diff --git a/pisi-spec.dtd b/pisi-spec.dtd
index cf677201..d1892176 100644
--- a/pisi-spec.dtd
+++ b/pisi-spec.dtd
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 <!ATTLIST Archive sha1sum CDATA #REQUIRED>
 <!-- NOTE: we can limit possible types here to the ones that pisi know -->
 <!ATTLIST Archive type CDATA #REQUIRED>
+<!ATTLIST Archive target CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
 <!ELEMENT BuildDependencies (Dependency*)>
 
diff --git a/pisi-spec.rng b/pisi-spec.rng
index 29e5f4dc..6c1e5f51 100644
--- a/pisi-spec.rng
+++ b/pisi-spec.rng
@@ -1309,6 +1309,9 @@
                     <value>binary</value>
                 </choice>
             </attribute>
+            <optional>
+                <attribute name="target"/>
+            </optional>
         </group>
     </define>
 
diff --git a/pisi/sourcearchive.py b/pisi/sourcearchive.py
index 6b681d75..7e989277 100644
--- a/pisi/sourcearchive.py
+++ b/pisi/sourcearchive.py
@@ -120,4 +120,5 @@ class SourceArchive:
             raise Error, _("unpack: check_file_hash failed")
 
         archive = pisi.archive.Archive(self.archiveFile, self.archive.type)
-        archive.unpack(self.pkg_work_dir, clean_dir)
+        target_dir = os.path.join(self.pkg_work_dir, self.archive.target or "")
+        archive.unpack(target_dir, clean_dir)
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index 711dbf0d..1574f9d8 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class Archive:
     s_uri = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory ]
     a_type = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory ]
     a_sha1sum =[ autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory ]
+    a_target =[ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional ]
 
     def decode_hook(self, node, errs, where):
         self.name = os.path.basename(self.uri)