diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake
index d2c7fdb92..5a6189a2b 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindCOLLADA.cmake
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 # $COLLADA_DIR is an environment variable that would
 # correspond to the ./configure --prefix=$COLLADA_DIR
 #
-# Created by Robert Osfield. 
+# Created by Robert Osfield.
 
 
 # Check if COLLADA_DIR is set, otherwise use ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR:
 SET( COLLADA_ENV_VAR_AVAILABLE $ENV{COLLADA_DIR} )
 IF ( COLLADA_ENV_VAR_AVAILABLE )
     SET(COLLADA_DOM_ROOT "$ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/dom" CACHE PATH "Location of Collada DOM directory" FORCE)
-ELSE ( COLLADA_ENV_VAR_AVAILABLE )
+ELSE ()
     SET(COLLADA_DOM_ROOT "${ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR}/include/1.4/dom" CACHE PATH "Location of Collada DOM directory" FORCE)
-ENDIF( COLLADA_ENV_VAR_AVAILABLE )
+ENDIF()
 
 
 
@@ -65,16 +65,17 @@ FIND_PATH(COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR dae.h
     ${ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR}/include
 )
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY 
-    NAMES collada_dom collada14dom Collada14Dom libcollada14dom21 libcollada14dom22
+FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY
+    NAMES collada_dom collada14dom Collada14Dom libcollada14dom21 libcollada14dom22 collada-dom2.4-dp
     PATHS
     ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4
+    ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib-dbg
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}
     ~/Library/Frameworks
-    /Library/Frameworks    
+    /Library/Frameworks
     /opt/local/Library/Frameworks #macports
     /usr/local/lib
     /usr/local/lib64
@@ -88,10 +89,11 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY
     ${ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR}/lib
 )
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG 
-    NAMES collada_dom-d collada14dom-d Collada14Dom-d libcollada14dom21-d libcollada14dom22-d
+FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
+    NAMES collada_dom-d collada14dom-d Collada14Dom-d libcollada14dom21-d libcollada14dom22-d  collada-dom2.4-dp-d
     PATHS
     ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4-d
+    ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4-d
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib
     $ENV{COLLADA_DIR}/lib-dbg
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     ${ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR}/lib
 )
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY 
+FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY
     NAMES libcollada14dom21-s  libcollada14dom22-s libcollada14dom.a
     PATHS
     ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY
     ${ACTUAL_3DPARTY_DIR}/lib
 )
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG 
+FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     NAMES collada_dom-sd collada14dom-sd libcollada14dom21-sd libcollada14dom22-sd libcollada14dom-d.a
     PATHS
     ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/build/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}-1.4-d
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
             )
         ENDIF(WIN32)
     ENDIF(LIBXML2_FOUND)
-    
+
     FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB)
     IF (ZLIB_FOUND)
         SET(COLLADA_ZLIB_LIBRARY "${ZLIB_LIBRARY}" CACHE FILEPATH "" FORCE)
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     )
 
     FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY
-        NAMES libboost_filesystem boost_filesystem boost_filesystem-mt libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_54 libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_55 
+        NAMES libboost_filesystem boost_filesystem boost_filesystem-mt libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_54 libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_55
         PATHS
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/mingw
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     )
 
     FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-        NAMES libboost_filesystem-d boost_filesystem-d boost_filesystem-mt-d libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_54 libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_55 
+        NAMES libboost_filesystem-d boost_filesystem-d boost_filesystem-mt-d libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_54 libboost_filesystem-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_55
         PATHS
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/mingw
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     )
 
     FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY
-        NAMES libboost_system boost_system boost_system-mt libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_54 libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_55 
+        NAMES libboost_system boost_system boost_system-mt libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_54 libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-1_55
         PATHS
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/mingw
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
     )
 
     FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-        NAMES libboost_system-d boost_system-d boost_system-mt-d libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_54 libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_55 
+        NAMES libboost_system-d boost_system-d boost_system-mt-d libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_54 libboost_system-${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}0-mt-gd-1_55
         PATHS
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/${COLLADA_BUILDNAME}
         ${COLLADA_DOM_ROOT}/external-libs/boost/lib/mingw
@@ -277,6 +279,23 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG
 SET(COLLADA_FOUND "NO")
 IF(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY OR COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY)
     IF   (COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
         SET(COLLADA_FOUND "YES")
-    ENDIF(COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR)
-ENDIF(COLLADA_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY OR COLLADA_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+        FIND_PATH(COLLADA_INCLUDE_DOMANY_DIR 1.4/dom/domAny.h
+            ${COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR}
+        )
+
+        IF (COLLADA_INCLUDE_DOMANY_DIR)
+            SET(COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER TRUE)
+        ELSEIF()
+            SET(COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER FALSE)
+        ENDIF()
+
+        MESSAGE("\n\n COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER=" ${COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER})
+
+
+    ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
+
+
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ecd7af56..a82481994 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SET(TARGET_SRC
     ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
 )
 
