--- oRTP/configure.ac
+++ oRTP/configure.ac
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ else
 	AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 	AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS)
 fi
+AC_ARG_WITH(thread-stack-size,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--with-thread-stack-size=SIZE-IN-BYTES],[Set thread stack size [[default=os-default]]]),
+	[thread_stack_size=$withval], [thread_stack_size=0])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ORTP_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, $thread_stack_size, [Default thread stack size (0 = let operating system decide)])
+
 
 dnl check for libsrtp support (secure rtp)
 AC_ARG_WITH( srtp,
--- oRTP/include/ortp/port.h
+++ oRTP/include/ortp/port.h
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ typedef pthread_cond_t ortp_cond_t;
 
 int __ortp_thread_join(ortp_thread_t thread, void **ptr);
 
+#if ORTP_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
+int __ortp_thread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t *attr, void * (*routine)(void*), void *arg);
+#define ortp_thread_create	__ortp_thread_create
+#else
 #define ortp_thread_create	pthread_create
+#endif
 #define ortp_thread_join	__ortp_thread_join
 #define ortp_thread_exit	pthread_exit
 #define ortp_mutex_init		pthread_mutex_init
--- oRTP/src/port.c
+++ oRTP/src/port.c
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 */
 
 
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32_WCE)
+#include "ortp-config-win32.h"
+#else
+#include "ortp-config.h"
+#endif
 #include "ortp/port.h"
 #include "ortp/ortp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -124,6 +129,17 @@ int __ortp_thread_join(ortp_thread_t thr
 	}
 	return err;
 }
+
+#if ORTP_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
+int __ortp_thread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t *attr, void * (*routine)(void*), void *arg){
+	pthread_attr_t my_attr;
+	pthread_attr_init(&my_attr);
+	if (attr)
+		my_attr = *attr;
+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&my_attr, ORTP_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
+	return pthread_create(thread, &my_attr, routine, arg);
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 #if	defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN32_WCE)