diff --git a/emacs/Makefile.local b/emacs/Makefile.local
index f759c0dc..6a7fba9e 100644
--- a/emacs/Makefile.local
+++ b/emacs/Makefile.local
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ emacs_sources := \
 	$(dir)/notmuch.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-query.el \
 	$(dir)/notmuch-show.el \
-	$(dir)/notmuch-wash.el
+	$(dir)/notmuch-wash.el \
+	$(dir)/notmuch-hello.el
+
+emacs_images := \
+	$(dir)/notmuch-logo.png
 
 emacs_bytecode := $(subst .el,.elc,$(emacs_sources))
 
@@ -26,5 +30,6 @@ install-emacs:
 ifeq ($(HAVE_EMACS),1)
 	install -m0644 $(emacs_bytecode) $(DESTDIR)$(emacslispdir)
 endif
+	install -m0644 $(emacs_images) $(DESTDIR)$(emacslispdir)
 
 CLEAN := $(CLEAN) $(emacs_bytecode)
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13de6f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+;; notmuch-hello.el --- welcome to notmuch, a frontend
+;;
+;; Copyright © David Edmondson
+;;
+;; This file is part of Notmuch.
+;;
+;; Notmuch 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, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+;;
+;; Notmuch 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 Notmuch.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+;;
+;; Authors: David Edmondson <dme@dme.org>
+
+(require 'widget)
+(require 'wid-edit) ; For `widget-forward'.
+(require 'cl)
+
+(require 'notmuch-lib)
+(require 'notmuch)
+
+(declare-function notmuch-search "notmuch" (query &optional oldest-first target-thread target-line))
+(declare-function notmuch-folder-count "notmuch" (search))
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max 10
+  "The number of recent searches to store and display."
+  :type 'integer
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-show-empty-saved-searches nil
+  "Should saved searches with no messages be listed?"
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-indent 4
+  "How much to indent non-headers."
+  :type 'integer
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-saved-searches notmuch-folders
+  "A list of saved searches to display."
+  :type '(alist :key-type string :value-type string)
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-show-logo t
+  "Should the notmuch logo be shown?"
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-logo-background "#5f5f5f"
+  "Background colour for the notmuch logo."
+  :type 'color
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-jump-to-search nil
+  "Whether `notmuch-hello' should always jump to the search
+field."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-url "http://notmuchmail.org"
+  "The `notmuch' web site.")
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-recent-searches nil)
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-remember-search (search)
+  (if (not (memq search notmuch-hello-recent-searches))
+      (push search notmuch-hello-recent-searches))
+  (if (> (length notmuch-hello-recent-searches)
+	 notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max)
+      (setq notmuch-hello-recent-searches (butlast notmuch-hello-recent-searches))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-trim (search)
+  "Trim whitespace."
+  (if (string-match "^[[:space:]]*\\(.*[^[:space:]]\\)[[:space:]]*$" search)
+      (match-string 1 search)
+    search))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-search (search)
+  (let ((search (notmuch-hello-trim search)))
+    (notmuch-hello-remember-search search)
+    (notmuch-search search notmuch-search-oldest-first nil nil #'notmuch-hello-search-continuation)))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-add-saved-search (widget)
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((search (widget-value
+		 (symbol-value
+		  (widget-get widget :notmuch-saved-search-widget))))
+	(name (completing-read "Name for saved search: "
+			       notmuch-hello-saved-searches)))
+    ;; If an existing saved search with this name exists, remove it.
+    (setq notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+	  (loop for elem in notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+		if (not (equal name
+			       (car elem)))
+		collect elem))
+    ;; Add the new one.
+    (customize-save-variable 'notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+			     (push (cons name search)
+				   notmuch-hello-saved-searches))
+    (message "Saved '%s' as '%s'." search name)
+    (notmuch-hello-update)))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-longest-label (tag-alist)
+  (or (loop for elem in tag-alist
+	    maximize (length (car elem)))
+      0))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-roundup (dividend divisor)
+  "Return the rounded up value of dividing `dividend' by `divisor'."
+  (+ (/ dividend divisor)
