diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb41e9c772d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- mail/installer/Makefile.in	2009-12-01 06:47:04.000000000 +0300
++++ ../comm-1.9.1-shared/mail/installer/Makefile.in	2009-12-22 16:09:43.000000000 +0300
+@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@
+ # mozconfig instead.
+ ifndef MAIL_PKG_SHARED
+ ifndef BUILD_STATIC_LIBS
++ifeq (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS, 1)
+ $(error you need an "--enable-static" build to package a build)
+ endif
+ endif
++endif
+ 
+ # On mozilla-central, packager.mk uses core_abspath to redefine DIST
+ # As the comm-central config.mk doesn't set it, do it ourselves instead
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b3971b8528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Template build file for 'thunderbird'.
+pkgname=thunderbird
+version=3.0rc2
+wrksrc=comm-1.9.1
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/${pkgname}/releases/${version}/source/${pkgname}-${version}.source.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--enable-application=mail --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2
+--disable-dbus --disable-crashreporter --disable-tests --disable-debug
+--enable-optimize --disable-embedding-tests --disable-installer --disable-javaxpcom
+--disable-embedding-tests --disable-necko-wifi --disable-libnotify --with-system-jpeg
+--with-system-zlib --with-system-bz2 --enable-system-cairo --with-system-sqlite
+--with-system-png --with-system-nspr --with-system-nss"
+# --enable-libxul  --with-libxul-sdk=/usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9.1" 
+short_desc="Mozilla mail client"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=2c18b692e2eb5bbb4a6207a249a7a478463f333bae50c3648568104eb3368481
+long_desc="
+Mozilla Thunderbird is a redesign of the Mozilla mail component. The
+goal is to produce a cross platform stand alone mail application using
+the XUL user interface language. This version uses the gtk2 toolkit."
+
+Add_dependency full zip
+Add_dependency full gtk+
+Add_dependency full alsa-lib
+Add_dependency full libIDL