diff --git a/themes/modern/Makefile.in b/themes/modern/Makefile.in
index 4a58a4c46238..55a23b07c994 100644
--- a/themes/modern/Makefile.in
+++ b/themes/modern/Makefile.in
@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ VPATH		= @srcdir@
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 include $(THEME_ROOT_DEPTH)/theme.mk
 
+SAMPLES_DIR	= $(DIST)/bin/chrome/$(THEME)
+
+EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES = \
+	manifest.rdf \
+	$(NULL)
+
 DIRS  = communicator global navigator editor messenger 
 # extensions, need to deal with this soon.
 DIRS += chatzilla xmlterm
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
+GARBAGE += $(addprefix $(SAMPLES_DIR)/, $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES))
+
+install::
+	$(INSTALL) $(addprefix $(srcdir)/, $(EXPORT_RESOURCE_SAMPLES)) $(SAMPLES_DIR)
diff --git a/themes/modern/makefile.win b/themes/modern/makefile.win
index d447f1623d3e..a75588493f13 100644
--- a/themes/modern/makefile.win
+++ b/themes/modern/makefile.win
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ DIRS=communicator editor global messenger navigator chatzilla xmlterm
 
 include <$(DEPTH)\config\rules.mak>
 include <$(THEME_ROOT_DEPTH)\theme.mk>
+
+clobber::
+	rm -rf $(DIST)\chrome\$(THEME)\*.*
+
+install::
+	$(MAKE_INSTALL) manifest.rdf $(DIST)\bin\chrome\$(THEME)
+
diff --git a/themes/modern/manifest.rdf b/themes/modern/manifest.rdf
index 8f9bd409ce1b..dd21bb953046 100644
--- a/themes/modern/manifest.rdf
+++ b/themes/modern/manifest.rdf
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
       </RDF:Seq>
     </chrome:packages>
   </RDF:Description>
-</RDF:RDF>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RDF:RDF>