diff --git a/mailnews/base/util/Makefile.in b/mailnews/base/util/Makefile.in
index fea947945c20..da968c09e30e 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/base/util/Makefile.in
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ CPPSRCS		= \
 		nsMsgTxn.cpp \
 		nsMsgI18N.cpp \
 		nsAdapterEnumerator.cpp \
+		nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp \
 		$(NULL)
 
 EXPORTS		= \
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ EXPORTS		= \
 		nsMsgTxn.h \
 		nsMsgI18N.h \
 		nsAdapterEnumerator.h \
+		nsImapMoveCoalescer.h \
 		$(NULL)
 
 ifndef MOZ_STATIC_MAIL_BUILD
diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp b/mailnews/base/util/nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp
rename to mailnews/base/util/nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp
diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h b/mailnews/base/util/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 98%
rename from mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h
rename to mailnews/base/util/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h
index 02e1a1c311be..34ca42f45caf
--- a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h
+++ b/mailnews/base/util/nsImapMoveCoalescer.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class nsImapMailFolder;
 
 #include "nsISupportsArray.h"
 
-class nsImapMoveCoalescer : public nsISupports
+class NS_MSG_BASE nsImapMoveCoalescer : public nsISupports
 {
 public:
   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/Makefile.in b/mailnews/imap/src/Makefile.in
index 6a2f75deb022..51ecc7244ff9 100644
--- a/mailnews/imap/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/imap/src/Makefile.in
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ CPPSRCS		= \
 		nsImapService.cpp \
 		nsImapUrl.cpp \
 		nsImapFlagAndUidState.cpp \
-		nsImapMoveCoalescer.cpp \
 		nsImapUndoTxn.cpp \
 		nsImapStringBundle.cpp \
 		nsImapOfflineSync.cpp \
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp
index 292928b73920..835420a45318 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ nsParseNewMailState::nsParseNewMailState()
   m_ibuffer = nsnull;
   m_ibuffer_size = 0;
   m_ibuffer_fp = 0;
+  m_moveCoalescer = nsnull;
  }
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS_INHERITED1(nsParseNewMailState, nsMsgMailboxParser, nsIMsgFilterHitNotify)
@@ -1668,15 +1669,41 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsParseNewMailState::ApplyFilterHit(nsIMsgFilter *filter, nsIMsgWi
         if ((const char*)actionTargetFolderUri &&
           nsCRT::strcasecmp(m_inboxUri, actionTargetFolderUri))
         {
-          nsresult err = MoveIncorporatedMessage(msgHdr, m_mailDB, actionTargetFolderUri, filter, msgWindow);
+          nsresult err;
+          nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFService> rdf(do_GetService(kRDFServiceCID, &err)); 
+          NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(err, err);
+          nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFResource> res;
+          err = rdf->GetResource(actionTargetFolderUri, getter_AddRefs(res));
+          if (NS_FAILED(err))
+            return err;
+  
+          nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFolder> destIFolder(do_QueryInterface(res, &err));
+          if (NS_FAILED(err))
+            return err;        
+  
+
+          if (StringBeginsWith(actionTargetFolderUri, NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("imap:")))
+          {
+            if (!m_moveCoalescer)
+              m_moveCoalescer = new nsImapMoveCoalescer(m_downloadFolder, m_msgWindow);
+            NS_ENSURE_TRUE(m_moveCoalescer, NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+            nsMsgKey msgKey;
+            (void) msgHdr->GetMessageKey(&msgKey);
+            m_moveCoalescer->AddMove(destIFolder , msgKey);
+            err = NS_OK;
+            msgIsNew = PR_FALSE;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            err = MoveIncorporatedMessage(msgHdr, m_mailDB, destIFolder, filter, msgWindow);
+            // cleanup after mailHdr in source DB because we moved the message.
+            m_mailDB->RemoveHeaderMdbRow(msgHdr);
+            m_msgMovedByFilter = PR_TRUE;
+          }
           if (NS_SUCCEEDED(err))
           {
             if (loggingEnabled)
               (void)filter->LogRuleHit(filterAction, msgHdr); 
-            
-            // cleanup after mailHdr in source DB because we moved the message.
-            m_mailDB->RemoveHeaderMdbRow(msgHdr);
-            m_msgMovedByFilter = PR_TRUE;
           }
         }
         *applyMore = PR_FALSE; 
@@ -1798,6 +1825,9 @@ int nsParseNewMailState::MarkFilteredMessageRead(nsIMsgDBHdr *msgHdr)
 
