diff --git a/pisi-spec.dtd b/pisi-spec.dtd
index 9dd53354daafd6329d7a021946d07adefcb7d02d..cd54f52de4aa1d5149584349cd95056c1489239f 100644
--- a/pisi-spec.dtd
+++ b/pisi-spec.dtd
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ suck anyway -->
 	(executable|library|data|config|doc|man|info|localedata|header)
 	#REQUIRED>
 <!ATTLIST Path permanent (false|true) #IMPLIED>
+<!ATTLIST Path replace (false|true) #IMPLIED>
 
 
 <!-- History Section -->
diff --git a/pisi-spec.rng b/pisi-spec.rng
index 85c17d966ac5480eca78bb4506f5760d5ea72b0a..eb09c011896d67b66dbf87c0b681dcca3912d581 100644
--- a/pisi-spec.rng
+++ b/pisi-spec.rng
@@ -1521,6 +1521,14 @@
                     </choice>
                 </attribute>
             </optional>
+            <optional>
+                <attribute name="replace">
+                    <choice>
+                        <value>false</value>
+                        <value>true</value>
+                    </choice>
+                </attribute>
+            </optional>
         </group>
     </define>
 
diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index 0d5c23168af33e994ddd0877b2696fc2ec112e46..970bdc087b525c5bb67447d275f9b3609cecc30b 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
                 return True
 
             return not pkg in map(lambda x:x.package, self.pkginfo.conflicts)
-        
+
         # check file conflicts
         file_conflicts = []
         for f in self.files.list:
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
                     Remove.remove_file(old_fileinfo[path], self.pkginfo.name)
 
         if self.reinstall():
-            # get 'config' typed file objects
-            new = filter(lambda x: x.type == 'config', self.files.list)
+            # get 'config' typed file objects if replace is not set
+            new = filter(lambda x: x.type == 'config' and not x.replace, self.files.list)
             old = filter(lambda x: x.type == 'config', self.old_files.list)
 
             # get config path lists
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class Remove(AtomicOperation):
 
         if fileinfo.permanent and not remove_permanent:
             return
-        
+
         fpath = pisi.util.join_path(ctx.config.dest_dir(), fileinfo.path)
 
         historydb = pisi.db.historydb.HistoryDB()
diff --git a/pisi/files.py b/pisi/files.py
index 67560e3aa182eb339c2aa9734f2af40fe21dabeb..93bee71dd92e5399f1878acd2e6334d456b581a2 100644
--- a/pisi/files.py
+++ b/pisi/files.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class FileInfo:
     t_Mode = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional ]
     t_Hash = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional, "SHA1Sum" ]
     t_Permanent = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional ]
+    t_Replace = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional ]
 
     def __str__(self):
         s = "/%s, type: %s, size: %s, sha1sum: %s" %  (self.path, self.type,
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index 94a4315f8eceaa2d7523dffcdaebb19262392263..82ba920b6b129d05abbbb1a36a2784e3bf5bb98d 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class Path:
     s_Path = [autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory]
     a_fileType =  [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
     a_permanent =  [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
+    a_replace =  [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
 
     def __str__(self):
         s = self.path