diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74f0f665fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
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+if USE_AMRWB
+AMRWB_DIR = amrwb
+else
+AMRWB_DIR =
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS = $(AMRWB_DIR)
+
+DIST_SUBDIRS = amrwb
diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a2468209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libamrwb.la 
+
+nodist_libamrwb_la_SOURCES = 	\
+	enc_acelp.c \
+	enc_dtx.c \
+	enc_gain.c \
+	enc_if.c \
+	enc_lpc.c \
+	enc_main.c \
+	enc_rom.c \
+	enc_util.c \
+	if_rom.c \
+	dec_acelp.c \
+	dec_dtx.c \
+	dec_gain.c \
+	dec_if.c \
+	dec_lpc.c \
+	dec_main.c \
+	dec_rom.c \
+	dec_util.c 
+
+libamrwb_la_CFLAGS = -I./amrwb-code/c-code
+libamrwb_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(AMRWB_LIBS) 
+libamrwb_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+
+nodist_noinst_HEADERS =	\
+	dec_acelp.h \
+	dec_dtx.h \
+	dec_gain.h \
+	dec.h \
+	dec_if.h \
+	dec_lpc.h \
+	dec_main.h \
+	dec_util.h \
+	enc_acelp.h \
+	enc_dtx.h \
+	enc_gain.h \
+	enc.h \
+	enc_if.h \
+	enc_lpc.h \
+	enc_main.h \
+	enc_util.h \
+	if_rom.h \
+	typedef.h
+
+download:
+	wget http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/26_series/26.204/26204-600.zip
+
+26204-600.zip:
+	echo "Please download the 26204-600.zip file"
+	echo "You can run make download to download it"
+	exit 1
+
+enc_acelp.c: 26204-600.zip
+	unzip $^
+	unzip 26204-600_ANSI-C_source_code.zip
+	mv c-code/* .
+	rm -rf c-code/ 26204-600_ANSI-C_source_code.zip makefile.gcc
+	echo "" >> typedef.h # to remove compilation warning (no newline at end of file)
+
+CLEANFILES = *.c *.h 26204-600.doc readme.txt
+
+EXTRA_DIST = README
diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/README b/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcbf95e3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/ext/amrwb/README
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Compiling AMRWB codec:
+======================
+
+To compile the amrwb codec, you need to download the source code from 
+"http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/26204.htm" and drop it
+in this directory, or run "make download".
+Then you can run the "autogen" script again.