diff -Naur enlightenment-0.16.999.55225.orig//src/bin/e_startup.c enlightenment-0.16.999.55225/src/bin/e_startup.c
--- enlightenment-0.16.999.55225.orig//src/bin/e_startup.c  2011-02-18 13:38:36.000000000 +0200
+++ enlightenment-0.16.999.55225/src/bin/e_startup.c    2011-02-18 21:03:22.122000014 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "e.h"
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <string.h>

 /* TODO:
  * - Need some kind of "wait for exit" system, maybe register with
@@ -13,10 +15,34 @@
 static E_Order        *startup_apps = NULL;
 static int             start_app_pos = -1;

+void add_etc_xdg_autostart()
+{
+    char path[100] = "/etc/xdg/autostart";
+    DIR *dirp = opendir(path);
+    struct dirent *dp;
+    char name[50];
+    Efreet_Desktop *desktop;
+    char *ara;
+
+    while ((dp = readdir(dirp)) != NULL) {
+        if (strcmp(dp->d_name,".") && strcmp(dp->d_name,".."))  {
+            strcpy(name, dp->d_name);
+            strcat(path, name);
+            strcpy(ara, path);
+            desktop = efreet_desktop_get(ara);
+            e_exec(NULL, desktop, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            strcpy(path, "/etc/xdg/autostart/");
+        }
+    }
+    closedir(dirp);
+}
+
 /* externally accessible functions */
 EAPI void
 e_startup(E_Startup_Mode mode)
 {
+
+   add_etc_xdg_autostart();
    char buf[PATH_MAX];
    if (mode == E_STARTUP_START)
      {
@@ -70,3 +96,6 @@
 {
    _e_startup();
 }
+
+
+