diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 283c74e..79eaae3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -530,6 +530,13 @@ printed representation (via `princ') set as the new value for the key."
     (when cfg-dir
       (setq args (nconc (list "-c" cfg-dir) args)))
     (apply 'call-process "eww" nil 0 nil args)))
+(defun my/eww-poll-variables (&rest vars)
+  "Poll each variable in VARS, which is a lists of strings or symbols."
+  (let* ((args (cons "poll" (mapcar #'(lambda (elt) (format "%s" elt)) vars)))
+         (cfg-dir (my/eww-current-config-dir)))
+    (when cfg-dir
+      (setq args (nconc (list "-c" cfg-dir) args)))
+    (apply 'call-process "eww" nil 0 nil args)))
 
 ;; mozc
 (require 'mozc nil t)
@@ -2647,6 +2654,11 @@ The name is compared with the field name using TESTFN (defaults to `equal')."
   (mu4e-alert-set-default-style 'libnotify))
 (mu4e t)
 (mu4e-context-switch nil "Personal")
+;; refresh the eww message count
+(defun my/-mu4e-eww-refresh-unread-count ()
+  "Refresh the eww unread message count."
+  (my/eww-poll-variables "mu4e"))
+(add-hook 'mu4e-message-changed-hook #'my/-mu4e-eww-refresh-unread-count)
 
 ;; mu4e compose HTML messages
 (use-package org-mime)