diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index f60935cea..35c22d203 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -244,3 +244,22 @@ PRODUCTION?=docker
 # Copy local /etc/ssl certs inside SANDBOX, which used for build deb mirror and packages.
 # This option should be enabled, in case you have to pass https repos for Ubuntu.
 SANDBOX_COPY_CERTS?=0
+
+# Development option only:
+# Please don’t change them if you don’t know what they do ##
+
+# If not empty, will try save "build/upgrade/deps" pip cache from upgrade module only,
+# to file  $(ARTS_DIR)/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART)
+# Example:
+# SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART?=fuel-dev.art_pip_from_upg_module.tar.gz
+SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART?=
+
+# If not empty, will try to download this archive and use like pip cache
+# for creating upgrade module.
+# Example:
+# USE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART_HTTP_LINK?=http://127.0.0.1/files/deps.pip.tar.gz
+# Content example:
+# deps.pip.tar.gz:\
+#  \argparse-1.2.1.tar.gz
+#  \docker-py-0.3.2.tar.gz
+USE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART_HTTP_LINK?=
diff --git a/upgrade/module.mk b/upgrade/module.mk
index 0580f7ffa..8537608e7 100644
--- a/upgrade/module.mk
+++ b/upgrade/module.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR: $(UPGRADE_TARBALL_PATH).lrz
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR: $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/common-part.tar
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR: $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/openstack-part.tar
+.DELETE_ON_ERROR: $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART)
 
 all: upgrade-lrzip openstack-yaml
 
@@ -40,10 +41,28 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.done: \
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps
 	virtualenv $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/venv
 #	Requires virtualenv, pip, python-dev packages
+ifeq ($(USE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART_HTTP_LINK),)
+	echo "Using mirror pip-install approach"
 	$(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/venv/bin/pip install -r $(BUILD_DIR)/repos/nailgun/fuel_upgrade_system/fuel_upgrade/requirements.txt --download $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps --no-use-wheel
+else
+	echo "Using artifact from $(USE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART_HTTP_LINK) for pip-install"
+	wget -v --no-check-certificate $(USE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART_HTTP_LINK) -O $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.tar.gz.tmp
+	mv $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.tar.gz.tmp $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.tar.gz
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps/
+	tar xvf $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps/
+endif
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/repos/nailgun/fuel_upgrade_system/fuel_upgrade && $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/venv/bin/python setup.py sdist --dist-dir $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps
 	$(ACTION.TOUCH)
 
+# Save pip artifact, if needed
+$(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART): $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/deps.done
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
+	rm -f $@
+	tar czf $@ -C $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade deps
+
+$(ARTS_DIR)/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART): $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART)
+	$(ACTION.COPY)
+
 ########################
 # COMMON PART
 ########################
@@ -57,6 +76,11 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/common-part.tar: \
 	tar rf $@ --mode=755 -C $(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade upgrade.sh
 	tar rf $@ --mode=755 -C $(ARTS_DIR) --xform s:^:upgrade/config/: $(VERSION_YAML_ART_NAME)
 
+ifneq ($(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART),)
+$(BUILD_DIR)/upgrade/common-part.tar: $(ARTS_DIR)/$(SAVE_UPGRADE_PIP_ART)
+endif
+
+
 ########################
 # OPENSTACK PART
 ########################