diff --git a/policy/modules/apps/thunderbird.te b/policy/modules/apps/thunderbird.te
index 7de51489b..af3c02ebd 100644
--- a/policy/modules/apps/thunderbird.te
+++ b/policy/modules/apps/thunderbird.te
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ role thunderbird_roles types thunderbird_t;
 type thunderbird_home_t;
 userdom_user_home_content(thunderbird_home_t)
 
+type thunderbird_tmp_t;
+userdom_user_tmp_file(thunderbird_tmp_t)
+
 type thunderbird_tmpfs_t;
 userdom_user_tmpfs_file(thunderbird_tmpfs_t)
 
@@ -42,6 +45,11 @@ manage_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_home_t, thunderbird_home_t)
 manage_lnk_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_home_t, thunderbird_home_t)
 userdom_user_home_dir_filetrans(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_home_t, dir, ".thunderbird")
 
+manage_dirs_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmp_t, thunderbird_tmp_t)
+manage_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmp_t, thunderbird_tmp_t)
+manage_lnk_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmp_t, thunderbird_tmp_t)
+files_tmp_filetrans(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmp_t, { dir file lnk_file })
+
 manage_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t)
 manage_lnk_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t)
 manage_fifo_files_pattern(thunderbird_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t, thunderbird_tmpfs_t)