diff --git a/include/osg/Camera b/include/osg/Camera
index 74344b2e4..23aa7591f 100644
--- a/include/osg/Camera
+++ b/include/osg/Camera
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Camera : public Transform, public CullSettings
         {
             DEPTH_BUFFER,
             STENCIL_BUFFER,
+            PACKED_DEPTH_STENCIL_BUFFER,
             COLOR_BUFFER,
             COLOR_BUFFER0,
             COLOR_BUFFER1 = COLOR_BUFFER0+1,
diff --git a/include/osg/FrameBufferObject b/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
index 8edc1605d..d84f9b190 100644
--- a/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
+++ b/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@
 #define GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT32              0x81A7
 #endif
 
+#ifndef GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
+#define GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil 1
+#define GL_DEPTH_STENCIL_EXT 0x84F9
+#define GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8_EXT 0x84FA
+#define GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8_EXT 0x88F0
+#define GL_TEXTURE_STENCIL_SIZE_EXT 0x88F1
+#endif
+
 namespace osg
 {
 
@@ -165,11 +173,13 @@ namespace osg
         bool isSupported() const { return _supported; }
         bool isMultisampleSupported() const { return glRenderbufferStorageMultisampleEXT != 0; }
         bool isMultisampleCoverageSupported() const { return glRenderbufferStorageMultisampleCoverageNV != 0; }
+        bool isPackedDepthStencilSupported() const { return _packed_depth_stencil_supported; }
 
     protected:
         FBOExtensions(unsigned int contextID);
 
         bool _supported;
+        bool _packed_depth_stencil_supported;
     };
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp b/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
index f7038ec71..4432cf0d0 100644
--- a/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ FBOExtensions::FBOExtensions(unsigned int contextID)
     glFramebufferRenderbufferEXT(0),
     glGenerateMipmapEXT(0),
     glBlitFramebufferEXT(0),
-    _supported(false)
+    _supported(false),
+    _packed_depth_stencil_supported(false)
 {
     if (!isGLExtensionSupported(contextID, "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object"))
         return;
@@ -107,6 +108,11 @@ FBOExtensions::FBOExtensions(unsigned int contextID)
     {
         LOAD_FBO_EXT(glRenderbufferStorageMultisampleCoverageNV);
     }
+
+    if (isGLExtensionSupported(contextID, "GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil"))
+    {
+        _packed_depth_stencil_supported = true;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -811,7 +817,26 @@ void FrameBufferObject::apply(State &state, BindTarget target) const
         for (AttachmentMap::const_iterator i=_attachments.begin(); i!=_attachments.end(); ++i)
         {
             const FrameBufferAttachment &fa = i->second;
-            fa.attach(state, target, convertBufferComponentToGLenum(i->first), ext);
+            switch(i->first)
+            {
+                case(Camera::PACKED_DEPTH_STENCIL_BUFFER):
+                    if (ext->isPackedDepthStencilSupported())
+                    {
+                        fa.attach(state, target, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_EXT, ext);
+                        fa.attach(state, target, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_EXT, ext);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        notify(WARN) << 
+                            "Warning: FrameBufferObject: could not attach PACKED_DEPTH_STENCIL_BUFFER, "
+                            "EXT_packed_depth_stencil is not supported !" << std::endl;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    fa.attach(state, target, convertBufferComponentToGLenum(i->first), ext);
+                    break;
+            }
         }        
         dirtyAttachmentList = 0;
     }