diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index e5093e045..dc181f7e5 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ if test "$DEBUG" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(DEBUG,1,[Enable debug messages])
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(libcoolstream-static-dir,
+	[  --with-libcoolstream-static-dir=PATH  path for static libcoolstream],
+	[LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC_DIR="$withval"],[LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC_DIR=""])
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(libcoolstream-static,
+	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-libcoolstream-static,[libcoolstream static linked for testing]))
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC,test "$enable_libcoolstream_static" = "yes")
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(reschange,
        AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-reschange,enable change the osd resolution (default for hd2)))
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a895e6bc0..79f55ddcc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ AC_SUBST(VORBISIDEC_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(LUA_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LUA_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(BLURAY_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC_DIR)
 
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index cf70612f1..743bfaf7e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -142,7 +142,13 @@ neutrino_LDADD += \
 endif
 
 if BOXTYPE_COOL
+if ENABLE_LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC
+neutrino_LDADD += -lca-sc
+neutrino_LDADD += @LIBCOOLSTREAM_STATIC_DIR@/libcoolstream-mt.a
+else
 neutrino_LDADD += -lcoolstream-mt -lca-sc
+endif
+
 if ENABLE_TMSDK 
 else
 if BOXMODEL_CS_HD2