diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/base/public/nsIMessenger.idl b/mozilla/mailnews/base/public/nsIMessenger.idl
index 50d00757650..dfdfdd10eec 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/base/public/nsIMessenger.idl
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/base/public/nsIMessenger.idl
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
 #include "nsIDOMXULElement.h"
 %}
 
+interface nsITransactionManager;
+
 [scriptable, uuid(4f7966d0-c14f-11d2-b7f2-00805f05ffa5)]
 interface nsIMessenger : nsISupports {
 
+    readonly attribute nsITransactionManager transactionManager;
+
     void GetNewMessages(in nsIRDFCompositeDataSource database, in nsIDOMXULElement folder);
 	void Open3PaneWindow();
     void SetWindow(in nsIDOMWindow ptr);