diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf09d330..ddb7c8fa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([experimental-libwebpdemux],
 AC_MSG_RESULT(${enable_experimental_libwebpdemux-no})
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WANT_DEMUX], [test "$enable_experimental_libwebpdemux" = "yes"])
 
+dnl === Check whether decoder library should be built.
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether decoder library is to be built)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([libwebpdecoder],
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-libwebpdecoder],
+                             [Building libwebpdecoder @<:@default=no@:>@]))
+AC_MSG_RESULT(${enable_libwebpdecoder-no})
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER], [test "$enable_libwebpdecoder" = "yes"])
+
 dnl =========================
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@ Shared libraries: ${enable_shared}
 Static libraries: ${enable_static}
 Threaded decode: ${enable_threading-no}
 libwebp: yes
+libwebpdecoder: ${enable_libwebpdecoder-no}
 libwebpdemux: ${enable_experimental_libwebpdemux-no}
 libwebpmux: ${enable_experimental_libwebpmux-no}
 
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 202f9c4e..3cc106b9 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = dwebp cwebp
+
 if WANT_MUX
   bin_PROGRAMS += webpmux
 endif
@@ -18,7 +19,13 @@ libexampleutilincludedir =
 dwebp_SOURCES = dwebp.c stopwatch.h
 dwebp_CPPFLAGS  = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(USE_EXPERIMENTAL_CODE)
 dwebp_CPPFLAGS += $(JPEG_INCLUDES) $(PNG_INCLUDES)
-dwebp_LDADD = libexampleutil.la ../src/libwebp.la $(PNG_LIBS) $(JPEG_LIBS)
+dwebp_LDADD = libexampleutil.la $(PNG_LIBS) $(JPEG_LIBS)
+
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  dwebp_LDADD += ../src/libwebpdecoder.la
+else
+  dwebp_LDADD += ../src/libwebp.la
+endif
 
 cwebp_SOURCES  = cwebp.c metadata.c metadata.h stopwatch.h
 cwebp_SOURCES += jpegdec.c jpegdec.h
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 6012a5e9..7cd031ce 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SUBDIRS = dec enc dsp utils
+
 if WANT_MUX
   SUBDIRS += mux
 endif
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ endif
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwebp.la
 
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  lib_LTLIBRARIES += libwebpdecoder.la
+endif
+
 libwebp_la_SOURCES =
 libwebpinclude_HEADERS =
 libwebpinclude_HEADERS += webp/decode.h
@@ -30,5 +35,20 @@ libwebp_la_LIBADD += utils/libwebputils.la
 libwebp_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 4:1:0
 libwebpincludedir = $(includedir)/webp
 
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  libwebpdecoder_la_SOURCES =
+  libwebpdecoderinclude_HEADERS =
+  libwebpdecoderinclude_HEADERS += webp/decode.h
+  libwebpdecoderinclude_HEADERS += webp/types.h
+
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD =
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD += dec/libwebpdecode.la
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD += dsp/libwebpdspdecode.la
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD += utils/libwebputilsdecode.la
+
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 4:1:0
+  libwebpdecoderincludedir = $(includedir)/webp
+endif
+
 pkgconfig_DATA = libwebp.pc
 ${pkgconfig_DATA}: ${top_builddir}/config.status
diff --git a/src/dsp/Makefile.am b/src/dsp/Makefile.am
index e28e3e08..86239b02 100644
--- a/src/dsp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/dsp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libwebpdsp.la
 
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES =
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += cpu.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += dec.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += dec_neon.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += dec_sse2.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += dsp.h
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += enc.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += enc_neon.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += enc_sse2.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += lossless.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += lossless.h
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += upsampling.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += upsampling_sse2.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += yuv.c
-libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES += yuv.h
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libwebpdspdecode.la
+endif
 
+COMMON_SOURCES  =
+COMMON_SOURCES += cpu.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += dec.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += dec_neon.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += dec_sse2.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += dsp.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += lossless.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += lossless.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += upsampling.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += upsampling_sse2.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += yuv.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += yuv.h
+
+ENC_SOURCES  =
+ENC_SOURCES += enc.c
+ENC_SOURCES += enc_neon.c
+ENC_SOURCES += enc_sse2.c
+
+libwebpdsp_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SOURCES) $(ENC_SOURCES)
 libwebpdspinclude_HEADERS = ../webp/types.h
+
 noinst_HEADERS =
 noinst_HEADERS += ../dec/decode_vp8.h
 noinst_HEADERS += ../webp/decode.h
@@ -25,3 +33,12 @@ noinst_HEADERS += ../webp/decode.h
 libwebpdsp_la_LDFLAGS = -lm
 libwebpdsp_la_CPPFLAGS = $(USE_EXPERIMENTAL_CODE) $(USE_SWAP_16BIT_CSP)
 libwebpdspincludedir = $(includedir)/webp
+
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  libwebpdspdecode_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SOURCES)
+  libwebpdspdecodeinclude_HEADERS = $(libwebpdspinclude_HEADERS)
+
+  libwebpdspdecode_la_LDFLAGS = $(libwebpdsp_la_LDFLAGS)
+  libwebpdspdecode_la_CPPFLAGS = $(libwebpdsp_la_CPPFLAGS)
+  libwebpdspdecodeincludedir = $(libwebpdspincludedir)
+endif
diff --git a/src/utils/Makefile.am b/src/utils/Makefile.am
index 65054c03..96429b03 100644
--- a/src/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,27 +1,43 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libwebputils.la
 
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES =
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += bit_reader.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += bit_reader.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += bit_writer.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += bit_writer.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += color_cache.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += color_cache.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += filters.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += filters.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += huffman.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += huffman.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += huffman_encode.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += huffman_encode.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += quant_levels.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += quant_levels.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += rescaler.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += rescaler.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += thread.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += thread.h
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += utils.c
-libwebputils_la_SOURCES += utils.h
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libwebputilsdecode.la
+endif
+
+COMMON_SOURCES  =
+COMMON_SOURCES += bit_reader.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += bit_reader.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += color_cache.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += color_cache.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += filters.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += filters.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += huffman.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += huffman.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += quant_levels.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += quant_levels.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += rescaler.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += rescaler.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += thread.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += thread.h
+COMMON_SOURCES += utils.c
+COMMON_SOURCES += utils.h
+
+ENC_SOURCES  =
+ENC_SOURCES += bit_writer.c
+ENC_SOURCES += bit_writer.h
+ENC_SOURCES += huffman_encode.c
+ENC_SOURCES += huffman_encode.h
+
+
+libwebputils_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SOURCES) $(ENC_SOURCES)
 
 libwebputilsinclude_HEADERS = ../webp/types.h
 libwebputilsincludedir = $(includedir)/webp
+
+if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
+  libwebputilsdecode_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SOURCES)
+
+  libwebputilsdecodeinclude_HEADERS = $(libwebputilsinclude_HEADERS)
+  libwebputilsdecodeincludedir = $(libwebputilsincludedir)
+endif