diff --git a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
index 73cb1a3f..d35db9cb 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct xbps_handle xh;
 	struct xbps_fetch_progress_data xfpd;
-	prop_dictionary_t dict;
+	prop_dictionary_t dict, pkgd;
+	prop_array_t array;
 	const char *version, *rootdir = NULL;
 	char *plist, *pkgname, *pkgver, *in_chroot_env, *hash;
-	bool debug = false, in_chroot = false;
+	bool fromsrc = false, debug = false, in_chroot = false;
 	int i, c, rv = 0;
 
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "Vdr:")) != -1) {
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			    MSG_NORMAL, in_chroot ? "[chroot] " : "",
 			    argv[1], argv[2], MSG_RESET);
 		}
+		prop_object_release(dict);
 
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "unregister") == 0) {
 		/* Unregisters a package from the database */
@@ -220,6 +222,39 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		    MSG_NORMAL, in_chroot ? "[chroot] " : "", argv[1],
 		    argv[2], MSG_RESET);
 
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "setsource") == 0) {
+		if (argc != 2)
+			usage();
+
+		dict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_zfile(plist);
+		if (dict == NULL)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		array = prop_dictionary_get(dict, "packages");
+		if (array == NULL)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_array_by_name(array, argv[1]);
+		if (pkgd == NULL)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		prop_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd, "installed-from-source", true);
+		write_plist_file(dict, plist);
+
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "fromsource") == 0) {
+		if (argc != 2)
+			usage();
+
+		dict = xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(argv[1], false);
+		if (dict == NULL)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		fromsrc = false;
+		prop_dictionary_get_bool(dict, "installed-from-source",
+		    &fromsrc);
+		printf("%s\n", fromsrc ? "yes" : "no");
+		prop_object_release(dict);
+
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "version") == 0) {
 		/* Prints version of an installed package */
 		if (argc != 2)