diff --git a/bitmessagemain.py b/bitmessagemain.py
index df9ef69c..6bde803e 100755
--- a/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -4688,7 +4688,10 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.removeRow(currentRow)
             self.statusBar().showMessage('Moved items to trash. There is no user interface to view your trash, but it is still on disk if you are desperate to get it back.')
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
-        self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.selectRow(currentRow)
+        if currentRow == 0:
+            self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.selectRow(currentRow)
+        else:
+            self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.selectRow(currentRow-1)
 
     #Send item on the Sent tab to trash
     def on_action_SentTrash(self):
@@ -4705,6 +4708,11 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.ui.tableWidgetSent.removeRow(currentRow)
             self.statusBar().showMessage('Moved items to trash. There is no user interface to view your trash, but it is still on disk if you are desperate to get it back.')
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
+        if currentRow == 0:
+            self.ui.tableWidgetSent.selectRow(currentRow)
+        else:
+            self.ui.tableWidgetSent.selectRow(currentRow-1)
+            
     def on_action_SentClipboard(self):
         currentRow = self.ui.tableWidgetSent.currentRow()
         addressAtCurrentRow = str(self.ui.tableWidgetSent.item(currentRow,0).data(Qt.UserRole).toPyObject())
diff --git a/messages.dat reader.py b/messages.dat reader.py
index 7843863e..252d71f4 100644
--- a/messages.dat reader.py	
+++ b/messages.dat reader.py	
@@ -88,9 +88,18 @@ def takeSentMessagesOutOfTrash():
     conn.commit()
     print 'done'
 
-takeInboxMessagesOutOfTrash()
+def markAllInboxMessagesAsUnread():
+    item = '''update inbox set read='0' '''
+    parameters = ''
+    cur.execute(item, parameters)
+    output = cur.fetchall()
+    conn.commit()
+    print 'done'
+
+#takeInboxMessagesOutOfTrash()
 #takeSentMessagesOutOfTrash()
-#readInbox()
+#markAllInboxMessagesAsUnread()
+readInbox()
 #readSent()
 #readPubkeys()
 #readSubscriptions()