diff --git a/bin/pungi-gather b/bin/pungi-gather
index a497edfd..7e5611cf 100755
--- a/bin/pungi-gather
+++ b/bin/pungi-gather
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ def get_parser():
         required=True,
         help="path to kickstart config file",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--download-to",
+        metavar='PATH',
+        help="download packages to given directory instead of just printing paths",
+    )
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group("Repository options")
     group.add_argument(
@@ -130,7 +135,10 @@ def main(persistdir, cachedir):
 
     g.gather(packages, conditional_packages)
 
-    print_rpms(g)
+    if ns.download_to:
+        g.download(ns.download_to)
+    else:
+        print_rpms(g)
     if ns.profiler:
         Profiler.print_results()
 
diff --git a/pungi/gather_dnf.py b/pungi/gather_dnf.py
index 01983f4c..46c2d8c4 100644
--- a/pungi/gather_dnf.py
+++ b/pungi/gather_dnf.py
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from itertools import count
 import logging
+import os
 
 from kobo.rpmlib import parse_nvra
 
 import pungi.common
 import pungi.dnf_wrapper
 import pungi.multilib_dnf
+import pungi.util
+from pungi.linker import Linker
 from pungi.profiler import Profiler
 from pungi.util import DEBUG_PATTERNS
 
@@ -782,6 +785,22 @@ class Gather(GatherBase):
             # nothing added -> break depsolving cycle
             break
 
+    def download(self, destdir):
+        pkglist = (self.result_binary_packages | self.result_debug_packages | self.result_source_packages)
+        self.dnf.download_packages(pkglist)
+        linker = Linker(logger=self.logger)
+
+        for pkg in pkglist:
+            basename = os.path.basename(pkg.relativepath)
+            target = os.path.join(destdir, basename)
+
+            # Link downloaded package in (or link package from file repo)
+            try:
+                linker.hardlink(pkg.localPkg(), target)
+            except:
+                self.logger.error("Unable to link %s from the yum cache." % pkg.name)
+                raise
+
     def log_count(self, msg, method, *args):
         """
         Print a message, run the function with given arguments and log length
diff --git a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_repos.py b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_repos.py
index 55a58f54..f8e36479 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_repos.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_repos.py
@@ -70,8 +70,18 @@ def get_pkgset_from_repos(compose):
         pungi_conf = compose.paths.work.pungi_conf(arch=arch)
         pungi_log = compose.paths.log.log_file(arch, "pkgset_source")
         pungi_dir = compose.paths.work.pungi_download_dir(arch)
-        cmd = pungi.get_pungi_cmd(pungi_conf, destdir=pungi_dir, name="FOO", selfhosting=True, fulltree=True, multilib_methods=["all"], nodownload=False, full_archlist=True, arch=arch, cache_dir=compose.paths.work.pungi_cache_dir(arch=arch))
-        cmd.append("--force")
+
+        backends = {
+            'yum': pungi.get_pungi_cmd,
+            'dnf': pungi.get_pungi_cmd_dnf,
+        }
+        get_cmd = backends[compose.conf['gather_backend']]
+        cmd = get_cmd(pungi_conf, destdir=pungi_dir, name="FOO",
+                      selfhosting=True, fulltree=True, multilib_methods=["all"],
+                      nodownload=False, full_archlist=True, arch=arch,
+                      cache_dir=compose.paths.work.pungi_cache_dir(arch=arch))
+        if compose.conf['gather_backend'] == 'yum':
+            cmd.append("--force")
 
         # TODO: runroot
         run(cmd, logfile=pungi_log, show_cmd=True, stdout=False)
diff --git a/pungi/wrappers/pungi.py b/pungi/wrappers/pungi.py
index 1819228b..b127f7ff 100644
--- a/pungi/wrappers/pungi.py
+++ b/pungi/wrappers/pungi.py
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ class PungiWrapper(object):
         if arch:
             cmd.append("--arch=%s" % arch)
 
+        if not nodownload:
+            cmd.append("--download-to=%s" % destdir)
+
         if multilib_methods:
             for i in multilib_methods:
                 cmd.append("--multilib=%s" % i)