diff --git a/Changelog.rst b/Changelog.rst
index 2e621f5..2d1b221 100644
--- a/Changelog.rst
+++ b/Changelog.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ WIP (add new stuff for the next release)
   (Andreas Mack)
 * Allow to set message access and modification timestamps based
   on the "Date" header of the message itself.  (Cyril Russo)
+* "peritem" format string for [mbnames] got new expansion key
+  "localfolders" that corresponds to the same parameter of the
+  local repository for the account being processed.
 * [regression] pass folder names to the foldersort function,
   revert the documented behaviour
 
diff --git a/offlineimap.conf b/offlineimap.conf
index ec69bbb..836d075 100644
--- a/offlineimap.conf
+++ b/offlineimap.conf
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ accounts = Test
 #
 # The header, peritem, sep, and footer are all Python expressions passed
 # through eval, so you can (and must) use Python quoting.
+#
+# The following hash key are available to the expansion for 'peritem':
+# - accountname: the name of the corresponding account;
+# - foldername: the name of the folder;
+# - localfolders: path to the local directory hosting all Maildir
+#   folders for the account.
 
 enabled = no
 filename = ~/Mutt/muttrc.mailboxes
diff --git a/offlineimap/accounts.py b/offlineimap/accounts.py
index c78d7d8..113d716 100644
--- a/offlineimap/accounts.py
+++ b/offlineimap/accounts.py
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ def syncfolder(account, remotefolder, quick):
         localfolder = account.get_local_folder(remotefolder)
 
         # Write the mailboxes
-        mbnames.add(account.name, localfolder.getname())
+        mbnames.add(account.name, localfolder.getname(),
+          localrepos.getlocalroot())
 
         # Load status folder.
         statusfolder = statusrepos.getfolder(remotefolder.getvisiblename().\
diff --git a/offlineimap/mbnames.py b/offlineimap/mbnames.py
index 34eccf9..39dcf03 100644
--- a/offlineimap/mbnames.py
+++ b/offlineimap/mbnames.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import re                               # for folderfilter
 from threading import Lock
 
 boxes = {}
+localroots = {}
 config = None
 accounts = None
 mblock = Lock()
@@ -30,9 +31,10 @@ def init(conf, accts):
     config = conf
     accounts = accts
 
-def add(accountname, foldername):
+def add(accountname, foldername, localfolders):
     if not accountname in boxes:
         boxes[accountname] = []
+        localroots[accountname] = localfolders
     if not foldername in boxes[accountname]:
         boxes[accountname].append(foldername)
 
@@ -64,10 +66,12 @@ def genmbnames():
                                          {'re': re})
         itemlist = []
         for accountname in boxes.keys():
+            localroot = localroots[accountname]
             for foldername in boxes[accountname]:
                 if folderfilter(accountname, foldername):
                     itemlist.append({'accountname': accountname,
-                                     'foldername': foldername})
+                                     'foldername': foldername,
+                                     'localfolders': localroot})
         itemlist.sort(key = mb_sort_keyfunc)
         format_string = config.get("mbnames", "peritem", raw=1)
         itemlist = [format_string % d for d in itemlist]
diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/Base.py b/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
index db80ecd..1050721 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/Base.py
@@ -259,3 +259,8 @@ class BaseRepository(CustomConfig.ConfigHelperMixin, object):
         for the threads to terminate."""
         pass
 
+    def getlocalroot(self):
+    	""" Local root folder for storing messages.
+    	Will not be set for remote repositories."""
+        return None
+