-SET(TARGET_H 
+SET(TARGET_H
     daeReader.h
     daeWriter.h
     domSourceReader.h
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ ELSE()
 ENDIF()
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DNO_BOOST)
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCOLLADA_DOM_SUPPORT141)
+
+IF (COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCOLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER)
+ENDIF()
 
 IF(COLLADA_USE_STATIC)
     IF(WIN32)
@@ -68,8 +73,8 @@ ELSE()
     ENDIF()
 
 ENDIF()
- 
-SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgSim osgAnimation) 
+
+SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgSim osgAnimation)
 
 #### end var setup  ###
 SETUP_PLUGIN(dae dae)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRMaterials.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRMaterials.cpp
index 48d756610..b0b8ded0b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRMaterials.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRMaterials.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 template <typename T>
 void daeReader::getTransparencyCounts(daeDatabase* database, int& zero, int& one) const
 {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRSceneObjects.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRSceneObjects.cpp
index 06d0b0914..9874ed315 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRSceneObjects.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRSceneObjects.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 osg::Group* daeReader::processOsgMultiSwitch(domTechnique* teq)
 {
     osgSim::MultiSwitch* msw = new osgSim::MultiSwitch;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRTransforms.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRTransforms.cpp
index 3c69cae96..9100b8d0b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRTransforms.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeRTransforms.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 #include <osgSim/DOFTransform>
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
 // Note <lookat>, <matrix>, <rotate>, <scale>, <skew> and <translate> may appear in any order
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.cpp
index 5da168ebb..8e845044d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 daeReader::Options::Options() :
     strictTransparency(false),
     precisionHint(0),
@@ -296,7 +301,8 @@ bool daeReader::convert( std::istream& fin )
     std::vector<char> buffer(length);
     fin.read(&buffer[0], length);
 
-    _document = _dae->openFromMemory(fileURI, &buffer[0]);
+    domElement* loaded_element = _dae->openFromMemory(fileURI, &buffer[0]);
+    _document = dynamic_cast<domCOLLADA*>(loaded_element);
 
     return processDocument (fileURI);
 }
@@ -305,7 +311,8 @@ bool daeReader::convert( const std::string &fileURI )
 {
     clearCaches();
 
-    _document = _dae->open(fileURI);
+    domElement* loaded_element = _dae->open(fileURI);
+    _document = dynamic_cast<domCOLLADA*>(loaded_element);
 
     return processDocument (fileURI);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
index 634f7d8a3..14930f662 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #include <osgAnimation/Bone>
 #include <osgAnimation/Skeleton>
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+namespace ColladaDOM141
+{
+#endif
 class domBind_material;
 class domCamera;
 //class domCommon_color_or_texture_type;
@@ -55,6 +59,12 @@ class domTranslate;
 class domRotate;
 class domVisual_scene;
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+}
+
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 namespace osgDAE
 {
 
@@ -380,6 +390,7 @@ private:
     osg::Node* _rootNode;
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> _rootStateSet;
     domCOLLADA* _document;
+
     domVisual_scene* _visualScene;
 
     std::map<std::string,bool> _targetMap;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWAnimations.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWAnimations.cpp
index ef1777e3a..7bb793125 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWAnimations.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWAnimations.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <osg/CameraView>
 #include <osgDB/ConvertUTF>
 
+
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
index 198b0834e..2be1cc665 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #include "windows.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
index acc2742c6..cadb65c98 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 #include <osg/Billboard>
 #include <osg/CameraView>
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
 // Write non-standard node data as extra of type "Node" with "OpenSceneGraph" technique
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
index 9e70ca4e6..79d408c4e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 #include <osgAnimation/Bone>
 #include <osgSim/DOFTransform>
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+#include <dom/domAny.h>
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 using namespace osgDAE;
 
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
index e8e557826..a2f18d874 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 #include <dae/daeDocument.h>
 #include <dom/domChannel.h>
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+namespace ColladaDOM141
+{
+#endif
 
 class domCOLLADA;
 class domGeometry;
@@ -68,6 +72,12 @@ class domSource;
 class domVisual_scene;
 class domP;
 
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+}
+
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
+
 namespace osgDAE {
 
 /// Convert value to string using it's stream operator
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/domSourceReader.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/domSourceReader.h
index c48f137a9..f038be958 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/domSourceReader.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/domSourceReader.h
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 #include <osg/Array>
 #include <osg/Notify>
 
-class domSource;
+#include <dom/domSource.h>
+
+#ifdef COLLADA_DOM_2_4_OR_LATER
+using namespace ColladaDOM141;
+#endif
 
 namespace osgDAE {