diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/content/pref-addressing.xul b/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/content/pref-addressing.xul
index dc67ee422f6c..054fe031ab97 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/content/pref-addressing.xul
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/content/pref-addressing.xul
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   <script language="javascript">
   <![CDATA[
-    var _elementIDs = ["padCheck", "dirCheck", "showDialogForMultipleMatches", "useAddress"];
+    var _elementIDs = ["padCheck", "dirCheck", "showDialogForMultipleMatches", "useAddress", "emailCollection"];
   ]]>
   </script>  
     
@@ -48,4 +48,12 @@
 	
   </titledbox>
 
+	<titledbox orient="vertical">
+    <title><text value="&emailCollectiontitle.label;"/></title>
+	<html>&emailCollectiontext.label;</html>
+		<checkbox id="emailCollection" value="&emailCollectionenable.label;"
+              pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="mail.collect_email_address"
+              prefattribute="checked"/>
+	</titledbox>
+
 </window>
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-addressing.dtd b/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-addressing.dtd
index 917f3dd3c169..e2b0d6a5a36a 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-addressing.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-addressing.dtd
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!ENTITY oneMatch.label         "If there is one match in your personal address books:">
 <!ENTITY useAddress.label       "Use the address and do not search in the directory">
 <!ENTITY useAddress.accesskey   "u">
+<!ENTITY emailCollectiontitle.label	"Email Address Collection">
+<!ENTITY emailCollectiontext.label	"Email Address Collection saves the email addresses from your incoming and/or outgoing mail and stores them in a local address book, Collected Addresses.">
+<!ENTITY emailCollectionenable.label	"Enable Email Address Collection">
 
