diff --git a/pisi/component.py b/pisi/component.py
index 22778a5c..9b1ea73f 100644
--- a/pisi/component.py
+++ b/pisi/component.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import pisi.pxml.autoxml as autoxml
 import pisi.lockeddbshelve as shelve
 from pisi.itembyrepodb import ItemByRepoDB
 import pisi.itembyrepodb as itembyrepodb
+from pisi.conflict import Conflict
 
 class Error(pisi.Error):
     pass
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class Distribution(xmlfile.XmlFile):
     t_BinaryName = [autoxml.Text, autoxml.optional] # name of repository (binary distro)
     t_Architecture = [autoxml.Text, autoxml.optional] # architecture identifier
 
+    t_Conflicts = [ [Conflict], autoxml.optional, "Conflicts/Package"]
 
 class Component(xmlfile.XmlFile):
     "representation for component declarations"
diff --git a/pisi/index.py b/pisi/index.py
index 71872588..51a37fec 100644
--- a/pisi/index.py
+++ b/pisi/index.py
@@ -100,9 +100,13 @@ class Index(XmlFile):
                 if fn == 'distribution.xml':
                     self.add_distro(os.path.join(root, fn))
 
+        conflict_list = map(str, self.distribution.conflicts)
+
         for pkg in util.filter_latest_packages(packages):
-            ctx.ui.info(_('Adding %s to package index') % pkg)
-            self.add_package(pkg, repo_uri)
+            pkg_name = util.parse_package_name(os.path.basename(pkg))[0]
+            if pkg_name not in conflicts_list:
+                ctx.ui.info(_('Adding %s to package index') % pkg)
+                self.add_package(pkg, repo_uri)
 
     def update_db(self, repo, txn = None):
         # FIXME: updating db takes too much time. So a notify mechanism is used to inform the status