diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4fc0745..b328d629 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ dnl Code qui fait des warnings == code de porc == deux baffes dans ta gueule
 CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wshadow -Wsign-compare"
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, sin, MATH_LIBS="${MATH_LIBS} -lm")
-
+AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, main, LIBS="$LIBS -lpthread")
 
 dnl Are we on the PS3?
 AC_CHECK_LIB(sysmodule_stub, cellSysmoduleLoadModule,
diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index 45fdce5d..4db4d973 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static inline int isnan(float f)
 #include "matrix.h"
 #include "numeric.h"
 #include "timer.h"
+#include "thread/thread.h"
 
 // Static classes
 #include "log.h"
diff --git a/src/thread/thread.h b/src/thread/thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64713e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thread/thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+//
+// Lol Engine
+//
+// Copyright: (c) 2010-2011 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//   modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
+//   Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+//   http://sam.zoy.org/projects/COPYING.WTFPL for more details.
+//
+
+//
+// The Threading classes
+// ---------------------
+//
+
+#if !defined __LOL_THREAD_H__
+#define __LOL_THREAD_H__
+
+#if defined __CELLOS_LV2__
+#   include "platform/ps3/threadbase.h"
+#else
+#   include "threadbase.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace lol
+{
+
+class Mutex : public MutexBase
+{
+public:
+    Mutex() : MutexBase() {}
+};
+
+class Condition : public ConditionBase
+{
+public:
+    Condition() : ConditionBase() {}
+};
+
+class Thread : ThreadBase
+{
+public:
+    Thread(void *(*fn)(void *), void *data) : ThreadBase(fn, data) {}
+    virtual ~Thread() {}
+};
+
+} /* namespace lol */
+
+#endif // __LOL_THREAD_H__
+
diff --git a/src/thread/threadbase.h b/src/thread/threadbase.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27cbd665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thread/threadbase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+//
+// Lol Engine
+//
+// Copyright: (c) 2010-2011 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//   modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
+//   Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+//   http://sam.zoy.org/projects/COPYING.WTFPL for more details.
+//
+
+//
+// The ThreadBase class
+// --------------------
+//
+
+#if !defined __LOL_THREADBASE_H__
+#define __LOL_THREADBASE_H__
+
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+#   include <pthread.h>
+#else
+#   error No threading support yet :(
+#endif
+
+namespace lol
+{
+
+class MutexBase
+{
+public:
+    MutexBase()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, NULL);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    ~MutexBase()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Lock()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Unlock()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+private:
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+    pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
+#endif
+};
+
+class ConditionBase
+{
+public:
+    ConditionBase()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_cond_init(&m_cond, NULL);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    ~ConditionBase()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_cond_destroy(&m_cond);
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Acquire()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Release()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Wait()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_cond_wait(&m_cond, &m_mutex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void Notify()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_cond_signal(&m_cond);
+#endif
+    }
+
+private:
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+    pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t m_cond;
+#endif
+};
+
+class ThreadBase
+{
+public:
+    ThreadBase(void *(*fn)(void *), void *data)
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_create(&m_thread, NULL, fn, data);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    virtual ~ThreadBase()
+    {
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+        pthread_join(m_thread, NULL);
+#endif
+    }
+
+private:
+#if defined __linux__ || defined __native_client__
+    pthread_t m_thread;
+#endif
+};
+
+} /* namespace lol */
+
+#endif // __LOL_THREADBASE_H__
+