diff --git a/pungi/scripts/create_packages_json.py b/pungi/scripts/create_packages_json.py
index f54b7a02..1274945f 100644
--- a/pungi/scripts/create_packages_json.py
+++ b/pungi/scripts/create_packages_json.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import tempfile
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import AnyStr, Dict, List, Optional, Any, Iterator
+from typing import AnyStr, Dict, List, Any, Iterator
 
 import binascii
 import createrepo_c as cr
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class RepoInfo:
     # Only layout of specific package (which don't exist
     # in a reference repository) will be taken as example
     is_reference: bool = False
-    strict_arch: bool = False
+    repo_type: str = 'present'
 
 
 class PackagesGenerator:
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ class PackagesGenerator:
             )
         )
         all_packages = defaultdict(lambda: {'variants': list()})
-        for repo_info in self.repos:
+        for repo_info in sorted(
+                self.repos,
+                key=lambda i: i.repo_type,
+                reverse=True,
+        ):
             repomd_records = self._get_repomd_records(
                 repo_info=repo_info,
             )
@@ -298,6 +302,8 @@ class PackagesGenerator:
                     all_packages[package_key]['arch'] = package_arch
                     all_packages[package_key]['package'] = package
                     all_packages[package_key]['type'] = repo_info.is_reference
+                elif repo_info.repo_type == 'absent' and (repo_info.name, repo_info.arch) in all_packages[package_key]['variants']:
+                    all_packages[package_key]['variants'].remove((repo_info.name, repo_info.arch))
                 # replace an older package if it's not reference or
                 # a newer package is from reference repo
                 elif (not all_packages[package_key]['type'] or
@@ -404,6 +410,14 @@ def create_parser():
         choices=['yes', 'no'],
         required=True,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--repo-type',
+        action='append',
+        type=str,
+        help='Packages from repository will be removed or added to variant',
+        choices=['present', 'absent'],
+        required=True,
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         '--excluded-packages',
         nargs='+',
@@ -436,13 +450,14 @@ def cli_main():
     args = create_parser().parse_args()
     repos = []
     for repo_path, repo_folder, repo_name, \
-        repo_arch, is_remote, is_reference in zip(
+        repo_arch, is_remote, is_reference, repo_type in zip(
             args.repo_path,
             args.repo_folder,
             args.repo_name,
             args.repo_arch,
             args.is_remote,
             args.is_reference,
+            args.repo_type,
             ):
         repos.append(RepoInfo(
             path=repo_path,
@@ -450,7 +465,8 @@ def cli_main():
             name=repo_name,
             arch=repo_arch,
             is_remote=True if is_remote == 'yes' else False,
-            is_reference=True if is_reference == 'yes' else False
+            is_reference=True if is_reference == 'yes' else False,
+            repo_type=repo_type,
         ))
     pg = PackagesGenerator(
         repos=repos,