diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index acc2f5e1..84ac6249 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -315,11 +315,15 @@ unchanged ADDRESS if parsing fails."
        (t
 	(setq p-address address)))
 
-      ;; Remove outer double quotes. They might be required during
-      ;; transport, but we don't need to see them.
-      (when (and p-name
-		 (string-match "^\"\\(.*\\)\"$" p-name))
-	(setq p-name (match-string 1 p-name)))
+      ;; Remove elements of the mailbox part that are not relevant for
+      ;; display, even if they are required during transport.
+      (when p-name
+	;; Outer double quotes.
+	(when (string-match "^\"\\(.*\\)\"$" p-name)
+	  (setq p-name (match-string 1 p-name)))
+
+	;; Backslashes.
+	(setq p-name (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\" "" p-name)))
 
       ;; If the address is 'foo@bar.com <foo@bar.com>' then show just
       ;; 'foo@bar.com'.
diff --git a/test/emacs-address-cleaning.el b/test/emacs-address-cleaning.el
index 19e9e055..3b0b109b 100644
--- a/test/emacs-address-cleaning.el
+++ b/test/emacs-address-cleaning.el
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
   (let* ((input '("ДБ <db-uknot@stop.me.uk>"
 		  "foo (at home) <foo@bar.com>"
 		  "foo [at home] <foo@bar.com>"
-		  "Foo Bar"))
+		  "Foo Bar"
+		  "Fred Dibna \\[extraordinaire\\] <fred@dibna.com>"))
 	 (expected '("ДБ <db-uknot@stop.me.uk>"
 		     "foo (at home) <foo@bar.com>"
 		     "foo [at home] <foo@bar.com>"
-		     "Foo Bar"))
+		     "Foo Bar"
+		     "Fred Dibna [extraordinaire] <fred@dibna.com>"))
 	 (output (mapcar #'notmuch-show-clean-address input)))
     (notmuch-test-expect-equal output expected)))