diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/contentframe.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/contentframe.xul
index fe51bb0d489d..84d66460eff8 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/contentframe.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/contentframe.xul
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?> 
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://navigator/skin/contentframe.css" type="text/css"?> 
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
+
 <!--
  The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
  License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/folderPane.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/folderPane.xul
index 26412e084943..ae5997892e7f 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/folderPane.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/folderPane.xul
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/folderPane.css" type="text/css"?>
+
 <!--
  The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
  License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/messenger.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/messenger.xul
index 3842bcf88594..5ee7d3ad9f1e 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/messenger.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/messenger.xul
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
 Rights Reserved.
 -->
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://navigator/skin/contentframe.css" type="text/css"?> 
+
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/tasksOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://messenger/content/threadPane.xul"?>
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul
index f12f3f94c713..c059b0688596 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?>
 
 <!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://messenger/locale/msgFolderPickerOverlay.dtd">
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/newFolderNameDialog.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/newFolderNameDialog.xul
index ca04934594eb..3d7d669a3b60 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/newFolderNameDialog.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/newFolderNameDialog.xul
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
  Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
 Rights Reserved.
 --> 
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
+
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/dialogOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://messenger/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul"?>
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/renameFolderNameDialog.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/renameFolderNameDialog.xul
index c69fc1764057..106960fad400 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/renameFolderNameDialog.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/renameFolderNameDialog.xul
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
  Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
 Rights Reserved.
 --> 
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
+
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/dialogOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://messenger/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul"?>
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/sidebar-messenger.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/sidebar-messenger.xul
index e273847584e0..703e6aa55344 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/sidebar-messenger.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/sidebar-messenger.xul
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://sidebar/skin/" type="text/css"?>
+
 <!--
  The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
  License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribeDialog.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribeDialog.xul
index 6caefe157f11..3ba77747f911 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribeDialog.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribeDialog.xul
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
  Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
 Rights Reserved.
 --> 
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
+
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/dialogOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://messenger/content/msgFolderPickerOverlay.xul"?>
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/threadPane.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/threadPane.xul
index 56d715d4a918..977f70ac7801 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/threadPane.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/threadPane.xul
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/" type="text/css"?> 
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://messenger/skin/threadPane.css" type="text/css"?>
+
 <!--
 The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
 License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/skin/messenger.css b/mailnews/base/resources/skin/messenger.css
index fc8c59114968..ea9eaa2a07be 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/skin/messenger.css
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/skin/messenger.css
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * Rights Reserved.
  */
 
+@import url(chrome://global/skin/);
 
 tree { 
 	border-left: 1px solid transparent;