diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0006_brlayer_local_source_dir.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0006_brlayer_local_source_dir.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2460002f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0006_brlayer_local_source_dir.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bldcontrol', '0005_reorder_buildrequest_states'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='brlayer',
+            name='local_source_dir',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=254, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
index f055480686..83b696947f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class BRLayer(models.Model):
     req         = models.ForeignKey(BuildRequest)
     name        = models.CharField(max_length = 100)
     giturl      = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
+    local_source_dir = models.CharField(max_length=254, null=True)
     commit      = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
     dirpath     = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
     layer_version = models.ForeignKey(Layer_Version, null=True)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
index 432b51e0e1..3aeb4e223d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
@@ -346,7 +346,15 @@ class Project(models.Model):
             for l in self.projectlayer_set.all().order_by("pk"):
                 commit = l.layercommit.get_vcs_reference()
                 print("ii Building layer ", l.layercommit.layer.name, " at vcs point ", commit)
-                BRLayer.objects.create(req = br, name = l.layercommit.layer.name, giturl = l.layercommit.layer.vcs_url, commit = commit, dirpath = l.layercommit.dirpath, layer_version=l.layercommit)
+                BRLayer.objects.create(
+                    req=br,
+                    name=l.layercommit.layer.name,
+                    giturl=l.layercommit.layer.vcs_url,
+                    commit=commit,
+                    dirpath=l.layercommit.dirpath,
+                    layer_version=l.layercommit,
+                    local_source_dir=l.layercommit.layer.local_source_dir
+                )
 
             br.state = BuildRequest.REQ_QUEUED
             now = timezone.now()