diff --git a/commands/msg/archive.go b/commands/msg/archive.go
index ebe63ff..e1ff9a6 100644
--- a/commands/msg/archive.go
+++ b/commands/msg/archive.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (Archive) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 	}
 	archiveDir := acct.AccountConfig().Archive
 	store.Next()
+	store.ClearVisualMark()
 	acct.Messages().Invalidate()
 
 	var uidMap map[string][]uint32
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func (Archive) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 				aerc.PushError(msg.Error.Error())
 				success = false
 				wg.Done()
+				store.Remark()
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/commands/msg/delete.go b/commands/msg/delete.go
index ce5c4ca..d90132a 100644
--- a/commands/msg/delete.go
+++ b/commands/msg/delete.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (Delete) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 	}
 	//caution, can be nil
 	next := findNextNonDeleted(uids, store)
+	store.ClearVisualMark()
 	store.Delete(uids, func(msg types.WorkerMessage) {
 		switch msg := msg.(type) {
 		case *types.Done:
@@ -79,8 +80,10 @@ func (Delete) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 			}
 			acct.Messages().Invalidate()
 		case *types.Error:
+			store.Remark()
 			aerc.PushError(msg.Error.Error())
 		case *types.Unsupported:
+			store.Remark()
 			// notmuch doesn't support it, we want the user to know
 			aerc.PushError(" error, unsupported for this worker")
 		}
diff --git a/commands/msg/move.go b/commands/msg/move.go
index 098227e..d88a36f 100644
--- a/commands/msg/move.go
+++ b/commands/msg/move.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func (Move) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 		aerc.RemoveTab(h.msgProvider)
 	}
 	store.Next()
+	store.ClearVisualMark()
 	acct.Messages().Invalidate()
 	joinedArgs := strings.Join(args[optind:], " ")
 	store.Move(uids, joinedArgs, createParents, func(
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func (Move) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 		case *types.Done:
 			aerc.PushStatus("Message moved to "+joinedArgs, 10*time.Second)
 		case *types.Error:
+			store.Remark()
 			aerc.PushError(msg.Error.Error())
 		}
 	})