diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch-sync.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch-sync.el
index b3be60da..ed10fa01 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch-sync.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-notmuch-sync.el
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@
        (call-process notmuch-command nil t
                      nil "search" "--output=tags" "--exclude=false" "*")))))
 
-(defvar notmuch-unimportant-tags '("attachment" "deleted" "draft" "encrypted"
-                                   "flagged" "inbox" "passed" "replied" "sent"
-                                   "signed" "unread"))
+(defun notmuch-config-get-tags (query)
+  (split-string
+   (with-output-to-string
+     (with-current-buffer standard-output
+       (call-process notmuch-command nil t
+                     nil "config" "get" query)))))
+
+(defvar notmuch-unimportant-tags (append '("attachment" "draft" "encrypted"
+                                           "flagged" "passed" "replied" "sent"
+                                           "signed")
+                                         (notmuch-config-get-tags "new.tags")
+                                         (notmuch-config-get-tags "search.exclude_tags")))
+
 (defvar notmuch-dump-file (expand-file-name "~/personal/mail/notmuch.dump"))
 
 (defun notmuch-dump-important-tags (&optional file)