diff --git a/srcpkgs/vim-common b/srcpkgs/vim-common
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7923f59d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vim-common
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vim
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vim/template b/srcpkgs/vim/template
index d3c5116796..72b52601cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vim/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'vim'
 pkgname=vim
 version=7.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc=vim72
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ long_desc="
  have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
  on-line help, filename completion, block operations, etc."
 
+subpackages="vim-common"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run ncursesw
 Add_dependency run acl
+Add_dependency run vim-common		">=${version}"
 Add_dependency build glibc-devel
 Add_dependency build ncursesw-devel
 Add_dependency build acl-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vim/vim-common.template b/srcpkgs/vim/vim-common.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95e1eba634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vim/vim-common.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'vim-common'.
+#
+short_desc="VI iMproved - common files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains common files shared by all vim flavours."
+
+noarch=yes
+replaces="vim<=7.2_2"
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/vim ${DESTDIR}/usr/share
+}