Two groups of emulsion paints were formulated to evaluate the efficiency of emulsified heterocyclic adducts: 2-mercaptothiazoline (2-MT), 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT), 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1,3, 4-thiadiazole (2-MMT), and 3-mercapto-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole (3-MMT). Different concentrations of 2-MT adduct, which has the simplest structure were added in waterborne paint formulations based on urabrid AC 100 emulsion resin to detect the optimum concentration range of the adduct as corrosion inhibitor. The efficiency of all the emulsified adducts has been studied at constant concentration within the optimum range in order to arrange them according to their efficiency as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel. Chemical, mechanical, corrosion resistance and water up-take tests of paint films were measured. Weight loss measurements (mg/cm 2 ), for steel panels under paint films and the steel corrosion inhibition efficiency of adduct has been determined. It was found that the prepared water-borne adducts could protect steel from corrosion and their efficiencies as corrosion inhibitors could be arranged in descending order: 3-MMT > 2-MMT > 2-MBT > 2-MT adducts.