diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 800fa92010..94da3c81a8 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `protobuf' library (-lprotobuf). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBPROTOBUF
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `zookeeper_mt' library (-lzookeeper_mt). */
+#undef HAVE_LIBZOOKEEPER_MT
+
 /* Define to 1 if your system has a GNU libc compatible `malloc' function, and
    to 0 otherwise. */
 #undef HAVE_MALLOC
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7a99f5c5a8..6eb812bcb6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19603,6 +19603,80 @@ echo "$as_me: error: unable to find mdb_env_create() function" >&2;}
 fi
 
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lzookeeper_mt" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lzookeeper_mt... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lzookeeper_mt  $LIBS"
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+main ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
+			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main" >&6
+if test $ac_cv_lib_zookeeper_mt_main = yes; then
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_LIBZOOKEEPER_MT 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  LIBS="-lzookeeper_mt $LIBS"
+
+else
+
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: unable to find zookeeper" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: unable to find zookeeper" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+
+fi
+
+
 # Checks for header files.
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for ANSI C header files... $ECHO_C" >&6
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 200df7f0a5..ddae50372a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([opencv_core], [main], [], [
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([mdb_env_create], [lmdb], [], [
   AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find mdb_env_create() function])
   ])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([zookeeper_mt], [main], [], [
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find zookeeper])
+  ])
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC