diff --git a/changeAppSettings.sh b/changeAppSettings.sh
index c12823e85..ea83cc636 100755
--- a/changeAppSettings.sh
+++ b/changeAppSettings.sh
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ echo "# Try to use GLES 2.x context - will revert to GLES 1.X if unsupported by
 echo "# you need this option only if you're developing 3-d app (y) or (n)" >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
 echo NeedGles2=$NeedGles2 >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
 echo >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
+echo "# Use glshim library for provide OpenGL 1.x functionality to OpenGL ES accelerated cards (y) or (n)" >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
+echo UseGlshim=$UseGlshim >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
+echo >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
 echo "# Application uses software video buffer - you're calling SDL_SetVideoMode() without SDL_HWSURFACE and without SDL_OPENGL," >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
 echo "# this will allow small speed optimization. Enable this even when you're using SDL_HWSURFACE. (y) or (n)" >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
 echo SwVideoMode=$SwVideoMode >> AndroidAppSettings.cfg
@@ -483,6 +486,13 @@ else
 	NeedGles2=false
 fi
 
+if [ "$UseGlshim" = "y" ] ; then
+	UseGlshimCFlags=-DUSE_GLSHIM=1
+else
+	UseGlshim=
+	UseGlshimCFlags=
+fi
+
 if [ "$SwVideoMode" = "y" ] ; then
 	SwVideoMode=true
 else
@@ -895,6 +905,7 @@ cat project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS :=.*^APPLICATION_ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS := $AppCflags^" | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS :=.*^APPLICATION_ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS := $AppLdflags^" | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_OVERLAPS_SYSTEM_HEADERS :=.*^APPLICATION_OVERLAPS_SYSTEM_HEADERS := $AppOverlapsSystemHeaders^" | \
+	sed "s^USE_GLSHIM :=.*^USE_GLSHIM := $UseGlshim^" | \
 	sed "s^SDL_ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS :=.*^SDL_ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS := \
 		$RedefinedKeycodes \
 		$RedefinedKeycodesScreenKb \
@@ -903,7 +914,8 @@ cat project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk | \
 		$CompatibilityHacksAppIgnoresAudioBufferSize \
 		$CompatibilityHacksSlowCompatibleEventQueue \
 		$CompatibilityHacksTouchscreenKeyboardSaveRestoreOpenGLState \
-		$CompatibilityHacksProperUsageOfSDL_UpdateRects^" | \
+		$CompatibilityHacksProperUsageOfSDL_UpdateRects \
+		$UseGlshimCFlags^" | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_SUBDIRS_BUILD :=.*^APPLICATION_SUBDIRS_BUILD := $AppSubdirsBuild^" | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_BUILD_EXCLUDE :=.*^APPLICATION_BUILD_EXCLUDE := $AppBuildExclude^" | \
 	sed "s^APPLICATION_CUSTOM_BUILD_SCRIPT :=.*^APPLICATION_CUSTOM_BUILD_SCRIPT := $CustomBuildScript^" | \
diff --git a/project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk b/project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk
index 8688bf854..e591d03d0 100644
--- a/project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk
+++ b/project/jni/SettingsTemplate.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ APPLICATION_BUILD_EXCLUDE :=
 
 APPLICATION_CUSTOM_BUILD_SCRIPT := 
 
+USE_GLSHIM :=
+
 SDL_ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS := -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_MOUSE=UNKNOWN -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_0=LCTRL -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_1=LALT -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_2=SPACE -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_3=RETURN -DSDL_ANDROID_KEYCODE_4=RETURN
 
 SDL_VERSION := 1.2
diff --git a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/Android.mk b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/Android.mk
index 765062118..45eb2b10e 100644
--- a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/Android.mk
+++ b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/Android.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(foreach F, $(SDL_SRCS), $(addprefix $(dir $(F)),$(notdir $(
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := sdl_native_helpers # Not really a dependency, needed for CustomBuildScript
 
+ifdef USE_GLSHIM 
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := glshim
+endif
+
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lGLESv1_CM -ldl -llog
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
index a316959d0..201330eab 100644
--- a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
+++ b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ If you compile this code with SDL 1.3 or newer, or use in some other way, the li
 #define DEBUGOUT(...)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_GLSHIM
+#include <GL/gl.h>
+#endif
+
 static int ANDROID_VideoInit(_THIS, SDL_PixelFormat *vformat);
 static SDL_Rect **ANDROID_ListModes(_THIS, SDL_PixelFormat *format, Uint32 flags);
 static SDL_Surface *ANDROID_SetVideoMode(_THIS, SDL_Surface *current, int width, int height, int bpp, Uint32 flags);
@@ -1236,6 +1240,10 @@ static void* ANDROID_GL_GetProcAddress(_THIS, const char *proc)
 	void * func = dlsym(glLibraryHandle, proc);
 	if(!func && gl2LibraryHandle)
 		func = dlsym(gl2LibraryHandle, proc);
+#ifdef USE_GLSHIM
+	if (func==NULL)
+	        func = glXGetProcAddress(proc);
+#endif
 	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "ANDROID_GL_GetProcAddress(\"%s\"): %p", proc, func);
 	return func;
 };