diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
index 260aa73..3108fee 100644
--- a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ dpkg_runbuild() {
 
 def isar_deb_build_profiles(d):
     deb_build_profiles = d.getVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', True)
-    if d.getVar('ISAR_CROSS_COMPILE', True) == "1":
+    if d.getVar('ISAR_CROSS_COMPILE', True) == "1" and not "targetbuild" in d.getVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', True):
         deb_build_profiles += ' cross'
     return deb_build_profiles.strip()
 
@@ -242,12 +242,51 @@ def isar_export_build_settings(d):
     os.environ['DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS']  = isar_deb_build_options(d)
     os.environ['DEB_BUILD_PROFILES'] = isar_deb_build_profiles(d)
 
+# By default only one dpkg build is executed
+# With enabled ISAR_CROSS_COMPILE and different HOST_ARCH from DISTRO_ARCH
+# it's possible to run additional target or host builds.
+# These can requested by appending the following strings (seperated by space):
+# target: run target architecture build (non-cross, using QEMU)
+# host: run host architecture build
+# Supported build modes for ISAR_BUILDS: default target host
+ISAR_BUILDS ?= "default"
+
 python do_dpkg_build() {
-    bb.build.exec_func('schroot_create_configs', d)
-    try:
-        bb.build.exec_func("dpkg_runbuild", d)
-    finally:
-        bb.build.exec_func('schroot_delete_configs', d)
+    # store default build values for restoring
+    deb_profiles = d.getVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', True)
+    schroot_dir = d.getVar('SCHROOT_DIR', True)
+
+    for build in d.getVar('ISAR_BUILDS', True).split(" "):
+        runbuild = False
+
+        # set default build values
+        d.setVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', deb_profiles)
+        d.setVar('SCHROOT_DIR', schroot_dir)
+        d.setVar('SBUILD_BUILD', d.getVar('SBUILD_HOST_ARCH', True))
+        d.setVar('SBUILD_HOST', d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', True))
+
+        if build == "default":
+            runbuild = True
+        elif d.getVar('ISAR_CROSS_COMPILE', True) == "1" and d.getVar('HOST_ARCH', True) != d.getVar('DISTRO_ARCH', True):
+            if build == "target":
+                d.appendVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', ' targetbuild')
+                d.setVar('SCHROOT_DIR', d.getVar('SCHROOT_TARGET_DIR', True))
+                d.setVar('SBUILD_BUILD', d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', True))
+                runbuild = True
+            elif build == "host":
+                d.appendVar('DEB_BUILD_PROFILES', ' hostbuild')
+                d.setVar('SCHROOT_DIR', d.getVar('SCHROOT_HOST_DIR', True))
+                d.setVar('SBUILD_BUILD', d.getVar('HOST_ARCH', True))
+                d.setVar('SBUILD_HOST', d.getVar('HOST_ARCH', True))
+                runbuild = True
+
+        # execute build
+        if runbuild:
+            bb.build.exec_func('schroot_create_configs', d)
+            try:
+                bb.build.exec_func("dpkg_runbuild", d)
+            finally:
+                bb.build.exec_func('schroot_delete_configs', d)
 }
 
 addtask dpkg_build
diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
index 7822b14..70a1c6a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ dpkg_runbuild() {
     DSC_FILE=$(find ${WORKDIR} -name "${DEB_SOURCE_NAME}*.dsc" -print)
 
     sbuild -A -n -c ${SBUILD_CHROOT} --extra-repository="${ISAR_APT_REPO}" \
-        --host=${PACKAGE_ARCH} --build=${SBUILD_HOST_ARCH} ${profiles} \
+        --host=${SBUILD_HOST} --build=${SBUILD_BUILD} ${profiles} \
         --no-run-lintian --no-run-piuparts --no-run-autopkgtest --resolve-alternatives \
         --no-apt-update \
         --chroot-setup-commands="echo \"Package: *\nPin: release n=${DEBDISTRONAME}\nPin-Priority: 1000\" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/isar-apt" \