diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bb38547c..1d73deb5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 xbps-0.52 (???):
 
+ * xbps.d(5): the 'virtualpkg' keyword can now be used to map any pkg
+   to another, even if there's an existing real package. Example:
+
+	virtualpkg=wifi-firmware:base-system
+
+   Any request to the `wifi-firmware` pkg will be resolved to the
+   `base-system` pkg.
+
  * libxbps: fixed some missing or incorrect printf format arguments
    found by using __attribute__((format,printf). Patch provided by
-   Michael Ghering in #148. See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/148
+   Michael Gehring in #148. See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/148
 
  * libxbps: ignore updates for packages that have held dependencies.
    Fixes #143. See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/143
diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index f7146f23..39a6c93d 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ int HIDDEN xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_dictionary_t,
 		const char *);
 int HIDDEN xbps_repository_find_deps(struct xbps_handle *, xbps_array_t,
 		xbps_dictionary_t);
+xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_conf(struct xbps_handle *,
+		xbps_dictionary_t, const char *);
 xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN xbps_find_pkg_in_dict(xbps_dictionary_t, const char *);
 xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *,
 		xbps_dictionary_t, const char *);
diff --git a/lib/plist_find.c b/lib/plist_find.c
index 72b536d0..6ba67141 100644
--- a/lib/plist_find.c
+++ b/lib/plist_find.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2014 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -263,14 +263,12 @@ vpkg_user_conf(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *vpkg)
 	return found ? pkg : NULL;
 }
 
-xbps_dictionary_t
-xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
-			     xbps_dictionary_t d,
-			     const char *pkg)
+xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN
+xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_conf(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+			xbps_dictionary_t d,
+			const char *pkg)
 {
-	xbps_object_t obj;
-	xbps_object_iterator_t iter;
-	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
+	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd;
 	const char *vpkg;
 
 	/* Try matching vpkg from configuration files */
@@ -287,6 +285,22 @@ xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			return pkgd;
 	}
 
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN
+xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+			     xbps_dictionary_t d,
+			     const char *pkg)
+{
+	xbps_object_t obj;
+	xbps_object_iterator_t iter;
+	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
+
+	/* Try matching vpkg from configuration files */
+	if ((pkgd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_conf(xhp, d, pkg)))
+		return pkgd;
+
 	/* ... otherwise match the first one in dictionary */
 	iter = xbps_dictionary_iterator(d);
 	assert(iter);
@@ -303,7 +317,7 @@ xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-xbps_dictionary_t
+xbps_dictionary_t HIDDEN
 xbps_find_pkg_in_dict(xbps_dictionary_t d, const char *pkg)
 {
 	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/repo.c b/lib/repo.c
index 2ef64033..8f046f48 100644
--- a/lib/repo.c
+++ b/lib/repo.c
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ xbps_repo_get_pkg(struct xbps_repo *repo, const char *pkg)
 	if (repo->idx == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	/* Try matching vpkg from configuration files */
+	if ((pkgd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_conf(repo->xhp, repo->idx, pkg)))
+		return pkgd;
+
+	/* ... otherwise match a real pkg */
 	pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_dict(repo->idx, pkg);
 	if (pkgd) {
 		xbps_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,