diff --git a/bbs.h b/bbs.h
index 87d508a..2092357 100644
--- a/bbs.h
+++ b/bbs.h
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ extern void next_mail_area(struct user_record *user);
 extern void prev_mail_area(struct user_record *user);
 extern void post_message(struct user_record *user);
 extern void msg_conf_sub_bases();
+extern void msgbase_reset_pointers(int conference, int msgarea);
+extern void msgbase_reset_all_pointers();
 
 extern void rundoor(struct user_record *user, char *cmd, int stdio, char *codepage);
 extern void runexternal(struct user_record *user, char *cmd, int stdio, char **argv, char *cwd, int raw, char *codepage);
diff --git a/mail_menu.c b/mail_menu.c
index 6cdd159..928e20b 100644
--- a/mail_menu.c
+++ b/mail_menu.c
@@ -2680,3 +2680,31 @@ void msg_conf_sub_bases() {
 		}
 	} while (!done);
 }
+
+void msgbase_reset_pointers(int conference, int msgarea) {
+	s_JamBase *jb;
+	s_JamBaseHeader jbh;
+	s_JamLastRead jlr;
+	
+	jb = open_jam_base(conf.mail_conferences[conference]->mail_areas[msgarea]->path);
+	if (!jb) {
+		dolog("Unable to open message base");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (JAM_ReadLastRead(jb, gUser->id, &jlr) != JAM_NO_USER) {
+		jlr.LastReadMsg = 0;
+		jlr.HighReadMsg = 0;
+		JAM_WriteLastRead(jb, gUser->id, &jlr);
+	}
+	JAM_CloseMB(jb);
+}
+
+void msgbase_reset_all_pointers() {
+	int i, j;
+	
+	for (i=0;i<conf.mail_conference_count;i++) {
+		for (j=0;j<conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_area_count;j++) {
+			msgbase_reset_pointers(i, j);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/menus.c b/menus.c
index ef59e46..0290b8c 100644
--- a/menus.c
+++ b/menus.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #define MENU_DOSCRIPT           37
 #define MENU_SENDNODEMSG        38
 #define MENU_SUBUNSUBCONF		39
+#define MENU_RESETPOINTERS      40
+#define MENU_RESETALLPOINTERS   41
 
 extern struct bbs_config conf;
 extern struct user_record *gUser;
@@ -190,6 +192,10 @@ int menu_system(char *menufile) {
                 menu[menu_items-1]->command = MENU_SENDNODEMSG;
             } else if (strncasecmp(&buffer[8], "SUBUNSUBCONF", 12) == 0) {
 				menu[menu_items-1]->command = MENU_SUBUNSUBCONF;
+			} else if (strncasecmp(&buffer[8], "RESETMSGPTRS", 12) == 0) {
+				menu[menu_items-1]->command = MENU_RESETPOINTERS;
+			} else if (strncasecmp(&buffer[8], "RESETALLMSGPTRS", 15) == 0) {
+				menu[menu_items-1]->command = MENU_RESETALLPOINTERS;
 			}
         } else if (strncasecmp(buffer, "SECLEVEL", 8) == 0) {
             menu[menu_items-1]->seclevel = atoi(&buffer[9]);
@@ -474,6 +480,12 @@ int menu_system(char *menufile) {
                         case MENU_SUBUNSUBCONF:
 							msg_conf_sub_bases();
 							break;
+						case MENU_RESETPOINTERS:
+							msgbase_reset_pointers(gUser->cur_mail_conf, gUser->cur_mail_area);
+							break;
+						case MENU_RESETALLPOINTERS:
+							msgbase_reset_all_pointers();
+							break;
                         default:
                             break;     
                     }
diff --git a/menus_default/mail.mnu b/menus_default/mail.mnu
index 026cffc..9b3e29b 100644
--- a/menus_default/mail.mnu
+++ b/menus_default/mail.mnu
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ COMMAND BLUEWAVEUPLOAD
 HOTKEY S
 COMMAND SUBUNSUBCONF
 
+HOTKEY Z
+COMMAND RESETMSGPTRS
+
+HOTKEY X
+COMMAND RESETALLMSGPTRS