diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmailedit.el b/lisp/mail/rmailedit.el
index 1ed73a994cd..92c4e1bf544 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/rmailedit.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/rmailedit.el
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ to return to regular RMAIL:
   (interactive)
   (delete-region (point-min) (point-max))
   (insert rmail-old-text)
-  (rmail-cease-edit))
+  (rmail-cease-edit)
+  (rmail-highlight-headers))
 
 ;;; rmailedit.el ends here