diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d05d4ab10..ccf14f7ba 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@
 [submodule "submodules/externals/libswscale"]
 	path = submodules/externals/libswscale
 	url = git://git.ffmpeg.org/libswscale
+[submodule "submodules/externals/x264"]
+	path = submodules/externals/x264
+	url = git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
diff --git a/jni/Android.mk b/jni/Android.mk
index 22bd02fdf..8c4ef8067 100644
--- a/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/jni/Android.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ include $(root-dir)/submodules/linphone/mediastreamer2/build/android/Android.mk
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_ABI),armeabi-v7a)
 include $(root-dir)/submodules/msilbc/Android.mk
 include $(root-dir)/submodules/externals/build/ffmpeg/Android.mk
+include $(root-dir)/submodules/externals/build/x264/Android.mk
 endif
 
 include $(root-dir)/submodules/linphone/build/android/Android.mk
diff --git a/jni/Application.mk b/jni/Application.mk
index ad5a65625..d78f951ee 100644
--- a/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/jni/Application.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ APP_MODULES      :=libspeex libgsm libortp libosip2 libeXosip2 libmediastreamer2
 
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_ABI),armeabi-v7a)
-APP_MODULES      +=libmsilbc libavutil libavcore libavcodec libswscale 
+APP_MODULES      +=libmsilbc libavutil libavcore libavcodec libswscale libx264
 endif
 APP_BUILD_SCRIPT:=$(call my-dir)/Android.mk
 APP_PLATFORM := android-8
diff --git a/submodules/externals/build/x264/Android.mk b/submodules/externals/build/x264/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2943c71b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/externals/build/x264/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#
+# List of compiled files and related options obtained using 
+# ./configure --cross-prefix=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --disable-pthread --enable-pic
+# && make
+#
+
+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)/../../x264
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libx264
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES = \
+	common/mc.c \
+	common/predict.c \
+	common/pixel.c \
+	common/macroblock.c \
+	common/frame.c \
+	common/dct.c \
+	common/cpu.c \
+	common/cabac.c \
+	common/common.c \
+	common/mdate.c \
+	common/rectangle.c \
+	common/set.c \
+	common/quant.c \
+	common/deblock.c \
+	common/vlc.c \
+	common/mvpred.c \
+	common/bitstream.c \
+	encoder/analyse.c \
+	encoder/me.c \
+	encoder/ratecontrol.c \
+	encoder/set.c \
+	encoder/macroblock.c \
+	encoder/cabac.c \
+	encoder/cavlc.c \
+	encoder/encoder.c \
+	encoder/lookahead.c \
+	common/arm/mc-c.c \
+	common/arm/predict-c.c \
+	common/arm/cpu-a.S \
+	common/arm/pixel-a.S \
+	common/arm/mc-a.S \
+	common/arm/dct-a.S \
+	common/arm/quant-a.S \
+	common/arm/deblock-a.S \
+	common/arm/predict-a.S 
+
+
+LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
+
+
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DPIC -DBIT_DEPTH=8 -std=gnu99
+
+#for including config.h:
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
+	$(LOCAL_PATH)/../build/x264  \
+	$(LOCAL_PATH)/ 
+
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
diff --git a/submodules/externals/build/x264/config.h b/submodules/externals/build/x264/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df6cd338a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/externals/build/x264/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#define HAVE_MALLOC_H 1
+#define HAVE_ARMV6 1
+#define HAVE_ARMV6T2 1
+#define HAVE_NEON 1
+#define ARCH_ARM 1
+#define SYS_LINUX 1
+#define HAVE_LOG2F 1
+#define fseek fseeko
+#define ftell ftello
+#define BIT_DEPTH 8
+#define HAVE_GPL 1
+#define HAVE_ALTIVEC 0
+#define HAVE_ALTIVEC_H 0
+#define HAVE_MMX 0
+#define HAVE_PTHREAD 0
+#define HAVE_VISUALIZE 0
+#define HAVE_SWSCALE 0
+#define HAVE_LAVF 0
+#define HAVE_FFMS 0
+#define HAVE_GPAC 0
+#define HAVE_GF_MALLOC 0
+#define HAVE_AVS 0
+#define X264_VERSION " r1804 e89c4cf"
+#define X264_POINTVER "0.110.1804 e89c4cf"
diff --git a/submodules/externals/x264 b/submodules/externals/x264
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..e89c4cfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/externals/x264
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e89c4cfc9f37d0b7684507974b333545b5bcc37a