diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index d26868204..98ccf2a70 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
             android:name="com.fsck.k9.activity.Accounts"
             android:launchMode="singleTask"
             android:configChanges="locale"
+            android:uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow"
             android:label="@string/app_name">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
index 5851e0e02..88ca74093 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.ContextMenu;
+
+import com.actionbarsherlock.app.ActionBar;
 import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
 import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -129,6 +131,12 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
     private FontSizes mFontSizes = K9.getFontSizes();
 
     private MenuItem mRefreshMenuItem;
+    private ActionBar mActionBar;
+
+    private TextView mActionBarTitle;
+    private TextView mActionBarSubTitle;
+    private TextView mActionBarUnread;
+
     /**
      * Contains information about objects that need to be retained on configuration changes.
      *
@@ -141,9 +149,17 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
 
     class AccountsHandler extends Handler {
         private void setViewTitle() {
-            String dispString = mListener.formatHeader(Accounts.this, getString(R.string.accounts_title), mUnreadMessageCount, getTimeFormat());
+		mActionBarTitle.setText(" "+getString(R.string.accounts_title));
+            mActionBarUnread.setText(String.valueOf(mUnreadMessageCount));
 
-            setTitle(dispString);
+            String operation = mListener.getOperation(Accounts.this, getTimeFormat());
+            operation.trim();
+            if (operation.length() < 1) {
+		mActionBarSubTitle.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            } else {
+		mActionBarSubTitle.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+		mActionBarSubTitle.setText(operation);
+            }
         }
         public void refreshTitle() {
             runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@@ -373,7 +389,8 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
         }
 
         requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_PROGRESS);
-        getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(false);
+        mActionBar = getSupportActionBar();
+        initializeActionBar();
         setContentView(R.layout.accounts);
         ListView listView = getListView();
         listView.setOnItemClickListener(this);
@@ -395,6 +412,18 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
         }
     }
 
+    private void initializeActionBar() {
+	mActionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
+	    mActionBar.setCustomView(R.layout.actionbar_custom);
+
+	    View customView = mActionBar.getCustomView();
+	    mActionBarTitle = (TextView) customView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_title_first);
+	    mActionBarSubTitle = (TextView) customView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_title_sub);
+	    mActionBarUnread = (TextView) customView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_unread_count);
+
+        mActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates and initializes the special accounts ('Unified Inbox' and 'All Messages')
      */
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/ActivityListener.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/ActivityListener.java
index 803158fc0..329a64677 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/ActivityListener.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/ActivityListener.java
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ public class ActivityListener extends MessagingListener {
 
 
     public String formatHeader(Context context, String activityPrefix, int unreadMessageCount, DateFormat timeFormat) {
+	String operation = getOperation(context, timeFormat);
+        return context.getString(R.string.activity_header_format, activityPrefix,
+                                 (unreadMessageCount > 0 ? context.getString(R.string.activity_unread_count, unreadMessageCount) : ""),
+                                 operation);
+    }
+
+    public String getOperation(Context context, DateFormat timeFormat){
         String operation = null;
         String progress = null;
         if (mLoadingAccountDescription  != null
@@ -66,11 +73,7 @@ public class ActivityListener extends MessagingListener {
             }
         }
 
-        return context.getString(R.string.activity_header_format, activityPrefix,
-                                 (unreadMessageCount > 0 ? context.getString(R.string.activity_unread_count, unreadMessageCount) : ""),
-                                 operation);
-
-
+        return operation;
     }
 
     public void informUserOfStatus() {