diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 12a8d0b..11c008d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
       - IMAP_USE_SSL=${IMAP_USE_SSL:-true}
       - IMAP_USERNAME=${IMAP_USERNAME:-}
       - IMAP_PASSWORD=${IMAP_PASSWORD:-}
+      - IMAP_IMPORTED_FOLDER=${IMAP_IMPORTED_FOLDER:-importiert}
+      - IMAP_TRASH_FOLDER=${IMAP_TRASH_FOLDER:-Trash}
       - BELEGNUMMER_GET_URL=${BELEGNUMMER_GET_URL:-}
       - BELEGNUMMER_SET_URL=${BELEGNUMMER_SET_URL:-}
       - AGRARMONITOR_BASE_URL=${AGRARMONITOR_BASE_URL:-https://admin7.agrarmonitor.de}
diff --git a/paperless-backend/src/email-download/email-download.service.ts b/paperless-backend/src/email-download/email-download.service.ts
index a21283d..83b40b7 100644
--- a/paperless-backend/src/email-download/email-download.service.ts
+++ b/paperless-backend/src/email-download/email-download.service.ts
@@ -55,11 +55,62 @@ export class EmailDownloadService {
     }
   }
 
+  private createImapClient(): ImapFlow {
+    return new ImapFlow({
+      host: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_HOST', ''),
+      port: this.configService.get<number>('IMAP_PORT', 993),
+      secure: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USE_SSL', 'true') === 'true',
+      auth: {
+        user: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USERNAME', ''),
+        pass: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_PASSWORD', ''),
+      },
+      logger: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  @Cron('0 3 * * *', { timeZone: 'Europe/Berlin' })
+  async cleanupImportedEmails(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_HOST')) return;
+    const importedFolder = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_IMPORTED_FOLDER', 'importiert');
+    const trashFolder = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_TRASH_FOLDER', 'Trash');
+    const client = this.createImapClient();
+    try {
+      await client.connect();
+
+      // E-Mails älter als 90 Tage in Papierkorb verschieben
+      try {
+        await client.mailboxOpen(importedFolder);
+        const cutoff = new Date();
+        cutoff.setDate(cutoff.getDate() - 90);
+        const oldUids = await client.search({ before: cutoff }, { uid: true });
+        if (Array.isArray(oldUids) && oldUids.length > 0) {
+          await client.messageMove(oldUids, trashFolder, { uid: true });
+          this.logger.log(`${oldUids.length} alte E-Mail(s) aus "${importedFolder}" in "${trashFolder}" verschoben.`);
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Bereinigung "${importedFolder}" nicht möglich: ${err.message}`);
+      }
+
+      // Papierkorb leeren
+      try {
+        await client.mailboxOpen(trashFolder);
+        const trashUids = await client.search({ all: true }, { uid: true });
+        if (Array.isArray(trashUids) && trashUids.length > 0) {
+          await client.messageDelete(trashUids, { uid: true });
+          this.logger.log(`${trashUids.length} E-Mail(s) aus "${trashFolder}" gelöscht.`);
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Papierkorb "${trashFolder}" konnte nicht geleert werden: ${err.message}`);
+      }
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      this.logger.error(`IMAP-Cleanup fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}`);
+    } finally {
+      await client.logout().catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+
   private async fetchAndStore(): Promise<void> {
     const host = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_HOST');
-    const port = this.configService.get<number>('IMAP_PORT', 993);
-    const secure =
-      this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USE_SSL', 'true') === 'true';
     const user = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USERNAME');
     const pass = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_PASSWORD');
 
@@ -72,16 +123,10 @@ export class EmailDownloadService {
 
     this.logger.log('E-Mail Fetch Job gestartet.');
 
