diff --git a/win32ss/printing/base/spoolsv/printers.c b/win32ss/printing/base/spoolsv/printers.c
index b1eb9070a06..1aa41413b59 100644
--- a/win32ss/printing/base/spoolsv/printers.c
+++ b/win32ss/printing/base/spoolsv/printers.c
@@ -30,8 +30,23 @@ _RpcAbortPrinter(WINSPOOL_PRINTER_HANDLE hPrinter)
 DWORD
 _RpcAddPrinter(WINSPOOL_HANDLE pName, WINSPOOL_PRINTER_CONTAINER* pPrinterContainer, WINSPOOL_DEVMODE_CONTAINER* pDevModeContainer, WINSPOOL_SECURITY_CONTAINER* pSecurityContainer, WINSPOOL_PRINTER_HANDLE* pHandle)
 {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED;
-    return ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
+    DWORD dwErrorCode;
+
+    dwErrorCode = RpcImpersonateClient(NULL);
+    if (dwErrorCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        ERR("RpcImpersonateClient failed with error %lu!\n", dwErrorCode);
+        return dwErrorCode;
+    }
+
+    *pHandle = AddPrinterW(pName,pPrinterContainer->Level,(LPBYTE)pPrinterContainer->PrinterInfo.pPrinterInfo2);
+    if (!*pHandle)
+        goto End;
+End:
+    if(dwErrorCode)
+        dwErrorCode = GetLastError();
+    RpcRevertToSelf();
+    return dwErrorCode;
 }
 
 DWORD
diff --git a/win32ss/printing/base/winspool/printers.c b/win32ss/printing/base/winspool/printers.c
index 6011571d341..83222a1d4b9 100644
--- a/win32ss/printing/base/winspool/printers.c
+++ b/win32ss/printing/base/winspool/printers.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ AddPrinterA(PSTR pName, DWORD Level, PBYTE pPrinter)
     PWSTR pwszPrintProcessor = NULL;
     PWSTR pwszDatatype = NULL;
     PWSTR pwszParameters = NULL;
+    PWSTR pPrintProcessor = NULL;
     PDEVMODEW pdmw = NULL;
 
     TRACE("AddPrinterA(%s, %d, %p)\n", debugstr_a(pName), Level, pPrinter);
@@ -288,6 +289,11 @@ AddPrinterA(PSTR pName, DWORD Level, PBYTE pPrinter)
         pwszPrinterName = AsciiToUnicode(&usBuffer, ppi2a->pPrinterName);
         if (!(ppi2w->pPrinterName = pwszPrinterName)) goto Cleanup;
     }
+    if (ppi2a->pPrintProcessor)
+    {
+        pPrintProcessor = AsciiToUnicode(&usBuffer, ppi2a->pPrintProcessor);
+        if (!(ppi2w->pPrintProcessor = pPrintProcessor)) goto Cleanup;
+    }
 
     ret = AddPrinterW(pwstrNameW, Level, (LPBYTE)ppi2w);
 
diff --git a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/main.c b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/main.c
index a8d6118e1bc..b916e1e74b5 100644
--- a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/main.c
+++ b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/main.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const PRINTPROVIDOR _PrintProviderFunctions = {
     LocalSetJob,                                // fpSetJob
     LocalGetJob,                                // fpGetJob
     LocalEnumJobs,                              // fpEnumJobs
-    NULL,                                       // fpAddPrinter
+    LocalAddPrinter,                            // fpAddPrinter
     NULL,                                       // fpDeletePrinter
     NULL,                                       // fpSetPrinter
     LocalGetPrinter,                            // fpGetPrinter
diff --git a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/precomp.h b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/precomp.h
index 20ecdec0ba0..2ec1015bf99 100644
--- a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/precomp.h
+++ b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/precomp.h
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI LocalWritePrinter(HANDLE hPrinter, LPVOID pBuf, DWORD cbBuf, LPDWORD
 BOOL WINAPI LocalEndPagePrinter(HANDLE hPrinter);
 BOOL WINAPI LocalEndDocPrinter(HANDLE hPrinter);
 BOOL WINAPI LocalClosePrinter(HANDLE hPrinter);
+HANDLE WINAPI LocalAddPrinter(LPWSTR pName, DWORD level, LPBYTE pPrinterInfo);
 VOID BroadcastChange(PLOCAL_HANDLE pHandle);
 
 // printingthread.c
diff --git a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/printers.c b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/printers.c
index 9bab1ba22ff..ee8b88804ce 100644
--- a/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/printers.c
+++ b/win32ss/printing/providers/localspl/printers.c
@@ -213,8 +213,13 @@ InitializePrinterList(VOID)
         pPort = FindPort(pwszPort);
         if (!pPort)
         {
-            ERR("Invalid Port \"%S\" for Printer \"%S\"!\n", pwszPort, wszPrinterName);
-            continue;
+            //FIXME - virtual port - we create it but monitor is neecessary to make the "Print" button clickable and not hardcoding Ready status - in Windows at least
+            if(CreatePortEntry(pwszPort,NULL))
+                pPort = FindPort(pwszPort);
+            if(!pPort){
+                ERR("Invalid Port \"%S\" for Printer \"%S\"!\n", pwszPort, wszPrinterName);
+                continue;
+            }
         }
 
