diff --git a/cmd/reindex.go b/cmd/reindex.go
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+/*
+Copyright © 2022-Now() Ralph Slooten
+This file is part of a CLI application.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/config"
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/internal/storage"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// reindexCmd represents the reindex command
+var reindexCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "reindex <database>",
+	Short: "Reindex the database",
+	Long: `This will reindex all messages in the entire database.
+
+If you have several thousand messages in your mailbox, then it is advised to shut down
+Mailpit while you reindex as this process will likely result in database locking issues.`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		config.DataFile = args[0]
+		config.MaxMessages = 0
+
+		if err := storage.InitDB(); err != nil {
+			logger.Log().Error(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		storage.ReindexAll()
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(reindexCmd)
+}
diff --git a/internal/storage/reindex.go b/internal/storage/reindex.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/internal/tools"
+	"github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"
+	"github.com/leporo/sqlf"
+)
+
+// ReindexAll will regenerate the search text and snippet for a message
+// and update the database.
+func ReindexAll() {
+	ids := []string{}
+	var i string
+	chunkSize := 1000
+
+	finished := 0
+
+	err := sqlf.Select("ID").To(&i).
+		From("mailbox").
+		OrderBy("Created DESC").
+		QueryAndClose(nil, db, func(row *sql.Rows) {
+			ids = append(ids, i)
+		})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log().Error(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	total := len(ids)
+
+	chunks := chunkBy(ids, chunkSize)
+
+	logger.Log().Infof("Reindexing %d messages", total)
+
+	// fmt.Println(len(ids), " = ", len(chunks), "chunks")
+
+	type updateStruct struct {
+		ID         string
+		SearchText string
+		Snippet    string
+	}
+
+	for _, ids := range chunks {
+		updates := []updateStruct{}
+
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			raw, err := GetMessageRaw(id)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log().Error(err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			r := bytes.NewReader(raw)
+
+			env, err := enmime.ReadEnvelope(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log().Error(err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			searchText := createSearchText(env)
+			snippet := tools.CreateSnippet(env.Text, env.HTML)
+
+			u := updateStruct{}
+			u.ID = id
+			u.SearchText = searchText
+			u.Snippet = snippet
+
+			updates = append(updates, u)
+		}
+
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		tx, err := db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Log().Error(err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// roll back if it fails
+		defer tx.Rollback()
+
+		// insert mail summary data
+		for _, u := range updates {
+			_, err = tx.Exec("UPDATE mailbox SET SearchText = ?, Snippet = ? WHERE ID = ?", u.SearchText, u.Snippet, u.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log().Error(err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			logger.Log().Error(err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		finished += len(updates)
+
+		logger.Log().Printf("Reindexed: %d / %d (%d%%)", finished, total, finished*100/total)
+	}
+}
+
+// Reindex will regenerate the search text and snippet for a message
+// and update the database.
+func Reindex(id string) error {
+	// ids := []string{}
+	// var i string
+	// // chunkSize := 100
+
+	// err := sqlf.Select("ID").To(&i).From("mailbox_data").QueryAndClose(nil, db, func(row *sql.Rows) {
+	// 	ids = append(ids, id)
+	// })
+
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+
+	// chunks := chunkBy(ids, 100)
+
+	// fmt.Println(len(ids), " = ", len(chunks), "chunks")
+
+	// return nil
+
+	raw, err := GetMessageRaw(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	r := bytes.NewReader(raw)
+
+	env, err := enmime.ReadEnvelope(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	searchText := createSearchText(env)
+	snippet := tools.CreateSnippet(env.Text, env.HTML)
+
+	// return nil
+
+	// ctx := context.Background()
+	// tx, err := db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+
+	// // roll back if it fails
+	// defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	// // insert mail summary data
+	// _, err = tx.Exec("UPDATE mailbox SET SearchText = ?, Snippet = ? WHERE ID = ?", searchText, snippet, id)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+
+	// return tx.Commit()
+
+	_, err = sqlf.Update("mailbox").
+		Set("SearchText", searchText).
+		Set("Snippet", snippet).
+		Where("ID = ?", id).
+		ExecAndClose(context.Background(), db)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// ctx := context.Background()
+// tx, err := db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+// if err != nil {
+// 	return "", err
+// }
+
+func chunkBy[T any](items []T, chunkSize int) (chunks [][]T) {
+	for chunkSize < len(items) {
+		items, chunks = items[chunkSize:], append(chunks, items[0:chunkSize:chunkSize])
+	}
+	return append(chunks, items)
+}