diff --git a/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IImapEmailService.cs b/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IImapEmailService.cs
index f365356..901c302 100644
--- a/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IImapEmailService.cs
+++ b/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IImapEmailService.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,14 @@ public interface IImapEmailService
     /// <param name="folder"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
     DateTime? GetLastImapSyncDate(int accountId, string folder = "INBOX");
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends an email via SMTP using the account credentials and appends the sent message
+    /// to the account's IMAP Sent Items folder.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task SendAndAppendAsync(
+        EmailContext context,
+        string sentFolder = "Sent",
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailMappingProfile.cs b/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailMappingProfile.cs
index 1c79029..aafb081 100644
--- a/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailMappingProfile.cs
+++ b/src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailMappingProfile.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ public class EmailMappingProfile : Profile
             .ForMember(dest => dest.Sender, opt => opt.Ignore())
             .ForMember(dest => dest.Attachments, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Attachments));
 
+        // PublishEmailViaImapCommand -> EmailContext
+        CreateMap<PublishEmailViaImapCommand, EmailContext>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Sender, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Attachments, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Attachments));
+
+        // PublishEmailViaOAuth2Command -> EmailContext
+        CreateMap<PublishEmailViaOAuth2Command, EmailContext>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Sender, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Attachments, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Attachments));
+
         // EmailAccountDto -> EmailAccount
         CreateMap<EmailAccount, EmailAccountDto>();
         CreateMap<EmailAccountModificationDto, EmailAccount>();