diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8889db4cac0ef169a92f42d72326b129c3831f1e..642be2ede8d0ab91e10297e426875f9477601f80 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(ioutil,
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ioutil], [Enable ioutil functions - useful for standalone OpenOCD implementations]), 
   [build_ioutil=$enableval], [build_ioutil=no])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(httpd,
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-httpd], [Enable builtin httpd server - useful for standalone OpenOCD implementations]), 
+  [build_httpd=$enableval], [build_httpd=no])
+
 case "${host_cpu}" in 
   arm*)
     AC_ARG_ENABLE(ep93xx,
@@ -189,6 +193,12 @@ else
   AC_DEFINE(BUILD_IOUTIL, 0, [0 if you don't want ioutils.])
 fi
 
+if test $build_httpd = yes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(BUILD_HTTPD, 1, [1 if you want httpd.])
+else
+  AC_DEFINE(BUILD_HTTPD, 0, [0 if you don't want httpd.])
+fi
+
 if test $build_at91rm9200 = yes; then
   build_bitbang=yes
   AC_DEFINE(BUILD_AT91RM9200, 1, [1 if you want at91rm9200.])
@@ -285,6 +295,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(GIVEIO, test $parport_use_giveio = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(EP93XX, test $build_ep93xx = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ECOSBOARD, test $build_ecosboard = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(IOUTIL, test $build_ioutil = yes)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HTTPD, test $build_httpd = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(AT91RM9200, test $build_at91rm9200 = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BITBANG, test $build_bitbang = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(FT2232_LIBFTDI, test $build_ft2232_libftdi = yes)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 669720f9e6fbd934155b9a54376d6f3e219207db..7574e84aa32bb370c9a6c2011a0e9ef6171c4e79 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ openocd_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/xsvf/libxsvf.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/pld/libpld.a \
 	$(FTDI2232LIB) $(FTD2XXLIB) $(MINGWLDADD) $(LIBUSB)
 
+
+if HTTPD
+openocd_LDADD += -lmicrohttpd
+endif
+
+
+
 nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA = \
 	tcl/bitsbytes.tcl			\
 	tcl/chip/atmel/at91/aic.tcl		\
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b7be8970b81c9df7a9c8d8f99754c5b00e9867ea..c2f30035f36916e5babf2002d72f2c9dff1556a8 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
  *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#if !BUILD_HTTPD
 /* implementations of OpenOCD that uses multithreading needs to know when
  * OpenOCD is sleeping. No-op in vanilla OpenOCD
  */
@@ -28,13 +34,14 @@ void openocd_sleep_prelude(void)
 void openocd_sleep_postlude(void)
 {
 }
+#endif
 
 /* This is the main entry for developer PC hosted OpenOCD.
  *
  * OpenOCD can also be used as a library that is linked with
  * another application(not mainstream yet, but possible), e.g.
  * w/as an embedded application.
- * 
+ *
  * Those applications will have their own main() implementation
  * and use bits and pieces from openocd.c. */
 
diff --git a/src/openocd.c b/src/openocd.c
index 014433c76f1600e63a22125c746ea449f291466c..471a097a4bf09307704c7883e6b96dbc2d3883fc 100644
--- a/src/openocd.c
+++ b/src/openocd.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ command_context_t *setup_command_handler(void)
 	return cmd_ctx;
 }
 
+int httpd_start(void);
+void httpd_stop(void);
+
 /* normally this is the main() function entry, but if OpenOCD is linked
  * into application, then this fn will not be invoked, but rather that
  * application will have it's own implementation of main(). */
@@ -255,6 +258,11 @@ int openocd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if ( (ret != ERROR_OK) && (ret != ERROR_COMMAND_CLOSE_CONNECTION) )
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+#if BUILD_HTTPD
+	if (httpd_start()!=ERROR_OK)
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+#endif
+
 	if (ret != ERROR_COMMAND_CLOSE_CONNECTION)
 	{
 		command_context_mode(cmd_ctx, COMMAND_EXEC);
@@ -268,10 +276,15 @@ int openocd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* shut server down */
 	server_quit();
 
