diff --git a/scripts/libvpx/build.sh b/scripts/libvpx/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1671768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libvpx/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CC=${FAM_CC} \
+CXX=${FAM_CXX} \
+AR=${FAM_AR} \
+LD=${FAM_LD} \
+AS=${FAM_AS} \
+STRIP=${FAM_STRIP} \
+NM=${FAM_NM} \
+./configure \
+    --prefix=${INSTALL_DIR} \
+    --enable-pic \
+    --disable-ccache \
+    --disable-debug \
+    --disable-gprof \
+    --disable-gcov \
+    --enable-thumb \
+    --enable-realtime-only \
+    --disable-dependency-tracking \
+    --disable-install-docs \
+    --disable-install-bins \
+    --enable-install-libs \
+    --disable-install-srcs \
+    --disable-examples \
+    --disable-tools \
+    --disable-docs \
+    --disable-unit-tests \
+    --disable-decode-perf-tests \
+    --disable-encode-perf-tests \
+    --libc=${SYSROOT_PATH} \
+    --enable-better-hw-compatibility \
+    --enable-vp8 \
+    --enable-vp9 \
+    --disable-runtime-cpu-detect \
+    --enable-static \
+    --disable-shared \
+    --enable-multithread \
+    --enable-webm-io \
+    --enable-libyuv \
+    --enable-small || exit 1
+
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} clean
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} -j${HOST_NPROC}
+${MAKE_EXECUTABLE} install
diff --git a/scripts/libvpx/download.sh b/scripts/libvpx/download.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c68fa8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libvpx/download.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/common-functions.sh
+
+VPX_VERSION=v1.8.2
+
+downloadTarArchive \
+  "libvpx" \
+  "https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx/+archive/${VPX_VERSION}.tar.gz" \
+  true
diff --git a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
index 775cc06..3b338b2 100755
--- a/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
+++ b/scripts/parse-arguments.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ for argument in "$@"; do
     --enable-libspeex|-speex)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libspeex" )
     ;;
+  --enable-libvpx|-vpx)
+      EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libvpx" )
+    ;;
     *)
       echo "Unknown argument $argument"
     ;;