diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl b/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
index 1c90b70771b7..8e7d811381df 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/public/nsIAddrDatabase.idl
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ interface nsIAddrDatabase : nsIAddrDBAnnouncer {
 	[noscript] void addNickName(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
 	[noscript] void addPrimaryEmail(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
 	[noscript] void add2ndEmail(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
+	[noscript] void addSendPlainText(in nsIMdbRow row, in boolean value);
 	[noscript] void addWorkPhone(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
 	[noscript] void addHomePhone(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
 	[noscript] void addFaxNumber(in nsIMdbRow row, in string value);
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abCardOverlay.js b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abCardOverlay.js
index a42e6217313a..f6e7da49a8fb 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abCardOverlay.js
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abCardOverlay.js
@@ -179,8 +179,15 @@ function GetCardValues(cardproperty, doc)
 		
 		doc.getElementById('PrimaryEmail').value = cardproperty.primaryEmail;
 		doc.getElementById('SecondEmail').value = cardproperty.secondEmail;
-		//doc.getElementById('SendPlainText').value = cardproperty.sendPlainText;
-		
+
+		var checkbox = doc.getElementById('SendPlainText');
+		if (checkbox)
+		{
+			if (cardproperty.sendPlainText)
+				checkbox.checked = true;
+			else
+				checkbox.removeAttribute('checked', 'false');
+		}
 		doc.getElementById('WorkPhone').value = cardproperty.workPhone;
 		doc.getElementById('HomePhone').value = cardproperty.homePhone;
 		doc.getElementById('FaxNumber').value = cardproperty.faxNumber;
@@ -227,7 +234,10 @@ function SetCardValues(cardproperty, doc)
 		
 		cardproperty.primaryEmail = doc.getElementById('PrimaryEmail').value;
 		cardproperty.secondEmail = doc.getElementById('SecondEmail').value;
-		//cardproperty.SendPlainText = doc.getElementById('SendPlainText').value;
+
+		var checkbox = doc.getElementById('SendPlainText');
+		if (checkbox)
+            cardproperty.sendPlainText = checkbox.checked;
 		
 		cardproperty.workPhone = doc.getElementById('WorkPhone').value;
 		cardproperty.homePhone = doc.getElementById('HomePhone').value;
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbCardProperty.cpp b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbCardProperty.cpp
index 06487fbb601e..8b1577761659 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbCardProperty.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbCardProperty.cpp
@@ -711,6 +711,11 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsAbCardProperty::CopyCard(nsIAbCard* srcCard)
 	srcCard->GetSecondEmail(&str);
 	SetSecondEmail(str);
 	PR_FREEIF(str);
+
+	PRBool bValue = PR_FALSE;
+	srcCard->GetSendPlainText(&bValue);
+	SetSendPlainText(bValue);
+
 	srcCard->GetWorkPhone(&str);
 	SetWorkPhone(str);
 	PR_FREEIF(str);
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
index c213f55d53a4..f7ef972eccbf 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.cpp
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ nsresult nsAddrDatabase::InitMDBInfo()
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kNicknameColumn, &m_NickNameColumnToken);
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kPriEmailColumn, &m_PriEmailColumnToken);
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  k2ndEmailColumn, &m_2ndEmailColumnToken);
+			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kPlainTextColumn, &m_PlainTextColumnToken);
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kWorkPhoneColumn, &m_WorkPhoneColumnToken);
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kHomePhoneColumn, &m_HomePhoneColumnToken);
 			GetStore()->StringToToken(GetEnv(),  kFaxColumn, &m_FaxColumnToken);
@@ -1023,6 +1024,11 @@ nsresult nsAddrDatabase::AddAttributeColumnsToRow(nsIAbCard *card, nsIMdbRow *ca
 			}
 		}
 		PR_FREEIF(pUnicodeStr);
+
+		PRBool bValue = PR_FALSE;
+		card->GetSendPlainText(&bValue);
+		AddSendPlainText(cardRow, bValue);
+
 		card->GetWorkPhone(&pUnicodeStr);
 		unicharLength = nsCRT::strlen(pUnicodeStr);
 		if (pUnicodeStr && unicharLength)
@@ -1837,6 +1843,19 @@ mdb_err nsAddrDatabase::AddIntColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, PR
 	return cardRow->AddColumn(GetEnv(),  inColumn, &yarn);
 }
 
+mdb_err nsAddrDatabase::AddBoolColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, PRBool bValue)
+{
+	struct mdbYarn yarn;
+	char	yarnBuf[100];
+
+	yarn.mYarn_Buf = (void *) yarnBuf;
+	if (bValue)
+		GetIntYarn(1, &yarn);
+	else
+		GetIntYarn(0, &yarn);
+	return cardRow->AddColumn(GetEnv(), inColumn, &yarn);
+}
+
 nsresult nsAddrDatabase::GetStringColumn(nsIMdbRow *cardRow, mdb_token outToken, nsString& str)
 {
 	nsresult	err = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
@@ -2209,6 +2228,11 @@ nsresult nsAddrDatabase::GetCardFromDB(nsIAbCard *newCard, nsIMdbRow* cardRow)
 		PR_Free(unicodeStr);
 	}
 
+	PRBool bValue = PR_FALSE;
+	err = GetBoolColumn(cardRow, m_PlainTextColumnToken, &bValue);
+	if (NS_SUCCEEDED(err))
+		newCard->SetSendPlainText(bValue);
+
 	err = GetStringColumn(cardRow, m_WorkPhoneColumnToken, tempString);
 	if (NS_SUCCEEDED(err) && tempString.Length())
 	{
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
index ff1f3fd6c404..b5cc9ea48808 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAddrDatabase.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ public:
 	NS_IMETHOD Add2ndEmail(nsIMdbRow * row, const char * value)
 	{ return AddCharStringColumn(row, m_2ndEmailColumnToken, value); }
 
+	NS_IMETHOD AddSendPlainText(nsIMdbRow * row, PRBool value)
+	{ return AddBoolColumn(row, m_PlainTextColumnToken, value); }
+
 	NS_IMETHOD AddWorkPhone(nsIMdbRow * row, const char * value)
 	{ return AddCharStringColumn(row, m_WorkPhoneColumnToken, value); }
 
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ protected:
 	mdb_err AddCharStringColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, const char* str);
 	mdb_err AddStringColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, nsString* str);
 	mdb_err AddIntColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, PRUint32 nValue);
+	mdb_err AddBoolColumn(nsIMdbRow* cardRow, mdb_column inColumn, PRBool bValue);
 	nsresult GetStringColumn(nsIMdbRow *cardRow, mdb_token outToken, nsString& str);
 	nsresult GetIntColumn(nsIMdbRow *cardRow, mdb_token outToken, 
 							PRUint32* pValue, PRUint32 defaultValue);