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diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index cc1f9053..1875fdc1 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -959,17 +959,26 @@ All currently available key bindings:
 	  (lambda()
 	    (hl-line-mode 1) ))
 
-(defun notmuch-show (thread-id &optional parent-buffer query-context)
+(defun notmuch-show (thread-id &optional parent-buffer query-context buffer-name)
   "Run \"notmuch show\" with the given thread ID and display results.
 
 The optional PARENT-BUFFER is the notmuch-search buffer from
 which this notmuch-show command was executed, (so that the next
 thread from that buffer can be show when done with this one).
 
-The optional QUERY-CONTEXT is a notmuch search term. Only messages from the thread
-matching this search term are shown if non-nil. "
+The optional QUERY-CONTEXT is a notmuch search term. Only
+messages from the thread matching this search term are shown if
+non-nil.
+
+The optional BUFFER-NAME provides the name of the buffer in which
+the message thread is shown. If it is nil (which occurs when the
+command is called interactively) the argument to the function is
+used."
   (interactive "sNotmuch show: ")
-  (let ((buffer (get-buffer-create (concat "*notmuch-show-" thread-id "*"))))
+  (when (null buffer-name)
+    (setq buffer-name (concat "*notmuch-" thread-id "*")))
+  (let* ((thread-buffer-name (generate-new-buffer-name buffer-name))
+	 (buffer (get-buffer-create thread-buffer-name)))
     (switch-to-buffer buffer)
     (notmuch-show-mode)
     (set (make-local-variable 'notmuch-show-parent-buffer) parent-buffer)