diff --git a/lib/mu-store.cc b/lib/mu-store.cc
index e8bafb93..c1afbfd2 100644
--- a/lib/mu-store.cc
+++ b/lib/mu-store.cc
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ Store::move_message(Store::Id id,
 	if (none_of(opts & Store::MoveOptions::DupFlags) || message_id.empty() || !new_flags)
 		return Ok(std::move(id_paths));
 
-	/* handle the dupflags case; i.e. apply (a subset of) the flags to
+	/* handle the dup-flags case; i.e. apply (a subset of) the flags to
 	 * all messages with the same message-id as well */
 	auto dups{priv_->find_duplicates_unlocked(*this, message_id)};
 	for (auto&& dupid: dups) {
@@ -562,17 +562,20 @@ Store::move_message(Store::Id id,
 
 		/* For now, don't change Draft/Flagged/Trashed */
 		const auto dup_flags{filter_dup_flags(dup_msg->flags(), *new_flags)};
-		/* use the updated new_flags and default MoveOptions (so we don't recurse, nor do we
-		 * change the base-name of moved messages) */
+		/* use the updated new_flags and MoveOptions without DupFlags (so we don't
+		 * recurse) */
+		opts = opts & ~MoveOptions::DupFlags;
 		if (auto dup_res = priv_->move_message_unlocked(
-			    std::move(*dup_msg), Nothing,
-			    dup_flags,
-			    Store::MoveOptions::None); !dup_res)
+			    std::move(*dup_msg), Nothing, dup_flags, opts); !dup_res)
 			mu_warning("failed to move dup: {}", dup_res.error().what());
 		else
 			id_paths.emplace_back(dupid, dup_res->first);
 	}
 
+	// sort the dup paths by name;
+	std::sort(id_paths.begin() + 1, id_paths.end(),
+		  [](const auto& idp1, const auto& idp2) { return idp1.second < idp2.second; });
+
 	return Ok(std::move(id_paths));
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mu-store.hh b/lib/mu-store.hh
index a1521891..a699a0ec 100644
--- a/lib/mu-store.hh
+++ b/lib/mu-store.hh
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ public:
 	 * @return Result, either an IdPathVec with ids and paths for the moved message(s) or some
 	 * error. Note that in case of success at least one message is returned, and only with
 	 * MoveOptions::DupFlags can it be more than one.
+	 *
+	 * The first element of the IdPathVec, is the main message that got move; any subsequent
+	 * (if any) are the duplicate paths, sorted by path-name.
 	 */
 	Result<IdPathVec> move_message(Store::Id id,
 				       Option<const std::string&> target_mdir = Nothing,