diff --git a/examples.mk b/examples.mk
index bd38c41cc..d400fe05f 100644
--- a/examples.mk
+++ b/examples.mk
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ simple_encoder.SRCS             += video_common.h
 simple_encoder.SRCS             += video_writer.h video_writer.c
 simple_encoder.GUID              = 4607D299-8A71-4D2C-9B1D-071899B6FBFD
 simple_encoder.DESCRIPTION       = Simplified encoder loop
+EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_VP9_ENCODER)  += vp9_lossless_encoder.c
+vp9_lossless_encoder.SRCS       += ivfenc.h ivfenc.c
+vp9_lossless_encoder.SRCS       += tools_common.h tools_common.c
+vp9_lossless_encoder.SRCS       += video_common.h
+vp9_lossless_encoder.SRCS       += video_writer.h video_writer.c
+vp9_lossless_encoder.GUID        = B63C7C88-5348-46DC-A5A6-CC151EF93366
+vp9_lossless_encoder.DESCRIPTION = Simplified lossless VP9 encoder
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_VP8_ENCODER)  += twopass_encoder.c
 twopass_encoder.SRCS            += ivfenc.h ivfenc.c
 twopass_encoder.SRCS            += tools_common.h tools_common.c
diff --git a/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c b/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fcda0cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2014 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
+#include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
+
+#include "./tools_common.h"
+#include "./video_writer.h"
+
+static const char *exec_name;
+
+void usage_exit() {
+  fprintf(stderr, "vp9_lossless_encoder: Example demonstrating VP9 lossless "
+                  "encoding feature. Supports raw input only.\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <width> <height> <infile> <outfile>\n", exec_name);
+  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+static int encode_frame(vpx_codec_ctx_t *codec,
+                        vpx_image_t *img,
+                        int frame_index,
+                        int flags,
+                        VpxVideoWriter *writer) {
+  int got_pkts = 0;
+  vpx_codec_iter_t iter = NULL;
+  const vpx_codec_cx_pkt_t *pkt = NULL;
+  const vpx_codec_err_t res = vpx_codec_encode(codec, img, frame_index, 1,
+                                               flags, VPX_DL_GOOD_QUALITY);
+  if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK)
+    die_codec(codec, "Failed to encode frame");
+
+  while ((pkt = vpx_codec_get_cx_data(codec, &iter)) != NULL) {
+    got_pkts = 1;
+
+    if (pkt->kind == VPX_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT) {
+      const int keyframe = (pkt->data.frame.flags & VPX_FRAME_IS_KEY) != 0;
+      if (!vpx_video_writer_write_frame(writer,
+                                        pkt->data.frame.buf,
+                                        pkt->data.frame.sz,
+                                        pkt->data.frame.pts)) {
+        die_codec(codec, "Failed to write compressed frame");
+      }
+      printf(keyframe ? "K" : ".");
+      fflush(stdout);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return got_pkts;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  FILE *infile = NULL;
+  vpx_codec_ctx_t codec;
+  vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t cfg;
+  int frame_count = 0;
+  vpx_image_t raw;
+  vpx_codec_err_t res;
+  VpxVideoInfo info = {0};
+  VpxVideoWriter *writer = NULL;
+  const VpxInterface *encoder = NULL;
+  const int fps = 30;
+
+  exec_name = argv[0];
+
+  if (argc < 5)
+    die("Invalid number of arguments");
+
+  encoder = get_vpx_encoder_by_name("vp9");
+  if (!encoder)
+     die("Unsupported codec.");
+
+  info.codec_fourcc = encoder->fourcc;
+  info.frame_width = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+  info.frame_height = strtol(argv[2], NULL, 0);
+  info.time_base.numerator = 1;
+  info.time_base.denominator = fps;
+
+  if (info.frame_width <= 0 ||
+      info.frame_height <= 0 ||
+      (info.frame_width % 2) != 0 ||
+      (info.frame_height % 2) != 0) {
+    die("Invalid frame size: %dx%d", info.frame_width, info.frame_height);
+  }
+
+  if (!vpx_img_alloc(&raw, VPX_IMG_FMT_I420, info.frame_width,
+                                             info.frame_height, 1)) {
+    die("Failed to allocate image.");
+  }
+
+  printf("Using %s\n", vpx_codec_iface_name(encoder->codec_interface()));
+
+  res = vpx_codec_enc_config_default(encoder->codec_interface(), &cfg, 0);
+  if (res)
+    die_codec(&codec, "Failed to get default codec config.");
+
+  cfg.g_w = info.frame_width;
+  cfg.g_h = info.frame_height;
+  cfg.g_timebase.num = info.time_base.numerator;
+  cfg.g_timebase.den = info.time_base.denominator;
+
+  writer = vpx_video_writer_open(argv[4], kContainerIVF, &info);
+  if (!writer)
+    die("Failed to open %s for writing.", argv[4]);
+
+  if (!(infile = fopen(argv[3], "rb")))
+    die("Failed to open %s for reading.", argv[3]);
+
+  if (vpx_codec_enc_init(&codec, encoder->codec_interface(), &cfg, 0))
+    die_codec(&codec, "Failed to initialize encoder");
+
+  if (vpx_codec_control_(&codec, VP9E_SET_LOSSLESS, 1))
+    die_codec(&codec, "Failed to use lossless mode");
+
+  // Encode frames.
+  while (vpx_img_read(&raw, infile)) {
+    encode_frame(&codec, &raw, frame_count++, 0, writer);
+  }
+
+  // Flush encoder.
+  while (encode_frame(&codec, NULL, -1, 0, writer)) {}
+
+  printf("\n");
+  fclose(infile);
+  printf("Processed %d frames.\n", frame_count);
+
+  vpx_img_free(&raw);
+  if (vpx_codec_destroy(&codec))
+    die_codec(&codec, "Failed to destroy codec.");
+
+  vpx_video_writer_close(writer);
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}