+     (if (> (% dividend divisor) 0) 1 0)))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-reflect (list width)
+  "Reflect a `width' wide matrix represented by `list' along the
+diagonal."
+  ;; Not very lispy...
+  (let* ((len (length list))
+	 (nrows (notmuch-hello-roundup len width)))
+    (loop for row from 0 to (- nrows 1)
+	  append (loop for col from 0 to (- width 1)
+		       ;; How could we calculate the offset just once
+		       ;; per inner-loop?
+		       if (< (+ (* nrows col) row) len)
+		       collect (nth (+ (* nrows col) row) list)
+		       else
+		       ;; Don't forget to insert an empty slot in the
+		       ;; output matrix if there is no corresponding
+		       ;; value in the input matrix.
+		       collect nil))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-widget-search (widget &rest ignore)
+  (notmuch-search (widget-get widget
+			      :notmuch-search-terms)
+		  notmuch-search-oldest-first
+		  nil nil #'notmuch-hello-search-continuation))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-tags (tag-alist widest)
+  (let* ((tag-format-string (format "%%-%ds " widest))
+	 (tags-per-line (max 1
+			     (/ (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent)
+				;; Count is 7 wide, 1 for the space
+				;; after the name.
+				(+ 7 1 widest))))
+	 (count 0)
+	 (reordered-list (notmuch-hello-reflect tag-alist tags-per-line))
+	 ;; Hack the display of the buttons used.
+	 (widget-push-button-prefix "")
+	 (widget-push-button-suffix ""))
+    ;; dme: It feels as though there should be a better way to
+    ;; implement this loop than using an incrementing counter.
+    (loop for elem in reordered-list
+	  do (progn
+	       ;; (not elem) indicates an empty slot in the matrix.
+	       (when elem
+		 (widget-insert (format "%6s " (notmuch-folder-count (cdr elem))))
+		 (widget-create 'push-button
+				:notify #'notmuch-hello-widget-search
+				:notmuch-search-terms (cdr elem)
+				(format tag-format-string (car elem))))
+	       (setq count (1+ count))
+	       (if (eq (% count tags-per-line) 0)
+		   (widget-insert "\n"))))
+
+    ;; If the last line was not full (and hence did not include a
+    ;; carriage return), insert one now.
+    (if (not (eq (% count tags-per-line) 0))
+	(widget-insert "\n"))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-goto-search ()
+  "Put point inside the `search' widget, which we know is first."
+  (interactive)
+  (goto-char (point-min))
+  (widget-forward 3))
+
+(defimage notmuch-hello-logo ((:type png :file "notmuch-logo.png")))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-search-continuation()
+  (notmuch-hello t))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-update (&optional no-display)
+  ;; Lazy - rebuild everything.
+  (interactive)
+  (notmuch-hello no-display))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello (&optional no-display)
+  (interactive)
+
+  (if no-display
+      (set-buffer "*notmuch-hello*")
+    (switch-to-buffer "*notmuch-hello*"))
+
+  (kill-all-local-variables)
+  (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+    (erase-buffer))
+
+  (let ((all (overlay-lists)))
+    ;; Delete all the overlays.
+    (mapc 'delete-overlay (car all))
+    (mapc 'delete-overlay (cdr all)))
+
+  (when notmuch-hello-show-logo
+    (let ((image notmuch-hello-logo))
+      ;; dme: Sorry, I don't know any other way to achieve this :-( The
+      ;; notmuch logo uses transparency. That works out badly when
+      ;; inserting the image into an emacs buffer, so force the
+      ;; background colour of the image.
+      (setq image (cons 'image (append (cdr image)
+				       `(:background ,notmuch-hello-logo-background))))
+      (insert-image image))
+    (widget-insert "  "))
+
+  (widget-insert "Welcome to ")
+  ;; Hack the display of the links used.
+  (let ((widget-link-prefix "")
+	(widget-link-suffix ""))
+    (widget-create 'link
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (browse-url notmuch-hello-url))
+		   :help-echo "Visit the notmuch website."
+		   "notmuch")
+    (widget-insert ". ")
+    (widget-insert "You have ")
+    (widget-create 'link
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (notmuch-hello-update))
+		   :help-echo "Refresh"
+		   (car (process-lines notmuch-command "count")))
+    (widget-insert " messages (that's not much mail).\n\n"))
+
+  (let ((start (point)))
+    (widget-insert "Search: ")
+    (widget-create 'editable-field
+		   ;; Leave some space at the start and end of the
+		   ;; search boxes.
+		   :size (max 8 (- (window-width) (* 2 notmuch-hello-indent)
+				   (length "Search: ")))
+		   :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+			     (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget))))
+    (widget-insert "\n")
+    (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent))
+
