void Message::ComposerViewBase::setFcc ( const Akonadi::Collection& fccCollection )
 {
   if ( m_fccCombo ) {
@@ -1216,8 +1217,19 @@ void Message::ComposerViewBase::setFcc ( const Akonadi::Collection& fccCollectio
   } else {
     m_fccCollection = fccCollection;
   }
+  Akonadi::CollectionFetchJob *collectionFccExists = new Akonadi::CollectionFetchJob( fccCollection, Akonadi::CollectionFetchJob::Base );
+  connect( collectionFccExists, SIGNAL( result( KJob *job ) ), SLOT( slotCollectionFccExists( KJob* ) ) );
 }

+void Message::ComposerViewBase::slotCollectionFccExists(KJob* job)
+{
+  if( job->error() ) {
+    Akonadi::Collection col( Akonadi::SpecialMailCollections::SentMail );
+    m_fccCombo->setDefaultCollection( col );
+  }
+}