diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/views.py b/src/paperless_mail/views.py
index d286843c9..3fbf46ec9 100644
--- a/src/paperless_mail/views.py
+++ b/src/paperless_mail/views.py
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ from paperless_mail.tasks import process_mail_accounts
             400: OpenApiTypes.STR,
         },
     ),
+    process=extend_schema(
+        operation_id="mail_account_process",
+        description="Manually process the selected mail account for new messages.",
+        responses={
+            200: inline_serializer(
+                name="MailAccountProcessResponse",
+                fields={"result": serializers.CharField(default="OK")},
+            ),
+            404: None,
+        },
+    ),
 )
 class MailAccountViewSet(ModelViewSet, PassUserMixin):
     model = MailAccount