diff --git a/build/libxml.m4 b/build/libxml.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d69a8c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/libxml.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+dnl Check for LIBXML2 Libraries
+dnl CHECK_LIBXML2(ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+dnl Sets:
+dnl  LIBXML2_CFLAGS
+dnl  LIBXML2_LIBS
+
+LIBXML2_CONFIG=""
+LIBXML2_VERSION=""
+LIBXML2_CFLAGS=""
+LIBXML2_CPPFLAGS=""
+LIBXML2_LDADD=""
+LIBXML2_LDFLAGS=""
+
+AC_DEFUN([CHECK_LIBXML2], [
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(
+    libxml,
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libxml=PATH],[Path to libxml2 prefix or config script])],
+    [test_paths="${with_libxml}"],
+    [test_paths="/usr/local/libxml2 /usr/local/xml2 /usr/local/xml /usr/local /opt/libxml2 /opt/libxml /opt/xml2 /opt/xml /opt /usr"])
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libxml2 config script])
+
+for x in ${test_paths}; do
+    dnl # Determine if the script was specified and use it directly
+    if test ! -d "$x" -a -e "$x"; then
+        LIBXML2_CONFIG=$x
+        libxml2_path="no"
+        break
+    fi
+
+    dnl # Try known config script names/locations
+    for LIBXML2_CONFIG in xml2-config xml-2-config xml-config; do
+        if test -e "${x}/bin/${LIBXML2_CONFIG}"; then
+            libxml2_path="${x}/bin"
+            break
+        elif test -e "${x}/${LIBXML2_CONFIG}"; then
+            libxml2_path="${x}"
+            break
+        else
+            libxml2_path=""
+        fi
+    done
+    if test -n "$libxml2_path"; then
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if test -n "${libxml2_path}"; then
+    if test "${libxml2_path}" != "no"; then
+        LIBXML2_CONFIG="${libxml2_path}/${LIBXML2_CONFIG}"
+    fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([${LIBXML2_CONFIG}])
+    LIBXML2_VERSION=`${LIBXML2_CONFIG} --version | sed 's/^[[^0-9]][[^[:space:]]][[^[:space:]]]*[[[:space:]]]*//'`
+    if test "$verbose_output" -eq 1; then AC_MSG_NOTICE(xml VERSION: $LIBXML2_VERSION); fi
+    LIBXML2_CFLAGS="`${LIBXML2_CONFIG} --cflags` -DWITH_LIBXML2"
+    if test "$verbose_output" -eq 1; then AC_MSG_NOTICE(xml CFLAGS: $LIBXML2_CFLAGS); fi
+    LIBXML2_LDADD="`${LIBXML2_CONFIG} --libs`"
+    if test "$verbose_output" -eq 1; then AC_MSG_NOTICE(xml LDADD: $LIBXML2_LDADD); fi
+
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if libxml2 is at least v2.6.29])
+    libxml2_min_ver=`echo 2.6.29 | awk -F. '{print (\$ 1 * 1000000) + (\$ 2 * 1000) + \$ 3}'`
+    libxml2_ver=`echo ${LIBXML2_VERSION} | awk -F. '{print (\$ 1 * 1000000) + (\$ 2 * 1000) + \$ 3}'`
+    if test "$libxml2_ver" -ge "$libxml2_min_ver"; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes, $LIBXML2_VERSION])
+    else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no, $LIBXML2_VERSION])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([NOTE: libxml2 library must be at least 2.6.29])
+    fi
+
+else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_CONFIG)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_CPPFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_LDADD)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_LDFLAGS)
+
+
+if test "x${with_libxml2}" == "xno"; then
+    LIBXML2_DISABLED=yes
+else
+    if test "x${with_libxml2}" != "x"; then
+        LIBXML2_MANDATORY=yes
+    fi
+fi
+
+if test -z "${LIBXML2_VERSION}"; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([*** libxml2 library not found.])
+    if test -z "${LIBXML2_MANDATORY}"; then
+        if test -z "${LIBXML2_DISABLED}"; then
+            LIBXML2_FOUND=0
+        else
+            LIBXML2_FOUND=2
+        fi
+    else
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Libxml2 was explicitly referenced but it was not found])
+        LIBXML2_FOUND=-1
+    fi
+else
+    LIBXML2_FOUND=1
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([using libxml2 v${LIBXML2_VERSION}])
+    LIBXML2_DISPLAY="${LIBXML2_LDADD}, ${LIBXML2_CFLAGS}"
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_FOUND)
+AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_DISPLAY)
+])
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 45efef48..81a5c95f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ if ! test -z "${CURL_VERSION}"; then
 fi
 
 
+#
+# Check for LibXML
+#
+CHECK_LIBXML2
+
+
 #
 # Check for libpcre
 #
@@ -331,6 +337,25 @@ if test "x$YAJL_FOUND" = "x2"; then
     echo "   + YAJL                                          ....disabled"
 fi
 
+
+## libxml2
+if test "x$LIBXML2_FOUND" = "x0"; then
+    echo "   + LibXML2                                       ....not found"
+fi
+if test "x$LIBXML2_FOUND" = "x1"; then
+    echo -n "   + LibXML2                                       ....found "
+    if ! test "x$LIBXML2_VERSION" = "x"; then
+        echo "v${LIBXML2_VERSION}"
+    else
+        echo ""
+    fi
+    echo "      ${LIBXML2_DISPLAY}"
+fi
+if test "x$LIBXML2_FOUND" = "x2"; then
+    echo "   + LibXML2                                       ....disabled"
+fi
+
+
 echo " "
 echo " Other Options"
 if test $buildTestUtilities = true; then