diff --git a/xdg-terminal b/xdg-terminal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4026e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdg-terminal
@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#---------------------------------------------
+#   xdg-terminal
+#
+#   Utility script to open the registered terminal emulator
+#
+#   Refer to the usage() function below for usage.
+#
+#   Copyright 2009-2010, Fathi Boudra <fabo@freedesktop.org>
+#   Copyright 2009-2010, Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org>
+#   Copyright 2006, Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at>
+#
+#   LICENSE:
+#
+#   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+#   copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+#   to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+#   the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+#   and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+#   Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+#   in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+#   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+#   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+#   THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+#   OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+#   ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+#   OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+#---------------------------------------------
+
+manualpage()
+{
+cat << _MANUALPAGE
+Name
+
+xdg-terminal - opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application
+
+Synopsis
+
+xdg-terminal [command]
+
+xdg-terminal { --help | --manual | --version }
+
+Description
+
+xdg-terminal opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application. If a
+command is provided the command will be executed by the shell within the newly
+opened terminal window.
+
+xdg-terminal is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to
+use xdg-terminal as root.
+
+Options
+
+--help
+    Show command synopsis.
+--manual
+    Show this manualpage.
+--version
+    Show the xdg-utils version information.
+
+Exit Codes
+
+An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates
+failure. The following failure codes can be returned:
+
+1
+    Error in command line syntax.
+3
+    A required tool could not be found.
+4
+    The action failed.
+
+Examples
+
+xdg-terminal
+
+Opens the user's default terminal emulator, just starting an interactive shell.
+
+xdg-terminal top
+
+Opens the user's default terminal emulator and lets it run the top executable.
+
+_MANUALPAGE
+}
+
+usage()
+{
+cat << _USAGE
+xdg-terminal - opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application
+
+Synopsis
+
+xdg-terminal [command]
+
+xdg-terminal { --help | --manual | --version }
+
+_USAGE
+}
+
+#@xdg-utils-common@
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Common utility functions included in all XDG wrapper scripts
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DEBUG()
+{
+  [ -z "${XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL}" ] && return 0;
+  [ ${XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL} -lt $1 ] && return 0;
+  shift
+  echo "$@" >&2
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on successfully completing the desired operation
+
+exit_success()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "$@"
+        echo
+    fi
+
+    exit 0
+}
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------
+# Exit script on malformed arguments, not enough arguments
+# or missing required option.
+# prints usage information
+
+exit_failure_syntax()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+        echo "Try 'xdg-terminal --help' for more information." >&2
+    else
+        usage
+        echo "Use 'man xdg-terminal' or 'xdg-terminal --manual' for additional info."
+    fi
+
+    exit 1
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on missing file specified on command line
+
+exit_failure_file_missing()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+    fi
+
+    exit 2
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on failure to locate necessary tool applications
+
+exit_failure_operation_impossible()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+    fi
+
+    exit 3
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on failure returned by a tool application
+
+exit_failure_operation_failed()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+    fi
+
+    exit 4
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on insufficient permission to read a specified file
+
+exit_failure_file_permission_read()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+    fi
+
+    exit 5
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# Exit script on insufficient permission to write a specified file
+
+exit_failure_file_permission_write()
+{
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "xdg-terminal: $@" >&2
+    fi
+
+    exit 6
+}
+
+check_input_file()
+{
+    if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
+        exit_failure_file_missing "file '$1' does not exist"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -r "$1" ]; then
+        exit_failure_file_permission_read "no permission to read file '$1'"
+    fi
+}
+
+check_vendor_prefix()
+{
+    file_label="$2"
+    [ -n "$file_label" ] || file_label="filename"
+    file=`basename "$1"`
+    case "$file" in
+       [a-zA-Z]*-*)
+         return
+         ;;
+    esac
+
+    echo "xdg-terminal: $file_label '$file' does not have a proper vendor prefix" >&2
+    echo 'A vendor prefix consists of alpha characters ([a-zA-Z]) and is terminated' >&2
+    echo 'with a dash ("-"). An example '"$file_label"' is '"'example-$file'" >&2
+    echo "Use --novendor to override or 'xdg-terminal --manual' for additional info." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+check_output_file()
+{
+    # if the file exists, check if it is writeable
+    # if it does not exists, check if we are allowed to write on the directory
+    if [ -e "$1" ]; then
+        if [ ! -w "$1" ]; then
+            exit_failure_file_permission_write "no permission to write to file '$1'"
+        fi
+    else
+        DIR=`dirname "$1"`
+        if [ ! -w "$DIR" -o ! -x "$DIR" ]; then
+            exit_failure_file_permission_write "no permission to create file '$1'"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------
+# Checks for shared commands, e.g. --help
+
+check_common_commands()
+{
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
+        parm="$1"
+        shift
+
+        case "$parm" in
+            --help)
+            usage
+            echo "Use 'man xdg-terminal' or 'xdg-terminal --manual' for additional info."
