diff --git a/README b/README
index 736d7cc3..f7c8d7b9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ cmake -DWEBP_BUILD_CWEBP=ON -DWEBP_BUILD_DWEBP=ON ../
 
 or through your favorite interface (like ccmake or cmake-qt-gui).
 
+Gradle:
+-------
+The support for Gradle is minimal: it only helps you compile libwebp, cwebp and
+dwebp and webpmux_example.
+
+Prerequisites:
+A compiler (e.g., gcc with autotools) and gradle.
+On a Debian-like system the following should install everything you need for a
+minimal build:
+$ sudo apt-get install build-essential gradle
+
+When building from git sources, you will need to run the Gradle wrapper with the
+appropriate target, e.g. :
+
+./gradlew buildAllExecutables
+
 SWIG bindings:
 --------------
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85aeda3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+// Define dependencies.
+buildscript {
+  repositories {
+    maven {
+      url "https://jcenter.bintray.com"
+    }
+  }
+  dependencies {
+    classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:${ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION}"
+  }
+}
+
+// Define versions in the project.
+project.ext {
+  buildToolsVersion = "${BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION}"
+  compileSdkVersion = COMPILE_SDK_VERSION.toInteger()
+}
+
+// Core libraries and executables.
+apply plugin: "c"
+def NEON
+model {
+  buildTypes {
+    debug
+    release
+  }
+  platforms {
+    arm {
+      architecture "arm"
+    }
+    arm64 {
+      architecture "arm64"
+    }
+    x86 {
+      architecture "x86"
+    }
+    x64 {
+      architecture "x86_64"
+    }
+    mips32r2
+  }
+  toolChains {
+    gcc(Gcc) {
+      target("mips32r2") {
+        cCompiler.args "-mips32r2"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  binaries {
+    all {
+      if (toolChain in Gcc) {
+        cCompiler.args "-fPIC"
+        cCompiler.args "-Wall"
+        cCompiler.define "ANDROID"
+        cCompiler.define "HAVE_MALLOC_H"
+      }
+      // Optimizations.
+      if (buildType == buildTypes.release) {
+        if (toolChain in Gcc) {
+          cCompiler.args "-finline-functions"
+          cCompiler.args "-ffast-math"
+          cCompiler.args "-ffunction-sections"
+          cCompiler.args "-fdata-sections"
+        }
+        if (toolChain in Clang) {
+          cCompiler.args "-frename-registers -s"
+        }
+      }
+      // Check for NEON usage.
+      if (getTargetPlatform() == "arm" || getTargetPlatform() == "arm64") {
+        NEON = "c.neon"
+      } else {
+        NEON = "c"
+      }
+    }
+    // Link to pthread for shared libraries.
+    withType(SharedLibraryBinarySpec) {
+      if (toolChain in Gcc) {
+        cCompiler.define "HAVE_PTHREAD"
+        cCompiler.define "WEBP_USE_THREAD"
+        linker.args "-pthread"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  components {
+    webp(NativeLibrarySpec) {
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "src/dec"
+            include "alpha.c"
+            include "buffer.c"
+            include "frame.c"
+            include "idec.c"
+            include "io.c"
+            include "quant.c"
+            include "tree.c"
+            include "vp8.c"
+            include "vp8l.c"
+            include "webp.c"
+            srcDir "src/dsp"
+            include "alpha_processing.c"
+            include "alpha_processing_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "alpha_processing_sse2.c"
+            include "alpha_processing_sse41.c"
+            include "argb.c"
+            include "argb_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "argb_sse2.c"
+            include "cpu.c"
+            include "dec.c"
+            include "dec_clip_tables.c"
+            include "dec_mips32.c"
+            include "dec_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "dec_neon.$NEON"
+            include "dec_sse2.c"
+            include "dec_sse41.c"
+            include "filters.c"
+            include "filters_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "filters_sse2.c"
+            include "lossless.c"
+            include "lossless_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "lossless_neon.$NEON"
+            include "lossless_sse2.c"
+            include "rescaler.c"
+            include "rescaler_mips32.c"
+            include "rescaler_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "rescaler_neon.$NEON"
+            include "rescaler_sse2.c"
+            include "upsampling.c"
+            include "upsampling_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "upsampling_neon.$NEON"
+            include "upsampling_sse2.c"
+            include "yuv.c"
+            include "yuv_mips32.c"
+            include "yuv_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "yuv_sse2.c"
+            srcDir "src/utils"
+            include "ans.c"
+            include "bit_reader.c"
+            include "color_cache.c"
+            include "filters.c"
+            include "huffman.c"
+            include "quant_levels_dec.c"
+            include "random.c"
+            include "rescaler.c"
+            include "thread.c"
+            include "utils.c"
+            srcDir "src/dsp"
+            include "cost.c"
+            include "cost_mips32.c"
+            include "cost_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "cost_sse2.c"
+            include "enc.c"
+            include "enc_avx2.c"
+            include "enc_mips32.c"
+            include "enc_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "enc_neon.$NEON"
