diff --git a/include/private/opengles/gl_context.h b/include/private/opengles/gl_context.h
index 26cde3869..e0deba957 100644
--- a/include/private/opengles/gl_context.h
+++ b/include/private/opengles/gl_context.h
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ struct android_native_buffer_t;
 
 namespace android {
 
-const unsigned int OGLES_NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS = 10;
+
+const unsigned int OGLES_NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS = 10
+#ifdef GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
+        + 1
+#endif
+        ;
 
 class EGLTextureObject;
 class EGLSurfaceManager;
diff --git a/opengl/libagl/Android.mk b/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
index c2e9f312e..6cb146c06 100644
--- a/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
+++ b/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLOG_TAG=\"libagl\"
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES -DEGL_EGLEXT_PROTOTYPES
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
 
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils libhardware libutils libpixelflinger
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils libhardware libutils libpixelflinger libETC1
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lpthread -ldl
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),arm)
diff --git a/opengl/libagl/state.cpp b/opengl/libagl/state.cpp
index 0f1f27d8c..1224a96b9 100644
--- a/opengl/libagl/state.cpp
+++ b/opengl/libagl/state.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ static char const * const gExtensionsString =
     //        "GL_OES_point_size_array "              // TODO
     //        "GL_OES_point_sprite "                  // TODO
     "GL_OES_EGL_image "                     // OK
+#ifdef GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
+    "GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture "  // OK
+#endif
     "GL_ARB_texture_compression "           // OK
     "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two "      // OK
     "GL_ANDROID_user_clip_plane "           // OK
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ const GLubyte* glGetString(GLenum string)
 
 void glGetIntegerv(GLenum pname, GLint *params)
 {
+    int i;
     ogles_context_t* c = ogles_context_t::get();
     switch (pname) {
     case GL_ALIASED_POINT_SIZE_RANGE:
@@ -431,6 +435,10 @@ void glGetIntegerv(GLenum pname, GLint *params)
         params[ 7] = GL_PALETTE8_R5_G6_B5_OES;
         params[ 8] = GL_PALETTE8_RGBA4_OES;
         params[ 9] = GL_PALETTE8_RGB5_A1_OES;
+        i = 10;
+#ifdef GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
+        params[i++] = GL_ETC1_RGB8_OES;
+#endif
         break;
     case GL_DEPTH_BITS:
         params[0] = c->rasterizer.state.buffers.depth.format ? 0 : 16;
diff --git a/opengl/libagl/texture.cpp b/opengl/libagl/texture.cpp
index fae89b9b4..73b1db4e8 100644
--- a/opengl/libagl/texture.cpp
+++ b/opengl/libagl/texture.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "TextureObjectManager.h"
 
 #include <private/ui/android_natives_priv.h>
+#include <ETC1/etc1.h>
 
 #ifdef LIBAGL_USE_GRALLOC_COPYBITS
 #include "copybit.h"
@@ -1081,11 +1082,6 @@ void glCompressedTexImage2D(
         ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_ENUM);
         return;
     }
-    if ((internalformat < GL_PALETTE4_RGB8_OES ||
-         internalformat > GL_PALETTE8_RGB5_A1_OES)) {
-        ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_ENUM);
-        return;
-    }
     if (width<0 || height<0 || border!=0) {
         ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_VALUE);
         return;
@@ -1121,6 +1117,12 @@ void glCompressedTexImage2D(
         format      = GL_RGBA;
         type        = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_5_5_1;
         break;
+#ifdef GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
+    case GL_ETC1_RGB8_OES:
+        format      = GL_RGB;
+        type        = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
+        break;
+#endif
     default:
         ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_ENUM);
         return;
@@ -1133,6 +1135,30 @@ void glCompressedTexImage2D(
 
     int32_t size;
     GGLSurface* surface;
+
+#ifdef GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
+    if (internalformat == GL_ETC1_RGB8_OES) {
+        GLsizei compressedSize = etc1_get_encoded_data_size(width, height);
+        if (compressedSize > imageSize) {
+            ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_VALUE);
+            return;
+        }
+        int error = createTextureSurface(c, &surface, &size,
+                level, format, type, width, height);
+        if (error) {
+            ogles_error(c, error);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (etc1_decode_image(
+                (const etc1_byte*)data,
+                (etc1_byte*)surface->data,
+                width, height, 3, surface->stride) != 0) {
+            ogles_error(c, GL_INVALID_OPERATION);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+
     // all mipmap levels are specified at once.
     const int numLevels = level<0 ? -level : 1;