diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
index b1f5a56..c132713 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ class BaseFolder(object):
         :para name: Path & name of folder minus root or reference
         :para repository: Repository() in which the folder is.
         """
-        self.sync_this = True
-        """Should this folder be included in syncing?"""
         self.ui = getglobalui()
+        """Should this folder be included in syncing?"""
+        self._sync_this = repository.should_sync_folder(name)
+        if not self._sync_this:
+            self.ui.debug('', "Filtering out '%s'[%s] due to folderfilter" \
+                          % (name, repository))
         # Top level dir name is always ''
         self.name = name if not name == self.getsep() else ''
         self.repository = repository
@@ -57,6 +60,11 @@ class BaseFolder(object):
         """Account name as string"""
         return self.repository.accountname
 
+    @property
+    def sync_this(self):
+        """Should this folder be synced or is it e.g. filtered out?"""
+        return self._sync_this
+
     def suggeststhreads(self):
         """Returns true if this folder suggests using threads for actions;
         false otherwise.  Probably only IMAP will return true."""
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/Base.py b/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
index 0c41c2d..575c993 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class BaseRepository(CustomConfig.ConfigHelperMixin, object):
     def getsep(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def should_sync_folder(self, fname):
+        """Should this folder be synced?"""
+        return fname in self.folderincludes or self.folderfilter(fname)
+
     def get_create_folders(self):
         """Is folder creation enabled on this repository?
 
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ class BaseRepository(CustomConfig.ConfigHelperMixin, object):
                 # Does nametrans back&forth lead to identical names?
                 # 1) would src repo filter out the new folder name? In this
                 # case don't create it on it:
-                if not self.folderfilter(dst_name_t):
+                if not self.should_sync_folder(dst_name_t):
                     self.ui.debug('', "Not creating folder '%s' (repository '%s"
                         "') as it would be filtered out on that repository." %
                                   (dst_name_t, self))
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
index 5ad787a..be8c858 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
@@ -287,11 +287,6 @@ class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
             foldername = imaputil.dequote(name)
             retval.append(self.getfoldertype()(self.imapserver, foldername,
                                                self))
-            # filter out the folder?
-            if not self.folderfilter(foldername):
-                self.ui.debug('imap', "Filtering out '%s'[%s] due to folderfilt"
-                              "er" % (foldername, self))
-                retval[-1].sync_this = False
         # Add all folderincludes
         if len(self.folderincludes):
             imapobj = self.imapserver.acquireconnection()