diff -r dd5de3b5fe9a apps/app_voicemail.c
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c	Tue May 22 11:39:29 2012 -0600
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c	Wed May 23 15:21:35 2012 -0600
@@ -369,6 +369,21 @@
 		<description>
 		</description>
 	</manager>
+	<manager name="RefreshVoicemail" language="en_US">
+		<synopsis>
+			Refresh the voicemail count in a given voicemail box.
+		</synopsis>
+		<syntax>
+			<parameter name="Mailbox" required="true">
+				<para>The mailbox to be refresh. Given as &lt;mailbox&gt;@&lt;context&gt;</para>
+			</parameter>
+		</syntax>
+		<description>
+			<para>The main purpose of this function is to inform devices of messages
+			that have been added or removed through some mechanim outside of asterisk
+			so they can update their message waiting indicator.</para>
+		</description>
+	</manager>
  ***/
 
 #ifdef IMAP_STORAGE
@@ -11714,6 +11729,21 @@
 	poll_thread = AST_PTHREADT_NULL;
 }
 
+static int manager_refresh_voicemail(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
+{
+	int new = 0, old = 0, urgent = 0;
+
+	char *mailbox = astman_get_header(m, "Mailbox");
+	inboxcount2(mailbox, &urgent, &new, &old);
+
+	queue_mwi_event(mailbox, urgent, new, old);
+	run_externnotify(NULL, mailbox, NULL);
+
+	astman_append(s, "Response: Success\r\n\r\n");	/* Properly terminate Manager output */
+
+	return RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /*! \brief Manager list voicemail users command */
 static int manager_list_voicemail_users(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 {
@@ -13151,6 +13181,7 @@
 	res |= ast_unregister_application(sayname_app);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_unregister(&mailbox_exists_acf);
 	res |= ast_manager_unregister("VoicemailUsersList");
+	res |= ast_manager_unregister("RefreshVoicemail");
 	res |= ast_data_unregister(NULL);
 #ifdef TEST_FRAMEWORK
 	res |= AST_TEST_UNREGISTER(test_voicemail_vmsayname);
@@ -13202,6 +13233,7 @@
 	res |= ast_register_application_xml(sayname_app, vmsayname_exec);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&mailbox_exists_acf);
 	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("VoicemailUsersList", EVENT_FLAG_CALL | EVENT_FLAG_REPORTING, manager_list_voicemail_users);
+	res |= ast_manager_register_xml("RefreshVoicemail", 0, manager_refresh_voicemail);
 #ifdef TEST_FRAMEWORK
 	res |= AST_TEST_REGISTER(test_voicemail_vmsayname);
 	res |= AST_TEST_REGISTER(test_voicemail_msgcount);