+  (when notmuch-hello-recent-searches
+    (widget-insert "\nRecent searches: ")
+    (widget-create 'push-button
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (setq notmuch-hello-recent-searches nil)
+			     (notmuch-hello-update))
+		   "clear")
+    (widget-insert "\n\n")
+    (let ((start (point))
+	  (key 0))
+      (mapc '(lambda (search)
+	       (widget-insert (format "%2d: " key))
+	       (let ((widget-symbol (intern (format "notmuch-hello-search-%d" key))))
+		 (set widget-symbol
+		      (widget-create 'editable-field
+				     ;; Leave some space at the start
+				     ;; and end of the search boxes. 4
+				     ;; for the accelerator key. 1 for
+				     ;; the space before the `save'
+				     ;; button. 6 for the `save'
+				     ;; button.
+				     :size (max 8 (- (window-width) (* 2 notmuch-hello-indent)
+						     4 1 6))
+				     :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+					       (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget)))
+				     search))
+		 (widget-insert " ")
+		 (widget-create 'push-button
+				:notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+					  (notmuch-hello-add-saved-search widget))
+				:notmuch-saved-search-widget widget-symbol
+				"save"))
+	       (widget-insert "\n")
+	       (setq key (1+ key)))
+	    notmuch-hello-recent-searches)
+      (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)))
+
+  (let* ((saved-alist
+	  ;; Filter out empty saved seaches if required.
+	  (if notmuch-hello-show-empty-saved-searches
+	      notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+	    (loop for elem in notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+		  if (> (string-to-number (notmuch-folder-count (cdr elem))) 0)
+		  collect elem)))
+	 (saved-widest (notmuch-hello-longest-label saved-alist))
+	 (alltags-alist (mapcar '(lambda (tag) (cons tag (concat "tag:" tag)))
+				(process-lines notmuch-command "search-tags")))
+	 (alltags-widest (notmuch-hello-longest-label alltags-alist))
+	 (widest (max saved-widest alltags-widest)))
+
+    (when saved-alist
+      (widget-insert "\nSaved searches: ")
+      (widget-create 'push-button
+		     :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			       (customize-variable 'notmuch-hello-saved-searches))
+		     "edit")
+      (widget-insert "\n\n")
+      (let ((start (point)))
+	(notmuch-hello-insert-tags saved-alist widest)
+	(indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)))
+
+    (when alltags-alist
+      (widget-insert "\nAll tags:\n\n")
+      (let ((start (point)))
+	(notmuch-hello-insert-tags alltags-alist widest)
+	(indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent))))
+
+  (let ((start (point)))
+    (widget-insert "\n\n")
+    (widget-insert "Type a search query and hit RET to view matching threads.\n")
+    (when notmuch-hello-recent-searches
+      (widget-insert "Hit RET to re-submit a previous search. Edit it first if you like.\n")
+      (let ((searches (length notmuch-hello-recent-searches)))
+	(widget-insert
+	 (if (eq 1 searches)
+	     "Key 0 acts as an accelerator for the previous query.\n"
+	   (format "Keys 0-%d act as accelerators for the previous queries.\n"
+		   (- searches 1)))))
+      (widget-insert "Save recent searches with the `save' button.\n"))
+    (when notmuch-hello-saved-searches
+      (widget-insert "Edit saved searches with the `edit' button.\n"))
+    (widget-insert "Hit RET or click on a saved search or tag name to view matching threads.\n")
+    (widget-insert "`=' refreshes this screen. `s' jumps to the search box. `q' to quit.\n")
+    (let ((fill-column (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent)))
+      (center-region start (point))))
+
+  (use-local-map widget-keymap)
+  (local-set-key "=" 'notmuch-hello-update)
+  (local-set-key "q" '(lambda () (interactive) (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))
+  (local-set-key "s" 'notmuch-hello-goto-search)
+  (local-set-key "v" '(lambda () (interactive)
+			(message "notmuch version %s" (notmuch-version))))
+
+  (loop for key from 0 to (- (length notmuch-hello-recent-searches) 1)
+	do (let ((widget-symbol (intern (format "notmuch-hello-search-%d" key))))
+	     (local-set-key (number-to-string key)
+			    `(lambda ()
+			       (interactive)
+			       (notmuch-search (widget-value ,widget-symbol)
+					       notmuch-search-oldest-first
+					       nil nil #'notmuch-hello-search-continuation)))))
+  (widget-setup)
+
+  (if notmuch-hello-jump-to-search
+      (notmuch-hello-goto-search)
+    (goto-char (point-min))))
+
+;;
+
+(provide 'notmuch-hello)
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index cb9be301..274d7ec5 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 (defvar notmuch-command "notmuch"
   "Command to run the notmuch binary.")
 
