diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index bc60f0d6c0..8217fb3254 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND_prepend = "run_intercept_scriptlets; "
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "debug-tweaks", "ssh_allow_empty_password; ", "",d)}'
 # Enable postinst logging if debug-tweaks is enabled
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "debug-tweaks", "postinst_enable_logging; ", "",d)}'
+# Write manifest
+IMAGE_MANIFEST = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.manifest"
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND =+ "write_image_manifest ; "
 # Set default postinst log file
 POSTINST_LOGFILE ?= "${localstatedir}/log/postinstall.log"
 
@@ -381,6 +384,11 @@ fakeroot do_rootfs () {
 	${IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND}
 	
 	${MACHINE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND}
+
+	if [ -n "${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}" -a -f "${IMAGE_MANIFEST}" ]; then
+		rm -f ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.manifest
+		ln -s ${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.manifest ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.manifest
+	fi
 }
 
 insert_feed_uris () {
@@ -602,12 +610,7 @@ make_zimage_symlink_relative () {
 }
 
 write_image_manifest () {
-	rootfs_${IMAGE_PKGTYPE}_write_manifest
-
-	if [ -n "${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}" ]; then
-		rm -f ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.manifest
-		ln -s ${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.manifest ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.manifest
-	fi
+	list_installed_packages ver | sort > ${IMAGE_MANIFEST}
 }
 
 # Make login manager(s) enable automatic login.
diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
index ebb842ba86..a63280d1ef 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ list_installed_packages() {
 				echo "$pkg $fullpath $pkgarch"
 			fi
 		done
+	elif [ "$1" = "ver" ] ; then
+		${DPKG_QUERY_COMMAND} -W -f='${Package} ${PackageArch} ${Version}\n'
 	else
 		${DPKG_QUERY_COMMAND} -W -f='${Package}\n'
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ipk.bbclass
index 04c71af42e..fc6ed536a8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ipk.bbclass
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ list_installed_packages() {
 				echo "$pkg $fullpath $pkgarch"
 			fi
 		done
+	elif [ "$1" = "ver" ] ; then
+		opkg-cl ${OPKG_ARGS} status | opkg-query-helper.py -v
 	else
 		opkg-cl ${OPKG_ARGS} list_installed | awk '{ print $1 }'
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_rpm.bbclass
index b0105931a1..67cccafe4c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_rpm.bbclass
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ list_installed_packages() {
 		${RPM_QUERY_CMD} -qa --qf "[%{NAME} %{ARCH}\n]" | translate_smart_to_oe arch
 	elif [ "$1" = "file" ]; then
 		${RPM_QUERY_CMD} -qa --qf "[%{NAME} %{ARCH} %{PACKAGEORIGIN}\n]" | translate_smart_to_oe file
+	elif [ "$1" = "ver" ]; then
+		${RPM_QUERY_CMD} -qa --qf "[%{NAME} %{ARCH} %{VERSION}\n]" | translate_smart_to_oe arch
 	else
 		${RPM_QUERY_CMD} -qa --qf "[%{NAME} %{ARCH}\n]" | translate_smart_to_oe
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
index 6ce3e5d908..dbe1c798a6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
@@ -118,20 +118,6 @@ save_postinsts () {
 	done
 }
 
-rootfs_ipk_write_manifest() {
-	manifest=${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.manifest
-	cp ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${OPKGLIBDIR}/opkg/status $manifest
-
-	sed '/Depends/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Status/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Architecture/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Installed-Time/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Auto-Installed/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Recommends/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Provides/d' -i $manifest
-	sed '/Conflicts/d' -i $manifest
-}
-
 remove_packaging_data_files() {
 	rm -rf ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${OPKGLIBDIR}/opkg
 	# We need the directory for the package manager lock
diff --git a/scripts/opkg-query-helper.py b/scripts/opkg-query-helper.py
index fa6c44fa8b..2fb1a78970 100755
--- a/scripts/opkg-query-helper.py
+++ b/scripts/opkg-query-helper.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import re
 
 archmode = False
 filemode = False
+vermode = False
 
 args = []
 for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
         archmode = True
     elif arg == '-f':
         filemode = True
+    elif arg == '-v':
+        vermode = True
     else:
         args.append(arg)
 
@@ -60,6 +63,12 @@ for line in fileinput.input(args):
                 elif line.startswith("Architecture:"):
                     arch = line.split(": ")[1]
                     print("%s %s_%s_%s.ipk %s" % (pkg,pkg,ver,arch,arch))
+            elif vermode:
+                if line.startswith("Version:"):
+                    ver = line.split(": ")[1]
+                elif line.startswith("Architecture:"):
+                    arch = line.split(": ")[1]
+                    print("%s %s %s" % (pkg,arch,ver))
             else:
                 if line.startswith("Depends:"):
                     depval = line.split(": ")[1]