diff --git a/default_user/ChangeLog b/default_user/ChangeLog
index 8ad3efb440..a7a00fcdb7 100644
--- a/default_user/ChangeLog
+++ b/default_user/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2001-01-25  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* local/Contacts/Makefile.am (defaultcalendar_DATA): Added
+	create-initial.
+
+	* local/Contacts/create-initial: New empty file to trigger the
+	contact manager to add the initial Hello contact.
+
 2001-01-08  Damon Chaplin  <damon@helixcode.com>
 
 	* local/Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): added Tasks subdir.
diff --git a/default_user/local/Contacts/Makefile.am b/default_user/local/Contacts/Makefile.am
index 6c0407f9e4..3a30a122fe 100644
--- a/default_user/local/Contacts/Makefile.am
+++ b/default_user/local/Contacts/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 defaultcalendardir = $(datadir)/evolution/default_user/local/Contacts
 defaultcalendar_DATA =		\
-	folder-metadata.xml
+	folder-metadata.xml	\
+	create-initial
 EXTRA_DIST = $(defaultcalendar_DATA)
diff --git a/default_user/local/Contacts/create-initial b/default_user/local/Contacts/create-initial
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2