diff --git a/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp b/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
index 23fd9cf44..40a64d450 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
+++ b/tools/distrib/cefclient.gyp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
                 'Resources/devtools_resources.pak',
                 'Resources/locales/',
                 '$(BUILDTYPE)/libcef.so',
+                '$(BUILDTYPE)/libffmpegsumo.so',
               ],
             },
           ],
diff --git a/tools/distrib/linux/README.redistrib.txt b/tools/distrib/linux/README.redistrib.txt
index 13c75feb5..dedadf2b8 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/linux/README.redistrib.txt
+++ b/tools/distrib/linux/README.redistrib.txt
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ Optional components:
   Note: Contains WebKit image and inspector resources. Pack file loading can be
   disabled completely using CefSettings.pack_loading_disabled. The resources
   directory path can be customized using CefSettings.resources_dir_path.
+
+* FFmpeg audio and video support
+    libffmpegsumo.so
+  Note: Without this component HTML5 audio and video will not function.
diff --git a/tools/make_distrib.py b/tools/make_distrib.py
index a1d8aa499..9e6c3a8d7 100644
--- a/tools/make_distrib.py
+++ b/tools/make_distrib.py
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
       dst_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Debug')
       make_dir(dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
+      copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'libffmpegsumo.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     else:
       sys.stderr.write("No Debug build files.\n")
 
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     else:
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
+    copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'libffmpegsumo.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
   else:
     sys.stderr.write("No Release build files.\n")