diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
index a5673ea121..397d95128c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
@@ -101,3 +101,10 @@ Settings::IdleMode() const
 {
 	return fMessage.GetBool("idle", true);
 }
+
+
+int32
+Settings::BodyFetchLimit() const
+{
+	return fMessage.GetInt32("partial_download_limit", -1);
+}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
index 3555e00356..40c268c86b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 
 			int32				MaxConnections() const;
 			bool				IdleMode() const;
+			int32				BodyFetchLimit() const;
 
 private:
 			const BMessage		fMessage;