+#if BUILD_HTTPD
+	httpd_stop();
+#endif
+
 	unregister_all_commands(cmd_ctx);
 
 	/* free commandline interface */
 	command_done(cmd_ctx);
 
+
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/Makefile.am b/src/server/Makefile.am
index 63bcc04300796379b8d41a200c601c631bf2b047..0e3a3a479076178e7c9512d8367898c89fe83b83 100644
--- a/src/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/server/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ noinst_LIBRARIES = libserver.a
 noinst_HEADERS = server.h telnet_server.h gdb_server.h
 libserver_a_SOURCES = server.c telnet_server.c gdb_server.c
 
+if HTTPD
+libserver_a_SOURCES += httpd.c
+endif
+
+
 # tcl server addons
 noinst_HEADERS += tcl_server.h
 libserver_a_SOURCES += tcl_server.c
diff --git a/src/server/httpd.c b/src/server/httpd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f24e58ade8269df1ea24fa3123e62c12f9da7c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/httpd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007,2008 �yvind Harboe                                 *
+ *   oyvind.harboe@zylin.com                                               *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/* some bits were copied from ahttpd which is under eCos license and
+ * copyright to FSF
+ */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "replacements.h"
+
+#include "server.h"
+
+#include "log.h"
+#include "telnet_server.h"
+#include "target.h"
+
+#include <command.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <microhttpd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define PAGE_NOT_FOUND "<html><head><title>File not found</title></head><body>File not found</body></html>"
+
+static const char *appendf(const *prev, const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	char *string = alloc_vprintf(format, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	char *string2 = NULL;
+
+	if (string != NULL)
+	{
+		string2 = alloc_printf("%s%s", (prev == NULL) ? "" : prev, string);
+	}
+
+	if (prev != NULL)
+	{
+		free(prev);
+	}
+
+	if (string == NULL)
+		free(string);
+
+	return string2;
+}
+
+static const char *httpd_exec_cgi_tcl_error(Jim_Interp *interp)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	const char *t = NULL;
+	t = appendf(t, "<html><body>\n");
+
+	t = appendf(t, "Runtime error, file \"%s\", line %d:<br>",
+			interp->errorFileName, interp->errorLine);
+	t = appendf(t, "    %s<br>", Jim_GetString(interp->result, NULL));
+	Jim_ListLength(interp, interp->stackTrace, &len);
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i += 3)
+	{
+		Jim_Obj *objPtr;
+		const char *proc, *file, *line;
+
+		Jim_ListIndex(interp, interp->stackTrace, i, &objPtr, JIM_NONE);
+		proc = Jim_GetString(objPtr, NULL);
+		Jim_ListIndex(interp, interp->stackTrace, i + 1, &objPtr, JIM_NONE);
+		file = Jim_GetString(objPtr, NULL);
+		Jim_ListIndex(interp, interp->stackTrace, i + 2, &objPtr, JIM_NONE);
+		line = Jim_GetString(objPtr, NULL);
+		t = appendf(t, "In procedure '%s' called at file \"%s\", line %s<br>",
+				proc, file, line);
+	}
+	t = appendf(t, "</html></body>\n");
+
+	return t;
+}
+
+static int httpd_Jim_Command_writeform(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc,
+		Jim_Obj * const *argv)
+{
+	if (argc != 3)
+	{
+		Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "method ?args ...?");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	char *name = (char*) Jim_GetString(argv[1], NULL);
+	char *file = (char*) Jim_GetString(argv[2], NULL);
+
+	// Find length
+	char *data;
+	int actual;
+
+	int retcode;
+
+	const char *script = alloc_printf("set dummy_val $httppostdata(%s); set dummy_val",
+			name);
+	retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, script, "httpd.c", __LINE__ );
+	free((void *) script);
+	if (retcode != JIM_OK)
+		return retcode;
+
+	data = Jim_GetString(Jim_GetResult(interp), &actual);
+
+	FILE *f;
+	f = fopen(file, "wb");
+	if (f != NULL)
+	{
+		int ok;
+		ok = fwrite(data, 1, actual, f) == actual;
+		fclose(f);
+
+		if (!ok)
+		{
+			Jim_SetResultString(interp, "Could not write to file", -1);
