diff --git a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
index 9cb1e236..5ae114c3 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ opj_bool jp2_read_jp2h(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio, opj_jp2_color_t *color)
     jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
     continue;
   }
-    if(box.type == JP2_CDEF)
+    if(box.type == JP2_CDEF && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
   {
     if( !jp2_read_cdef(jp2, cio, &box, color))
  {
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ opj_bool jp2_read_jp2h(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio, opj_jp2_color_t *color)
     jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
     continue;
   }
-    if(box.type == JP2_PCLR)
+    if(box.type == JP2_PCLR && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
   {
     if( !jp2_read_pclr(jp2, cio, &box, color))
  {
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ opj_bool jp2_read_jp2h(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio, opj_jp2_color_t *color)
     jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
     continue;
   }
-    if(box.type == JP2_CMAP)
+    if(box.type == JP2_CMAP && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
   {
     if( !jp2_read_cmap(jp2, cio, &box, color))
  {
@@ -754,8 +754,10 @@ opj_image_t* opj_jp2_decode(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio,
 	opj_event_msg(cinfo, EVT_ERROR, "Failed to decode J2K image\n");
 	return NULL;
    }
+   
+    if (!jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef){
 
-/* Set Image Color Space */
+    /* Set Image Color Space */
 	if (jp2->enumcs == 16)
 		image->color_space = CLRSPC_SRGB;
 	else if (jp2->enumcs == 17)
@@ -783,6 +785,8 @@ opj_image_t* opj_jp2_decode(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio,
 	color.icc_profile_buf = NULL;
 	image->icc_profile_len = color.icc_profile_len;
    }
+   }
+   
 	return image;
 
 }/* opj_jp2_decode() */
@@ -1056,6 +1060,7 @@ void jp2_setup_decoder(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_dparameters_t *parameters) {
 	/* setup the J2K codec */
 	j2k_setup_decoder(jp2->j2k, parameters);
 	/* further JP2 initializations go here */
+	jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef = parameters->flags & OPJ_DPARAMETERS_IGNORE_PCLR_CMAP_CDEF_FLAG;
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/jp2.h b/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
index 16273b85..acb643ca 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
+++ b/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ typedef struct opj_jp2 {
 	unsigned int j2k_codestream_offset;
 	unsigned int j2k_codestream_length;
 	opj_bool jpip_on;
+	opj_bool ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef;
 } opj_jp2_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
index ca8f5485..180cc844 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ void OPJ_CALLCONV opj_set_default_decoder_parameters(opj_dparameters_t *paramete
 
 		parameters->decod_format = -1;
 		parameters->cod_format = -1;
+		parameters->flags = 0;		
 /* UniPG>> */
 #ifdef USE_JPWL
 		parameters->jpwl_correct = OPJ_FALSE;
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
index 169ffd77..53e9fac0 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
+++ b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ typedef struct opj_cparameters {
 	opj_bool jpip_on;
 } opj_cparameters_t;
 
+#define OPJ_DPARAMETERS_IGNORE_PCLR_CMAP_CDEF_FLAG	0x0001
+
 /**
 Decompression parameters
 */
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ typedef struct opj_dparameters {
 	*/
 	OPJ_LIMIT_DECODING cp_limit_decoding;
 
+	unsigned int flags;
 } opj_dparameters_t;
 
 /** Common fields between JPEG-2000 compression and decompression master structs. */