diff --git a/src/add.ts b/src/add.ts
index 72f12e2..0b789fe 100644
--- a/src/add.ts
+++ b/src/add.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface AddPackagesOptions {
   dev?: boolean
   link?: boolean
   linkDep?: boolean
+  portalDep?: boolean
   replace?: boolean
   update?: boolean
   safe?: boolean
@@ -58,6 +59,18 @@ const checkPnpmWorkspace = (workingDir: string) => {
   return fs.existsSync(join(workingDir, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml'))
 }
 
+const getProtocol = (options: { linkDep?: boolean, portalDep?: boolean }) => {
+  if (options.portalDep) {
+    return 'portal:';
+  }
+
+  if (options.linkDep) {
+    return 'link:';
+  }
+
+  return 'file:';
+}
+
 export const addPackages = async (
   packages: string[],
   options: AddPackagesOptions
@@ -84,6 +97,7 @@ export const addPackages = async (
 
   let pnpmWorkspace = false
 
+  const isLinkLike = options.link || options.linkDep || options.portalDep;
   const doPure =
     options.pure === false
       ? false
@@ -162,20 +176,21 @@ export const addPackages = async (
         )} purely`
       )
     }
+
     if (!doPure) {
       const destModulesDir = join(workingDir, 'node_modules', name)
-      if (options.link || options.linkDep || isSymlink(destModulesDir)) {
+      if (isLinkLike && isSymlink(destModulesDir)) {
         fs.removeSync(destModulesDir)
       }
 
-      if (options.link || options.linkDep) {
+      if (isLinkLike) {
         ensureSymlinkSync(destYalcCopyDir, destModulesDir, 'junction')
       } else {
         await copyDirSafe(destYalcCopyDir, destModulesDir, !options.replace)
       }
 
       if (!options.link) {
-        const protocol = options.linkDep ? 'link:' : 'file:'
+        const protocol = getProtocol(options);
         const localAddress = options.workspace
           ? 'workspace:*'
           : protocol + values.yalcPackagesFolder + '/' + pkg.name
@@ -211,7 +226,7 @@ export const addPackages = async (
         replacedVersion = replacedVersion == localAddress ? '' : replacedVersion
       }
 
-      if (pkg.bin && (options.link || options.linkDep)) {
+      if (pkg.bin && isLinkLike) {
         const binDir = join(workingDir, 'node_modules', '.bin')
         const addBinScript = (src: string, dest: string) => {
           const srcPath = join(destYalcCopyDir, src)
@@ -274,8 +289,9 @@ export const addPackages = async (
       workspace: options.workspace,
       file: options.workspace
         ? undefined
-        : !options.link && !options.linkDep && !doPure,
-      link: options.linkDep && !doPure,
+        : !isLinkLike && !doPure,
+      link: !options.portalDep && options.linkDep && !doPure,
+      portal: options.portalDep && !doPure,
       signature: i.signature,
     })),
     { workingDir: options.workingDir }
diff --git a/src/lockfile.ts b/src/lockfile.ts
index 09f7b9c..544409b 100644
--- a/src/lockfile.ts
+++ b/src/lockfile.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type LockFilePackageEntry = {
   version?: string
   file?: boolean
   link?: boolean
+  portal?: boolean
   replaced?: string
   signature?: string
   pure?: boolean
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export const addPackageToLockfile = (
 ) => {
   const lockfile = readLockfile(options)
   packages.forEach(
-    ({ name, version, file, link, replaced, signature, pure, workspace }) => {
+    ({ name, version, file, link, portal, replaced, signature, pure, workspace }) => {
       let old = lockfile.packages[name] || {}
       lockfile.packages[name] = {}
       if (version) {
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ export const addPackageToLockfile = (
       if (link) {
         lockfile.packages[name].link = true
       }
+      if (portal) {
+        lockfile.packages[name].portal = true
+      }
       if (pure) {
         lockfile.packages[name].pure = true
       }
diff --git a/src/update.ts b/src/update.ts
index 1f7d44d..ea83c05 100644
--- a/src/update.ts
+++ b/src/update.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const updatePackages = async (
     file: lockfile.packages[name].file,
     link: lockfile.packages[name].link,
     pure: lockfile.packages[name].pure,
+    portal: lockfile.packages[name].portal,
     workspace: lockfile.packages[name].workspace,
   }))
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export const updatePackages = async (
   })
 
   const packagesLinks = lockPackages
-    .filter((p) => !p.file && !p.link && !p.pure && !p.workspace)
+    .filter((p) => !p.file && !p.link && !p.portal && !p.pure && !p.workspace)
     .map((p) => p.name)
   await addPackages(packagesLinks, {
     ...addOpts,
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ export const updatePackages = async (
     pure: false,
   })
 