+			return JIM_ERR;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Jim_SetResultString(interp, "Could not create file", -1);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+
+int
+httpd_Jim_Command_formfetch(Jim_Interp *interp,
+                                   int argc,
+                                   Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+    if (argc!=2)
+    {
+        Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "method ?args ...?");
+        return JIM_ERR;
+    }
+    char *name = (char*)Jim_GetString(argv[1], NULL);
+
+
+    const char *script = alloc_printf("set dummy_val $httppostdata(%s); set dummy_val",
+    			name);
+    	int retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, script, "httpd.c", __LINE__ );
+    	free((void *) script);
+    	if (retcode != JIM_OK)
+    		return retcode;
+
+    Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp));
+    return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+struct httpd_request
+{
+	int post;
+	struct MHD_PostProcessor *postprocessor;
+
+	//Jim_Obj *dict;
+
+	int complete; /* did we receive the entire post ? */
+
+};
+
+static void request_completed(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+		void **con_cls, enum MHD_RequestTerminationCode toe)
+{
+	struct httpd_request *r = (struct httpd_request*) *con_cls;
+
+	if (NULL == r)
+		return;
+
+	if (r->postprocessor)
+	{
+		MHD_destroy_post_processor(r->postprocessor);
+	}
+
+	free(r);
+	*con_cls = NULL;
+}
+
+/* append to said key in dictonary */
+static void append_key(struct httpd_request *r, const char *key,
+		const char *data, size_t off, size_t size)
+{
+	Jim_Obj *keyObj = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, key, -1);
+	Jim_Obj *value = NULL;
+
+	Jim_Obj *dict = Jim_GetVariableStr(interp, "httppostdata", 0);
+
+	if (dict!=NULL)
+	{
+		if (Jim_DictKey(interp, dict, keyObj, &value, 0) != JIM_OK)
+		{
+			 value = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (value == NULL)
+		value = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "", -1);
+
+	/* create a new object we append to and insert into this location */
+	Jim_Obj *newObj = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "", -1);
+	Jim_AppendObj(interp, newObj, value);
+	Jim_AppendString(interp, newObj, data, size);
+	/* uhh... use name here of dictionary */
+	Jim_SetDictKeysVector(interp, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "httppostdata", -1), &keyObj, 1, newObj);
+}
+
+/* append data to each key */
+static int iterate_post(void *con_cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind,
+		const char *key, const char *filename, const char *content_type,
+		const char *transfer_encoding, const char *data, size_t off,
+		size_t size)
+{
+	struct httpd_request *r = (struct httpd_request*) con_cls;
+
+	append_key(r, key, data, off, size);
+
+	return MHD_YES;
+}
+
+static int record_arg(void *cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind, const char *key,
+		const char *value)
+{
+	struct httpd_request *r = (struct httpd_request*) cls;
+	append_key(r, key, value, 0, strlen(value));
+	return MHD_YES;
+}
+
+static int ahc_echo(void * cls, struct MHD_Connection * connection,
+		const char * url, const char * method, const char * version,
+		const char * upload_data, unsigned int * upload_data_size, void ** ptr)
+{
+	struct MHD_Response * response;
+	int ret;
+
+	int post = 0;
+
+	if (0 == strcmp(method, "POST"))
+	{
+		post = 1;
+	}
+	else if (0 == strcmp(method, "GET"))
+	{
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return MHD_NO; /* unexpected method */
+	}
+
+	struct httpd_request *r;
+	if (*ptr == NULL)
+	{
+		/* The first time only the headers are valid,
+		 do not respond in the first round... */
+
+		*ptr = malloc(sizeof(struct httpd_request));
+		if (*ptr == NULL)
+			return MHD_NO;
+		memset(*ptr, 0, sizeof(struct httpd_request));
+
+		r = (struct httpd_request *) *ptr;
+
+		r->post = post;
+
+//		r->dict = Jim_NewDictObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+
