diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c49dd24c..f5adb542a 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -306,24 +306,34 @@ if(ANDROID)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -gdwarf-3")
 	endif()
 	set(CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS} -llog")
-	if (NOT FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH)
-		if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/openssl")
-			set(FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/openssl")
+
+    if (NOT FREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH)
+		if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/jpeg8d")
+            set(FREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/jpeg8d")
 		else()
-			message(STATUS "FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH not set! - Needs to be set if openssl is not found in the android NDK (which usually isn't)")
+			message(STATUS "FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH not set! - Needs to be set if openssl is not found in the android NDK (which usually isn't)")
+		endif()
+    endif()
+	if (NOT FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH)
+		if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/openssl")
+			set(FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/openssl")
+		else()
+			message(STATUS "FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH not set! - Needs to be set if openssl is not found in the android NDK (which usually isn't)")
 		endif()
 		if(WITH_GPROF)
-			if (NOT FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH)
+			if (NOT FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH)
 			if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/android-ndk-profiler")
-				set(FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH
+				set(FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH
 					"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/android-ndk-profiler")
 			else()
-				message(STATUS "FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH not set!")
+				message(STATUS "FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH not set!")
 			endif()
 		endif()
 	endif()
 endif()
-	set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} ${FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH})
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} ${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH} ${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH})
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} ${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH})
+
 	set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/client/Android/FreeRDPCore/jni/${ANDROID_ABI})
 	CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/regenerate_jni_headers.sh.cmake
 		${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/scripts/regenerate_jni_headers.sh @ONLY)
@@ -527,8 +537,8 @@ if(ANDROID)
 	if(WITH_GPROF)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -pg")
 		set(PROFILER_LIBRARIES
-			"${FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH}/obj/local/${ANDROID_ABI}/libandroid-ndk-profiler.a")
-		include_directories("${FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH}")
+			"${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH}/obj/local/${ANDROID_ABI}/libandroid-ndk-profiler.a")
+		include_directories("${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_PROFILER_PATH}")
 	endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/ci/cmake-preloads/config-android.txt b/ci/cmake-preloads/config-android.txt
index 7e7e5048b..5f5e368bc 100644
--- a/ci/cmake-preloads/config-android.txt
+++ b/ci/cmake-preloads/config-android.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 message("PRELOADING android cache")
 set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake" CACHE PATH "ToolChain file")
-set(FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH $ENV{ANDROID_SSL_PATH} CACHE PATH "android ssl")
+set(FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH $ENV{ANDROID_SSL_PATH} CACHE PATH "android ssl")
 # ANDROID_NDK and ANDROID_SDK must be set as environment variable
 #set(ANDROID_NDK $ENV{ANDROID_SDK} CACHE PATH "Android NDK")
 #set(ANDROID_SDK "${ANDROID_NDK}" CACHE PATH "android SDK")
diff --git a/docs/README.android b/docs/README.android
index 6896f8d89..7b0bf4fe2 100644
--- a/docs/README.android
+++ b/docs/README.android
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ Multiple source versions and builds of static openssl libraries are floating aro
 At the time of writing we have tested and used:
 https://github.com/bmiklautz/Android-external-openssl-ndk-static
 https://github.com/akallabeth/openssl-android
-However, any other static build should work as well.
 
-To build openssl:
+For jpeg support https://github.com/akallabeth/jpeg8d has been tested and used.
+However, any other static builds should work as well.
 
+Build openssl and jpeg
+======================
 Set up ANDROID_NDK and ANDROID_SDK to the absolute paths on your machine.
 From the project root folder run './scripts/android_setup_build_env.sh'
 This will set up openssl and gprof helper libraries as required for FreeRDP.
@@ -47,12 +49,13 @@ Integrated build
 ----------------
 
 Run the following commands in the top level freerdp directory. Don't
-forget to set ANDROID_NDK, ANDROID_SDK and FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH
+forget to set ANDROID_NDK, ANDROID_SDK and FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH
 to the absolut paths on your machine:
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake \
 -DANDROID_NDK="_your_ndk_path_here_" \
--DFREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
+-DFREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
+-DFREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH="_your_jpeg_build_root_path_" \
 -DANDROID_SDK="_your_sdk_path_here_" \
 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
 make
@@ -62,12 +65,13 @@ After that you should have a client/Android/bin/aFreeRDP-debug.apk.
 Manual ant builds
 -----------------
 First run cmake to prepare the build and build JNI.
-Don't forget to set ANDROID_NDK, ANDROID_SDK and FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH
+Don't forget to set ANDROID_NDK, ANDROID_SDK and FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH
 to the absolut paths on your machine:
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake \
 -DANDROID_NDK="_your_ndk_path_here_" \
--DFREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
+-DFREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
+-DFREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH="_your_jpeg_build_root_path_" \
 -DANDROID_SDK="_your_sdk_path_here_" -DANDROID_BUILD_JAVA=OFF \
 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
 make
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ the eclipse marketplace).
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake \
 -DANDROID_NDK="_your_ndk_path_here_" \
--DFREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
+-DFREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH="_your_ssl_build_root_path_" \
 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DANDROID_BUILD_JAVA=OFF
 make
 
