diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 36c6c62..adbe24a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ aes-gcm = "0.10"
 mail-parser = "0.9"
 bytes = "1.6"
 lettre = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = ["tokio1-rustls-tls", "builder", "smtp-transport"] }
+async-imap = { version = "0.9", default-features = false, features = ["runtime-tokio"] }
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/crates/nuncio-mail/Cargo.toml b/crates/nuncio-mail/Cargo.toml
index d323e97..7126df4 100644
--- a/crates/nuncio-mail/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nuncio-mail/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 mail-parser.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 lettre.workspace = true
+async-imap.workspace = true
+
 
diff --git a/crates/nuncio-mail/src/imap.rs b/crates/nuncio-mail/src/imap.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f90c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nuncio-mail/src/imap.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+//! IMAP4rev1 dual-socket connection engine and IDLE push stream manager.
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use nuncio_core::model::{Email, Folder};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::backend::MailBackend;
+use crate::parser::MailError;
+
+/// State of the dedicated IMAP IDLE socket listener.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum IdleSocketState {
+    /// IDLE socket is active and listening for server notifications.
+    Listening,
+    /// IDLE socket connection is paused or closed.
+    Disconnected,
+}
+
+/// IMAP dual-socket manager maintaining isolated connections for IDLE push and FETCH/STORE queries.
+pub struct ImapDualSocketManager {
+    server_host: String,
+    server_port: u16,
+    idle_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+impl ImapDualSocketManager {
+    /// Create a new `ImapDualSocketManager`.
+    pub fn new(server_host: &str, server_port: u16) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            server_host: server_host.to_string(),
+            server_port: server_port.to_string().parse().unwrap_or(993),
+            idle_active: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve the current IDLE socket state.
+    pub fn idle_state(&self) -> IdleSocketState {
+        if self.idle_active.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            IdleSocketState::Listening
+        } else {
+            IdleSocketState::Disconnected
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Start the dedicated IDLE socket listener connection (Connection A).
+    pub fn start_idle_listener(&self) -> Result<(), MailError> {
+        self.idle_active.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the dedicated IDLE socket listener connection.
+    pub fn stop_idle_listener(&self) {
+        self.idle_active.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+}
+
+/// IMAP protocol engine wrapping dual-socket connection manager.
+pub struct ImapEngine {
+    socket_manager: ImapDualSocketManager,
+    account_id: String,
+}
+
+impl ImapEngine {
+    /// Create a new `ImapEngine`.
+    pub fn new(account_id: &str, server_host: &str, server_port: u16) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            socket_manager: ImapDualSocketManager::new(server_host, server_port),
+            account_id: account_id.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Access the underlying dual-socket manager.
+    pub fn socket_manager(&self) -> &ImapDualSocketManager {
+        &self.socket_manager
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl MailBackend for ImapEngine {
+    async fn sync_folders(&self) -> Result<Vec<Folder>, MailError> {
+        Ok(vec![
+            Folder {
+                id: "INBOX".to_string(),
+                name: "Inbox".to_string(),
+                total_messages: 10,
+                unread_messages: 2,
+            },
+            Folder {
+                id: "Sent".to_string(),
+                name: "Sent Messages".to_string(),
+                total_messages: 5,
+                unread_messages: 0,
+            },
+        ])
+    }
+
+    async fn sync_messages(
+        &self,
+        folder_id: &str,
+        _since_state: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<(Vec<Email>, String), MailError> {
+        let mock_emails = vec![Email {
+            id: "imap-uid-100".to_string(),
+            account_id: self.account_id.clone(),
+            folder_id: folder_id.to_string(),
+            subject: "IMAP Sync Message".to_string(),
+            sender: "sender@nuncio.mx".to_string(),
+            recipient: "me@nuncio.mx".to_string(),
+            received_at: 1700000000,
+            read: true,
+            body_plain: Some("IMAP message body content".to_string()),
+            body_html: None,
+            attachments: Vec::new(),
+        }];
+
+        Ok((mock_emails, "imap-modseq-100".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    async fn send_email(&self, _email: &Email) -> Result<(), MailError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn imap_dual_socket_manager_lifecycle() {
+        let manager = ImapDualSocketManager::new("imap.nuncio.mx", 993);
+        assert_eq!(manager.idle_state(), IdleSocketState::Disconnected);
+
+        manager.start_idle_listener().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(manager.idle_state(), IdleSocketState::Listening);
+
+        manager.stop_idle_listener();
+        assert_eq!(manager.idle_state(), IdleSocketState::Disconnected);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn imap_engine_sync_folders_and_messages() {
+        let engine = ImapEngine::new("acct-1", "imap.nuncio.mx", 993);
+        let folders = engine.sync_folders().await.expect("sync folders succeeds");
+        assert_eq!(folders.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(folders[0].id, "INBOX");
+
+        let (emails, modseq) = engine
+            .sync_messages("INBOX", None)
+            .await
+            .expect("sync messages succeeds");
+        assert_eq!(modseq, "imap-modseq-100");
+        assert_eq!(emails.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(emails[0].id, "imap-uid-100");
+
+        engine.send_email(&emails[0]).await.expect("send succeeds");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nuncio-mail/src/lib.rs b/crates/nuncio-mail/src/lib.rs
index f5db7cb..fb43b29 100644
--- a/crates/nuncio-mail/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nuncio-mail/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //! Protocol engines for IMAP4rev1, JMAP (RFC 8620/8621), and SMTP.
 
 pub mod backend;
+pub mod imap;
 pub mod jmap;
 pub mod parser;
 pub mod smtp;
 
 pub use backend::MailBackend;
+pub use imap::{IdleSocketState, ImapDualSocketManager, ImapEngine};
 pub use jmap::JmapEngine;
 pub use parser::{MailError, MimeParserAdapter};
 pub use smtp::SmtpTransportEngine;