diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/0001-python-imaging-setup.py-force-paths-for-zlib-freetyp.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/0001-python-imaging-setup.py-force-paths-for-zlib-freetyp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2575306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/0001-python-imaging-setup.py-force-paths-for-zlib-freetyp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From 07d4f095a9e22ae676a8d68073101131e65012dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Koen Kooi <koen@dominion.thruhere.net>
+Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:16:54 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] python imaging setup.py: force paths for zlib, freetype and jpeg and don't add host paths
+
+Signed-off-by: Koen Kooi <koen@dominion.thruhere.net>
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
+---
+ setup.py |   14 +++-----------
+ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 5d4d53a..b1a22ec 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def libinclude(root):
+ # TIFF_ROOT = libinclude("/opt/tiff")
+ 
+ TCL_ROOT = None
+-JPEG_ROOT = None
+-ZLIB_ROOT = None
++JPEG_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
++ZLIB_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
+ TIFF_ROOT = None
+-FREETYPE_ROOT = None
++FREETYPE_ROOT =  os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR'], os.environ['STAGING_INCDIR']
+ LCMS_ROOT = None
+ 
+ # FIXME: add mechanism to explicitly *disable* the use of a library
+@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
+             add_directory(library_dirs, "/opt/local/lib")
+             add_directory(include_dirs, "/opt/local/include")
+ 
+-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
+         # FIXME: check /opt/stuff directories here?
+ 
+         prefix = sysconfig.get_config_var("prefix")
+@@ -207,13 +206,6 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
+             if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tcl_dir, "tk.h")):
+                 add_directory(include_dirs, tcl_dir)
+ 
+-        # standard locations
+-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
+-        add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/local/include")
+-
+-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/lib")
+-        add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/include")
+-
+         #
+         # insert new dirs *before* default libs, to avoid conflicts
+         # between Python PYD stub libs and real libraries
+-- 
+1.7.2.5
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/allow.to.disable.some.features.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/allow.to.disable.some.features.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4960ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/allow.to.disable.some.features.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+At least lcms wasn't deterministicly detected from sysroot.
+
+This will allow to export LCMS_ENABLED=False when lcms isn't in PACKAGECONFIG.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+
+Signed-off-by: Martin Jansa <Martin.Jansa@gmail.com>
+
+diff -uNr Imaging-1.1.7.orig/setup.py Imaging-1.1.7/setup.py
+--- Imaging-1.1.7.orig/setup.py	2013-07-22 10:17:02.081457075 +0200
++++ Imaging-1.1.7/setup.py	2013-07-22 13:10:09.029707492 +0200
+@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
+ TIFF_ROOT = None
+ FREETYPE_ROOT =  os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR'], os.environ['STAGING_INCDIR']
+ LCMS_ROOT = None
++TCL_ENABLED = os.getenv('TCL_ENABLED', "True")
++JPEG_ENABLED = os.getenv('JPEG_ENABLED', "True")
++ZLIB_ENABLED = os.getenv('ZLIB_ENABLED', "True")
++TIFF_ENABLED = os.getenv('TIFF_ENABLED', "True")
++FREETYPE_ENABLED = os.getenv('FREETYPE_ENABLED', "True")
++LCMS_ENABLED = os.getenv('LCMS_ENABLED', "True")
+ 
+ # FIXME: add mechanism to explicitly *disable* the use of a library
+ 
+@@ -220,22 +226,22 @@
+             zlib = jpeg = tiff = freetype = tcl = tk = lcms = None
+         feature = feature()
+ 
+-        if find_include_file(self, "zlib.h"):
++        if ZLIB_ENABLED == 'True' and find_include_file(self, "zlib.h"):
+             if find_library_file(self, "z"):
+                 feature.zlib = "z"
+             elif sys.platform == "win32" and find_library_file(self, "zlib"):
+                 feature.zlib = "zlib" # alternative name
+ 
+-        if find_include_file(self, "jpeglib.h"):
++        if JPEG_ENABLED == 'True' and find_include_file(self, "jpeglib.h"):
+             if find_library_file(self, "jpeg"):
+                 feature.jpeg = "jpeg"
+             elif sys.platform == "win32" and find_library_file(self, "libjpeg"):
+                 feature.jpeg = "libjpeg" # alternative name
+ 
+-        if find_library_file(self, "tiff"):
++        if TIFF_ENABLED == 'True' and find_library_file(self, "tiff"):
+             feature.tiff = "tiff"
+ 
+-        if find_library_file(self, "freetype"):
++        if FREETYPE_ENABLED == 'True' and find_library_file(self, "freetype"):
+             # look for freetype2 include files
+             freetype_version = 0
+             for dir in self.compiler.include_dirs:
+@@ -256,11 +262,11 @@
+                 if dir:
+                     add_directory(self.compiler.include_dirs, dir, 0)
+ 
+-        if find_include_file(self, "lcms.h"):
++        if LCMS_ENABLED == 'True' and find_include_file(self, "lcms.h"):
+             if find_library_file(self, "lcms"):
+                 feature.lcms = "lcms"
+ 
+-        if _tkinter and find_include_file(self, "tk.h"):
++        if TCL_ENABLED == 'True' and _tkinter and find_include_file(self, "tk.h"):
+             # the library names may vary somewhat (e.g. tcl84 or tcl8.4)
+             version = TCL_VERSION[0] + TCL_VERSION[2]
+             if find_library_file(self, "tcl" + version):
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/fix-freetype-includes.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/fix-freetype-includes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ecc63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-imaging/fix-freetype-includes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+From c6040f618d8f2706a7b46d1cdf37d1a587f9701f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andrew Stromnov <stromnov@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:58:43 +0400
+Subject: [PATCH] fix compiling with FreeType 2.5.1
+
+---
+ _imagingft.c | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/_imagingft.c b/_imagingft.c
+index 47d50bd..f19555b 100644
+--- a/_imagingft.c
++++ b/_imagingft.c
+@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ struct {
+     const char* message;
+ } ft_errors[] =
+ 
++#if defined(USE_FREETYPE_2_1)
++#include FT_ERRORS_H
++#else
+ #include <freetype/fterrors.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+ /* font objects */
+-- 
+1.8.5.1