diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.cpp b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.cpp
index 0bd9dbf5d0..ad19760926 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ PackageInfo::PackageInfo()
 	fScreenshots(),
 	fState(NONE),
 	fDownloadProgress(0.0),
-	fFlags(0)
+	fFlags(0),
+	fSystemDependency(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -472,7 +473,8 @@ PackageInfo::PackageInfo(const BitmapRef& icon, const BString& title,
 	fScreenshots(),
 	fState(NONE),
 	fDownloadProgress(0.0),
-	fFlags(flags)
+	fFlags(flags),
+	fSystemDependency(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +494,8 @@ PackageInfo::PackageInfo(const PackageInfo& other)
 	fState(other.fState),
 	fInstallationLocations(other.fInstallationLocations),
 	fDownloadProgress(other.fDownloadProgress),
-	fFlags(other.fFlags)
+	fFlags(other.fFlags),
+	fSystemDependency(other.fSystemDependency)
 {
 }
 
@@ -514,6 +517,7 @@ PackageInfo::operator=(const PackageInfo& other)
 	fInstallationLocations = other.fInstallationLocations;
 	fDownloadProgress = other.fDownloadProgress;
 	fFlags = other.fFlags;
+	fSystemDependency = other.fSystemDependency;
 	return *this;
 }
 
@@ -533,7 +537,8 @@ PackageInfo::operator==(const PackageInfo& other) const
 		&& fScreenshots == other.fScreenshots
 		&& fState == other.fState
 		&& fFlags == other.fFlags
-		&& fDownloadProgress == other.fDownloadProgress;
+		&& fDownloadProgress == other.fDownloadProgress
+		&& fSystemDependency == other.fSystemDependency;
 }
 
 
@@ -558,6 +563,13 @@ PackageInfo::AddCategory(const CategoryRef& category)
 }
 
 
+void
+PackageInfo::SetSystemDependency(bool isDependency)
+{
+	fSystemDependency = isDependency;
+}
+
+
 void
 PackageInfo::SetState(PackageState state)
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.h b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.h
index a5e7c45219..a7d007dae0 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.h
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageInfo.h
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ public:
 									{ return fFlags; }
 			bool				IsSystemPackage() const;
 
+			bool				IsSystemDependency() const
+									{ return fSystemDependency; }
+			void				SetSystemDependency(bool isDependency);
+
 			PackageState		State() const
 									{ return fState; }
 			void				SetState(PackageState state);
@@ -283,6 +287,7 @@ private:
 			float				fDownloadProgress;
 			PackageListenerList	fListeners;
 			int32				fFlags;
+			bool				fSystemDependency;
 };