diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b7cb2c9..f6373a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ dist:
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/plugins/project.conf \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/date.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/email.c \
+		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/imap4.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/Makefile \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/tests.sh \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/project.conf \
diff --git a/src/account/imap4.c b/src/account/imap4.c
index 73a2077..7dc276a 100644
--- a/src/account/imap4.c
+++ b/src/account/imap4.c
@@ -787,30 +787,48 @@ static int _context_status(IMAP4 * imap4, char const * answer)
 	if(*p == ' ') /* skip spaces */
 		for(p++; *p != '\0' && *p == ' '; p++);
 	if(*p == '(')
+		/* parse the data items */
 		for(p++; *p != '\0' && *p != ')'; p++)
 		{
 			if(strncmp(p, messages, sizeof(messages) - 1) == 0
 					&& p[sizeof(messages) - 1] == ' ')
 			{
+				/* number of messages in the mailbox */
 				p += sizeof(messages);
 				sscanf(p, "%u", &u);
 				/* FIXME really implement */
+#ifdef DEBUG
+				fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s() %u messages\n",
+						__func__, u);
+#endif
 			}
-			if(strncmp(p, recent, sizeof(recent) - 1) == 0
+			else if(strncmp(p, recent, sizeof(recent) - 1) == 0
 					&& p[sizeof(recent) - 1] == ' ')
 			{
+				/* number of recent messages in the mailbox */
 				p += sizeof(recent);
 				sscanf(p, "%u", &u);
 				/* FIXME really implement */
+#ifdef DEBUG
+				fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s() %u recent\n",
+						__func__, u);
+#endif
 			}
-			if(strncmp(p, unseen, sizeof(unseen) - 1) == 0
+			else if(strncmp(p, unseen, sizeof(unseen) - 1) == 0
 					&& p[sizeof(unseen) - 1] == ' ')
 			{
+				/* number of unseen messages in the mailbox */
 				p += sizeof(unseen);
 				sscanf(p, "%u", &u);
 				/* FIXME really implement */
+#ifdef DEBUG
+				fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s() %u unseen\n",
+						__func__, u);
+#endif
 			}
-			/* FIXME implement more */
+			else
+				/* skip until the next space */
+				for(; *p != '\0' && *p != ' '; p++);
 			/* skip until the next space */
 			for(; *p != '\0' && *p != ' '; p++);
 		}
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 07b6bbc..b89327d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-TARGETS	= date email tests.log
+TARGETS	= date email imap4 tests.log
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 BINDIR	= $(PREFIX)/bin
+SBINDIR	= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 CC	?= cc
 CPPFLAGSF= -I ../include
 CPPFLAGS?=
 CFLAGSF	= -W
 CFLAGS	= -Wall -g -O2 -ffreestanding
-LDFLAGSF= -L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 LDFLAGS	= 
 RM	?= rm -f
 LN	?= ln -f
@@ -19,19 +19,26 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
 
 date_OBJS = date.o
 date_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
-date_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
+date_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) -L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 
 date: $(date_OBJS)
 	$(CC) -o date $(date_OBJS) $(date_LDFLAGS)
 
 email_OBJS = email.o
 email_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
-email_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
+email_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) -L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 
 email: $(email_OBJS)
 	$(CC) -o email $(email_OBJS) $(email_LDFLAGS)
 
-tests.log: email
+imap4_OBJS = imap4.o
+imap4_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0 libSystem` `pkg-config --cflags openssl`
+imap4_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0 libSystem` `pkg-config --libs openssl` -lssl
+
+imap4: $(imap4_OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o imap4 $(imap4_OBJS) $(imap4_LDFLAGS)
+
+tests.log: date email imap4
 	./tests.sh -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "tests.log"
 
 date.o: date.c ../src/libMailer.a
@@ -40,8 +47,11 @@ date.o: date.c ../src/libMailer.a
 email.o: email.c ../src/libMailer.a
 	$(CC) $(email_CFLAGS) -c email.c
 
+imap4.o: imap4.c ../src/account/imap4.c
+	$(CC) $(imap4_CFLAGS) -c imap4.c
+
 clean:
-	$(RM) -- $(date_OBJS) $(email_OBJS) $(tests.log_OBJS)
+	$(RM) -- $(date_OBJS) $(email_OBJS) $(imap4_OBJS) $(tests.log_OBJS)
 
 distclean: clean
 	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
diff --git a/tests/imap4.c b/tests/imap4.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c783680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/imap4.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+/* Copyright (c) 2012 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> */
+/* This file is part of DeforaOS Desktop Mailer */
+/* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "../src/account/imap4.c"
+
+
+/* imap4 */
+static int _imap4_status(char const * progname, char const * title,
+		IMAP4 * imap4, char const * status)
+{
+	printf("%s: Testing %s\n", progname, title);
+	return _context_status(imap4, status);
+}
+
+
+/* main */
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	IMAP4 imap4;
+	char const status[] = "STATUS \"folder\""
+		" (MESSAGES 3 RECENT 2 UNSEEN 1)";
+
+	memset(&imap4, 0, sizeof(imap4));
+	ret |= _imap4_status(argv[0], "STATUS (1/4)", &imap4, status);
+	ret |= _imap4_status(argv[0], "STATUS (2/4)", &imap4, "()");
+	ret |= _imap4_status(argv[0], "STATUS (3/4)", &imap4, "( )");
+	ret |= _imap4_status(argv[0], "STATUS (4/4)", &imap4, "");
+	return (ret == 0) ? 0 : 2;
+}
diff --git a/tests/project.conf b/tests/project.conf
index 1a0a6c9..8341115 100644
--- a/tests/project.conf
+++ b/tests/project.conf
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-targets=date,email,tests.log
+targets=date,email,imap4,tests.log
 cppflags_force=-I ../include
 cflags_force=-W
 cflags=-Wall -g -O2 -ffreestanding
-ldflags_force=-L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 ldflags=
 dist=Makefile,tests.sh
 
 [date]
 type=binary
 sources=date.c
+ldflags=-L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 
 [date.c]
 depends=../src/libMailer.a
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@ depends=../src/libMailer.a
 [email]
 type=binary
 sources=email.c
+ldflags=-L ../src -Wl,-rpath,../src -lMailer
 
 [email.c]
 depends=../src/libMailer.a
 
+[imap4]
+type=binary
+sources=imap4.c
+cflags=`pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0 libSystem` `pkg-config --cflags openssl`
+ldflags=`pkg-config --libs glib-2.0 libSystem` `pkg-config --libs openssl` -lssl
+
+[imap4.c]
+depends=../src/account/imap4.c
+
 [tests.log]
 type=script
 script=./tests.sh
-depends=email
+depends=date,email,imap4
diff --git a/tests/tests.sh b/tests/tests.sh
index 5efee26..1bf8d05 100755
--- a/tests/tests.sh
+++ b/tests/tests.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ target="$1"
 FAILED=
 ./date			>> "$target"	|| FAILED="$FAILED date(error $?)"
 ./email			>> "$target"	|| FAILED="$FAILED email(error $?)"
+./imap4			>> "$target"	|| FAILED="$FAILED imap4(error $?)"
 [ -z "$FAILED" ]			&& exit 0
 echo "Failed tests:$FAILED" 1>&2
 #XXX ignore errors for now