diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 48d1ba7..9ebf8c6 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -146,6 +146,43 @@
 
 
 ###########################################################
+## Compile the .proto files to .cc and then to .o
+###########################################################
+proto_sources := $(filter %.proto,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
+proto_generated_objects :=
+proto_generated_headers :=
+ifneq ($(proto_sources),)
+proto_sources_fullpath := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(proto_sources))
+proto_generated_cc_sources_dir := $(intermediates)/proto
+proto_generated_cc_sources := $(addprefix $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/, \
+	$(patsubst %.proto,%.pb.cc,$(proto_sources_fullpath)))
+proto_generated_objects := $(patsubst %.cc,%.o, $(proto_generated_cc_sources))
+
+$(proto_generated_cc_sources): PRIVATE_PROTO_INCLUDES := $(TOP)
+$(proto_generated_cc_sources): PRIVATE_PROTO_CC_OUTPUT_DIR := $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)
+$(proto_generated_cc_sources): $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/%.pb.cc: %.proto $(PROTOC)
+	$(transform-proto-to-cc)
+
+proto_generated_headers := $(patsubst %.pb.cc,%.pb.h, $(proto_generated_cc_sources))
+$(proto_generated_headers): $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/%.pb.h: $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/%.pb.cc
+
+$(proto_generated_cc_sources): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
+$(proto_generated_cc_sources): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
+$(proto_generated_objects): $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/%.o: $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)/%.cc
+	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
+-include $(proto_generated_objects:%.o=%.P)
+
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/protobuf/src $(proto_generated_cc_sources_dir)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),full)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-full
+else
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite
+endif
+endif
+
+
+###########################################################
 ## YACC: Compile .y files to .cpp and the to .o.
 ###########################################################
 
@@ -213,7 +250,7 @@
 ifneq ($(strip $(cpp_objects)),)
 $(cpp_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: \
 		$(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION) \
-		$(yacc_cpps) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+		$(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
 -include $(cpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
@@ -230,7 +267,7 @@
 # TODO: support compiling certain generated files as arm.
 $(gen_cpp_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
 $(gen_cpp_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
-$(gen_cpp_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION) $(yacc_cpps) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(gen_cpp_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION) $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
 -include $(gen_cpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
@@ -277,7 +314,7 @@
 c_objects        := $(c_arm_objects) $(c_normal_objects)
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(c_objects)),)
-$(c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)c-to-o)
 -include $(c_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
@@ -294,7 +331,7 @@
 # TODO: support compiling certain generated files as arm.
 $(gen_c_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
 $(gen_c_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
-$(gen_c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(gen_c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)c-to-o)
 -include $(gen_c_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
@@ -307,7 +344,7 @@
 objc_objects := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(objc_sources:.m=.o))
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(objc_objects)),)
-$(objc_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.m $(yacc_cpps) $(PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(objc_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.m $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)m-to-o)
 -include $(objc_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
@@ -352,6 +389,7 @@
 	$(gen_c_objects) \
 	$(yacc_objects) \
 	$(lex_objects) \
+	$(proto_generated_objects) \
 	$(addprefix $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/,$(LOCAL_PREBUILT_OBJ_FILES))
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH) $(intermediates) $(base_intermediates)