diff --git a/headers/os/package/solver/SolverRepository.h b/headers/os/package/solver/SolverRepository.h
index 2d470d131b..6df25931ef 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/solver/SolverRepository.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/solver/SolverRepository.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace BPackageKit {
 
 
 class BPackageInfo;
+class BRepositoryCache;
 class BRepositoryConfig;
 class BSolverPackage;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public:
 			status_t			SetTo(BPackageInstallationLocation location);
 			status_t			SetTo(BAllInstallationLocations);
 			status_t			SetTo(const BRepositoryConfig& config);
+			status_t			SetTo(const BRepositoryCache& cache);
 			void				Unset();
 
 			status_t			InitCheck();
diff --git a/src/kits/package/solver/SolverRepository.cpp b/src/kits/package/solver/SolverRepository.cpp
index 63f3136e03..e813d59273 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/solver/SolverRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/solver/SolverRepository.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,31 @@ BSolverRepository::SetTo(const BRepositoryConfig& config)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BSolverRepository::SetTo(const BRepositoryCache& cache)
+{
+	Unset();
+
+	const BRepositoryInfo& info = cache.Info();
+	if (info.InitCheck() != B_OK)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	fName = info.Name();
+	fPriority = info.Priority();
+
+	BRepositoryCache::Iterator it = cache.GetIterator();
+	while (const BPackageInfo* packageInfo = it.Next()) {
+		status_t error = AddPackage(*packageInfo);
+		if (error != B_OK) {
+			Unset();
+			return error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void
 BSolverRepository::Unset()
 {