diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
index e6ebfe1f7398..7050da53b9df 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var gSearchTimer = null;
 var gStatusText = null;
 var gQueryURIFormat = null;
 var gSearchInput;
+var gPrintSettings = null;
 
 // Constants that correspond to choices
 // in Address Book->View -->Show Name as
@@ -255,6 +256,36 @@ function AbCreateNewAddressBook(name)
   top.addressbook.newAddressBook(properties);
 }
 
+function GetPrintSettings()
+{
+  var prevPS = gPrintSettings;
+
+  try {
+    if (gPrintSettings == null) {
+      var useGlobalPrintSettings = true;
+      var pref = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
+                           .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
+      if (pref) {
+        useGlobalPrintSettings = pref.getBoolPref("print.use_global_printsettings", false);
+      }
+
+      // I would rather be using nsIWebBrowserPrint API
+      // but I really don't have a document at this point
+      var printOptionsService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/gfx/printoptions;1"]
+                                           .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrintOptions);
+      if (useGlobalPrintSettings) {
+        gPrintSettings = printOptionsService.globalPrintSettings;
+      } else {
+        gPrintSettings = printOptionsService.CreatePrintSettings();
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    dump("GetPrintSettings "+e);
+  }
+
+  return gPrintSettings;
+}
+
 function AbPrintCard()
 {
   var selectedItems = GetSelectedAbCards();
@@ -286,10 +317,14 @@ function AbPrintCard()
 		}
 	}
 
+  if (gPrintSettings == null) {
+    gPrintSettings = GetPrintSettings();
+  }
+
 	printEngineWindow = window.openDialog("chrome://messenger/content/msgPrintEngine.xul",
 										"",
 										"chrome,dialog=no,all",
-										totalCard, selectionArray, statusFeedback);
+										totalCard, selectionArray, statusFeedback, gPrintSettings);
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgPrintEngine.idl b/mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgPrintEngine.idl
index 31962e4e3494..066d8a0f1b58 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgPrintEngine.idl
+++ b/mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgPrintEngine.idl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "nsIMsgStatusFeedback.idl"
 
 interface nsIDOMWindowInternal;
+interface nsIPrintSettings;
 
 
 [scriptable, uuid(91FD6B10-E0BC-11d3-8F97-000064657374)]
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ interface nsIMsgPrintEngine : nsISupports {
 	void SetStatusFeedback(in nsIMsgStatusFeedback feedback);
     void SetPrintURICount(in PRInt32 aCount);
     void AddPrintURI(in wstring aURI);
-    void StartPrintOperation();
+    void StartPrintOperation(in nsIPrintSettings aPS);
 };
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
index 49e511d7c510..d40fd73ef04f 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var nsPrefBranch = null;
 var gOfflineManager;
 var gWindowManagerInterface;
 var gPrefs = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
+var gPrintSettings = null;
 
 var gTimelineService = null;
 var gTimelineEnabled = ("@mozilla.org;timeline-service;1" in Components.classes);
@@ -1157,6 +1158,36 @@ function MsgSendUnsentMsgs()
   }
 }
 
+function GetPrintSettings()
+{
+  var prevPS = gPrintSettings;
+
+  try {
+    if (gPrintSettings == null) {
+      var useGlobalPrintSettings = true;
+      var pref = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
+                           .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
+      if (pref) {
+        useGlobalPrintSettings = pref.getBoolPref("print.use_global_printsettings", false);
+      }
+
+      // I would rather be using nsIWebBrowserPrint API
+      // but I really don't have a document at this point
+      var printOptionsService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/gfx/printoptions;1"]
+                                           .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrintOptions);
+      if (useGlobalPrintSettings) {
+        gPrintSettings = printOptionsService.globalPrintSettings;
+      } else {
+        gPrintSettings = printOptionsService.CreatePrintSettings();
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    dump("GetPrintSettings "+e);
+  }
+
+  return gPrintSettings;
+}
+
 function PrintEnginePrint()
 {
     var messageList = GetSelectedMessages();
@@ -1167,10 +1198,14 @@ function PrintEnginePrint()
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (gPrintSettings == null) {
+      gPrintSettings = GetPrintSettings();
+    }
+
     printEngineWindow = window.openDialog("chrome://messenger/content/msgPrintEngine.xul",
                                           "",
                                           "chrome,dialog=no,all",
-                                          numMessages, messageList, statusFeedback);
+                                          numMessages, messageList, statusFeedback, gPrintSettings);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgPrintEngine.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgPrintEngine.js
index f945c2bbeb6a..b955c0e6021c 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgPrintEngine.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgPrintEngine.js
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
 var printEngineContractID      = "@mozilla.org/messenger/msgPrintEngine;1";
 var printEngineWindow;
 var printEngine;
+var printSettings;
 
 /* Functions related to startup */
 function OnLoadPrintEngine()
 {
   PrintEngineCreateGlobals();
 	InitPrintEngineWindow();
-  printEngine.StartPrintOperation();	
+  printEngine.StartPrintOperation(printSettings);	
 }
 
 function OnUnloadPrintEngine()
@@ -57,9 +58,10 @@ function InitPrintEngineWindow()
   {
     var numSelected = window.arguments[0];
     var uriArray = window.arguments[1];
-	var statusFeedback = window.arguments[2];
+    var statusFeedback = window.arguments[2];
+    printSettings = window.arguments[3].QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIPrintSettings);
 
-	printEngine.SetStatusFeedback(statusFeedback);
+    printEngine.SetStatusFeedback(statusFeedback);
 
     if (numSelected > 0)
     {
diff --git a/mailnews/base/src/nsMsgPrintEngine.cpp b/mailnews/base/src/nsMsgPrintEngine.cpp
index 17cf9b7eb282..5b5b9baa2bcc 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/src/nsMsgPrintEngine.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/src/nsMsgPrintEngine.cpp
@@ -278,8 +278,10 @@ nsMsgPrintEngine::SetPrintURICount(PRInt32 aCount)
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsMsgPrintEngine::StartPrintOperation()
+nsMsgPrintEngine::StartPrintOperation(nsIPrintSettings* aPS)
 {
+  mPrintSettings = aPS;
+
   // Load the about:blank on the tail end...
   nsresult rv = AddPrintURI(NS_LITERAL_STRING("about:blank").get()); 
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;