diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/BasePackage.php b/src/Composer/Package/BasePackage.php
index a783ca7fc..afc20f4b6 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/BasePackage.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/BasePackage.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ abstract class BasePackage implements PackageInterface
 
     protected $repository;
     protected $id;
+    protected $options;
 
     /**
      * All descendants' constructors should call this parent constructor
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ abstract class BasePackage implements PackageInterface
         $this->prettyName = $name;
         $this->name = strtolower($name);
         $this->id = -1;
+        $this->options = array();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -133,6 +135,22 @@ abstract class BasePackage implements PackageInterface
         return $this->repository;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getOptions()
+    {
+        return $this->options;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function setOptions(array $options)
+    {
+        $this->options = $options;
+    }
+
     /**
      * checks if this package is a platform package
      *
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/PackageInterface.php b/src/Composer/Package/PackageInterface.php
index a3c8a2793..1b1e99707 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/PackageInterface.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/PackageInterface.php
@@ -301,4 +301,18 @@ interface PackageInterface
      * @return array
      */
     public function getArchiveExcludes();
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the list of options to download package dist files
+     *
+     * @param array $options
+     */
+    public function setOptions(array $options);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of options to download package dist files
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getOptions();
 }