+(defgroup notmuch nil
+  "Notmuch mail reader for Emacs."
+  :group 'mail)
+
+(defcustom notmuch-folders '(("inbox" . "tag:inbox") ("unread" . "tag:unread"))
+  "List of searches for the notmuch folder view"
+  :type '(alist :key-type (string) :value-type (string))
+  :group 'notmuch)
+
 ;; XXX: This should be a generic function in emacs somewhere, not
 ;; here.
 (defun point-invisible-p ()
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-logo.png b/emacs/notmuch-logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53b5e6a4
Binary files /dev/null and b/emacs/notmuch-logo.png differ
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el
index df2e9f59..71fd360a 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch.el
@@ -192,10 +192,6 @@ For a mouse binding, return nil."
       (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
       (view-buffer (current-buffer) 'kill-buffer-if-not-modified))))
 
-(defgroup notmuch nil
-  "Notmuch mail reader for Emacs."
-  :group 'mail)
-
 (defcustom notmuch-search-hook '(hl-line-mode)
   "List of functions to call when notmuch displays the search results."
   :type 'hook
@@ -205,8 +201,8 @@ For a mouse binding, return nil."
 (defvar notmuch-search-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (define-key map "?" 'notmuch-help)
-    (define-key map "q" 'kill-this-buffer)
-    (define-key map "x" 'kill-this-buffer)
+    (define-key map "q" 'notmuch-search-quit)
+    (define-key map "x" 'notmuch-search-quit)
     (define-key map (kbd "<DEL>") 'notmuch-search-scroll-down)
     (define-key map "b" 'notmuch-search-scroll-down)
     (define-key map " " 'notmuch-search-scroll-up)
@@ -240,6 +236,14 @@ For a mouse binding, return nil."
 
 (defvar notmuch-search-disjunctive-regexp      "\\<[oO][rR]\\>")
 
+(defun notmuch-search-quit ()
+  "Exit the search buffer, calling any defined continuation function."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((continuation notmuch-search-continuation))
+    (kill-this-buffer)
+    (when continuation
+      (funcall continuation))))
+
 (defun notmuch-search-scroll-up ()
   "Move forward through search results by one window's worth."
   (interactive)
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
   (make-local-variable 'notmuch-search-oldest-first)
   (make-local-variable 'notmuch-search-target-thread)
   (make-local-variable 'notmuch-search-target-line)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'notmuch-search-continuation) nil)
   (set (make-local-variable 'scroll-preserve-screen-position) t)
   (add-to-invisibility-spec 'notmuch-search)
   (use-local-map notmuch-search-mode-map)
@@ -689,7 +694,7 @@ characters as well as `_.+-'.
 	  )))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun notmuch-search (query &optional oldest-first target-thread target-line)
+(defun notmuch-search (query &optional oldest-first target-thread target-line continuation)
   "Run \"notmuch search\" with the given query string and display results.
 
 The optional parameters are used as follows:
@@ -707,6 +712,7 @@ The optional parameters are used as follows:
     (set 'notmuch-search-oldest-first oldest-first)
     (set 'notmuch-search-target-thread target-thread)
     (set 'notmuch-search-target-line target-line)
+    (set 'notmuch-search-continuation continuation)
     (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))
 	  (inhibit-read-only t))
       (if proc
@@ -735,11 +741,11 @@ same relative position within the new buffer."
   (let ((target-line (line-number-at-pos))
 	(oldest-first notmuch-search-oldest-first)
 	(target-thread (notmuch-search-find-thread-id))
-	(query notmuch-search-query-string))
+	(query notmuch-search-query-string)
+	(continuation notmuch-search-continuation))
     (kill-this-buffer)
-    (notmuch-search query oldest-first target-thread target-line)
-    (goto-char (point-min))
-    ))
+    (notmuch-search query oldest-first target-thread target-line continuation)
+    (goto-char (point-min))))
 
 (defcustom notmuch-poll-script ""
   "An external script to incorporate new mail into the notmuch database.