diff --git a/Mk/bsd.commands.mk b/Mk/bsd.commands.mk
index 4548490..d7158b5 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.commands.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.commands.mk
@@ -128,5 +128,6 @@ PKG_VERSION?=		${PKG_BIN} version
 PKG_CREATE?=		${PKG_BIN} create
 PKG_ADD?=		${PKG_BIN} add
 PKG_QUERY?=		${PKG_BIN} query
+PKG_INSTALL?=		${PKG_BIN} install -y
 
 .endif
diff --git a/Mk/bsd.port.mk b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
index 46ecb1e..04ca3bd 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -1037,6 +1037,12 @@ FreeBSD_MAINTAINER=	portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 #				  if an existing package is not present.
 # USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS_ONLY
 #				- Like USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS, but do not fallback on source.
+# USE_REPO_DEPENDS
+#				- Try to install dependencies from package repositories
+#				  instead of building the port from scratch. Fall back on
+#				  source if the package is not available in the repository.
+# USE_REPO_DEPENDS_ONLY
+#				- Like USE_REPO_DEPENDS, but do not fallback on source.
 # INSTALL_AS_USER
 #				- Define this to install as the current user, intended
 #				  for systems where you have no root access.
@@ -4360,14 +4366,28 @@ _INSTALL_DEPENDS=	\
 				else \
 					${PKG_ADD} -A $${subpkgfile}; \
 				fi; \
+				success="YES"; \
 			elif [ -n "${USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS_ONLY}" -a "$${target}" = "${DEPENDS_TARGET}" ]; then \
 				${ECHO_MSG} "===>   ${PKGNAME} depends on package: $${subpkgfile} - not found"; \
 				${ECHO_MSG} "===>   USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS_ONLY set - not building missing dependency from source"; \
 				exit 1; \
-			else \
-			  (cd $$dir; ${MAKE} -DINSTALLS_DEPENDS $$target $$depends_args) ; \
 			fi; \
-		else \
+		fi; \
+		if [ -n "${USE_REPO_DEPENDS}" -o -n "${USE_REPO_DEPENDS_ONLY}" -a "$$target" = "${DEPENDS_TARGET}" -a -z "$$success" ]; then \
+			subpkgname=`(cd $$dir; ${MAKE} $$depends_args -V PKGNAME)`; \
+			subpkgname=$${subpkgname%-*} ; \
+			${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Installing package $${subpkgname} from repository"; \
+			if ! ${PKG_INSTALL} -A $${subpkgname}; then \
+				if [ -n "${USE_REPO_DEPENDS_ONLY}" ]; then \
+					${ECHO_MSG} "===>   ${PKGNAME} depends on package: $${subpkgname} - not found"; \
+					${ECHO_MSG} "===>   USE_REPO_DEPENDS_ONLY set - not building missing dependency from source"; \
+					exit 1; \
+				fi; \
+			else; \
+				success="YES"; \
+			fi; \
+		fi; \
+		if [ -z "$$success" ]; then \
 			(cd $$dir; ${MAKE} -DINSTALLS_DEPENDS $$target $$depends_args) ; \
 		fi; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Returning to build of ${PKGNAME}";