2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 2f625658..42e60385 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -598,6 +598,11 @@ const char *alpm_pkg_get_name(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
  */
 const char *alpm_pkg_get_version(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
+/** Returns the origin of the package.
+ * @return a #alpm_pkgfrom_t constant, -1 on error
+ */
+alpm_pkgfrom_t alpm_pkg_get_origin(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
+
 /** Returns the package description.
  * @param pkg a pointer to package
  * @return a reference to an internal string
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index 3d73a433..487b56d9 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_version(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 	return pkg->version;
 }
 
+alpm_pkgfrom_t SYMEXPORT alpm_pkg_get_origin(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
+{
+	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, return -1);
+	pkg->handle->pm_errno = 0;
+	return pkg->origin;
+}
+
 const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_desc(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, return NULL);