+  const packagesPortalDep = lockPackages.filter((p) => p.portal).map((p) => p.name)
+  await addPackages(packagesPortalDep, {
+    ...addOpts,
+    portalDep: true,
+    pure: false,
+  })
+
   const packagesLinkDep = lockPackages.filter((p) => p.link).map((p) => p.name)
   await addPackages(packagesLinkDep, {
     ...addOpts,
diff --git a/src/yalc.ts b/src/yalc.ts
index ac934c4..d8ce96b 100644
--- a/src/yalc.ts
+++ b/src/yalc.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ yargs
     describe: 'Add package from yalc repo to the project',
     builder: () => {
       return yargs
-        .boolean(['file', 'dev', 'link', ...updateFlags])
+        .boolean(['file', 'dev', 'link', 'portal', ...updateFlags])
         .alias('D', 'dev')
         .boolean('workspace')
         .alias('save-dev', 'dev')
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ yargs
       return addPackages(argv._.slice(1), {
         dev: argv.dev,
         linkDep: argv.link,
+        portalDep: argv.portal,
         restore: argv.restore,
         pure: argv.pure,
         workspace: argv.workspace,
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index 169a3de..68a3dc6 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -514,4 +514,74 @@ describe('Yalc package manager', function () {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('Add package (--portal)', () => {
+    before(() => {
+      return addPackages([values.depPackage], {
+        workingDir: projectDir,
+        portalDep: true,
+      })
+    })
+    it('copies package to .yalc folder', () => {
+      checkExists(join(projectDir, '.yalc', values.depPackage))
+    })
+    it('copies remove package to node_modules', () => {
+      checkExists(join(projectDir, 'node_modules', values.depPackage))
+    })
+    it('creates to yalc.lock', () => {
+      checkExists(join(projectDir, 'yalc.lock'))
+    })
+    it('places yalc.lock correct info about file', () => {
+      const lockFile = readLockfile({ workingDir: projectDir })
+      deepEqual(lockFile.packages, {
+        [values.depPackage]: {
+          portal: true,
+          replaced: 'link:.yalc/' + values.depPackage,
+          signature: extractSignature(lockFile, values.depPackage),
+        },
+      })
+    })
+    it('updates package.json', () => {
+      const pkg = readPackageManifest(projectDir)!
+      deepEqual(pkg.dependencies, {
+        [values.depPackage]: 'portal:.yalc/' + values.depPackage,
+      })
+    })
+    it('create and updates installations file', () => {
+      const installtions = readInstallationsFile()
+      deepEqual(installtions, {
+        [values.depPackage]: [projectDir],
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Updated linked (--portal) package', () => {
+    before(() => {
+      return updatePackages([values.depPackage], {
+        workingDir: projectDir,
+      })
+    })
+    it('places yalc.lock correct info about file', () => {
+      const lockFile = readLockfile({ workingDir: projectDir })
+      deepEqual(lockFile.packages, {
+        [values.depPackage]: {
+          portal: true,
+          replaced: 'link:.yalc/' + values.depPackage,
+          signature: extractSignature(lockFile, values.depPackage),
+        },
+      })
+    })
+    it('updates package.json', () => {
+      const pkg = readPackageManifest(projectDir)!
+      deepEqual(pkg.dependencies, {
+        [values.depPackage]: 'portal:.yalc/' + values.depPackage,
+      })
+    })
+    it('create and updates installations file', () => {
+      const installtions = readInstallationsFile()
+      deepEqual(installtions, {
+        [values.depPackage]: [projectDir],
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })