diff --git a/internal/commands/buildpack_package.go b/internal/commands/buildpack_package.go
index 15489e8cd8..2a1d52120a 100644
--- a/internal/commands/buildpack_package.go
+++ b/internal/commands/buildpack_package.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type BuildpackPackageFlags struct {
 	Publish           bool
 	Policy            string
 	BuildpackRegistry string
+	Buildpack         string
 }
 
 // BuildpackPackager packages buildpacks
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@ func BuildpackPackage(logger logging.Logger, cfg config.Config, client Buildpack
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing pull policy")
 			}
-
+			var bpPath string
+			if flags.Buildpack != "" {
+				if bpPath, err = filepath.Abs(flags.Buildpack); err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "resolving buildpack path")
+				}
+			}
 			bpPackageCfg := pubbldpkg.DefaultConfig()
 			relativeBaseDir := ""
 			if flags.PackageTomlPath != "" {
@@ -74,7 +80,9 @@ func BuildpackPackage(logger logging.Logger, cfg config.Config, client Buildpack
 					return errors.Wrap(err, "getting absolute path for config")
 				}
 			}
-
+			if bpPath != "" {
+				bpPackageCfg.Buildpack.URI = bpPath
+			}
 			name := args[0]
 			if err := client.PackageBuildpack(cmd.Context(), pack.PackageBuildpackOptions{
 				RelativeBaseDir: relativeBaseDir,
@@ -98,10 +106,11 @@ func BuildpackPackage(logger logging.Logger, cfg config.Config, client Buildpack
 		}),
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&flags.PackageTomlPath, "config", "c", "", "Path to package TOML config (required)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&flags.PackageTomlPath, "config", "c", "", "Path to package TOML config")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&flags.Format, "format", "f", "", `Format to save package as ("image" or "file")`)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.Publish, "publish", false, `Publish to registry (applies to "--format=image" only)`)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flags.Policy, "pull-policy", "", "Pull policy to use. Accepted values are always, never, and if-not-present. The default is always")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&flags.Buildpack, "buildpack", "b", "", "Path to the Buildpack that needs to be packaged. If config is specified, the Buildpack URI is overridden to this value.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&flags.BuildpackRegistry, "buildpack-registry", "r", "", "Buildpack Registry name")
 
 	AddHelpFlag(cmd, "package")
diff --git a/internal/commands/buildpack_package_test.go b/internal/commands/buildpack_package_test.go
index df3aeade1a..8e424ab976 100644
--- a/internal/commands/buildpack_package_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/buildpack_package_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package commands_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
@@ -87,6 +88,29 @@ func testPackageCommand(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 				h.AssertEq(t, receivedOptions.Config, myConfig)
 			})
 
+			when("there is a buildpack flag", func() {
+				it("overrides with config returned by the reader with the buildpack uri with the passed flag", func() {
+					myConfig := pubbldpkg.Config{
+						Buildpack: dist.BuildpackURI{URI: "test"},
+					}
+
+					cmd := packageCommand(
+						withBuildpackPackager(fakeBuildpackPackager),
+						withPackageConfigReader(fakes.NewFakePackageConfigReader(whereReadReturns(myConfig, nil))),
+						withBuildpack(".."),
+					)
+					err := cmd.Execute()
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+					bpPath, _ := filepath.Abs("..")
+					expectedConfig := pubbldpkg.Config{
+						Buildpack: dist.BuildpackURI{URI: bpPath},
+					}
+
+					receivedOptions := fakeBuildpackPackager.CreateCalledWithOptions
+					h.AssertEq(t, receivedOptions.Config, expectedConfig)
+				})
+			})
+
 			when("pull-policy", func() {
 				var pullPolicyArgs = []string{
 					"some-image-name",
@@ -147,13 +171,25 @@ func testPackageCommand(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		})
 
 		when("no config path is specified", func() {
-			it("creates a default config", func() {
-				cmd := packageCommand(withBuildpackPackager(fakeBuildpackPackager))
-				cmd.SetArgs([]string{"some-name"})
-				h.AssertNil(t, cmd.Execute())
+			when("no buildpack is specified", func() {
+				it("creates a default config", func() {
+					cmd := packageCommand(withBuildpackPackager(fakeBuildpackPackager))
+					cmd.SetArgs([]string{"some-name"})
+					h.AssertNil(t, cmd.Execute())
 
-				receivedOptions := fakeBuildpackPackager.CreateCalledWithOptions
-				h.AssertEq(t, receivedOptions.Config.Buildpack.URI, ".")
+					receivedOptions := fakeBuildpackPackager.CreateCalledWithOptions
+					h.AssertEq(t, receivedOptions.Config.Buildpack.URI, ".")
+				})
+			})
+			when("a buildpack is specified", func() {
+				it("creates a default config with the appropriate buildpack", func() {
+					cmd := packageCommand(withBuildpackPackager(fakeBuildpackPackager))
+					cmd.SetArgs([]string{"some-name", "-b", ".."})
+					h.AssertNil(t, cmd.Execute())
+					bpPath, _ := filepath.Abs("..")
+					receivedOptions := fakeBuildpackPackager.CreateCalledWithOptions
+					h.AssertEq(t, receivedOptions.Config.Buildpack.URI, bpPath)
+				})
 			})
 		})
 	})
@@ -223,6 +259,7 @@ type packageCommandConfig struct {
 	clientConfig        config.Config
 	imageName           string
 	configPath          string
+	buildpack           string
 }
 
 type packageCommandOption func(config *packageCommandConfig)
@@ -242,7 +279,7 @@ func packageCommand(ops ...packageCommandOption) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd := commands.BuildpackPackage(config.logger, config.clientConfig, config.buildpackPackager, config.packageConfigReader)
-	cmd.SetArgs([]string{config.imageName, "--config", config.configPath})
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{config.imageName, "--config", config.configPath, "-b", config.buildpack})
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -271,6 +308,12 @@ func withImageName(name string) packageCommandOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func withBuildpack(name string) packageCommandOption {
+	return func(config *packageCommandConfig) {
+		config.buildpack = name
+	}
+}
+
 func withPackageConfigPath(path string) packageCommandOption {
 	return func(config *packageCommandConfig) {
 		config.configPath = path