diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 461f8f1743..ed837d50d1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1615,6 +1615,11 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(EGLGLES, [eglgles sink], eglgles, [
   ])
   AC_SUBST(EGLGLES_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(EGLGLES_LIBS)
+
+  AC_CHECK_HEADER([EGL/fbdev_window.h], HAVE_FBDEV_EGL="yes", HAVE_FBDEV_EGL="no")
+  if test x"$HAVE_FBDEV_EGL" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FBDEV_EGL, [1], [Have EGL/fbdev_window.h])    
+  fi
 ])
 
 dnl *** timidity ***
diff --git a/ext/eglgles/video_platform_wrapper.c b/ext/eglgles/video_platform_wrapper.c
index 0d9b26d597..43f3b13a8c 100644
--- a/ext/eglgles/video_platform_wrapper.c
+++ b/ext/eglgles/video_platform_wrapper.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FBDEV_EGL
+#include <EGL/fbdev_window.h>
+#endif
+
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (eglgles_platform_wrapper);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT eglgles_platform_wrapper
 
@@ -122,7 +126,29 @@ platform_destroy_native_window (EGLNativeDisplayType display,
 }
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(HAVE_X11)
+#if defined(HAVE_FBDEV_EGL) && !defined(HAVE_X11)
+EGLNativeWindowType
+platform_create_native_window (gint width, gint height, gpointer * window_data)
+{
+  fbdev_window * w = g_slice_new0 (fbdev_window);
+
+  w->width = width;
+  w->height = height;
+
+  return (EGLNativeWindowType) w;
+}
+
+gboolean
+platform_destroy_native_window (EGLNativeDisplayType display,
+    EGLNativeWindowType window, gpointer * window_data)
+{
+  g_slice_free (fbdev_window, ((fbdev_window *) window));
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_X11) && !defined(HAVE_FBDEV_EGL)
 /* Dummy functions for creating a native Window */
 EGLNativeWindowType
 platform_create_native_window (gint width, gint height, gpointer * window_data)