diff --git a/im/base/content/instantbird/account.js b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1712acac16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const Ci = Components.interfaces;
+
+var account = {
+  onload: function account_onload() {
+    var protoList = document.getElementById("protolist");
+    var pcs = Components.classes["@instantbird.org/purple/core;1"]
+                        .getService(Ci.purpleICoreService);
+    var protocols = pcs.getProtocols();
+    while (protocols.hasMoreElements()) {
+      var proto = protocols.getNext().QueryInterface(Ci.purpleIProtocol);
+      dump(" " + proto.name + " " + proto.id + "\n");
+      var id = proto.id;
+      var item = protoList.appendItem(proto.name, id, "toto");
+      item.setAttribute("image", "chrome://instantbird/skin/prpl/" + id + ".png");
+      item.setAttribute("class", "menuitem-iconic");
+    }
+    protoList.selectedIndex = 0;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xul b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xul
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..042c33561d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xul
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/css"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://instantbird/skin/account.css" type="text/css"?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://instantbird/locale/account.dtd">
+
+<window
+  id     = "account"
+  title  = "&accountWindow.title;"
+  width  = "300"
+  height = "600"
+  xmlns  = "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
+  onload="account.onload()">
+  <script src="chrome://instantbird/content/account.js"/>
+  <script src="chrome://venkman/content/venkman-overlay.js"/>
+
+  <menulist id="protolist"/>
+</window>
diff --git a/im/base/content/instantbird/instantbird.xul b/im/base/content/instantbird/instantbird.xul
index 45eab26bf6..689549a828 100644
--- a/im/base/content/instantbird/instantbird.xul
+++ b/im/base/content/instantbird/instantbird.xul
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
   <statusbar>
     <statusbarpanel id="status" label="" crop="end" flex="1"/>
     <button oncommand="start_venkman()" label="&venkman.button;"/>
+    <button oncommand="window.openDialog('chrome://instantbird/content/account.xul');" label="+"/>
   </statusbar>
 </window>
diff --git a/im/locales/en-US/chrome/instantbird/account.dtd b/im/locales/en-US/chrome/instantbird/account.dtd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc1e625fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/im/locales/en-US/chrome/instantbird/account.dtd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<!ENTITY accountWindow.title   "InstantBird - create account">
diff --git a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/account.css b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/account.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2