 nsresult nsParseNewMailState::EndMsgDownload()
 {
+  if (m_moveCoalescer)
+    m_moveCoalescer->PlaybackMoves();
+
   // need to do this for all folders that had messages filtered into them
   PRUint32 serverCount = m_filterTargetFolders.Count();
   nsresult rv;
@@ -1824,24 +1854,13 @@ nsresult nsParseNewMailState::EndMsgDownload()
 
 nsresult nsParseNewMailState::MoveIncorporatedMessage(nsIMsgDBHdr *mailHdr, 
                                                       nsIMsgDatabase *sourceDB, 
-                                                      const nsACString& destFolderUri,
+                                                      nsIMsgFolder *destIFolder,
                                                       nsIMsgFilter *filter,
                                                       nsIMsgWindow *msgWindow)
 {
   nsresult err = 0;
   nsIOFileStream *destFile;
   
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFService> rdf(do_GetService(kRDFServiceCID, &err)); 
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(err, err);
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFResource> res;
-  err = rdf->GetResource(destFolderUri, getter_AddRefs(res));
-  if (NS_FAILED(err))
-    return err;
-  
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFolder> destIFolder(do_QueryInterface(res, &err));
-  if (NS_FAILED(err))
-    return err;        
-  
   // check if the destination is a real folder (by checking for null parent)
   // and if it can file messages (e.g., servers or news folders can't file messages).
   // Or read only imap folders...
@@ -1858,7 +1877,7 @@ nsresult nsParseNewMailState::MoveIncorporatedMessage(nsIMsgDBHdr *mailHdr,
   }
   
   nsCOMPtr <nsIFileSpec> destIFolderSpec;
-  
+
   nsFileSpec destFolderSpec;
   destIFolder->GetPath(getter_AddRefs(destIFolderSpec));
   err = destIFolderSpec->GetFileSpec(&destFolderSpec);
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.h b/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.h
index 37b7e677f7b2..0d8b87542343 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.h
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "nsIDBChangeListener.h"
 #include "nsIWeakReference.h"
 #include "nsIMsgWindow.h"
+#include "nsImapMoveCoalescer.h"
 
 #include "nsIMsgFilterList.h"
 #include "nsIMsgFilterHitNotify.h"
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ protected:
   virtual nsresult GetTrashFolder(nsIMsgFolder **pTrashFolder);
   virtual nsresult  MoveIncorporatedMessage(nsIMsgDBHdr *mailHdr, 
                                           nsIMsgDatabase *sourceDB, 
-                                          const nsACString& destFolder,
+                                          nsIMsgFolder *destIFolder,
                                           nsIMsgFilter *filter,
                                           nsIMsgWindow *msgWindow);
   virtual int   MarkFilteredMessageRead(nsIMsgDBHdr *msgHdr);
@@ -257,6 +258,9 @@ protected:
   nsCOMPtr <nsIMsgWindow> m_msgWindow;
   nsCOMPtr <nsIMsgFolder> m_downloadFolder;
   nsCOMArray <nsIMsgFolder> m_filterTargetFolders;
+
+  nsImapMoveCoalescer *m_moveCoalescer; // strictly owned by nsParseNewMailState;
+
   nsIOFileStream  *m_inboxFileStream;
   nsFileSpec    m_inboxFileSpec;
   PRBool        m_disableFilters;