A waterborne coating composition comprising: (a) at least one silylated polyether compound of the general formula: (R 1)(R 2)(R 3)SiR 4 Si(R 5)(R 6)R 7 (C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b (C 4 H 8 O) c R 8 wherein each R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5 and R 6 is methyl; R 4 is methylene or ethylene; R 7 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O- or -CH 2 CH(CH 3)CH 2 O-; R 8 is hydrogen or methyl; and each occurrence of the subscripts a, b and c is an integer where a is 1 to 20, b is 0 to 4 and c is 0 to 4 with the provisos that (i) a is greater than or equal to 5 times (b+c); and and (ii) the silylated polyether (a) is employed in the amount of 0.1 to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition; and (b) at least one waterborne acrylic coating resin wherein the resin is an aqueous emulsion wherein the continuous phase comprises water and the discontinuous phase comprises polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methoxyethyl acrylate, diaminoethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, stearic methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxylpropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxylpropyl methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide and glycidyl acrylate and having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 grams per mole to 2,000,000 gram per mole and a glass transition temperature of from - 20°C to 35°C. (a) at least one silylated polyether compound of the general formula: (R 1)(R 2)(R 3)SiR 4 Si(R 5)(R 6)R 7 (C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b (C 4 H 8 O) c R 8 wherein each R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5 and R 6 is methyl; R 4 is methylene or ethylene; R 7 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O- or -CH 2 CH(CH 3)CH 2 O-; R 8 is hydrogen or methyl; and each occurrence of the subscripts a, b and c is an integer where a is 1 to 20, b is 0 to 4 and c is 0 to 4 with the provisos that (i) a is greater than or equal to 5 times (b+c); and and (ii) the silylated polyether (a) is employed in the amount of 0.1 to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition; and each R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5 and R 6 is methyl; R 4 is methylene or ethylene; R 7 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O- or -CH 2 CH(CH 3)CH 2 O-; R 8 is hydrogen or methyl; and each occurrence of the subscripts a, b and c is an integer where a is 1 to 20, b is 0 to 4 and c is 0 to 4 with the provisos that (i) a is greater than or equal to 5 times (b+c); and and (ii) the silylated polyether (a) is employed in the amount of 0.1 to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition; and (b) at least one waterborne acrylic coating resin wherein the resin is an aqueous emulsion wherein the continuous phase comprises water and the discontinuous phase comprises polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methoxyethyl acrylate, diaminoethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, stearic methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxylpropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxylpropyl methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide and glycidyl acrylate and having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 grams per mole to 2,000,000 gram per mole and a glass transition temperature of from - 20°C to 35°C.