-    const client = new ImapFlow({
-      host,
-      port,
-      secure,
-      auth: { user, pass },
-      logger: false,
-    });
+    const client = this.createImapClient();
 
     await client.connect();
-    this.logger.log(`Verbunden mit IMAP-Server ${host}:${port}`);
+    this.logger.log(`Verbunden mit IMAP-Server ${host}.`);
 
     const lock = await client.getMailboxLock('INBOX');
     try {
diff --git a/paperless-backend/src/email/email-import.service.ts b/paperless-backend/src/email/email-import.service.ts
index 022b167..cff63e0 100644
--- a/paperless-backend/src/email/email-import.service.ts
+++ b/paperless-backend/src/email/email-import.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Task } from '../database/entities/task.entity';
 import { PaperlessService } from '../paperless/paperless.service';
 import * as QRCode from 'qrcode';
 import { EmailPageCacheService } from './email-page-cache.service';
+import { ImapFolderService } from './imap-folder.service';
 import { PdfService } from '../preprocessing/pdf.service';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export class EmailImportService {
     private readonly paperlessService: PaperlessService,
     private readonly pdfService: PdfService,
     private readonly pageCache: EmailPageCacheService,
+    private readonly imapFolderService: ImapFolderService,
   ) {}
 
   async ensurePreviews(emailId: number): Promise<void> {
@@ -646,6 +648,12 @@ export class EmailImportService {
           this.logger.log(
             `Email ${firstAtt.EmailMessageId} als verarbeitet markiert.`,
           );
+          const emailEntity = await this.emailRepo.findOne({ where: { Id: firstAtt.EmailMessageId } });
+          if (emailEntity) {
+            this.imapFolderService.moveToImportiert(emailEntity.MessageId).catch(err =>
+              this.logger.error('IMAP-Verschieben fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message),
+            );
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/paperless-backend/src/email/email.module.ts b/paperless-backend/src/email/email.module.ts
index 6b52873..bd202dc 100644
--- a/paperless-backend/src/email/email.module.ts
+++ b/paperless-backend/src/email/email.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { EmailPageCacheService } from './email-page-cache.service';
 
 import { EmailImportController } from './email-import.controller';
 import { EmailImportService } from './email-import.service';
+import { ImapFolderService } from './imap-folder.service';
 import { CorrespondentEmailMapping } from '../database/entities/correspondent-email-mapping.entity';
 import { Task } from '../database/entities/task.entity';
 import { PreprocessingModule } from '../preprocessing/preprocessing.module';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import { PreprocessingModule } from '../preprocessing/preprocessing.module';
     PreprocessingModule,
   ],
   controllers: [EmailController, EmailImportController],
-  providers: [EmailImportService, EmailPageCacheService],
+  providers: [EmailImportService, EmailPageCacheService, ImapFolderService],
   exports: [EmailPageCacheService],
 })
 export class EmailModule {}
diff --git a/paperless-backend/src/email/imap-folder.service.ts b/paperless-backend/src/email/imap-folder.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4ff0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paperless-backend/src/email/imap-folder.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
+import { ImapFlow } from 'imapflow';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ImapFolderService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(ImapFolderService.name);
+
+  constructor(private readonly configService: ConfigService) {}
+
+  private createClient(): ImapFlow {
+    return new ImapFlow({
+      host: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_HOST', ''),
+      port: this.configService.get<number>('IMAP_PORT', 993),
+      secure: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USE_SSL', 'true') === 'true',
+      auth: {
+        user: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_USERNAME', ''),
+        pass: this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_PASSWORD', ''),
+      },
+      logger: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async moveToImportiert(messageId: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_HOST')) return;
+
+    const importedFolder = this.configService.get<string>('IMAP_IMPORTED_FOLDER', 'importiert');
+    const client = this.createClient();
+    try {
+      await client.connect();
+
+      const mailboxes = await client.list();
+      if (!mailboxes.some(m => m.path === importedFolder)) {
+        await client.mailboxCreate(importedFolder);
+        this.logger.log(`IMAP-Ordner "${importedFolder}" erstellt.`);
+      }
+
+      await client.mailboxOpen('INBOX');
+      const uids = await client.search({ header: { 'message-id': messageId } }, { uid: true });
+      if (Array.isArray(uids) && uids.length > 0) {
+        await client.messageMove(uids, importedFolder, { uid: true });
+        this.logger.log(`E-Mail ${messageId} → "${importedFolder}" verschoben.`);
+      } else {
+        this.logger.warn(`E-Mail ${messageId} nicht in INBOX gefunden (bereits verschoben?).`);
+      }
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      this.logger.error(`IMAP moveToImportiert fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}`);
+    } finally {
+      await client.logout().catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+}