diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
index e02af7ec1..176162fcb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
     private Mailbox mMailbox;
     private boolean mIsEasAccount;
     private boolean mIsRefreshable;
+    private int mCountTotalAccounts;
 
     // Controller access
     private Controller mController;
@@ -1033,6 +1034,7 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
             mMailbox = result.mMailbox;
             mIsEasAccount = result.mIsEasAccount;
             mIsRefreshable = result.mIsRefreshable;
+            mCountTotalAccounts = result.mCountTotalAccounts;
             getLoaderManager().initLoader(LOADER_ID_MESSAGES_LOADER, null,
                     new MessagesLoaderCallback(mMailboxChanging));
 
@@ -1089,7 +1091,8 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
 
             // Update the list
             mListAdapter.changeCursor(cursor);
-            mListAdapter.setShowColorChips(mMailboxId < 0); // Show chips if combined view
+            // Show chips if combined view.
+            mListAdapter.setShowColorChips(mMailboxId < 0 && mCountTotalAccounts > 1);
             setListAdapter(mListAdapter);
             setListShown(true);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/data/MailboxAccountLoader.java b/src/com/android/email/data/MailboxAccountLoader.java
index 645b8017a..e91921ee3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/data/MailboxAccountLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/data/MailboxAccountLoader.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.email.data;
 
+import com.android.email.provider.EmailContent;
 import com.android.email.provider.EmailContent.Account;
 import com.android.email.provider.EmailContent.Mailbox;
 
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ public class MailboxAccountLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<MailboxAccountLoader.R
         public final Mailbox mMailbox;
         public final boolean mIsEasAccount;
         public final boolean mIsRefreshable;
+        public final int mCountTotalAccounts;
 
         private Result(boolean found, Account account, Mailbox mailbox, boolean isEasAccount,
-                boolean isRefreshable) {
+                boolean isRefreshable, int countTotalAccounts) {
             mIsFound = found;
             mAccount = account;
             mMailbox = mailbox;
             mIsEasAccount = isEasAccount;
             mIsRefreshable = isRefreshable;
+            mCountTotalAccounts = countTotalAccounts;
         }
     }
 
@@ -82,7 +85,9 @@ public class MailboxAccountLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<MailboxAccountLoader.R
                 }
             }
         }
-        Result result = new Result(found, account, mailbox, isEasAccount, isRefreshable);
+        final int countAccounts = EmailContent.count(mContext, Account.CONTENT_URI);
+        Result result = new Result(found, account, mailbox, isEasAccount, isRefreshable,
+                countAccounts);
         return result;
     }