+            exit_success
+            ;;
+
+            --manual)
+            manualpage
+            exit_success
+            ;;
+
+            --version)
+            echo "xdg-terminal 1.0.2"
+            exit_success
+            ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+check_common_commands "$@"
+
+[ -z "${XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL}" ] && unset XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL;
+if [ ${XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL-0} -lt 1 ]; then
+    # Be silent
+    xdg_redirect_output=" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null"
+else
+    # All output to stderr
+    xdg_redirect_output=" >&2"
+fi
+
+#--------------------------------------
+# Checks for known desktop environments
+# set variable DE to the desktop environments name, lowercase
+
+detectDE()
+{
+    if [ x"$KDE_FULL_SESSION" = x"true" ]; then DE=kde;
+    elif [ x"$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ]; then DE=gnome;
+    elif `dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.GetNameOwner string:org.gnome.SessionManager > /dev/null 2>&1` ; then DE=gnome;
+    elif xprop -root _DT_SAVE_MODE 2> /dev/null | grep ' = \"xfce4\"$' >/dev/null 2>&1; then DE=xfce;
+    elif [ x"$DESKTOP_SESSION" == x"LXDE" ]; then DE=lxde;
+    else DE=""
+    fi
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# kfmclient exec/openURL can give bogus exit value in KDE <= 3.5.4
+# It also always returns 1 in KDE 3.4 and earlier
+# Simply return 0 in such case
+
+kfmclient_fix_exit_code()
+{
+    version=`kde${KDE_SESSION_VERSION}-config --version 2>/dev/null | grep '^KDE'`
+    major=`echo $version | sed 's/KDE.*: \([0-9]\).*/\1/'`
+    minor=`echo $version | sed 's/KDE.*: [0-9]*\.\([0-9]\).*/\1/'`
+    release=`echo $version | sed 's/KDE.*: [0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.\([0-9]\).*/\1/'`
+    test "$major" -gt 3 && return $1
+    test "$minor" -gt 5 && return $1
+    test "$release" -gt 4 && return $1
+    return 0
+}
+
+terminal_kde()
+{
+    terminal=`kreadconfig --file kdeglobals --group General --key TerminalApplication --default konsole`
+
+    terminal_exec=`which $terminal 2>/dev/null`
+
+    if [ -x "$terminal_exec" ]; then
+        if [ x"$1" == x"" ]; then
+            $terminal_exec
+        else
+            $terminal_exec -e "$1"
+        fi
+
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            exit_success
+        else
+            exit_failure_operation_failed
+        fi
+    else
+        exit_failure_operation_impossible "configured terminal program '$terminal' not found or not executable"
+    fi
+}
+
+terminal_gnome()
+{
+    term_exec_key="/desktop/gnome/applications/terminal/exec"
+    term_exec_arg_key="/desktop/gnome/applications/terminal/exec_arg"
+
+    term_exec=`gconftool-2 --get ${term_exec_key}`
+    term_exec_arg=`gconftool-2 --get ${term_exec_arg_key}`
+
+    terminal_exec=`which $term_exec 2>/dev/null`
+
+    if [ -x "$terminal_exec" ]; then
+        if [ x"$1" == x"" ]; then
+            $terminal_exec
+        else
+            if [ x"$term_exec_arg" == x"" ]; then
+                $terminal_exec "$1"
+            else
+                $terminal_exec "$term_exec_arg" "$1"
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            exit_success
+        else
+            exit_failure_operation_failed
+        fi
+    else
+        exit_failure_operation_impossible "configured terminal program '$term_exec' not found or not executable"
+    fi
+}
+
+terminal_xfce()
+{
+    if [ x"$1" == x"" ]; then
+        exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator
+    else
+        exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator "$1"
+    fi
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        exit_success
+    else
+        exit_failure_operation_failed
+    fi
+}
+
+terminal_generic()
+{
+    # if $TERM is not set, try xterm
+    if [ x"$TERM" == x"" ]; then
+        TERM=xterm
+    fi
+
+    terminal_exec=`which $TERM >/dev/null 2>/dev/null`
+
+    if [ -x "$terminal_exec" ]; then
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            exit_success
+        else
+            exit_failure_operation_failed
+        fi
+    else
+        exit_failure_operation_impossible "configured terminal program '$TERM' not found or not executable"
