diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c036c432f..b7d941e9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(SDL)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Inventor)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt3)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Jasper)
 
 # Platform specific:
 # (We can approach this one of two ways. We can try to FIND everything
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindJasper.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindJasper.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36050aecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindJasper.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Locate gdal
+# This module defines
+# JASPER_LIBRARY
+# JASPER_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to gdal 
+# JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find the headers
+#
+# $JASPER_DIR is an environment variable that would
+# correspond to the ./configure --prefix=$JASPER_DIR
+#
+# Created by Robert Osfield. 
+
+FIND_PATH(JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR jasper/jasper.h
+    $ENV{JASPER_DIR}/include
+    $ENV{JASPER_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/include
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/include
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/include
+    /usr/include
+    /sw/include # Fink
+    /opt/local/include # DarwinPorts
+    /opt/csw/include # Blastwave
+    /opt/include
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/include
+    /usr/freeware/include
+)
+
+FIND_LIBRARY(JASPER_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES jasper
+    PATHS
+    $ENV{JASPER_DIR}/lib
+    $ENV{JASPER_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/lib
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/lib
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/lib
+    /usr/lib
+    /sw/lib
+    /opt/local/lib
+    /opt/csw/lib
+    /opt/lib
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/lib
+    /usr/freeware/lib64
+)
+
+SET(JASPER_FOUND "NO")
+IF(JASPER_LIBRARY AND JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    SET(JASPER_FOUND "YES")
+ENDIF(JASPER_LIBRARY AND JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index f04723272..b04a31a4a 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ IF (BUILD_OSG_IMAGE_PLUGINS)
 	IF(JPEG_FOUND)
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(jpeg)
 	ENDIF(JPEG_FOUND)
+	IF(JASPER_FOUND)
+		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(jp2) 
+	ENDIF(JASPER_FOUND)
 	IF(GIFLIB_FOUND)
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(gif) 
 	ENDIF(GIFLIB_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/jp2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/jp2/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24b070167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/jp2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${JAPSER_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+
+SET(TARGET_SRC ReaderWriterJP2.cpp )
+
+SET(TARGET_LIBRARIES_VARS JASPER_LIBRARY )
+
+#### end var setup  ###
+SETUP_PLUGIN(jp2)