diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.cpp
index 0a007795970fc5e112b2d2ef73000c1f00b3856f..d0bd214c8abfb38e3b8fddadd31a70e3c8569410 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 #include <QtCore/QStringBuilder>
 #include <QtGui/QWidget>
 
+namespace { const QLatin1String PackagingEnabledKey("Packaging Enabled"); }
+
 using namespace ProjectExplorer::Constants;
 using ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration;
 using ProjectExplorer::BuildStepConfigWidget;
@@ -69,14 +71,16 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 MaemoPackageCreationStep::MaemoPackageCreationStep(BuildConfiguration *buildConfig)
     : ProjectExplorer::BuildStep(buildConfig, CreatePackageId),
-      m_packageContents(new MaemoPackageContents(this))
+      m_packageContents(new MaemoPackageContents(this)),
+      m_packagingEnabled(true)
 {
 }
 
 MaemoPackageCreationStep::MaemoPackageCreationStep(BuildConfiguration *buildConfig,
     MaemoPackageCreationStep *other)
     : BuildStep(buildConfig, other),
-      m_packageContents(new MaemoPackageContents(this))
+      m_packageContents(new MaemoPackageContents(this)),
+      m_packagingEnabled(other->m_packagingEnabled)
 
 {
 
@@ -90,18 +94,20 @@ bool MaemoPackageCreationStep::init()
 QVariantMap MaemoPackageCreationStep::toMap() const
 {
     QVariantMap map(ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::toMap());
+    map.insert(PackagingEnabledKey, m_packagingEnabled);
     return map.unite(m_packageContents->toMap());
 }
 
 bool MaemoPackageCreationStep::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     m_packageContents->fromMap(map);
+    m_packagingEnabled = map.value(PackagingEnabledKey, true).toBool();
     return ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::fromMap(map);
 }
 
 void MaemoPackageCreationStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
 {
-    fi.reportResult(createPackage());
+    fi.reportResult(m_packagingEnabled ? createPackage() : true);
 }
 
 BuildStepConfigWidget *MaemoPackageCreationStep::createConfigWidget()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.h
index 60f2bbce526c42096728d171240762b0627af4db..255fb1d5cff63dc818663f94bd6d898d9fdc5d9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationstep.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ public:
     QString executableFileName() const;
     MaemoPackageContents *packageContents() const { return m_packageContents; }
 
+    bool isPackagingEnabled() const { return m_packagingEnabled; }
+    void setPackagingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_packagingEnabled = enabled; }
+
 private:
     MaemoPackageCreationStep(ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *buildConfig,
                              MaemoPackageCreationStep *other);
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ private:
     static const QLatin1String CreatePackageId;
 
     MaemoPackageContents *const m_packageContents;
+    bool m_packagingEnabled;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.cpp
index 109bd548e36ab618dba15a14f2ed54df284de11c..8f1005f1aad2f94bde8aba7b92167ba4d00a3e9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ MaemoPackageCreationWidget::MaemoPackageCreationWidget(MaemoPackageCreationStep
       m_ui(new Ui::MaemoPackageCreationWidget)
 {
     m_ui->setupUi(this);
+    m_ui->skipCheckBox->setChecked(!m_step->isPackagingEnabled());
+    m_ui->packageContentsView->setEnabled(m_step->isPackagingEnabled());
     m_ui->packageContentsView->setModel(step->packageContents());
     setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
     connect(step->packageContents(), SIGNAL(dataChanged(QModelIndex,QModelIndex)),
@@ -136,5 +138,11 @@ void MaemoPackageCreationWidget::enableOrDisableRemoveButton()
                                        && selectedRows.first().row() != 0);
 }
 
+void MaemoPackageCreationWidget::handleSkipButtonToggled(bool checked)
+{
+    m_step->setPackagingEnabled(!checked);
+    m_ui->packageContentsView->setEnabled(m_step->isPackagingEnabled());
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.h
index 3c8d10d79c19e6e5914fb39bc685904769e26e04..ead07fac55fd45aaa5a1ec732133e6d72d82433d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ private slots:
     void addFile();
     void removeFile();
     void enableOrDisableRemoveButton();
+    void handleSkipButtonToggled(bool checked);
 
 private:
     MaemoPackageCreationStep * const m_step;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.ui b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.ui
index a650baa0cbc58a6b6de696c34be6f9bc018a9586..ef1ed2334d1a1a04a48699f24fedc917169d8d4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopackagecreationwidget.ui
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>6</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="skipCheckBox">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Check this if you build the package externally. It still needs to be at the location listed above 
+and the remote executable is assumed to be in the directory mentioned below.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Skip Packaging Step</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="contentsLabel">
      <property name="font">
@@ -126,8 +140,8 @@
    <slot>addFile()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>712</x>
-     <y>44</y>
+     <x>729</x>
+     <y>88</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>732</x>
@@ -142,8 +156,8 @@
    <slot>removeFile()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>723</x>
-     <y>77</y>
+     <x>729</x>
+     <y>124</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>735</x>
@@ -151,9 +165,26 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>skipCheckBox</sender>
+   <signal>clicked(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>MaemoPackageCreationWidget</receiver>
+   <slot>handleSkipButtonToggled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>129</x>
+     <y>18</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>240</x>
+     <y>31</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>addFile()</slot>
   <slot>removeFile()</slot>
+  <slot>handleSkipButtonToggled(bool)</slot>
  </slots>
 </ui>