@@ -124,9 +128,12 @@ ANDROID_NDK (used from toolchain file)
 ANDROID_ABI (used from toolchain file)
 * Android ABI to build for (default is armeabi-v7a)
 
-FREERDP_ANDROID_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH (used by FindOpenSSL)
+FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH (used by FindOpenSSL)
 * absolut root path to the prebuild static openssl libraries
 
+FREERDP_EXTERNAL_JPEG_PATH (used by FindJPEG)
+* absolute root path to the prebuild static jpeg libraries
+
 WITH_DEBUG_ANDROID_JNI
 - enable debugging for JNI
 
diff --git a/libfreerdp/codec/CMakeLists.txt b/libfreerdp/codec/CMakeLists.txt
index f6e392f82..f0ba7f746 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/codec/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libfreerdp/codec/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ if(WITH_NEON)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_JPEG)
-	set(FREERDP_JPEG_LIBS jpeg)
+    include_directories(${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(FREERDP_JPEG_LIBS ${JPEG_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 add_complex_library(MODULE ${MODULE_NAME} TYPE "OBJECT"
diff --git a/scripts/android_setup_build_env.sh b/scripts/android_setup_build_env.sh
index d7f151d32..f60fca422 100755
--- a/scripts/android_setup_build_env.sh
+++ b/scripts/android_setup_build_env.sh
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
 # Specifically these are:
 #  - OpenSSL
 #  - Android NDK Profiler
+#  - Jpeg library
 #
 # Usage:
 #  android_setup_build_env.sh <source root>
 
-OPENSSL_SCM=https://github.com/akallabeth/openssl-android
-NDK_PROFILER_SCM=https://github.com/richq/android-ndk-profiler
+OPENSSL_SCM=https://github.com/akallabeth/openssl-android.git
+NDK_PROFILER_SCM=https://github.com/richq/android-ndk-profiler.git
+JPEG_LIBRARY_SCM=https://github.com/akallabeth/jpeg8d.git
 
 SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+
 if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+
 	echo "Missing command line argument, current directory as root."
 	ROOT=`pwd`
 	ROOT=$ROOT/external
@@ -42,27 +46,30 @@ if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "Failed to execute git command [$RETVAL]"
 	exit -3
 fi
-
 cd $OPENSSL_SRC
 make clean
 # The makefile has a bug, which aborts during
 # first compilation. Rerun make to build the whole lib.
 make
 make
+make
 RETVAL=0 # TODO: Check, why 2 is returned.
 if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "Failed to execute make command [$RETVAL]"
 	exit -4
 fi
-
 # Copy the created library to the default openssl directory,
 # so that CMake will detect it automatically.
 SSL_ROOT=`find $OPENSSL_SRC -type d -name "openssl-?.?.*"`
+if [ -z "$SSL_ROOT" ]; then
+	echo "OpenSSL was not build successfully, aborting."
+	exit -42
+fi
+mkdir -p $SSL_ROOT/lib
+cp $SSL_ROOT/*.a $SSL_ROOT/lib/
+
 rm -f $ROOT/openssl
 ln -s $SSL_ROOT $ROOT/openssl
-mkdir -p $ROOT/openssl/obj/local/armeabi/
-cp $ROOT/openssl/libssl.a $ROOT/openssl/obj/local/armeabi/
-cp $ROOT/openssl/libcrypto.a $ROOT/openssl/obj/local/armeabi/
 
 echo "Preparing NDK profiler..."
 NDK_PROFILER_SRC=$ROOT/android-ndk-profiler
@@ -87,5 +94,30 @@ if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
 	exit -6
 fi
 
+echo "Preparing JPEG library..."
+JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC=$ROOT/jpeg8d
+if [ -d $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC ]; then
+	cd $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC
+	git pull
+	RETVAL=$?
+else
+	git clone $JPEG_LIBRARY_SCM $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC
+	RETVAL=$?
+fi
+if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Failed to execute git command [$RETVAL]"
+	exit -6
+fi
+cd $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC
+ndk-build V=1 APP_ABI=armeabi-v7a clean
+ndk-build V=1 APP_ABI=armeabi-v7a
+RETVAL=$?
+if [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Failed to execute ndk-build command [$RETVAL]"
+	exit -7
+fi
+mkdir -p $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC/lib
+cp $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC/obj/local/armeabi-v7a/*.a $JPEG_LIBRARY_SRC/lib/
+
 echo "Prepared external libraries, you can now build the application."
 exit 0