diff --git a/legacy/evas/README.in b/legacy/evas/README.in
index 36b2d95c90..22face79c6 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/README.in
+++ b/legacy/evas/README.in
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ ALTIVEC asm routines yet. :) arm owners will also have to rely on the c
 fallback routines as i haven't managed to come up with any arm assembly that 
 actually can beat the c code (when compiled with all optimizations) in speed.
 
+--enable-cpu-sse3
+
+this enables sse3 optimizations available in the Intel Pentium4, Core, Xeon,
+and Atom processors, as well as the AMD Athlon64, Phenom, Opteron, and Turion
+processors.
+
 
 --enable-cpu-neon
 
diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index 4768bd62ee..131c383bfd 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -1219,6 +1219,49 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cpu-sse,
   ]
 )
 
+#######################################
+## SSE3
+build_cpu_sse3="no"
+case $host_cpu in
+  i*86)
+    build_cpu_sse3="yes"
+    ;;
+  x86_64)
+    build_cpu_sse3="yes"
+    ;;
+  amd64)
+    build_cpu_sse3="yes"
+    ;;
+esac
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build sse3 code)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(cpu-sse3,
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-cpu-sse3],[enable sse3 code]),
+  [
+      if test "x$enableval" = "xyes" ; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+        AC_DEFINE(BUILD_SSE3, 1, [Build SSE3 Code])
+        build_cpu_sse3="yes"
+      else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+        build_cpu_sse3="no"
+      fi
+  ],
+  [
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($build_cpu_sse3)
+    if test "x$build_cpu_sse3" = "xyes" ; then
+      AC_DEFINE(BUILD_SSE3, 1, [Build SSE3 Code])
+    fi
+  ]
+)
+
+
+EVAS_SSE3_CFLAGS="-msse3 "
+if test "x$build_cpu_sse3" = "xyes" ; then
+   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${EVAS_SSE3_CFLAGS}"
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
+
 #######################################
 ## ALTIVEC
 build_cpu_altivec="no"
@@ -1883,6 +1926,7 @@ echo "CPU Specific Extensions:"
 echo "  Fallback C Code.........: $build_cpu_c"
 echo "  MMX.....................: $build_cpu_mmx"
 echo "  SSE.....................: $build_cpu_sse"
+echo "  SSE3....................: $build_cpu_sse3"
 echo "  ALTIVEC.................: $build_cpu_altivec"
 echo "  NEON....................: $build_cpu_neon"
 echo "  Thread Support..........: $build_pthreads"
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_cpu.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_cpu.c
index f9aef68c63..65a9018fc6 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_cpu.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_cpu.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "evas_mmx.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined BUILD_SSE3
+#include <immintrin.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined (HAVE_STRUCT_SIGACTION) && defined (HAVE_SIGLONGJMP)
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <setjmp.h>
@@ -60,6 +64,16 @@ evas_common_cpu_sse_test(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+evas_common_cpu_sse3_test(void)
+{
+#ifdef BUILD_SSE3
+   int data[4];
+
+   __m128i val = _mm_lddqu_si128((__m128i *)data);
+#endif
+}
+
 void
 evas_common_cpu_altivec_test(void)
 {
@@ -154,6 +168,13 @@ evas_common_cpu_init(void)
    evas_common_cpu_end_opt();
    if (getenv("EVAS_CPU_NO_SSE"))
      cpu_feature_mask &= ~CPU_FEATURE_SSE;
+#ifdef BUILD_SSE3
+   cpu_feature_mask |= CPU_FEATURE_SSE3 *
+     evas_common_cpu_feature_test(evas_common_cpu_sse3_test);
+   evas_common_cpu_end_opt();
+   if(getenv("EVAS_CPU_NO_SSE3"))
+     cpu_feature_mask &= ~CPU_FEATURE_SSE3;
+#endif /* BUILD_SSE3 */
 #endif /* BUILD_SSE */
 #endif /* BUILD_MMX */
 #ifdef __POWERPC__
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_blend_ops.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_blend_ops.h
index 9627f87e00..964780027b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_blend_ops.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_blend_ops.h
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@
 #define CPU_SSE2 4
 /* cpu flags count */
 #define CPU_NEON 5
+/* CPU SSE3 */
+#define CPU_SSE3 6
 /* cpu flags count */
-#define CPU_LAST 6
+#define CPU_LAST 7
 
 
 /* some useful constants */
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
index 81a2785b67..e00398cba9 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ typedef enum _CPU_Features
    CPU_FEATURE_ALTIVEC = (1 << 3),
    CPU_FEATURE_VIS     = (1 << 4),
    CPU_FEATURE_VIS2    = (1 << 5),
-   CPU_FEATURE_NEON    = (1 << 6)
+   CPU_FEATURE_NEON    = (1 << 6),
+   CPU_FEATURE_SSE3    = (1 << 7)
 } CPU_Features;
 
 typedef enum _Font_Hint_Flags
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_options.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_options.h
index a54291d385..f6739c0937 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_options.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_options.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 /*#define BUILD_MMX*/
 /*#define BUILD_SSE*/
+/*#define BUILD_SSE3*/
 /*#define BUILD_C*/
 
 /*#define BUILD_LOADER_PNG*/
@@ -54,9 +55,11 @@
 
 /* check in that the user configured it right */
 #ifndef BUILD_MMX
-# ifndef BUILD_SSE
-#  ifndef BUILD_C
+# ifndef BUILD_SSE3
+#  ifndef BUILD_SSE
+#   ifndef BUILD_C
 #   error "Please Read the README"
+    #endif
 #  endif
 # endif
 #endif