diff --git a/src/com/android/email/provider/WidgetProvider.java b/src/com/android/email/provider/WidgetProvider.java
index 18fe33fbf..9f7fc8512 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/provider/WidgetProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/provider/WidgetProvider.java
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.email.provider;
 
-import com.android.email.Email;
-import com.android.email.widget.EmailWidget;
-import com.android.email.widget.WidgetManager;
-import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
-
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider;
@@ -29,6 +24,11 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.RemoteViewsService;
 
+import com.android.email.Email;
+import com.android.email.widget.EmailWidget;
+import com.android.email.widget.WidgetManager;
+import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
+
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class WidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
             Log.d(EmailWidget.TAG, "onUpdate");
         }
         super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
-        WidgetManager.getInstance().createWidgets(context, appWidgetIds);
+        WidgetManager.getInstance().updateWidgets(context, appWidgetIds);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/widget/EmailWidget.java b/src/com/android/email/widget/EmailWidget.java
index 26455643c..f44903aac 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/widget/EmailWidget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/widget/EmailWidget.java
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.email.widget;
 
-import com.android.email.Email;
-import com.android.email.R;
-import com.android.email.ResourceHelper;
-import com.android.email.activity.MessageCompose;
-import com.android.email.activity.UiUtilities;
-import com.android.email.activity.Welcome;
-import com.android.email.provider.WidgetProvider.WidgetService;
-import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
-import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account;
-import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.Message;
-import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Mailbox;
-import com.android.emailcommon.utility.EmailAsyncTask;
-
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -53,6 +40,19 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import android.widget.RemoteViewsService;
 
+import com.android.email.Email;
+import com.android.email.R;
+import com.android.email.ResourceHelper;
+import com.android.email.activity.MessageCompose;
+import com.android.email.activity.UiUtilities;
+import com.android.email.activity.Welcome;
+import com.android.email.provider.WidgetProvider.WidgetService;
+import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
+import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account;
+import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.Message;
+import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Mailbox;
+import com.android.emailcommon.utility.EmailAsyncTask;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ public class EmailWidget implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory,
         mLoader.load(mAccountId, mailboxId);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resets the data in the widget and forces a reload.
+     */
+    public void reset() {
+        mLoader.reset();
+        start();
+    }
+
     private boolean isCursorValid() {
         return mCursor != null && !mCursor.isClosed();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/widget/WidgetManager.java b/src/com/android/email/widget/WidgetManager.java
index 87d025941..d2cb17133 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/widget/WidgetManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/widget/WidgetManager.java
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.android.email.widget;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.util.Log;
+
 import com.android.email.Email;
 import com.android.emailcommon.Logging;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account;
 import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Mailbox;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.util.Log;
-
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ public class WidgetManager {
         }
     }
 
+    public synchronized void updateWidgets(Context context, int[] widgetIds) {
+        for (int widgetId : widgetIds) {
+            // Find the widget in the map
+            final EmailWidget widget = WidgetManager.getInstance().get(widgetId);
+            if (widget != null) {
+                widget.reset();
+            } else {
+                getOrCreateWidget(context, widgetId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public synchronized EmailWidget getOrCreateWidget(Context context, int widgetId) {
         EmailWidget widget = WidgetManager.getInstance().get(widgetId);
         if (widget == null) {
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ public class WidgetManager {
                 Log.d(EmailWidget.TAG, "Create email widget; ID: " + widgetId);
             }
             widget = new EmailWidget(context, widgetId);
-            WidgetManager.getInstance().put(widgetId, widget);
+            put(widgetId, widget);
             widget.start();
         }
         return widget;