diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/build/nsImapFactory.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/build/nsImapFactory.cpp
index dc6f1c32eb8..d50d91aa287 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/build/nsImapFactory.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/build/nsImapFactory.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "nsImapService.h"
 #include "pratom.h"
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
+#include "nsImapMailFolder.h"
 
 // include files for components this factory creates...
 #include "nsImapUrl.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCImapProtocol, NS_IMAPPROTOCOL_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCImapHostSessionList, NS_IIMAPHOSTSESSIONLIST_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCImapIncomingServer, NS_IMAPINCOMINGSERVER_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCImapService, NS_IMAPSERVICE_CID);
+static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCImapResource, NS_IMAPRESOURCE_CID);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -136,6 +138,21 @@ nsresult nsImapFactory::CreateInstance(nsISupports *aOuter, const nsIID &aIID, v
 	{
 		inst = NS_STATIC_CAST(nsIImapService *, new nsImapService());
 	}
+  else if (mClassID.Equals(kCImapResource))
+  {
+      nsImapMailFolder* aImapMailFolder = new nsImapMailFolder();
+      if (aImapMailFolder)
+      {
+          rv = aImapMailFolder->QueryInterface(aIID, aResult);
+          if (NS_FAILED(rv))
+              delete aImapMailFolder;
+          return rv;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+          return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+      }
+  }
 
 	if (inst == nsnull)
 		return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -213,6 +230,13 @@ NSRegisterSelf(nsISupports* aServMgr, const char* path)
 
 	if (NS_FAILED(rv)) goto done;
 
+  // register our RDF resource factories:
+  rv = compMgr->RegisterComponent(kCImapResource,
+                                  "Mail/News Imap Resource Factory",
+                                  NS_RDF_RESOURCE_FACTORY_PROGID_PREFIX "imap",
+                                  path, PR_TRUE, PR_TRUE);
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) goto done;
+
 	rv = compMgr->RegisterComponent(kCImapService, nsnull, nsnull,
 									path, PR_TRUE, PR_TRUE);