diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 88cfa6518..09dcaad3c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(SDL)
 FIND_PACKAGE(FOX)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Inventor)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Jasper)
+FIND_PACKAGE(OpenEXR)
 FIND_PACKAGE(COLLADA)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Xine)
 FIND_PACKAGE(OpenVRML)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindOpenEXR.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindOpenEXR.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c0598fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindOpenEXR.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Locate gdal
+# This module defines
+# OPENEXR_LIBRARY
+# OPENEXR_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to gdal 
+# OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find the headers
+#
+# $OPENEXR_DIR is an environment variable that would
+# correspond to the ./configure --prefix=$OPENEXR_DIR
+#
+# Created by Robert Osfield. 
+
+FIND_PATH(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR OpenEXR/ImfIO.h
+    $ENV{OPENEXR_DIR}/include
+    $ENV{OPENEXR_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(OPENEXR_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES IlmImf
+    PATHS
+    $ENV{OPENEXR_DIR}/lib
+    $ENV{OPENEXR_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(OPENEXR_FOUND "NO")
+IF(OPENEXR_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    SET(OPENEXR_FOUND "YES")
+ENDIF(OPENEXR_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+