchAccount) account).getRelatedSearch().clone();
                 search.setName(description);
             } else {
                 search = new LocalSearch(description);
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/ConditionsTreeNode.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/ConditionsTreeNode.java
index 430f31255..52bc6bb58 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/ConditionsTreeNode.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/ConditionsTreeNode.java
@@ -124,6 +124,35 @@ public class ConditionsTreeNode implements Parcelable {
     }
 
 
+    /* package */ ConditionsTreeNode cloneTree() {
+        if (mParent != null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't call cloneTree() for a non-root node");
+        }
+
+        ConditionsTreeNode copy = new ConditionsTreeNode(mCondition.clone());
+
+        copy.mLeftMPTTMarker = mLeftMPTTMarker;
+        copy.mRightMPTTMarker = mRightMPTTMarker;
+
+        copy.mLeft = (mLeft == null) ? null : mLeft.cloneNode(copy);
+        copy.mRight = (mRight == null) ? null : mRight.cloneNode(copy);
+
+        return copy;
+    }
+
+    private ConditionsTreeNode cloneNode(ConditionsTreeNode parent) {
+        ConditionsTreeNode copy = new ConditionsTreeNode(parent, mValue);
+
+        copy.mCondition = mCondition.clone();
+        copy.mLeftMPTTMarker = mLeftMPTTMarker;
+        copy.mRightMPTTMarker = mRightMPTTMarker;
+
+        copy.mLeft = (mLeft == null) ? null : mLeft.cloneNode(copy);
+        copy.mRight = (mRight == null) ? null : mRight.cloneNode(copy);
+
+        return copy;
+    }
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Public modifiers
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/LocalSearch.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/LocalSearch.java
index c52dec469..a93ce187f 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/LocalSearch.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/LocalSearch.java
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ public class LocalSearch implements SearchSpecification {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public LocalSearch clone() {
+        ConditionsTreeNode conditions = (mConditions == null) ? null : mConditions.cloneTree();
+
+        LocalSearch copy = new LocalSearch(mName, conditions, null, mPredefined);
+        copy.mAccountUuids = new HashSet<String>(mAccountUuids);
+
+        return copy;
+    }
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Public manipulation methods
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/SearchSpecification.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/SearchSpecification.java
index 8f22622c6..a953a5d4d 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/search/SearchSpecification.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/search/SearchSpecification.java
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ public interface SearchSpecification extends Parcelable {
             this.field = Searchfield.values()[in.readInt()];
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public SearchCondition clone() {
+            return new SearchCondition(field, attribute, value);
+        }
+
         public String toHumanString() {
             return field.toString() + attribute.toString();
         }