diff --git a/jdatadst.c b/jdatadst.c
index a8f6fb0..472d5f3 100644
--- a/jdatadst.c
+++ b/jdatadst.c
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
  * jdatadst.c
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1994-1996, Thomas G. Lane.
+ * Modified 2009 by Guido Vollbeding.
  * This file is part of the Independent JPEG Group's software.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the accompanying README file.
  *
  * This file contains compression data destination routines for the case of
- * emitting JPEG data to a file (or any stdio stream).  While these routines
- * are sufficient for most applications, some will want to use a different
- * destination manager.
+ * emitting JPEG data to memory or to a file (or any stdio stream).
+ * While these routines are sufficient for most applications,
+ * some will want to use a different destination manager.
  * IMPORTANT: we assume that fwrite() will correctly transcribe an array of
  * JOCTETs into 8-bit-wide elements on external storage.  If char is wider
  * than 8 bits on your machine, you may need to do some tweaking.
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@
 #include "jpeglib.h"
 #include "jerror.h"
 
+#ifndef HAVE_STDLIB_H		/* <stdlib.h> should declare malloc(),free() */
+extern void * malloc JPP((size_t size));
+extern void free JPP((void *ptr));
+#endif
+
 
 /* Expanded data destination object for stdio output */
 
@@ -34,6 +40,21 @@
 #define OUTPUT_BUF_SIZE  4096	/* choose an efficiently fwrite'able size */
 
 
+/* Expanded data destination object for memory output */
+
+typedef struct {
+  struct jpeg_destination_mgr pub; /* public fields */
+
+  unsigned char ** outbuffer;	/* target buffer */
+  unsigned long * outsize;
+  unsigned char * newbuffer;	/* newly allocated buffer */
+  JOCTET * buffer;		/* start of buffer */
+  size_t bufsize;
+} my_mem_destination_mgr;
+
+typedef my_mem_destination_mgr * my_mem_dest_ptr;
+
+
 /*
  * Initialize destination --- called by jpeg_start_compress
  * before any data is actually written.
@@ -53,6 +74,12 @@
   dest->pub.free_in_buffer = OUTPUT_BUF_SIZE;
 }
 
+METHODDEF(void)
+init_mem_destination (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
+{
+  /* no work necessary here */
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Empty the output buffer --- called whenever buffer fills up.
@@ -92,6 +119,36 @@
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+METHODDEF(boolean)
+empty_mem_output_buffer (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
+{
+  size_t nextsize;
+  JOCTET * nextbuffer;
+  my_mem_dest_ptr dest = (my_mem_dest_ptr) cinfo->dest;
+
+  /* Try to allocate new buffer with double size */
+  nextsize = dest->bufsize * 2;
+  nextbuffer = malloc(nextsize);
+
+  if (nextbuffer == NULL)
+    ERREXIT1(cinfo, JERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, 10);
+
+  MEMCOPY(nextbuffer, dest->buffer, dest->bufsize);
+
+  if (dest->newbuffer != NULL)
+    free(dest->newbuffer);
+
+  dest->newbuffer = nextbuffer;
+
+  dest->pub.next_output_byte = nextbuffer + dest->bufsize;
+  dest->pub.free_in_buffer = dest->bufsize;
+
+  dest->buffer = nextbuffer;
+  dest->bufsize = nextsize;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Terminate destination --- called by jpeg_finish_compress
@@ -119,6 +176,15 @@
     ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_FILE_WRITE);
 }
 
+METHODDEF(void)
+term_mem_destination (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
+{
+  my_mem_dest_ptr dest = (my_mem_dest_ptr) cinfo->dest;
+
+  *dest->outbuffer = dest->buffer;
+  *dest->outsize = dest->bufsize - dest->pub.free_in_buffer;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Prepare for output to a stdio stream.
@@ -149,3 +215,53 @@
   dest->pub.term_destination = term_destination;
   dest->outfile = outfile;
 }
+
+
+/*
+ * Prepare for output to a memory buffer.
+ * The caller may supply an own initial buffer with appropriate size.
+ * Otherwise, or when the actual data output exceeds the given size,
+ * the library adapts the buffer size as necessary.
+ * The standard library functions malloc/free are used for allocating
+ * larger memory, so the buffer is available to the application after
+ * finishing compression, and then the application is responsible for
+ * freeing the requested memory.
+ */
+
+GLOBAL(void)
+jpeg_mem_dest (j_compress_ptr cinfo,
+	       unsigned char ** outbuffer, unsigned long * outsize)
+{
+  my_mem_dest_ptr dest;
+
+  if (outbuffer == NULL || outsize == NULL)	/* sanity check */
+    ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
+  /* The destination object is made permanent so that multiple JPEG images
+   * can be written to the same buffer without re-executing jpeg_mem_dest.
+   */
+  if (cinfo->dest == NULL) {	/* first time for this JPEG object? */
+    cinfo->dest = (struct jpeg_destination_mgr *)
+      (*cinfo->mem->alloc_small) ((j_common_ptr) cinfo, JPOOL_PERMANENT,
+				  SIZEOF(my_mem_destination_mgr));
+  }
+
+  dest = (my_mem_dest_ptr) cinfo->dest;
+  dest->pub.init_destination = init_mem_destination;
+  dest->pub.empty_output_buffer = empty_mem_output_buffer;
+  dest->pub.term_destination = term_mem_destination;
+  dest->outbuffer = outbuffer;
+  dest->outsize = outsize;
+  dest->newbuffer = NULL;
+
+  if (*outbuffer == NULL || *outsize == 0) {
+    /* Allocate initial buffer */
+    dest->newbuffer = *outbuffer = malloc(OUTPUT_BUF_SIZE);
+    if (dest->newbuffer == NULL)
+      ERREXIT1(cinfo, JERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, 10);
+    *outsize = OUTPUT_BUF_SIZE;
+  }
+
+  dest->pub.next_output_byte = dest->buffer = *outbuffer;
+  dest->pub.free_in_buffer = dest->bufsize = *outsize;
+}