diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
index 58f3e1a2..523da5c3 100644
--- a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ ISAR_CROSS_COMPILE ?= "0"
 # does not access the network
 #BB_NO_NETWORK ?= "1"
 
+#
+# Uncomment to use previously built isar_apt repo if package version hasn't changed
+#ISAR_APT_REUSE ?= "1"
+
 # Set root password to 'root'
 # Password was encrypted using following command:
 #   mkpasswd -m sha512crypt -R 10000
diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
index 7e032ba3..a9697fbd 100644
--- a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ inherit debianize
 inherit terminal
 inherit repository
 inherit deb-dl-dir
+inherit isar-apt-cache
 
 DEPENDS ?= ""
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/isar-apt-cache.bbclass b/meta/classes/isar-apt-cache.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4550886d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/isar-apt-cache.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+# Copyright (C) 2017-2019 Siemens AG
+# Copyright (C) 2019 ilbers GmbH
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+iac_check_package_in_repo() {
+    DISTS_ISAR="${REPO_ISAR_DIR}/${DISTRO}/dists/${DEBDISTRONAME}"
+    PACKAGES="${DISTS_ISAR}/main/binary-${PACKAGE_ARCH}/Packages"
+
+    if [ ! -f "${PACKAGES}" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! grep -q "^\(Package\|Source\): ${PN}$" "${PACKAGES}"; then
+        return 2
+    fi
+
+    local repo_version=$(sed -n -e '/^\(Package\|Source\): ${PN}$/,/Version/p' ${PACKAGES} | grep '^Version' | sed -e 's/.* //' | head -n1)
+    local new_version=$(head -n1 ${S}/debian/changelog | sed -e 's/.* (\(.*\)) .*/\1/' | head -n1)
+
+    if [ "${repo_version}" != "${new_version}" ]; then
+        return 3
+    fi
+
+    bbnote "Package ${PN}-${PV} is already in isar-apt repo, reuse it"
+    return 0
+}
+
+iac_check_need_rebuild() {
+    if [ "${ISAR_APT_REUSE}" != "1" ]; then
+       return 1
+    fi
+
+    iac_check_package_in_repo
+}
+
+def iac_check_task_early_exit(d):
+    try:
+        bb.build.exec_func("iac_check_need_rebuild", d)
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False
+
+
+do_apt_fetch_prepend() {
+    iac_check_need_rebuild && return
+}
+
+do_apt_unpack_prepend() {
+    iac_check_need_rebuild && return
+}
+
+do_prepare_build_prepend() {
+    iac_check_need_rebuild && return
+}
+
+do_deploy_deb_prepend() {
+    iac_check_need_rebuild && return
+}
+
+do_install_builddeps_prepend() {
+    iac_check_need_rebuild && return
+}
+
+python do_dpkg_build_prepend() {
+    if iac_check_task_early_exit(d):
+        return 0
+}