diff --git a/gdm-2.24.0-add-panel-slide.patch b/gdm-2.24.0-add-panel-slide.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50dd4dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdm-2.24.0-add-panel-slide.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+diff -up gdm-2.24.0/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-greeter-panel.c.add-panel-slide gdm-2.24.0/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-greeter-panel.c
+--- gdm-2.24.0/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-greeter-panel.c.add-panel-slide	2008-08-21 00:31:47.000000000 -0400
++++ gdm-2.24.0/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-greeter-panel.c	2008-09-30 23:02:34.000000000 -0400
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+ 
+ #include "config.h"
+ 
++#include <math.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
+ #include "gdm-language-option-widget.h"
+ #include "gdm-layout-option-widget.h"
+ #include "gdm-session-option-widget.h"
++#include "gdm-timer.h"
+ #include "gdm-profile.h"
+ 
+ #include "na-tray.h"
+@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ struct GdmGreeterPanelPrivate
+         GtkWidget              *layout_option_widget;
+         GtkWidget              *session_option_widget;
+ 
++        GdmTimer               *animation_timer;
++        double                  progress;
++
+         char                   *default_session_name;
+         char                   *default_language_name;
+ };
+@@ -349,7 +354,7 @@ update_geometry (GdmGreeterPanel *panel,
+         panel->priv->geometry.height = requisition->height + 2 * GTK_CONTAINER (panel)->border_width;
+ 
+         panel->priv->geometry.x = geometry.x;
+-        panel->priv->geometry.y = geometry.y + geometry.height - panel->priv->geometry.height;
++        panel->priv->geometry.y = geometry.y + geometry.height - panel->priv->geometry.height + (1.0 - panel->priv->progress) * panel->priv->geometry.height;
+ 
+ #if 0
+         g_debug ("Setting geometry x:%d y:%d w:%d h:%d",
+@@ -402,6 +407,39 @@ gdm_greeter_panel_real_size_request (Gtk
+ 
+         gdm_greeter_panel_move_resize_window (panel, position_changed, size_changed);
+ }
++static void
++gdm_greeter_panel_real_show (GtkWidget *widget)
++{
++        GdmGreeterPanel *panel;
++        GtkSettings *settings;
++        gboolean     animations_are_enabled;
++
++        settings = gtk_settings_get_for_screen (gtk_widget_get_screen (widget));
++        g_object_get (settings, "gtk-enable-animations", &animations_are_enabled, NULL);
++
++        panel = GDM_GREETER_PANEL (widget);
++
++        if (animations_are_enabled) {
++                gdm_timer_start (panel->priv->animation_timer, 1.0);
++        } else {
++                panel->priv->progress = 1.0;
++        }
++
++        GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gdm_greeter_panel_parent_class)->show (widget);
++}
++
++static void
++gdm_greeter_panel_real_hide (GtkWidget *widget)
++{
++        GdmGreeterPanel *panel;
++
++        panel = GDM_GREETER_PANEL (widget);
++
++        gdm_timer_stop (panel->priv->animation_timer);
++        panel->priv->progress = 0.0;
++
++        GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gdm_greeter_panel_parent_class)->hide (widget);
++}
+ 
+ static void
+ gdm_greeter_panel_class_init (GdmGreeterPanelClass *klass)
+@@ -418,6 +456,9 @@ gdm_greeter_panel_class_init (GdmGreeter
+         widget_class->realize = gdm_greeter_panel_real_realize;
+         widget_class->unrealize = gdm_greeter_panel_real_unrealize;
+         widget_class->size_request = gdm_greeter_panel_real_size_request;
++        widget_class->show = gdm_greeter_panel_real_show;
++        widget_class->hide = gdm_greeter_panel_real_hide;
++
+         signals[LANGUAGE_SELECTED] =
+                 g_signal_new ("language-selected",
+                               G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+@@ -521,6 +562,15 @@ on_session_activated (GdmSessionOptionWi
+ }
+ 
+ static void
++on_animation_tick (GdmGreeterPanel *panel,
++                   double           progress)
++{
++        panel->priv->progress = progress * log ((G_E - 1.0) * progress + 1.0);
++
++        gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (panel));
++}
++
++static void
+ gdm_greeter_panel_init (GdmGreeterPanel *panel)
+ {
+         NaTray    *tray;
+@@ -605,6 +655,13 @@ gdm_greeter_panel_init (GdmGreeterPanel 
+ 
+         gdm_greeter_panel_hide_user_options (panel);
+ 
++        panel->priv->progress = 0.0;
++        panel->priv->animation_timer = gdm_timer_new ();
++        g_signal_connect_swapped (panel->priv->animation_timer,
++                                  "tick",
++                                  G_CALLBACK (on_animation_tick),
++                                  panel);
++
+         gdm_profile_end (NULL);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -620,6 +677,8 @@ gdm_greeter_panel_finalize (GObject *obj
+ 
+         g_return_if_fail (greeter_panel->priv != NULL);
+ 
++        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (object, on_animation_tick, greeter_panel);
++
+         G_OBJECT_CLASS (gdm_greeter_panel_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index 6f33b0e..3cae2d1 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Summary: The GNOME Display Manager
 Name: gdm
 Version: 2.24.0
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: User Interface/X
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Patch8: gdm-2.23.92-another-locale-fixup.patch
 Patch9: gdm-2.23.92-fix-crash.patch
 # Fix pulled from upstream
 Patch10: gdm-2.24.0-fix-icon-scale.patch
+Patch11: gdm-2.24.0-add-panel-slide.patch
 
 # Fedora-specific
 Patch99: gdm-2.23.1-fedora-logo.patch
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ multiple simulanteous logged in users.
 %patch8 -p1 -b .another-locale-fixup
 %patch9 -p1 -b .fix-crash
 %patch10 -p1 -b .fix-icon-scale
+%patch11 -p1 -b .add-panel-slide
 
 %patch99 -p1 -b .fedora-logo
 
@@ -326,6 +328,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet.xml
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 30 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.24.0-7
+- Make panel slide in initially like the gnome panel
+
 * Tue Sep 30 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.24.0-6
 - drop background priority change.  Choppyiness in -3 ended up
   being a bug in gnome-settings-daemon.