diff --git a/build/jam/FileRules b/build/jam/FileRules
index c41e5b595e..2a702b4549 100644
--- a/build/jam/FileRules
+++ b/build/jam/FileRules
@@ -369,32 +369,36 @@ actions DataFileToSourceFile1
 	$(2[1]) $(DATA_VARIABLE) $(SIZE_VARIABLE) $(2[2]) $(1)
 }
 
-rule DownloadFile target : url
+rule DownloadLocatedFile target : url
 {
 	URL on $(target) = $(url) ;
 
-	DownloadFile1 $(target) ;
+	DownloadLocatedFile1 $(target) ;
 }
 
-actions DownloadFile1
+actions DownloadLocatedFile1
 {
 	wget -O $(1) $(URL)
 }
 
-rule DownloadOptionalPackage package : url
+rule DownloadFile file : url
 {
-	# download zip file
-	local zipFile = $(package:G=download).zip ;
+	file = $(file:G=download) ;
 
 	# Request the download only once.
-	if [ on $(zipFile) return $(HAIKU_OPTIONAL_PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD) ] {
-		return $(zipFile) ;
+	if [ on $(file) return $(HAIKU_FILE_DOWNLOAD) ] {
+		return $(file) ;
 	}
 
-	HAIKU_OPTIONAL_PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD on $(zipFile) = 1 ;
+	HAIKU_FILE_DOWNLOAD on $(file) = 1 ;
 
-	MakeLocate $(zipFile) : $(HAIKU_DOWNLOAD_DIR) ;
-	DownloadFile $(zipFile) : $(url) ;
+	MakeLocate $(file) : $(HAIKU_DOWNLOAD_DIR) ;
+	DownloadLocatedFile $(file) : $(url) ;
 
-	return $(zipFile) ;
+	return $(file) ;
+}
+
+rule DownloadOptionalPackage package : url
+{
+	return [ DownloadFile $(package).zip : $(url) ] ;
 }
diff --git a/build/jam/ImageRules b/build/jam/ImageRules
index 0378e4f0fd..d129bf7088 100644
--- a/build/jam/ImageRules
+++ b/build/jam/ImageRules
@@ -758,6 +758,17 @@ rule OptionalPackageDependencies package : dependencies
 	}
 }
 
+rule InstallSourceArchive file : url
+{
+	if $(HAIKU_INCLUDE_SOURCES) = 1 {
+		# download archive file
+		local archiveFile = [ DownloadFile $(file) : $(url) ] ;
+
+		# copy directly into image
+		AddFilesToHaikuImage develop sources : $(archiveFile) ;
+	}
+}
+
 rule InstallOptionalHaikuImagePackage package : url : dirTokens : isCDPackage
 {
 	# download zip file
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 18fbcc477a..9fa9dafecb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ options:
                               implement patented ideas and techniques. This
                               option only disables code that is currently known
                               to be problematic.
+  --include-sources           Includes the source code of projects that require
+                              either an offer of source code or a copy of the
+                              patched sources. This is preferable when
+                              distributing on physical mediums.
   --include-3rdparty          Include 3rdparty/ in the build system.
   -j<n>                       Only relevant for --build-cross-tools and
                               --build-cross-tools-gcc4. Is passed on to the
@@ -279,6 +283,7 @@ HOST_GCC_RAW_VERSION=`gcc -dumpversion`
 HOST_GCC_MACHINE=`gcc -dumpmachine`
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_GPL_ADDONS=0
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE=0
+HAIKU_INCLUDE_SOURCES=0
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_3RDPARTY=0
 HAIKU_ENABLE_MULTIUSER=0
 HAIKU_DISTRO_COMPATIBILITY=default
@@ -390,6 +395,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
 		--help | -h)	usage; exit 0;;
 		--include-gpl-addons)	HAIKU_INCLUDE_GPL_ADDONS=1; shift 1;;
 		--include-patented-code)	HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE=1; shift 1;;
+		--include-sources)	HAIKU_INCLUDE_SOURCES=1; shift 1;;
 		--include-3rdparty)	HAIKU_INCLUDE_3RDPARTY=1; shift 1;;
         -j*)				buildCrossToolsJobs="$1"; shift 1;;
 		--target=*)     TARGET_PLATFORM=`echo $1 | cut -d'=' -f2-`; shift 1;;
@@ -514,6 +520,7 @@ HOST_PLATFORM				?= "${HOST_PLATFORM}" ;
 
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_GPL_ADDONS			?= "${HAIKU_INCLUDE_GPL_ADDONS}" ;
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE			?= "${HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE}" ;
+HAIKU_INCLUDE_SOURCES				?= "${HAIKU_INCLUDE_SOURCES}" ;
 HAIKU_INCLUDE_3RDPARTY				?= "${HAIKU_INCLUDE_3RDPARTY}" ;
 HAIKU_ENABLE_MULTIUSER				?= "${HAIKU_ENABLE_MULTIUSER}" ;
 HAIKU_DISTRO_COMPATIBILITY			?= "${HAIKU_DISTRO_COMPATIBILITY}" ;