diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 4ee80ce2..95706a5a 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       ['OS=="win"', {
         'javahome%': '<!(node findJavaHome.js)'
       }],
-      ['OS=="linux" or OS=="mac" or OS=="freebsd" or OS=="openbsd"', {
+      ['OS=="linux" or OS=="mac" or OS=="freebsd" or OS=="openbsd" or OS=="solaris"'  , {
         'javahome%': '<!(node findJavaHome.js)'
       }],
       ['OS=="mac"', {
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@
       }],
       ['OS=="linux" and (target_arch=="ppc64" or target_arch=="ppc")', {
         'javalibdir%': "<!(h=\"`node findJavaHome.js`\" sh -c 'if [ -d \"$h/jre/lib/ppc64/classic\" ]; then echo $h/jre/lib/ppc64/classic; fi')"
-      }]
+      }],
+      ['OS=="solaris" and target_arch=="ia32"', {
+        'javalibdir%': "<!(h=\"`node findJavaHome.js`\" sh -c 'if [ -d \"$h/jre/lib/i386/classic\" ]; then echo $h/jre/lib/i386/classic; else echo $h/jre/lib/i386/server; fi')"
+      }],
+      ['OS=="solaris" and target_arch=="x64"', {
+        'javalibdir%': "<!(h=\"`node findJavaHome.js`\" sh -c 'if [ -d \"$h/jre/lib/amd64/classic\" ]; then echo $h/jre/lib/amd64/classic; else echo $h/jre/lib/amd64/server; fi')"
+      }],
     ]
   },
   'targets': [
@@ -77,6 +83,18 @@
             ]
           }
         ],
+        ['OS=="solaris"',
+          {
+            'include_dirs': [
+              '<(javahome)/include/solaris',
+            ],
+            'libraries': [
+               '-L<(javahome)/jre/lib/<(arch)/server/',
+              '-Wl,-rpath,<(javahome)/jre/lib/<(arch)/server/',
+              '-ljvm'
+            ]
+          }
+        ],
         ['OS=="freebsd"',
           {
             'include_dirs': [
diff --git a/postInstall.js b/postInstall.js
index 6a9c2987..f4701799 100644
--- a/postInstall.js
+++ b/postInstall.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 var glob = require('glob');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
+var os = require('os');
 
 require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
   var dll;
   var dylib;
-  var so;
+  var so,soFiles;
   var binary;
 
   if(home){
     dll = glob.sync('**/jvm.dll', {cwd: home})[0];
-    so = glob.sync('**/libjvm.so', {cwd: home})[0];
     dylib = glob.sync('**/libjvm.dylib', {cwd: home})[0];
+    soFiles = glob.sync('**/libjvm.so', {cwd: home});
+    so = getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles);
+
     binary = dll || dylib || so;
 
     fs.writeFileSync(
@@ -25,3 +28,38 @@ require('find-java-home')(function(err, home){
     );
   }
 });
+
+function getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles){
+  var so = _getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles);
+  return removeDuplicateJre(so);
+}
+
+function removeDuplicateJre(filePath){
+  while(filePath.indexOf('jre/jre')>=0){
+    filePath = filePath.replace('jre/jre','jre');
+  }
+  return filePath;
+}
+
+function _getCorrectSoForPlatform(soFiles){
+  
+  var architectureFolderNames = {
+    'ia32': 'i386',
+    'x64': 'amd64'
+  };
+
+  if(os.platform() != 'sunos')
+    return soFiles[0];
+
+  var requiredFolderName = architectureFolderNames[os.arch()];
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < soFiles.length; i++) {
+    var so = soFiles[i];
+
+    if(so.indexOf('server')>0)
+      if(so.indexOf(requiredFolderName)>0)
+        return so;
+  }
+
+  return soFiles[0];
+}