diff --git a/android/scripts/package.sh b/android/scripts/package.sh
index 18ec9414c..e6789c8cc 100644
--- a/android/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/package.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cd package
 PRG_DIR=`pwd`
 mkdir opencv
 
+
 # neon-enabled build
 cd $PRG_DIR
 mkdir build-neon
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ rm -rf doc include src .classpath .project AndroidManifest.xml default.propertie
 mv libs/armeabi-v7a libs/armeabi-v7a-neon
 mv share/OpenCV/3rdparty/libs/armeabi-v7a share/OpenCV/3rdparty/libs/armeabi-v7a-neon
 
+
 # armeabi-v7a build
 cd "$PRG_DIR"
 mkdir build
@@ -51,7 +53,42 @@ cp "$ANDROID_DIR/../README" opencv/
 
 CV_VERSION=`grep -o "[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+" opencv/share/OpenCV/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake`
 mv opencv opencv$CV_VERSION
-tar cjpf opencv$CV_VERSION.tar.bz2 opencv$CV_VERSION || exit -1
 
+
+#samples
+cp -r "$ANDROID_DIR/../samples/android" "$PRG_DIR/samples"
+cd "$PRG_DIR/samples"
+
+#enable for loops over items with spaces in their name
+IFS="
+"
+for dir in `ls -1 | grep -v hello-android`
+do
+  if [ -f "$dir/default.properties" ]
+  then
+    HAS_REFERENCE=`cat "$dir/default.properties" | grep -c android.library.reference.1`
+    if [ $HAS_REFERENCE = 1 ]
+    then
+      echo -n > "$dir/default.properties"
+      android update project --name "$dir" --target "android-8" --library "../../opencv$CV_VERSION" --path "$dir"
+      echo 'android update project --name "$dir" --target "android-8" --library "../opencv$CV_VERSION" --path "$dir"'
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "OPENCV_MK_PATH:=../../opencv$CV_VERSION/share/OpenCV/OpenCV.mk" > includeOpenCV.mk
+
+cd "$PRG_DIR/samples"
+#remove ignored files/folders
+svn status --no-ignore | grep ^I | cut -c9- | xargs -d \\n rm -rf
+#remove unversioned files/folders
+svn status | grep ^\? | cut -c9- | xargs -d \\n rm -rf
+#remove unneded CMakeLists.txt
+rm CMakeLists.txt
+
+
+# pack all files
+cd $PRG_DIR
+tar cjpf opencv$CV_VERSION.tar.bz2 --exclude-vcs opencv$CV_VERSION samples || exit -1
 echo
 echo "Package opencv$CV_VERSION.tar.bz2 is successfully created"
diff --git a/samples/android/2-native/jni/Android.mk b/samples/android/2-native/jni/Android.mk
index 9c6114e02..a9e302b47 100644
--- a/samples/android/2-native/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/samples/android/2-native/jni/Android.mk
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH:=../../../../android/build/OpenCV.mk
-ifeq ("$(wildcard $(OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH))","")
+include ../includeOpenCV.mk
+ifeq ("$(wildcard $(OPENCV_MK_PATH))","")
+	#try to load OpenCV.mk from default install location
 	include $(TOOLCHAIN_PREBUILT_ROOT)/user/share/OpenCV/OpenCV.mk
 else
-	include $(OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH)
+	include $(OPENCV_MK_PATH)
 endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := native_sample
diff --git a/samples/android/4-mixed/jni/Android.mk b/samples/android/4-mixed/jni/Android.mk
index b7d7111b4..cb230ac36 100644
--- a/samples/android/4-mixed/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/samples/android/4-mixed/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 OPENCV_CAMERA_MODULES:=off
-OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH:=../../../../android/build/OpenCV.mk
-ifeq ("$(wildcard $(OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH))","")
+include ../includeOpenCV.mk
+ifeq ("$(wildcard $(OPENCV_MK_PATH))","")
+	#try to load OpenCV.mk from default install location
 	include $(TOOLCHAIN_PREBUILT_ROOT)/user/share/OpenCV/OpenCV.mk
 else
-	include $(OPENCV_MK_BUILD_PATH)
+	include $(OPENCV_MK_PATH)
 endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := mixed_sample
diff --git a/samples/android/includeOpenCV.mk b/samples/android/includeOpenCV.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9391e5930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/android/includeOpenCV.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OPENCV_MK_PATH:=../../../android/build/OpenCV.mk