diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
index 6cd722ad5..f4d6d99d3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ EOT
         return $this->repos;
     }
 
-    protected function determineRequirements(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $requires = array(), $phpVersion = null, $preferredStability = 'stable', $checkProvidedVersions = true)
+    final protected function determineRequirements(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $requires = array(), $phpVersion = null, $preferredStability = 'stable', $checkProvidedVersions = true, $fixed = false)
     {
         if ($requires) {
             $requires = $this->normalizeRequirements($requires);
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ EOT
             foreach ($requires as $requirement) {
                 if (!isset($requirement['version'])) {
                     // determine the best version automatically
-                    list($name, $version) = $this->findBestVersionAndNameForPackage($input, $requirement['name'], $phpVersion, $preferredStability);
+                    list($name, $version) = $this->findBestVersionAndNameForPackage($input, $requirement['name'], $phpVersion, $preferredStability, null, null, $fixed);
                     $requirement['version'] = $version;
 
                     // replace package name from packagist.org
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ EOT
                     ));
                 } else {
                     // check that the specified version/constraint exists before we proceed
-                    list($name, $version) = $this->findBestVersionAndNameForPackage($input, $requirement['name'], $phpVersion, $preferredStability, $checkProvidedVersions ? $requirement['version'] : null, 'dev');
+                    list($name, $version) = $this->findBestVersionAndNameForPackage($input, $requirement['name'], $phpVersion, $preferredStability, $checkProvidedVersions ? $requirement['version'] : null, 'dev', $fixed);
 
                     // replace package name from packagist.org
                     $requirement['name'] = $name;
@@ -700,10 +700,11 @@ EOT
      * @param  string                    $preferredStability
      * @param  string|null               $requiredVersion
      * @param  string                    $minimumStability
+     * @param  bool                      $fixed
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      * @return array                     name version
      */
-    private function findBestVersionAndNameForPackage(InputInterface $input, $name, $phpVersion, $preferredStability = 'stable', $requiredVersion = null, $minimumStability = null)
+    private function findBestVersionAndNameForPackage(InputInterface $input, $name, $phpVersion, $preferredStability = 'stable', $requiredVersion = null, $minimumStability = null, $fixed = null)
     {
         // find the latest version allowed in this pool
         $versionSelector = new VersionSelector($this->getPool($input, $minimumStability));
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ EOT
 
         return array(
             $package->getPrettyName(),
-            $versionSelector->findRecommendedRequireVersion($package),
+            $fixed ? $package->getPrettyVersion() : $versionSelector->findRecommendedRequireVersion($package),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
index 8f91b6675..c922875f8 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class RequireCommand extends InitCommand
                 new InputOption('dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Add requirement to require-dev.'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-source', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Forces installation from package sources when possible, including VCS information.'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-dist', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Forces installation from package dist even for dev versions.'),
+                new InputOption('fixed', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Write fixed version to the composer.json.'),
                 new InputOption('no-progress', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Do not output download progress.'),
                 new InputOption('no-suggest', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Do not show package suggestions.'),
                 new InputOption('no-update', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Disables the automatic update of the dependencies.'),
@@ -120,6 +121,25 @@ EOT
             return 1;
         }
 
+        if ($input->getOption('fixed') === true) {
+            $config = $this->json->read();
+
+            $packageType = empty($config['type']) ? 'library' : $config['type'];
+
+            /**
+             * @see https://github.com/composer/composer/pull/8313#issuecomment-532637955
+             */
+            if ($packageType !== 'project') {
+                $io->writeError('<error>"--fixed" option is allowed for "project" package types only to prevent possible misuses.</error>');
+
+                if (empty($config['type'])) {
+                    $io->writeError('<error>If your package is not library, you should explicitly specify "type" parameter in composer.json.</error>');
+                }
+
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
         $composer = $this->getComposer(true, $input->getOption('no-plugins'));
         $repos = $composer->getRepositoryManager()->getRepositories();
 
@@ -137,7 +157,7 @@ EOT
         }
 
         $phpVersion = $this->repos->findPackage('php', '*')->getPrettyVersion();
-        $requirements = $this->determineRequirements($input, $output, $input->getArgument('packages'), $phpVersion, $preferredStability, !$input->getOption('no-update'));
+        $requirements = $this->determineRequirements($input, $output, $input->getArgument('packages'), $phpVersion, $preferredStability, !$input->getOption('no-update'), $input->getOption('fixed'));
 
         $requireKey = $input->getOption('dev') ? 'require-dev' : 'require';
         $removeKey = $input->getOption('dev') ? 'require' : 'require-dev';