diff --git a/headers/os/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.h b/headers/os/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.h
index 0877c7f99b..deea7d67c3 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 
 			status_t			Init(const char* fileName);
 			status_t			AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry);
+			status_t			AddPackageInfo(const BPackageInfo& packageInfo);
 			status_t			Finish();
 
 private:
diff --git a/headers/private/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.h b/headers/private/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.h
index 3909202fd0..4c5e5cda83 100644
--- a/headers/private/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.h
+++ b/headers/private/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.h
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ public:
 
 			status_t			Init(const char* fileName);
 			status_t			AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry);
+			status_t			AddPackageInfo(const BPackageInfo& packageInfo);
 			status_t			Finish();
 
 private:
 			status_t			_Init(const char* fileName);
 			status_t			_AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry);
+			status_t			_AddPackageInfo(
+									const BPackageInfo& packageInfo);
 			status_t			_Finish();
 
 			status_t			_RegisterCurrentPackageInfo();
diff --git a/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.cpp b/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.cpp
index 011fc5465c..77853b4773 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriter.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ BRepositoryWriter::AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BRepositoryWriter::AddPackageInfo(const BPackageInfo& packageInfo)
+{
+	if (fImpl == NULL)
+		return B_NO_INIT;
+
+	return fImpl->AddPackageInfo(packageInfo);
+}
+
+
 status_t
 BRepositoryWriter::Finish()
 {
diff --git a/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.cpp b/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.cpp
index 5602db4e3c..d5be01ce5b 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/hpkg/RepositoryWriterImpl.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,20 @@ RepositoryWriterImpl::AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+RepositoryWriterImpl::AddPackageInfo(const BPackageInfo& packageInfo)
+{
+	try {
+		return _AddPackageInfo(packageInfo);
+	} catch (status_t error) {
+		return error;
+	} catch (std::bad_alloc) {
+		fListener->PrintError("Out of memory!\n");
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+}
+
+
 status_t
 RepositoryWriterImpl::Finish()
 {
@@ -350,6 +364,20 @@ RepositoryWriterImpl::_AddPackage(const BEntry& packageEntry)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+RepositoryWriterImpl::_AddPackageInfo(const BPackageInfo& packageInfo)
+{
+	fPackageInfo = packageInfo;
+
+	// register package's attributes
+	status_t result = _RegisterCurrentPackageInfo();
+	if (result != B_OK)
+		return result;
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 RepositoryWriterImpl::_RegisterCurrentPackageInfo()
 {