         // Create a new LOCAL_PRINTER structure for it.
@@ -1175,9 +1180,9 @@ _LocalOpenPrinterHandle(PWSTR pwszPrinterName, PWSTR pwszJobParameter, PHANDLE p
     // Check if a DevMode was given, otherwise use the default.
     if (pDefault && pDefault->pDevMode)
         pPrinterHandle->pDevMode = DuplicateDevMode(pDefault->pDevMode);
-    else
+    else{
         pPrinterHandle->pDevMode = DuplicateDevMode(pPrinter->pDefaultDevMode);
-
+    }
     // Check if the caller wants a handle to an existing Print Job.
     if (pwszJobParameter)
     {
@@ -1227,7 +1232,6 @@ _LocalOpenPrinterHandle(PWSTR pwszPrinterName, PWSTR pwszJobParameter, PHANDLE p
         // This prevents the caller from doing further StartDocPrinter, WritePrinter, etc. calls on it.
         pPrinterHandle->pJob = pJob;
     }
-
     // Make the generic handle a Printer handle.
     pHandle->HandleType = HandleType_Printer;
     pHandle->pSpecificHandle = pPrinterHandle;
@@ -1405,7 +1409,7 @@ LocalOpenPrinter(PWSTR lpPrinterName, HANDLE* phPrinter, PPRINTER_DEFAULTSW pDef
     PWSTR pwszSecondParameter;
     WCHAR wszComputerName[MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1];
 
-    TRACE("LocalOpenPrinter(%S, %p, %p)\n", lpPrinterName, phPrinter, pDefault);
+    ERR("LocalOpenPrinter(%S, %p, %p)\n", lpPrinterName, phPrinter, pDefault);
 
     ASSERT(phPrinter);
     *phPrinter = NULL;
@@ -1994,3 +1998,88 @@ LocalClosePrinter(HANDLE hPrinter)
     FIXME("LocalClosePrinter 3\n");
     return TRUE;
 }
+
+HANDLE WINAPI
+LocalAddPrinter(LPWSTR pName, DWORD level, LPBYTE pPrinterInfo){
+    BOOL bRet;
+    DWORD dwErrorCode;
+    LOCAL_HANDLE hLocalPrinter;
+    HANDLE hPrinter;
+    HKEY hPrinterKey = NULL;
+    PLOCAL_PRINTER pLocalPrinter;
+
+    PPRINTER_INFO_2W pInfo = (PPRINTER_INFO_2W)pPrinterInfo;
+
+    if(!pInfo->pDatatype)
+        pInfo->pDatatype = L"RAW";
+
+    if(!pInfo->pDevMode){
+        pInfo->pDevMode = DllAllocSplMem(sizeof(DEVMODEW));
+        wcscpy(pInfo->pDevMode->dmDeviceName,pInfo->pPrinterName);
+        pInfo->pDevMode->dmSize = sizeof(DEVMODEW);
+    }
+    if(!pInfo->pLocation)
+        pInfo->pLocation = L"";
+
+    if(!pInfo->pPrinterName)
+        goto End;
+    dwErrorCode = RegCreateKeyEx(hPrintersKey,pInfo->pPrinterName,0,NULL,0,KEY_SET_VALUE|KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY,NULL,&hPrinterKey,NULL);
+    if(dwErrorCode)
+        goto End;
+
+    if(!pInfo->pPortName)
+        goto End;
+    dwErrorCode = RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Port",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pPortName,(wcslen(pInfo->pPortName)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+    if(dwErrorCode)
+        goto End;
+
+    if(!pInfo->pPrintProcessor)
+        goto End;
+    dwErrorCode = RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Print Processor",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pPrintProcessor,(wcslen(pInfo->pPrintProcessor) + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
+    if(dwErrorCode)
+        goto End;
+
+    if(!pInfo->pDriverName)
+        goto End;
+    dwErrorCode = RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Printer Driver",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pDriverName,(wcslen(pInfo->pDriverName)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+    if(dwErrorCode)
+        goto End;
+
+    if(pInfo->pDevMode)
+        RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Default DevMode",0,REG_BINARY,(PBYTE)pInfo->pDevMode,sizeof(DEVMODEW));
+    if(pInfo->pComment)
+        RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Description",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pComment,(wcslen(pInfo->pComment)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+    
+    RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Location",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pLocation,(wcslen(pInfo->pLocation)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+    RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Status",0,REG_DWORD,(PBYTE)&(pInfo->Status),sizeof(DWORD));
+    RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Attributes",0,REG_DWORD,(PBYTE)&(pInfo->Attributes),sizeof(DWORD));
+    RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Datatype",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pDatatype,(wcslen(pInfo->pDatatype)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+    RegSetValueEx(hPrinterKey,L"Name",0,REG_SZ,(PBYTE)pInfo->pPrinterName,(wcslen(pInfo->pPrinterName)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
+
+    RegCloseKey(hPrintKey);
+
+    pLocalPrinter = DllAllocSplMem(sizeof(LOCAL_PRINTER));
+    pLocalPrinter->pwszPrinterName = pInfo->pPrinterName;
+    pLocalPrinter->dwAttributes = pInfo->Attributes;
+    pLocalPrinter->pwszLocation = pInfo->pLocation;
+    pLocalPrinter->pwszDescription = pInfo->pComment;
+    pLocalPrinter->pwszDefaultDatatype = pInfo->pDatatype;
+    pLocalPrinter->pDefaultDevMode = pInfo->pDevMode;
+    pLocalPrinter->pPrintProcessor = FindPrintProcessor(pInfo->pPrintProcessor);
+    pLocalPrinter->pPort = FindPort(pInfo->pPortName);
+
+    InitializePrinterJobList(pLocalPrinter);
+    
+    InsertElementSkiplist(&PrinterList, pLocalPrinter);
+    
+    hLocalPrinter.pSpecificHandle = pPrinterInfo;
+    hLocalPrinter.HandleType = HandleType_Printer;
+
+    bRet = LocalOpenPrinter(pInfo->pPrinterName,&hPrinter,NULL);
+    
+End:
+    if(hPrinterKey)
+        RegCloseKey(hPrintKey);
+    SetLastError(dwErrorCode);
+    return hPrinter;
+}