diff --git a/src/share/poudriere/bulk.sh b/src/share/poudriere/bulk.sh
index 915ae6dfeb..871b93589b 100755
--- a/src/share/poudriere/bulk.sh
+++ b/src/share/poudriere/bulk.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Options:
                    fatal; don't skip dependent ports on findings.
     -m          -- minimal repository, only create a repository with the listed
                    packages, incompatible with -a.
+    -M          -- medium repository, only create a repository with the listed
+                   packages and their runtime dependencies, incompatible with -a.
     -N          -- Do not build package repository when build completed
     -n          -- Dry-run. Show what will be done, but do not build
                    any packages.
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ CLEAN_LISTED=0
 DRY_RUN=0
 ALL=0
 THIN_REPO=0
+SMALL_REPO=0
 BUILD_REPO=1
 INTERACTIVE_MODE=0
 OVERLAYS=""
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ OVERLAYS=""
 
 [ $# -eq 0 ] && usage
 
-while getopts "ab:B:CcFf:iIj:J:kmnNO:p:RrSTtvwz:" FLAG; do
+while getopts "ab:B:CcFf:iIj:J:kmnMNO:p:RrSTtvwz:" FLAG; do
 	case "${FLAG}" in
 		a)
 			ALL=1
@@ -146,6 +149,10 @@ while getopts "ab:B:CcFf:iIj:J:kmnNO:p:RrSTtvwz:" FLAG; do
 		k)
 			PORTTESTING_FATAL=no
 			;;
+		M)
+			SMALL_REPO=1
+			THIN_REPO=1
+			;;
 		m)
 			THIN_REPO=1
 			;;
@@ -202,8 +209,11 @@ while getopts "ab:B:CcFf:iIj:J:kmnNO:p:RrSTtvwz:" FLAG; do
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ ${ALL} -eq 1 -a ${THIN_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
-	err 1 "incompatible options: bith -a and -m are provided"
+if [ ${ALL} -eq 1 -a ${THIN_REPO} -eq 1 -a ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 0 ]; then
+	err 1 "incompatible options: both -a and -m are provided"
+fi
+if [ ${ALL} -eq 1 -a ${THIN_REPO} -eq 1 -a ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+	err 1 "incompatible options: both -a and -M are provided"
 fi
 if [ ${ALL} -eq 1 -a ${CLEAN_LISTED} -eq 1 ]; then
 	CLEAN=1
diff --git a/src/share/poudriere/common.sh b/src/share/poudriere/common.sh
index 582ef6f90b..6f11feb0de 100644
--- a/src/share/poudriere/common.sh
+++ b/src/share/poudriere/common.sh
@@ -2595,7 +2595,12 @@ jail_start() {
 
 	# May already be set for pkgclean
 	: ${PACKAGES:=${POUDRIERE_DATA}/packages/${MASTERNAME}}
-	: ${THIN_PACKAGES:=${POUDRIERE_DATA}/packages/${MASTERNAME}-thin}
+	if [ ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+		THIN_EXT=-small
+	else
+		THIN_EXT=-thin
+	fi
+	: ${THIN_PACKAGES:=${POUDRIERE_DATA}/packages/${MASTERNAME}${THIN_EXT}}
 
 	mkdir -p ${PACKAGES}/
 	was_a_bulk_run && stash_packages
@@ -7702,16 +7707,38 @@ sign_pkg() {
 	fi
 }
 
+add_pkg_to_repo() {
+	local pkgname=$1
+	local target=$2
+	[ -f ${target}/${pkgname}.${PKG_EXT} ] && return
+	if [ ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+		for dep in $(injail ${PKG_BIN} info -qd -F /packages/All/${pkgname}.${PKG_EXT}); do
+			add_pkg_to_repo ${dep} ${target}
+		done
+	fi
+	cp ${PACKAGES}/All/${pkgname}.${PKG_EXT} ${target}/
+}
+
 build_thin_repo() {
 	# Try to be as atomic as possible in recreating the new thin repo
 	mkdir -p ${THIN_PACKAGES}/All.new
 	while mapfile_read_loop "all_pkgs" \
 	    _pkgname _originspec _rdep _ignore; do
 		if [ "${_rdep}" = "listed" ] ; then
-			cp ${PACKAGES}/All/${_pkgname}.${PKG_EXT} \
+			add_pkg_to_repo ${_pkgname} \
 				${THIN_PACKAGES}/All.new
 		fi
 	done
+	if [ ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+		cp ${PACKAGES}/All/pkg-*.txz ${THIN_PACKAGES}/All.new
+	fi
+	if [ -d "${THIN_PACKAGES}/Latest" ]; then
+		rm -rf "${THIN_PACKAGES}/Latest"
+		if [ ${SMALL_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+			mkdir ${THIN_PACKAGES}/Latest
+			cp -RP ${PACKAGES}/Latest/pkg.${PKG_EXT} ${THIN_PACKAGES}/Latest
+		fi
+	fi
 	if [ -d "${THIN_PACKAGES}/All" ]; then
 		mv ${THIN_PACKAGES}/All ${THIN_PACKAGES}/All.old
 	fi
@@ -7726,7 +7753,6 @@ build_repo() {
 
 	if [ ${THIN_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
 		msg "Creating thin pkg repository"
-		build_thin_repo
 		packages=${THIN_PACKAGES}
 	else
 		msg "Creating pkg repository"
@@ -7737,6 +7763,7 @@ build_repo() {
 	ensure_pkg_installed force_extract || \
 	    err 1 "Unable to extract pkg."
 	if [ ${THIN_REPO} -eq 1 ]; then
+		build_thin_repo
 		# only overwrite the packages repo with the thin one
 		# after having extracted pkg because pkg might not
 		# be on the thin repo