+		/* fill in url query strings in dictonary */
+		MHD_get_connection_values(connection, MHD_GET_ARGUMENT_KIND,
+				record_arg, r);
+
+		if (r->post)
+		{
+			r->postprocessor = MHD_create_post_processor(connection, 2048
+					* 1024, iterate_post, r);
+		}
+
+		return MHD_YES;
+	}
+
+	r = (struct httpd_request *) *ptr;
+
+	if (r->post)
+	{
+		/* consume post data */
+		if (*upload_data_size)
+		{
+			MHD_post_process(r->postprocessor, upload_data, *upload_data_size);
+			*upload_data_size = 0;
+			return MHD_YES;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		}
+	} else
+	{
+	}
+
+	/* hand over to request who will be using it. */
+	//Jim_SetGlobalVariableStr(interp, "httppostdata", Jim_GetVariableStr(interp, "httppostdata", 0));
+	//	r->dict = NULL;
+
+
+	/* FIX!!!! we need more advanced handling of url's to avoid them
+	 * being subverted to evil purposes
+	 */
+
+	url++; /* skip '/' */
+
+	const char *suffix;
+	suffix = strrchr(url, '.');
+	if ((suffix != NULL) && (strcmp(suffix, ".tcl") == 0))
+	{
+		printf("Run tcl %s\n", url);
+
+		int retcode;
+
+		const char *script = alloc_printf(
+				"global httpdata; source {%s}; set httpdata", url);
+		retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, script, "httpd.c", __LINE__ );
+		free((void *) script);
+
+		if (retcode == JIM_ERR)
+		{
+			printf("Tcl failed\n");
+			const char *t = httpd_exec_cgi_tcl_error(interp);
+			if (t == NULL)
+				return MHD_NO;
+
+			response = MHD_create_response_from_data(strlen(t), (void *) t,
+					MHD_YES, MHD_NO);
+			ret = MHD_queue_response(connection,
+					MHD_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, response);
+			MHD_destroy_response(response);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			printf("Tcl OK\n");
+			/* FIX!!! how to handle mime types??? */
+			const char *result;
+			int reslen;
+			result = Jim_GetString(Jim_GetResult(interp), &reslen);
+
+			response = MHD_create_response_from_data(reslen, (void *) result,
+					MHD_NO, MHD_YES);
+			ret = MHD_queue_response(connection,
+					MHD_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, response);
+			MHD_destroy_response(response);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		void *data;
+		int len;
+
+		int retval = loadFile(url, &data, &len);
+		if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+		{
+			printf("Did not find %s\n", url);
+
+			response = MHD_create_response_from_data(strlen(PAGE_NOT_FOUND),
+					(void *) PAGE_NOT_FOUND, MHD_NO, MHD_NO);
+			ret = MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND, response);
+			MHD_destroy_response(response);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		printf("Serving %s length=%d\n", url, len);
+		/* serve file directly */
+		response = MHD_create_response_from_data(len, data, MHD_YES, MHD_NO);
+		MHD_add_response_header(response, "Content-Type", "image/png");
+
+		ret = MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_OK, response);
+		MHD_destroy_response(response);
+
+		//free(data);
+		return ret;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct MHD_Daemon * d;
+
+int httpd_start(void)
+{
+
+	int port = 8888;
+	LOG_USER("Launching httpd server on port %d", port);
+	d = MHD_start_daemon(MHD_USE_SELECT_INTERNALLY, port, NULL, NULL,
+			&ahc_echo, NULL, /* could be data for handler, but we only have a single handler, use global variables instead */
+			MHD_OPTION_NOTIFY_COMPLETED, request_completed, NULL, /* Closure... what's that??? */
+			MHD_OPTION_END);
+	if (d == NULL)
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+
+	Jim_CreateCommand(interp,
+						  "formfetch",
+						  httpd_Jim_Command_formfetch,
+						  NULL,
+						  NULL);
+
+    Jim_CreateCommand(interp,
+                      "writeform",
+                      httpd_Jim_Command_writeform,
+                      NULL,
+                      NULL);
+
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+void httpd_stop(void)
+{
+	MHD_stop_daemon(d);
+}
+
+void openocd_sleep_prelude(void)
+{
+}
+
+void openocd_sleep_postlude(void)
+{
+}
+