diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7d941e9b..62560bac7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(Inventor)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt3)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Jasper)
+FIND_PACKAGE(COLLADA)
 
 # Platform specific:
 # (We can approach this one of two ways. We can try to FIND everything
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa10e2269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Locate gdal
+# This module defines
+# COLLADA_LIBRARY
+# COLLADA_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to gdal 
+# COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find the headers
+#
+# $COLLADA_DIR is an environment variable that would
+# correspond to the ./configure --prefix=$COLLADA_DIR
+#
+# Created by Robert Osfield. 
+
+FIND_PATH(COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR dae.h
+    $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/include
+    $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/include
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/include
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/include
+    /usr/include
+    /sw/include # Fink
+    /opt/local/include # DarwinPorts
+    /opt/csw/include # Blastwave
+    /opt/include
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/include
+    /usr/freeware/include
+)
+
+FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES collada_dom
+    PATHS
+    $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib
+    $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib-dbg
+    $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/lib
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/lib
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/lib
+    /usr/lib
+    /sw/lib
+    /opt/local/lib
+    /opt/csw/lib
+    /opt/lib
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/lib
+    /usr/freeware/lib64
+)
+
+SET(COLLADA_FOUND "NO")
+IF(COLLADA_LIBRARY AND COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    SET(COLLADA_FOUND "YES")
+ENDIF(COLLADA_LIBRARY AND COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index b04a31a4a..fbba8b298 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ IF (BUILD_OSG_3D_PLUGINS)
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(vrml)
 	ENDIF(VRML_FOUND)
 
+        
+	IF(COLLADA_FOUND)
+		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(dae)
+	ENDIF(COLLADA_FOUND)
+
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(lwo)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(x)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(dw)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
index 647609c78..c0dead328 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR} ${COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR}/1.4)
 
 SET(TARGET_SRC
     daeReader.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SET(TARGET_H
     domSourceReader.h
 )
 
-SET(TARGET_LIBRARIES_VARS COLLADA_LIBRARY )
+SET(TARGET_LIBRARIES_VARS COLLADA_LIBRARY)
 
 #### end var setup  ###
 SETUP_PLUGIN(dae)