diff --git a/src/js/app-controller.js b/src/js/app-controller.js
index 9b0d209..b48be04 100644
--- a/src/js/app-controller.js
+++ b/src/js/app-controller.js
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ define(function(require) {
 				});
 			});
 
+		} else if (cmd === 'listFolders') {
+			// list folders in users mailbox
+			self._emailDao.imapListFolders(function(err, folders) {
+				callback({
+					err: err,
+					folders: folders
+				});
+			});
+
 		} else if (cmd === 'syncEmails') {
 			// list emails from folder
 			self._emailDao.syncFromCloud(args.folder, function(err) {
diff --git a/src/js/app-router.js b/src/js/app-router.js
index 2009037..b0891e7 100644
--- a/src/js/app-router.js
+++ b/src/js/app-router.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 define(['jquery', 'backbone', 'js/view/login-view', 'js/view/compose-view',
-		'js/view/folderlist-view', 'js/view/messagelist-view', 'js/view/read-view',
-		'jquerymobile'
+	'js/view/folderlist-view', 'js/view/messagelist-view', 'js/view/read-view',
+	'jquerymobile'
 ], function($, Backbone, LoginView, ComposeView, FolderListView, MessageListView, ReadView) {
 	'use strict';
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'backbone', 'js/view/login-view', 'js/view/compose-view',
 				account: userId
 			});
 			this.changePage(folderListView);
+			folderListView.listFolder();
 		},
 
 		messagelist: function(userId, folder) {
diff --git a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
index 0774df4..34f4d57 100644
--- a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
+++ b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ define(function(require) {
      * List the folders in the user's IMAP mailbox.
      */
     EmailDAO.prototype.imapListFolders = function(callback) {
-        callback({
-            errMsg: 'Not yet implemented!'
-        });
+        var self = this;
+
+        self._imapClient.listFolders(callback);
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/js/view/folderlist-view.js b/src/js/view/folderlist-view.js
index 5ca1fc7..90e4e1b 100644
--- a/src/js/view/folderlist-view.js
+++ b/src/js/view/folderlist-view.js
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'js/app-config'], function($, _, Bac
 			});
 
 			return this;
+		},
+
+		listFolder: function() {
+			// var page = $(this.el);
+
+			// show loading msg during init
+			$.mobile.loading('show', {
+				text: 'Fetching folders...',
+				textVisible: true,
+				theme: 'c'
+			});
+
+			// post message to main window
+			app.util.postMessage('listFolders', {}, function(resArgs) {
+				var err = resArgs.err;
+
+				$.mobile.loading('hide');
+				if (err) {
+					window.alert(err.errMsg);
+					return;
+				}
+
+				console.log(resArgs);
+			});
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/test/new-unit/app-controller-test.js b/test/new-unit/app-controller-test.js
index e5dcbdf..ea71d4f 100644
--- a/test/new-unit/app-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/new-unit/app-controller-test.js
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ define(function(require) {
                     });
                 });
             });
+
+            describe('listFolders', function() {
+                it('should work', function(done) {
+                    controller._emailDao.imapListFolders.yields(null, ['inbox', 'sent']);
+                    controller.execute('listFolders', {
+                        password: appControllerTest.passphrase
+                    }, function(resArgs) {
+                        expect(resArgs.err).to.not.exist;
+                        expect(resArgs.folders[1]).to.equal('sent');
+                        expect(controller._emailDao.imapListFolders.called).to.be.true;
+                        done();
+                    });
+                });
+            });
         });
 
     });
diff --git a/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js b/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
index 9dceeca..2e3fe47 100644
--- a/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
@@ -108,20 +108,33 @@ define(function(require) {
                 });
             });
 
-            it('send an email via STMP bad case', function(done) {
-                emailDao.smtpSend({}, function(err) {
-                    expect(smtpClientStub.send.called).to.be.false;
-                    expect(err).to.exist;
-                    done();
+            describe('send email via SMTP', function() {
+                it('should fail due to back input', function(done) {
+                    emailDao.smtpSend({}, function(err) {
+                        expect(smtpClientStub.send.called).to.be.false;
+                        expect(err).to.exist;
+                        done();
+                    });
+                });
+
+                it('send an email via STMP good case', function(done) {
+                    smtpClientStub.send.yields();
+                    emailDao.smtpSend(dummyMail, function(err) {
+                        expect(smtpClientStub.send.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+                        done();
+                    });
                 });
             });
 
-            it('send an email via STMP good case', function(done) {
-                smtpClientStub.send.yields();
-                emailDao.smtpSend(dummyMail, function(err) {
-                    expect(smtpClientStub.send.calledOnce).to.be.true;
-                    expect(err).to.not.exist;
-                    done();
+            describe('list IMAP folders', function() {
+                it('should work', function(done) {
+                    imapClientStub.listFolders.yields();
+                    emailDao.imapListFolders(function(err) {
+                        expect(imapClientStub.listFolders.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+                        done();
+                    });
                 });
             });
         });