diff --git a/xorg-x11-server.spec b/xorg-x11-server.spec
index cf1fa6d..fa24bd4 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-server.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-server.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 Summary:   X.Org X11 X server
 Name:      xorg-x11-server
 Version:   1.5.1
-Release:   2%{?dist}
+Release:   3%{?dist}
 URL:       http://www.x.org
 License:   MIT
 Group:     User Interface/X
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Source1:   gitignore
 Source10:  10-x11-keymap.fdi
 Source11:  fedora-setup-keyboard
 
+# Useful xvfb-run script
+Source20:  http://svn.exactcode.de/t2/trunk/package/xorg/xorg-server/xvfb-run.sh
+
 # OpenGL compositing manager feature/optimization patches.
 Patch100:  xorg-x11-server-1.1.0-no-move-damage.patch
 Patch101:  xserver-1.4.99-dont-backfill-bg-none.patch
@@ -213,6 +216,8 @@ application for Xdmx would be to unify a 4 by 4 grid of 1280x1024 displays
 %package Xvfb
 Summary: A X Windows System virtual framebuffer X server.
 Group: User Interface/X
+# xvfb-run is GPLv2, rest is MIT
+License: MIT and GPLv2
 Obsoletes: xorg-x11-Xvfb
 Requires: xorg-x11-server-common >= %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: Xvfb
@@ -346,6 +351,8 @@ cp hw/xfree86/{xorgconf.cpp,Options} %{inst_srcdir}/hw/xfree86
 cp hw/xfree86/common/{vesamodes,extramodes} %{inst_srcdir}/hw/xfree86/common
 cp hw/xfree86/utils/xorgconfig/Cards{,98} %{inst_srcdir}/hw/xfree86/utils/xorgconfig/
 
+install -m 0755 %{SOURCE20} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/xfvb-run
+
 find . -type f | egrep '.*\.(c|h|am|ac|inc|m4|h.in|pc.in|man.pre|pl|txt)$' |
 xargs tar cf - | (cd %{inst_srcdir} && tar xf -)
 
@@ -476,6 +483,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %files Xvfb
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_bindir}/Xvfb
+%{_bindir}/xvfb-run
 %{_mandir}/man1/Xvfb.1*
 
 
@@ -501,6 +509,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 30 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 1.5.1-3
+- add xvfb-run helper script to Xvfb package
+
 * Thu Sep 25 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 1.5.1-2
 - fix crash with x11perf on r500 modesetting
 
