diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap/v2/utils.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap/v2/utils.ts
index 5392e8dc4b..f0e625f702 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap/v2/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap/v2/utils.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ export async function getNewEmails(
 				dataPropertyAttachmentsPrefixName,
 			);
 
+			(parsedEmail.json as IDataObject).attributes = {
+				uid: message.attributes.uid,
+			};
+
 			newEmails.push(parsedEmail);
 		}
 	} else if (format === 'simple') {