Index: pidgin-2.6.3/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- pidgin-2.6.3.orig/configure.ac
+++ pidgin-2.6.3/configure.ac
@@ -1799,6 +1799,20 @@ if test "x$enable_nss" != "xno"; then
 		[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-nss-libs=PREFIX], [specify location of Mozilla nss3 libs.])],
 		[with_nss_libs="$withval"])
 
+dnl #######################################################################
+dnl # Check for gnome-keyring
+dnl #--enable-gnome-keyring=(yes|no)
+dnl #######################################################################
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnome-keyring,
+              AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gnome-keyring],
+                             [use gnome keyring for storing password [default=no]]),,
+              enable_gnome_keyring=no)
+if test "x$enable_gnome_keyring" = "xyes"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PURPLE_KEYRING,
+                      gnome-keyring-1,
+                      AC_DEFINE(PURPLE_ENABLE_KEYRING, [], [Set if we should use gnome-keyring]))
+fi
+
 
 	if test -n "$with_nspr_includes" || test -n "$with_nspr_libs" || \
 	   test -n "$with_nss_includes"  || test -n "$with_nss_libs"  ||
Index: pidgin-2.6.3/libpurple/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- pidgin-2.6.3.orig/libpurple/Makefile.am
+++ pidgin-2.6.3/libpurple/Makefile.am
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ libpurple_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBXML_LIBS) \
 	$(NETWORKMANAGER_LIBS) \
+	$(PURPLE_KEYRING_LIBS) \
 	$(INTLLIBS) \
 	$(FARSIGHT_LIBS) \
 	$(GSTREAMER_LIBS) \
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
 	$(DBUS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PURPLE_KEYRING_CFLAGS) \
 	$(LIBXML_CFLAGS) \
 	$(FARSIGHT_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GSTREAMER_CFLAGS) \
Index: pidgin-2.6.3/libpurple/account.c
===================================================================
--- pidgin-2.6.3.orig/libpurple/account.c
+++ pidgin-2.6.3/libpurple/account.c
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ typedef struct
 #define PURPLE_ACCOUNT_GET_PRIVATE(account) \
 	((PurpleAccountPrivate *) (account->priv))
 
+#ifdef PURPLE_ENABLE_KEYRING
+#include <gnome-keyring.h>
+
+static char * purple_account_get_password_from_keyring (const char *_prpl, const char *_user);
+static gboolean purple_account_set_password_in_keyring (const char *_prpl, const char *_user, const char *password);
+#endif
+
 /* TODO: Should use PurpleValue instead of this?  What about "ui"? */
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -378,8 +385,13 @@ account_to_xmlnode(PurpleAccount *accoun
 	if (purple_account_get_remember_password(account) &&
 		((tmp = purple_account_get_password(account)) != NULL))
 	{
+#ifdef PURPLE_ENABLE_KEYRING
+                purple_account_set_password_in_keyring( purple_account_get_protocol_id(account),
+                                          purple_account_get_username(account), tmp);
+#else
 		child = xmlnode_new_child(node, "password");
 		xmlnode_insert_data(child, tmp, -1);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	if ((tmp = purple_account_get_alias(account)) != NULL)
@@ -828,17 +840,30 @@ parse_account(xmlnode *node)
 	}
 
 	ret = purple_account_new(name, _purple_oscar_convert(name, protocol_id)); /* XXX: */
-	g_free(name);
-	g_free(protocol_id);
-
-	/* Read the password */
-	child = xmlnode_get_child(node, "password");
-	if ((child != NULL) && ((data = xmlnode_get_data(child)) != NULL))
+        gboolean got_pwd = FALSE;
+#ifdef PURPLE_ENABLE_KEYRING
+        data = purple_account_get_password_from_keyring(protocol_id, name);
+        if (data)
 	{
+                got_pwd = TRUE;
 		purple_account_set_remember_password(ret, TRUE);
 		purple_account_set_password(ret, data);
 		g_free(data);
 	}
+#endif
+        if (!got_pwd)
+        {
+                /* Read the password */
+                child = xmlnode_get_child(node, "password");
+                if ((child != NULL) && ((data = xmlnode_get_data(child)) != NULL))
+                {
+                        purple_account_set_remember_password(ret, TRUE);
+                        purple_account_set_password(ret, data);
+                        g_free(data);
+                }
+        }
+	g_free(name);
+	g_free(protocol_id);
 
 	/* Read the alias */
 	child = xmlnode_get_child(node, "alias");
@@ -2873,3 +2898,60 @@ purple_accounts_uninit(void)
 	purple_signals_disconnect_by_handle(handle);
 	purple_signals_unregister_by_instance(handle);
 }
+
+#ifdef PURPLE_ENABLE_KEYRING
+static char *
+purple_account_get_password_from_keyring(const char *_prpl, const char *_user)
+{
+  GnomeKeyringNetworkPasswordData *found_item;
+  GnomeKeyringResult               result;
+  GList                           *matches;
+  char                            *password;
+
+  matches = NULL;
+
+  result = gnome_keyring_find_network_password_sync (
+               _user,          /* user     */
+               NULL,           /* domain   */
+               "gaim.local",   /* server   */
+               NULL,           /* object   */
+               _prpl,          /* protocol */
+               NULL,           /* authtype */
+               1863,           /* port     */
+               &matches);
+
+  if (result != GNOME_KEYRING_RESULT_OK)
+    return NULL;
+
+  g_assert (matches != NULL && matches->data != NULL);
+
+  found_item = (GnomeKeyringNetworkPasswordData *) matches->data;
+
+  password = g_strdup (found_item->password);
+
+  gnome_keyring_network_password_list_free (matches);
+
+  return password;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+purple_account_set_password_in_keyring (const char *_prpl, const char *_user, const char *_password)
+{
+  GnomeKeyringResult result;
+  guint32            item_id;
+
+  result = gnome_keyring_set_network_password_sync (
+                NULL,           /* default keyring */
+                _user,          /* user            */
+                NULL,           /* domain          */
+                "gaim.local",   /* server          */
+                NULL,           /* object          */
+                _prpl,          /* protocol        */
+                NULL,           /* authtype        */
+                1863,           /* port            */
+                _password,       /* password        */
+                &item_id);
+
+  return result == GNOME_KEYRING_RESULT_OK;
+}
+#endif