--- /usr/portage/eclass/apache-2.eclass	2016-03-03 12:59:02.334533099 -0500
+++ ../../eclass/apache-2.eclass	2016-10-11 14:50:00.265004727 -0400
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@
 # This variable needs to be set in the ebuild and contains a list of available
 # built-in modules
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: APACHE2_HAS_SHARED_MPMS
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# When this variable is set to any value in an ebuild, the build supports
+# several, shared MPMs chosen at runtime
+# Requires Apache 2.4 or greater
+
+
 IUSE_MPMS="${IUSE_MPMS_FORK} ${IUSE_MPMS_THREAD}"
 IUSE="${IUSE} debug doc ldap libressl selinux ssl static suexec threads"
 
@@ -131,23 +138,33 @@
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # This internal variable contains the selected MPM after a call to setup_mpm()
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: MY_SHARED_MPMS
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# This internal variable contains the selected shared MPMs when the build
+# supports shared MPMs and not static
+
 # @FUNCTION: setup_mpm
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # This internal function makes sure that only one of APACHE2_MPMS was selected
 # or a default based on USE=threads is selected if APACHE2_MPMS is empty
 setup_mpm() {
 	MY_MPM=""
+	MY_SHARED_MPMS=""
 	for x in ${IUSE_MPMS} ; do
 		if use apache2_mpms_${x} ; then
-			if [[ -z "${MY_MPM}" ]] ; then
-				MY_MPM=${x}
-				elog
-				elog "Selected MPM: ${MY_MPM}"
-				elog
+			if [[ -n "${APACHE2_HAS_SHARED_MPMS}" ]] && ! use static ; then
+					MY_SHARED_MPMS+="${x} "
 			else
-				eerror "You have selected more then one mpm USE-flag."
-				eerror "Only one MPM is supported."
-				die "more then one mpm was specified"
+				if [[ -z "${MY_MPM}" ]] ; then
+					MY_MPM=${x}
+					elog
+					elog "Selected MPM: ${MY_MPM}"
+					elog
+				else
+					eerror "You have selected more then one mpm USE-flag."
+					eerror "Only one MPM is supported."
+					die "more then one mpm was specified"
+				fi
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
@@ -358,6 +375,20 @@
 		fi
 	done
 
+	if [[ -n "${MY_SHARED_MPMS}" ]] ; then
+		mod_lines="${mod_lines}\n\n# Available MPM modules; Only one can be active at a time"
+	fi
+
+	for m in ${MY_SHARED_MPMS} ; do
+		if [[ -e "${mod_dir}/mod_mpm_${m}.so" ]] ; then
+			if [[ "${m}x" = "${MY_MPM}x" ]] ; then
+				mod_lines="${mod_lines}\nLoadModule ${m}_module modules/mod_mpm_${m}.so"
+			else
+				mod_lines="${mod_lines}\n#LoadModule ${m}_module modules/mod_mpm_${m}.so"
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+
 	sed -i -e "s:%%LOAD_MODULE%%:${mod_lines}:" \
 		"${GENTOO_PATCHDIR}"/conf/httpd.conf
 }
@@ -501,6 +532,10 @@
 		use debug && append-flags -DMPM_PERUSER_DEBUG
 	fi
 
+	if [[ -n "${MY_SHARED_MPMS}" ]] ; then
+		MY_CONF+=( --enable-mpms-shared="${MY_SHARED_MPMS}" )
+	fi
+
 	# econf overwrites the stuff from config.layout, so we have to put them into
 	# our myconf line too
 	ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG=${PKG_CONFIG} \