+            include "enc_sse2.c"
+            include "enc_sse41.c"
+            include "lossless_enc.c"
+            include "lossless_enc_mips32.c"
+            include "lossless_enc_mips_dsp_r2.c"
+            include "lossless_enc_neon.$NEON"
+            include "lossless_enc_sse2.c"
+            include "lossless_enc_sse41.c"
+            srcDir "src/enc"
+            include "alpha.c"
+            include "analysis.c"
+            include "backward_references.c"
+            include "config.c"
+            include "cost.c"
+            include "delta_palettization.c"
+            include "filter.c"
+            include "frame.c"
+            include "histogram.c"
+            include "iterator.c"
+            include "near_lossless.c"
+            include "picture.c"
+            include "picture_csp.c"
+            include "picture_psnr.c"
+            include "picture_rescale.c"
+            include "picture_tools.c"
+            include "quant.c"
+            include "syntax.c"
+            include "token.c"
+            include "tree.c"
+            include "vp8l.c"
+            include "webpenc.c"
+            srcDir "src/utils"
+            include "bit_writer.c"
+            include "huffman_encode.c"
+            include "quant_levels.c"
+          }
+          exportedHeaders {
+            srcDir "src"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    webpdemux(NativeLibrarySpec) {
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "src/demux"
+            include "anim_decode.c"
+            include "demux.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    webpmux(NativeLibrarySpec) {
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "src/mux/"
+            include "anim_encode.c"
+            include "muxedit.c"
+            include "muxinternal.c"
+            include "muxread.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Executables from examples.
+    example_util(NativeLibrarySpec) {
+      binaries {
+        all {
+          lib library: "webp", linkage: "static"
+        }
+      }
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "./examples"
+            include "example_util.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    cwebp(NativeExecutableSpec) {
+      binaries {
+        all {
+          lib library: "example_util", linkage: "static"
+          lib library: "webp", linkage: "static"
+        }
+      }
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "./examples"
+            include "cwebp.c"
+            include "jpegdec.c"
+            include "metadata.c"
+            include "pngdec.c"
+            include "tiffdec.c"
+            include "webpdec.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    dwebp(NativeExecutableSpec) {
+      binaries {
+        all {
+          lib library: "example_util", linkage: "static"
+          lib library: "webp"
+        }
+      }
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+              srcDir "./examples"
+              include "dwebp.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    webpmux_example(NativeExecutableSpec) {
+      binaries {
+        all {
+          lib library: "example_util", linkage: "static"
+          lib library: "webpmux", linkage: "static"
+          lib library: "webp"
+        }
+      }
+      sources {
+        c {
+          source {
+            srcDir "./examples"
+            include "webpmux.c"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  tasks {
+    // Task to test all possible configurations.
+    buildAllExecutables(Task) {
+      dependsOn $.binaries.findAll { it.buildable }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Task to generate the wrapper.
+task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
+  gradleVersion = '2.13'
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28d39f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Project-wide Gradle settings.
+
+# IDE (e.g. Android Studio) users:
+# Gradle settings configured through the IDE *will override*
+# any settings specified in this file.
+
+# For more details on how to configure your build environment visit
+# http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/build_environment.html
+
+# Versions for gradle
+BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=23.0.3
+COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=23
+ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION=1.5.0
+GRADLE_DOWNLOAD_TASK_VERSION=2.1.0
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca78035e
Binary files /dev/null and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d556104b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#Thu May 12 17:06:25 CEST 2016
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27309d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn ( ) {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die ( ) {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+  NONSTOP* )
+    nonstop=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" -a "$nonstop" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Split up the JVM_OPTS And GRADLE_OPTS values into an array, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+function splitJvmOpts() {
+    JVM_OPTS=("$@")
+}
+eval splitJvmOpts $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS
+JVM_OPTS[${#JVM_OPTS[*]}]="-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "${JVM_OPTS[@]}" -classpath "$CLASSPATH" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$@"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d5974e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega