diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f736ecfb3e..de1ffa9d0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ noconfig_targets := menuconfig nconfig gconfig xconfig config oldconfig randconf
 # (default target is to build), or when MAKECMDGOALS contains
 # something else than one of the nobuild_targets.
 nobuild_targets := source %-source \
+	source-check %-source-check %-all-source-check \
 	legal-info %-legal-info external-deps _external-deps \
 	clean distclean help show-targets graph-depends \
 	%-graph-depends %-show-depends %-show-version \
@@ -818,6 +819,9 @@ target-post-image: $(TARGETS_ROOTFS) target-finalize staging-finalize
 .PHONY: source
 source: $(foreach p,$(PACKAGES),$(p)-all-source)
 
+.PHONY: source-check
+source-check: $(foreach p,$(PACKAGES),$(p)-all-source-check)
+
 .PHONY: _external-deps external-deps
 _external-deps: $(foreach p,$(PACKAGES),$(p)-all-external-deps)
 external-deps:
@@ -1103,6 +1107,8 @@ help:
 	@echo '  <pkg>-dirclean         - Remove <pkg> build directory'
 	@echo '  <pkg>-reconfigure      - Restart the build from the configure step'
 	@echo '  <pkg>-rebuild          - Restart the build from the build step'
+	@echo '  <pkg>-source-check     - Check package for valid download URLs'
+	@echo '  <pkg>-all-source-check - Check package and its dependencies for valid download URLs'
 	$(foreach p,$(HELP_PACKAGES), \
 		@echo $(sep) \
 		@echo '$($(p)_NAME):' $(sep) \
@@ -1122,6 +1128,7 @@ help:
 	@echo
 	@echo 'Miscellaneous:'
 	@echo '  source                 - download all sources needed for offline-build'
+	@echo '  source-check           - check selected packages for valid download URLs'
 	@echo '  external-deps          - list external packages used'
 	@echo '  legal-info             - generate info about license compliance'
 	@echo '  printvars              - dump all the internal variables'
diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index 7cd87c38ff..5384fc2af4 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR =
 # 3) BR2_BACKUP_SITE if enabled, unless BR2_PRIMARY_SITE_ONLY is set
 #
 # Argument 1 is the source location
+# Argument 2 (optionally) provides extra arguments to pass to DL_WRAPPER
 #
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ endif
 define DOWNLOAD
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $($(PKG)_DL_DIR)
 	$(Q)$(EXTRA_ENV) $(FLOCK) $(DL_WRAPPER) \
+		$(2) \
 		-c '$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION)' \
 		-d '$($(PKG)_DL_DIR)' \
 		-D '$(DL_DIR)' \
@@ -106,3 +108,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD
 		-- \
 		$($(PKG)_DL_OPTS)
 endef
+
+define SOURCE_CHECK
+	$(call DOWNLOAD,$(1),-C)
+endef
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 6168b40e89..bc57956867 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -788,6 +788,10 @@ $(1)-legal-source:	$$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE)
 endif # actual sources != sources
 endif # actual sources != ""
 
+$(1)-source-check: PKG=$(2)
+$(1)-source-check:
+	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_ALL_DOWNLOADS),$$(call SOURCE_CHECK,$$(p))$$(sep))
+
 $(1)-external-deps:
 	@for p in $$($(2)_SOURCE) $$($(2)_PATCH) $$($(2)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS) ; do \
 		echo `basename $$$$p` ; \
@@ -812,6 +816,9 @@ $(1)-rsync:		$$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC)
 $(1)-source:
 $(1)-legal-source:
 
+$(1)-source-check:
+	test -d $$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
+
 $(1)-external-deps:
 	@echo "file://$$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)"
 endif
@@ -846,6 +853,9 @@ $(1)-graph-rdepends: graph-depends-requirements
 $(1)-all-source:	$(1)-source
 $(1)-all-source:	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES),$$(p)-all-source)
 
+$(1)-all-source-check:	$(1)-source-check
+$(1)-all-source-check:	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES),$$(p)-all-source-check)
+
 $(1)-all-external-deps:	$(1)-external-deps
 $(1)-all-external-deps:	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES),$$(p)-all-external-deps)
 
@@ -1044,6 +1054,7 @@ DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += $$(call extractor-dependency,$$($(2)_SOURCE))
 	$(1)-all-external-deps \
 	$(1)-all-legal-info \
 	$(1)-all-source \
+	$(1)-all-source-check \
 	$(1)-build \
 	$(1)-clean-for-rebuild \
 	$(1)-clean-for-reconfigure \
@@ -1068,7 +1079,8 @@ DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += $$(call extractor-dependency,$$($(2)_SOURCE))
 	$(1)-rsync \
 	$(1)-show-depends \
 	$(1)-show-version \
-	$(1)-source
+	$(1)-source \
+	$(1)-source-check
 
 ifneq ($$($(2)_SOURCE),)
 ifeq ($$($(2)_SITE),)
diff --git a/support/download/dl-wrapper b/support/download/dl-wrapper
index 3315bd410e..920699e51d 100755
--- a/support/download/dl-wrapper
+++ b/support/download/dl-wrapper
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # We want to catch any unexpected failure, and exit immediately.
 set -e
 
-export BR_BACKEND_DL_GETOPTS=":hc:d:o:n:N:H:ru:qf:e"
+export BR_BACKEND_DL_GETOPTS=":hc:Cd:o:n:N:H:ru:qf:e"
 
 main() {
     local OPT OPTARG
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ main() {
     local -a uris
 
     # Parse our options; anything after '--' is for the backend
-    while getopts ":c:d:D:o:n:N:H:rf:u:q" OPT; do
+    while getopts ":c:Cd:D:o:n:N:H:rf:u:q" OPT; do
         case "${OPT}" in
         c)  cset="${OPTARG}";;
+        C)  checkonly=-C;;
         d)  dl_dir="${OPTARG}";;
         D)  old_dl_dir="${OPTARG}";;
         o)  output="${OPTARG}";;
@@ -46,38 +47,40 @@ main() {
     # Forget our options, and keep only those for the backend
     shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
-    if [ -z "${output}" ]; then
-        error "no output specified, use -o\n"
-    fi
+    if [ -z "${checkonly}" ]; then
+        if [ -z "${output}" ]; then
+            error "no output specified, use -o\n"
+        fi
 
-    # Legacy handling: check if the file already exists in the global
-    # download directory. If it does, hard-link it. If it turns out it
-    # was an incorrect download, we'd still check it below anyway.
-    # If we can neither link nor copy, fallback to doing a download.
-    # NOTE! This is not atomic, is subject to TOCTTOU, but the whole
-    # dl-wrapper runs under an flock, so we're safe.
-    if [ ! -e "${output}" -a -e "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" ]; then
-        ln "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" "${output}" || \
-        cp "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" "${output}" || \
-        true
-    fi
+        # Legacy handling: check if the file already exists in the global
+        # download directory. If it does, hard-link it. If it turns out it
+        # was an incorrect download, we'd still check it below anyway.
+        # If we can neither link nor copy, fallback to doing a download.
+        # NOTE! This is not atomic, is subject to TOCTTOU, but the whole
+        # dl-wrapper runs under an flock, so we're safe.
+        if [ ! -e "${output}" -a -e "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" ]; then
+            ln "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" "${output}" || \
+            cp "${old_dl_dir}/${filename}" "${output}" || \
+            true
+        fi
 
-    # If the output file already exists and:
-    # - there's no .hash file: do not download it again and exit promptly
-    # - matches all its hashes: do not download it again and exit promptly
-    # - fails at least one of its hashes: force a re-download
-    # - there's no hash (but a .hash file): consider it a hard error
-    if [ -e "${output}" ]; then
-        if support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${output}" "${output##*/}"; then
-            exit 0
-        elif [ ${?} -ne 2 ]; then
-            # Do not remove the file, otherwise it might get re-downloaded
-            # from a later location (i.e. primary -> upstream -> mirror).
-            # Do not print a message, check-hash already did.
-            exit 1
+        # If the output file already exists and:
+        # - there's no .hash file: do not download it again and exit promptly
+        # - matches all its hashes: do not download it again and exit promptly
+        # - fails at least one of its hashes: force a re-download
+        # - there's no hash (but a .hash file): consider it a hard error
+        if [ -e "${output}" ]; then
+            if support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${output}" "${output##*/}"; then
+                exit 0
+            elif [ ${?} -ne 2 ]; then
+                # Do not remove the file, otherwise it might get re-downloaded
+                # from a later location (i.e. primary -> upstream -> mirror).
+                # Do not print a message, check-hash already did.
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            rm -f "${output}"
+            warn "Re-downloading '%s'...\n" "${output##*/}"
         fi
-        rm -f "${output}"
-        warn "Re-downloading '%s'...\n" "${output##*/}"
     fi
 
     # Look through all the uris that we were given to download the package
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ main() {
                 -f "${filename}" \
                 -u "${uri}" \
                 -o "${tmpf}" \
-                ${quiet} ${recurse} -- "${@}"
+                ${quiet} ${recurse} ${checkonly} -- "${@}"
         then
             # cd back to keep path coherence
             cd "${OLDPWD}"
@@ -138,19 +141,21 @@ main() {
         # cd back to free the temp-dir, so we can remove it later
         cd "${OLDPWD}"
 
-        # Check if the downloaded file is sane, and matches the stored hashes
-        # for that file
-        if support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${tmpf}" "${output##*/}"; then
-            rc=0
-        else
-            if [ ${?} -ne 3 ]; then
-                rm -rf "${tmpd}"
-                continue
+        if [ -z "${checkonly}" ]; then
+            # Check if the downloaded file is sane, and matches the stored hashes
+            # for that file
+            if support/download/check-hash ${quiet} "${hfile}" "${tmpf}" "${output##*/}"; then
+                rc=0
+            else
+                if [ ${?} -ne 3 ]; then
+                    rm -rf "${tmpd}"
+                    continue
+                fi
+
+                # the hash file exists and there was no hash to check the file
+                # against
+                rc=1
             fi
-
-            # the hash file exists and there was no hash to check the file
-            # against
-            rc=1
         fi
         download_and_check=1
         break
@@ -163,6 +168,13 @@ main() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    # If we only need to check the presence of sources, stop here.
+    # No need to handle output files.
+    if [ -n "${checkonly}" ]; then
+        rm -rf "${tmpd}"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
     # tmp_output is in the same directory as the final output, so we can
     # later move it atomically.
     tmp_output="$(mktemp "${output}.XXXXXX")"
