diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.cpp
index cec8991d96..a08ea6dd4c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.cpp
@@ -49,3 +49,14 @@ Dependency::SetVersionRequirement(BPackageResolvableOperator op,
 	fVersionOperator = op;
 	fVersion = version;
 }
+
+
+bool
+Dependency::ResolvableVersionMatches(Version* resolvableVersion) const
+{
+	if (fVersion == NULL)
+		return true;
+
+	return resolvableVersion != NULL
+		&& fVersion->Compare(fVersionOperator, *resolvableVersion);
+}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.h
index 9e06d29556..0da11cc3d1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Dependency.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
 									{ fResolvable = resolvable; }
 			::Resolvable*		Resolvable() const
 									{ return fResolvable; }
+			bool				ResolvableVersionMatches(
+									Version* resolvableVersion) const;
 
 			const char*			Name() const	{ return fName; }