+    fi
+}
+
+terminal_lxde()
+{
+    if which lxterminal &>/dev/null; then
+        if [ x"$1" == x"" ]; then
+            lxterminal
+        else
+            lxterminal -e "$1"
+        fi
+    else
+        terminal_generic "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
+#[ x"$1" != x"" ] || exit_failure_syntax
+
+command=
+while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
+    parm="$1"
+    shift
+
+    case "$parm" in
+      -*)
+        exit_failure_syntax "unexpected option '$parm'"
+        ;;
+
+      *)
+        if [ -n "$command" ] ; then
+            exit_failure_syntax "unexpected argument '$parm'"
+        fi
+        command="$parm"
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+detectDE
+
+if [ x"$DE" = x"" ]; then
+    # if TERM variable is not set, try xterm
+    if [ x"$TERM" = x"" ]; then
+        TERM=xterm
+    fi
+    DE=generic
+fi
+
+case "$DE" in
+    kde)
+    terminal_kde "$command"
+    ;;
+
+    gnome)
+    terminal_gnome "$command"
+    ;;
+
+    xfce)
+    terminal_xfce "$command"
+    ;;
+
+    lxde)
+    terminal_lxde "$command"
+    ;;
+
+    generic)
+    terminal_generic "$command"
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+    exit_failure_operation_impossible "no terminal emulator available"
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/xdg-utils.changes b/xdg-utils.changes
index 1b1ddfe..5a39198 100644
--- a/xdg-utils.changes
+++ b/xdg-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Oct 23 23:12:02 UTC 2011 - pascal.bleser@opensuse.org
+
+- add xdg-terminal
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May 21 13:48:19 UTC 2011 - ctrippe@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/xdg-utils.spec b/xdg-utils.spec
index d20c5ae..5c29a4d 100644
--- a/xdg-utils.spec
+++ b/xdg-utils.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ Release:        96
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Url:            http://portland.freedesktop.org/
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-Source0:        %name-%{version}.tar.bz2
+# http://portland.freedesktop.org/download/xdg-utils-%{version}.tgz
+Source0:        xdg-utils-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source1:        http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/plain/scripts/xdg-terminal
 Patch0:         xdg-su.diff
 Patch1:         xfce-su.diff
 Patch2:         CVE-2008-0386.diff
@@ -68,17 +70,20 @@ these utilities work properly in their environment.
 
 %build
 %configure
-make %{?jobs:-j %jobs}
+make %{?_smp_flags}
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
+%__install -D -m0755 "%{SOURCE1}" "%{buildroot}%{_bindir}/xdg-terminal"
+
 %clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%{?buildroot:%__rm -rf "%{buildroot}"}
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc LICENSE README TODO ChangeLog
+%{_bindir}/xdg-terminal
 #/usr/bin/xdg-copy
 /usr/bin/xdg-desktop-icon
 /usr/bin/xdg-desktop-menu
@@ -89,16 +94,16 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/bin/xdg-open
 /usr/bin/xdg-su
 /usr/bin/xdg-screensaver
-#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-copy.1.gz
-#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop-icon.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop-menu.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-email.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-icon-resource.1.gz
-#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-menu.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-mime.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-open.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-su.1.gz
-%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-screensaver.1.gz
+#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-copy.1*
+#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop-icon.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-desktop-menu.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-email.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-icon-resource.1*
+#%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-menu.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-mime.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-open.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-su.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xdg-screensaver.1*
 
 %changelog