diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 22f03686..c3e4749b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ byobu (4.26) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * usr/bin/byobu:
     - test that there is something in the windows files
+  * usr/bin/byobu, usr/bin/byobu-janitor,
+    usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile.am, usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux,
+    usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmuxrc:
+    - initial support for launching tmux
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:57:12 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index c48ab304..944ddf77 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -45,47 +45,52 @@ byobu-janitor --force
 # Set the window title
 [ -n "$BYOBU_NO_TITLE" ] || printf "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME:-$(hostname)} - ${PKG}\007"
 
-# Allow override of default window list, with BYOBU_WINDOWS environment variable
-CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=0
-if [ -s "$BYOBU_WINDOWS" ]; then
-	CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=1
-elif [ -s "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows.$BYOBU_WINDOWS" ]; then
-	CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=1
-	BYOBU_WINDOWS="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows.$BYOBU_WINDOWS"
-elif [ "$#" = "0" ]; then
-	BYOBU_WINDOWS="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows"
-else
-	BYOBU_WINDOWS="/dev/null"
-fi
-export BYOBU_WINDOWS
-
-# Launch shell, unless the user has default windows set to launch
-uncommented_lines < "$BYOBU_WINDOWS" && DEFAULT_WINDOW= || DEFAULT_WINDOW="-t ${SHELL##*/} byobu-shell"
-
-# Check if our terminfo supports 256 colors
-if command -v tput >/dev/null; then
-	if [ "$(tput colors 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" = "256" ]; then
-		SCREEN_TERM="-T screen-256color"
-	fi
-fi
-
 # Drop a symlink to the ssh socket in $HOME, since we can ensure that exists
 if [ -S "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] && [ ! -h "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]; then
 	ln -sf "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/.ssh-agent"
 fi
 
-# Some users want to maintain separate configurations
-# if they use both GNU Screen and byobu on the same system
-if [ -r "$HOME/.byoburc" ]; then
-	PROFILE="-c $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/byoburc"
-else
-	PROFILE="-c $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/screenrc"
-fi
-NAME="-S $PKG"
-# Zero out $NAME if user has specified a session name
-for i in "$@"; do
-	case $i in -*r*|-*d*|-*D*|-*S*|-ls|-list) NAME= ;; esac
-done
+case $BYOBU_BACKEND in
+	tmux)
+		PROFILE="-f $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/tmuxrc"
+	;;
+	*)
+		# Allow override of default window list, with BYOBU_WINDOWS environment variable
+		CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=0
+		if [ -s "$BYOBU_WINDOWS" ]; then
+			CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=1
+		elif [ -s "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows.$BYOBU_WINDOWS" ]; then
+			CUSTOM_WINDOW_SET=1
+			BYOBU_WINDOWS="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows.$BYOBU_WINDOWS"
+		elif [ "$#" = "0" ]; then
+			BYOBU_WINDOWS="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows"
+		else
+			BYOBU_WINDOWS="/dev/null"
+		fi
+		export BYOBU_WINDOWS
+		# Launch shell, unless the user has default windows set to launch
+		uncommented_lines < "$BYOBU_WINDOWS" && DEFAULT_WINDOW= || DEFAULT_WINDOW="-t ${SHELL##*/} byobu-shell"
+		# Check if our terminfo supports 256 colors
+		if command -v tput >/dev/null; then
+			if [ "$(tput colors 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" = "256" ]; then
+				SCREEN_TERM="-T screen-256color"
+			fi
+		fi
+		# Some users want to maintain separate configurations
+		# if they use both GNU Screen and byobu on the same system
+		if [ -r "$HOME/.byoburc" ]; then
+			PROFILE="-c $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/byoburc"
+		else
+			PROFILE="-c $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/screenrc"
+		fi
+		NAME="-S $PKG"
+		# Zero out $NAME if user has specified a session name
+		for i in "$@"; do
+			case $i in -*r*|-*d*|-*D*|-*S*|-ls|-list) NAME= ;; esac
+		done
+	;;
+esac
+
 # Now let's execute the backend!
 if [ "$#" = "0" ]; then
 	out=$($BYOBU_BACKEND -wipe 2>/dev/null) || true
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
index 347046db..e7d11d95 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ fi
 # Setup initial local user configuration
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color" ] || printf "BACKGROUND=k\nFOREGROUND=w\nMONOCHROME=0" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile" ] || echo "source $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/common" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
+[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile.tmux" ] || echo "source-file $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/tmux" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile.tmux"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/keybindings" ] || echo "source $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/keybindings/common" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/keybindings"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows" ] || touch "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/windows"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status" ] || touch "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status"
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile.am b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile.am
index dc27453c..31ba0ddf 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 profilesdir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/profiles
-profiles_DATA = byoburc  screenrc  common  tmux  NONE
+profiles_DATA = byoburc  screenrc  common  tmux  tmuxrc  NONE
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
index ff28939b..e4a3f2e2 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ set -g status-fg white
 set -g status-interval 1
 set -g status-left-length 256
 set -g status-right-length 256
-set -g status-left '#(byobu-status logo)#(byobu-status release)['
-set -g status-right ']%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+set -g status-left '#(byobu-status logo)'
+set -g status-right '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 set -g message-bg magenta
 set -g message-fg white
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmuxrc b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmuxrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cd6f722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmuxrc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+###############################################################################
+#    Load:
+#     * the stock byobu profile
+#     * any windows
+#     * and the local byoburc (instead of .screenrc)
+#    Used at startup but not profile refresh
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    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 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+###############################################################################
+
+source-file $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile.tmux
+source-file $HOME/.byoburc.tmux