diff --git a/xvfb-run.sh b/xvfb-run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d1e293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xvfb-run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+# 
+# T2 SDE: package/.../xorg-server/xvfb-run.sh
+# Copyright (C) 2005 The T2 SDE Project
+# Copyright (C) XXXX - 2005 Debian
+# 
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+# $Id$
+# from: http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xsf/XFree86/trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run
+
+# This script starts an instance of Xvfb, the "fake" X server, runs a command
+# with that server available, and kills the X server when done.  The return
+# value of the command becomes the return value of this script.
+#
+# If anyone is using this to build a Debian package, make sure the package
+# Build-Depends on xvfb, xbase-clients, and xfonts-base.
+
+set -e
+
+PROGNAME=xvfb-run
+SERVERNUM=99
+AUTHFILE=
+ERRORFILE=/dev/null
+STARTWAIT=3
+XVFBARGS="-screen 0 640x480x8"
+LISTENTCP="-nolisten tcp"
+XAUTHPROTO=.
+
+# Query the terminal to establish a default number of columns to use for
+# displaying messages to the user.  This is used only as a fallback in the event
+# the COLUMNS variable is not set.  ($COLUMNS can react to SIGWINCH while the
+# script is running, and this cannot, only being calculated once.)
+DEFCOLUMNS=$(stty size 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}') || true
+if ! expr "$DEFCOLUMNS" : "[[:digit:]]\+$" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    DEFCOLUMNS=80
+fi
+
+# Display a message, wrapping lines at the terminal width.
+message () {
+    echo "$PROGNAME: $*" | fmt -t -w ${COLUMNS:-$DEFCOLUMNS}
+}
+
+# Display an error message.
+error () {
+    message "error: $*" >&2
+}
+
+# Display a usage message.
+usage () {
+    if [ -n "$*" ]; then
+        message "usage error: $*"
+    fi
+    cat <<EOF
+Usage: $PROGNAME [OPTION ...] COMMAND
+Run COMMAND (usually an X client) in a virtual X server environment.
+Options:
+-a        --auto-servernum          try to get a free server number, starting at
+                                    --server-num
+-e FILE   --error-file=FILE         file used to store xauth errors and Xvfb
+                                    output (default: $ERRORFILE)
+-f FILE   --auth-file=FILE          file used to store auth cookie
+                                    (default: ./.Xauthority)
+-h        --help                    display this usage message and exit
+-n NUM    --server-num=NUM          server number to use (default: $SERVERNUM)
+-l        --listen-tcp              enable TCP port listening in the X server
+-p PROTO  --xauth-protocol=PROTO    X authority protocol name to use
+                                    (default: xauth command's default)
+-s ARGS   --server-args=ARGS        arguments (other than server number and
+                                    "-nolisten tcp") to pass to the Xvfb server
+                                    (default: "$XVFBARGS")
+-w DELAY  --wait=DELAY              delay in seconds to wait for Xvfb to start
+                                    before running COMMAND (default: $STARTWAIT)
+EOF
+}
+
+# Find a free server number by looking at .X*-lock files in /tmp.
+find_free_servernum() {
+    # Sadly, the "local" keyword is not POSIX.  Leave the next line commented in
+    # the hope Debian Policy eventually changes to allow it in /bin/sh scripts
+    # anyway.
+    #local i
+
+    i=$SERVERNUM
+    while [ -f /tmp/.X$i-lock ]; do
+        i=$(($i + 1))
+    done
+    echo $i
+}
+
+# Parse the command line.
+ARGS=$(getopt --options +ae:f:hn:lp:s:w: \
+       --long auto-servernum,error-file:auth-file:,help,server-num:,listen-tcp,xauth-protocol:,server-args:,wait: \
+       --name "$PROGNAME" -- "$@")
+GETOPT_STATUS=$?
+
+if [ $GETOPT_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+    error "internal error; getopt exited with status $GETOPT_STATUS"
+    exit 6
+fi
+
+eval set -- "$ARGS"
+
+while :; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -a|--auto-servernum) SERVERNUM=$(find_free_servernum) ;;
+        -e|--error-file) ERRORFILE="$2"; shift ;;
+        -f|--auth-file) AUTHFILE="$2"; shift ;;
+        -h|--help) SHOWHELP="yes" ;;
+        -n|--server-num) SERVERNUM="$2"; shift ;;
+        -l|--listen-tcp) LISTENTCP="" ;;
+        -p|--xauth-protocol) XAUTHPROTO="$2"; shift ;;
+        -s|--server-args) XVFBARGS="$2"; shift ;;
+        -w|--wait) STARTWAIT="$2"; shift ;;
+        --) shift; break ;;
+        *) error "internal error; getopt permitted \"$1\" unexpectedly"
+           exit 6
+           ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ "$SHOWHELP" ]; then
+    usage
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$*" ]; then
+    usage "need a command to run" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! which xauth >/dev/null; then
+    error "xauth command not found"
+    exit 3
+fi
+
+# If the user did not specify an X authorization file to use, set up a temporary
+# directory to house one.
+if [ -z "$AUTHFILE" ]; then
+    XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/$PROGNAME.$$"
+    if ! mkdir -p -m 700 "$XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR"; then
+        error "temporary directory $XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR already exists"
+        exit 4
+    fi
+    AUTHFILE=$(mktemp -p "$XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR" Xauthority)
+fi
+
+# Start Xvfb.
+MCOOKIE=$(mcookie)
+XAUTHORITY=$AUTHFILE xauth add ":$SERVERNUM" "$XAUTHPROTO" "$MCOOKIE" \
+  >"$ERRORFILE" 2>&1
+XAUTHORITY=$AUTHFILE Xvfb ":$SERVERNUM" $XVFBARGS $LISTENTCP >"$ERRORFILE" \
+  2>&1 &
+XVFBPID=$!
+sleep "$STARTWAIT"
+
+# Start the command and save its exit status.
+set +e
+DISPLAY=:$SERVERNUM XAUTHORITY=$AUTHFILE "$@" 2>&1
+RETVAL=$?
+set -e
+
+# Kill Xvfb now that the command has exited.
+kill $XVFBPID
+
+# Clean up.
+XAUTHORITY=$AUTHFILE xauth remove ":$SERVERNUM" >"$ERRORFILE" 2>&1
+if [ -n "$XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR" ]; then
+    if ! rm -r "$XVFB_RUN_TMPDIR"; then
+        error "problem while cleaning up temporary directory"
+        exit 5
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Return the executed command's exit status.
+exit $RETVAL
+
+# vim:set ai et sts=4 sw=4 tw=80: