diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
index 79c0d9d3..769a024b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
@@ -101,10 +101,26 @@ if [ ! -f /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin ] || [ "\$( stat --format %Y /var/cache/ap
 then echo apt-get $apt_opts update > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 fi
 EOF
-        if [ -n "$version" ]; then
-            name="${name}=${version}"
+        if [ -f "$__object/parameter/source" ]; then
+            source_path="$(cat "$__object/parameter/source")"
+            tempfile="$($__remote_exec $__target_host "mktemp -t cidst.XXXXX.${source_path##*/}")"
+
+            # IPv6 fix
+            if echo "${__target_host}" | grep -q -E '^[0-9a-fA-F:]+$'
+            then
+                my_target_host="[${__target_host}]"
+            else
+                my_target_host="${__target_host}"
+            fi
+            $__remote_copy "$source_path" "${my_target_host}:$tempfile"
+
+            echo "$aptget $recommendsparam install $tempfile"
+        else
+            if [ -n "$version" ]; then
+                name="${name}=${version}"
+            fi
+            echo "$aptget $recommendsparam install $target_release '$name'"
         fi
-        echo "$aptget $recommendsparam install $target_release '$name'"
         echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/man.rst
index 4e6101a5..e97c2d52 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/man.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ version
     The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version
     chosen by the local package manager.
 
+source
+    Source dpkg package to upload an install (instead of fetching
+    from the repositories). Dependencies will be collected and installed
+    from the usual sources though.
+
 
 BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
 ------------------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/parameter/optional
index d6674f95..0ab71c80 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/parameter/optional
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/parameter/optional
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ name
 version
 state
 target-release
+source