diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 34f83f3d..2a041a7d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(doat,
 [  --disable-doat          disable the Do At plugin],
         doat=$enableval, doat=yes)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(fishlim,
+[  --disable-fishlim       disable the FiSHLiM plugin],
+        fishlim=$enableval, fishlim=yes)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugin,
 [  --disable-plugin        disable plugin support],
         plugin=$enableval, plugin=yes)
@@ -370,36 +374,6 @@ if test "$tcl" != "no"; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-dnl *********************************************************************
-dnl ** SASL *************************************************************
-dnl *********************************************************************
-
-if test "$sasl" != "no"; then
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for plugin interface used by SASL)
-	sasl=no
-	if test "$plugin" = yes; then
-		sasl=yes
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-	else
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([plugins are disabled, use the --enable-plugin option for SASL])
-	fi
-fi
-
-dnl *********************************************************************
-dnl ** DO AT ************************************************************
-dnl *********************************************************************
-
-if test "$doat" != "no"; then
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for plugin interface used by Do At)
-	doat=no
-	if test "$plugin" = yes; then
-		doat=yes
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-	else
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([plugins are disabled, use the --enable-plugin option for Do At])
-	fi
-fi
-
 dnl *********************************************************************
 dnl ** IPv6 *************************************************************
 dnl *********************************************************************
@@ -521,6 +495,57 @@ if test "$plugin" = yes; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+dnl *********************************************************************
+dnl ** SASL *************************************************************
+dnl *********************************************************************
+
+if test "$sasl" != "no"; then
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for plugin interface used by SASL)
+	sasl=no
+	if test "$plugin" = yes; then
+		sasl=yes
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([plugins are disabled, use the --enable-plugin option for SASL])
+	fi
+fi
+
+dnl *********************************************************************
+dnl ** DO AT ************************************************************
+dnl *********************************************************************
+
+if test "$doat" != "no"; then
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for plugin interface used by Do At)
+	doat=no
+	if test "$plugin" = yes; then
+		doat=yes
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([plugins are disabled, use the --enable-plugin option for Do At])
+	fi
+fi
+
+dnl *********************************************************************
+dnl ** FiSHLiM **********************************************************
+dnl *********************************************************************
+
+if test "$fishlim" != "no"; then
+	fishlim=no
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for plugin interface used by FiSHLiM)
+	if test "$plugin" = yes; then
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([plugins are disabled, use the --enable-plugin option])
+	fi
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for OpenSSL used by FiSHLiM)
+	if test "$openssl" = yes; then
+		fishlim=yes
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([OpenSSL cannot be found, use the --enable-openssl option])
+	fi
+fi
+
 dnl #######################################################################
 dnl # Check for DBUS libraries
 dnl #######################################################################
@@ -615,6 +640,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_PYTHON, test "x$python" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_TCL, test "x$tcl" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_SASL, test "x$sasl" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_DOAT, test "x$doat" = "xyes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_FISHLIM, test "x$fishlim" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_PLUGIN, test "x$plugin" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_DBUS, test "x$dbus" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(DO_GCONF, test "x$GCONFTOOL" != "xno")
@@ -879,6 +905,7 @@ plugins/perl/Makefile
 plugins/tcl/Makefile
 plugins/sasl/Makefile
 plugins/doat/Makefile
+plugins/fishlim/Makefile
 intl/Makefile
 po/Makefile.in
 ])
@@ -902,7 +929,7 @@ echo libnotify support ... : $libnotify
 echo
 echo Perl ................ : $perl\	SASL .................. : $sasl
 echo Python .............. : $python\	Do At ................. : $doat
-echo Tcl ................. : $tcl
+echo Tcl ................. : $tcl\	FiSHLiM ............... : $fishlim
 echo
 echo The binary will be installed in $prefix/bin
 echo
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index 4ac35bce..c8c4a795 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@ if DO_DOAT
 doatdir = doat
 endif
 
+if DO_FISHLIM
+fishlimdir = fishlim
+endif
+
 #SUBDIRS = . $(pythondir) $(perldir) mailcheck xdcc
-SUBDIRS = . $(pythondir) $(perldir) $(tcldir) $(sasldir) $(doatdir)
+SUBDIRS = . $(pythondir) $(perldir) $(tcldir) $(sasldir) $(doatdir) $(fishlimdir)
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/Makefile b/plugins/fishlim/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f0e93d2..00000000
--- a/plugins/fishlim/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-
-OURCFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -std=c99 -pedantic `pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0 libcrypto` -DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1 -fPIC $(CFLAGS)
-#OURLINKFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0 libcrypto` -shared -fPIC -Wl,-z,defs $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
-OURLINKFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0 libcrypto` $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-BASE_OBJECTS = irc.o fish.o keystore.o misc.o
-PLUGIN_OBJECTS = $(BASE_OBJECTS) plugin_xchat.o
-TEST_OBJECTS = $(BASE_OBJECTS) test.o
-
-all: fishlim.so test
-
-fish.o: fish.h keystore.h misc.h
-irc.o: irc.h
-keystore.o: keystore.h irc.h fish.h misc.h plugin_xchat.h
-misc.o: misc.h
-test.o: fish.h
-plugin_xchat.o: fish.h irc.h keystore.h plugin_xchat.h
-
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) $(OURCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
-
-fishlim.so: $(PLUGIN_OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) -shared $(OURLINKFLAGS) $(PLUGIN_OBJECTS) -o $@
-
-test: $(TEST_OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(TEST_OBJECTS) -o $@ $(OURLINKFLAGS)
-
-
-.PHONY: all clean distclean install uninstall
-clean:
-	-$(RM) -f $(PLUGIN_OBJECTS) $(TEST_OBJECTS) fishlim.so test
-distclean: clean
-
-install: fishlim.so
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/xchat/plugins/
-	install -m 644 fishlim.so $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/xchat/plugins/
-uninstall:
-	rm $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/xchat/plugins/fishlim.so
-
-
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/Makefile.am b/plugins/fishlim/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..951af6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = INSTALL LICENSE README
+
+libdir = $(hexchatlibdir)/plugins
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = fishlim.la
+fishlim_la_SOURCES = fish.c irc.c keystore.c misc.c plugin_xchat.c
+fishlim_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module 
+fishlim_la_LIBADD = 
+INCLUDES = $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/..
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_xchat.c b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_xchat.c
index 5e261116..d1d3f5ca 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_xchat.c
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_xchat.c
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 // #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include "xchat-plugin.h"
-#else
-#include <xchat/xchat-plugin.h>
-#endif
 #define XCHAT_MAX_WORDS 32
 // #pragma GCC visibility pop