diff --git a/etc/pacman.conf.in b/etc/pacman.conf.in
index b891de1..87b1028 100644
--- a/etc/pacman.conf.in
+++ b/etc/pacman.conf.in
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Architecture = auto
 #TotalDownload
 CheckSpace
 #VerbosePkgLists
+ResumeDls
 
 # PGP signature checking
 #SigLevel = Optional
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index c6d97c5..52ad2f2 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -533,6 +533,11 @@ int alpm_option_get_usesyslog(alpm_handle_t *handle);
 /** Sets whether to use syslog (0 is FALSE, TRUE otherwise). */
 int alpm_option_set_usesyslog(alpm_handle_t *handle, int usesyslog);
 
+/** Returns whether to resume partial downloads (0 is FALSE, TRUE otherwise). */
+int alpm_option_get_resumedls(alpm_handle_t *handle);
+/** Sets whether to resume partial downloads (0 is FALSE, TRUE otherwise). */
+int alpm_option_set_resumedls(alpm_handle_t *handle, int resumedls);
+
 /** @name Accessors to the list of no-upgrade files.
  * These functions modify the list of files which should
  * not be updated by package installation.
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.c b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
index b759c78..04fa57c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ char SYMEXPORT *alpm_fetch_pkgurl(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *url)
 	filepath = filecache_find_url(handle, url);
 	if(filepath == NULL) {
 		STRDUP(payload.fileurl, url, RET_ERR(handle, ALPM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
-		payload.allow_resume = 1;
+		payload.allow_resume = handle->resumedls;
 		payload.handle = handle;
 
 		/* download the file */
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index 53c86c5..630e633 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_get_usesyslog(alpm_handle_t *handle)
 	return handle->usesyslog;
 }
 
+int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_get_resumedls(alpm_handle_t *handle)
+{
+	CHECK_HANDLE(handle, return -1);
+	return handle->resumedls;
+}
+
 alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_option_get_noupgrades(alpm_handle_t *handle)
 {
 	CHECK_HANDLE(handle, return NULL);
@@ -464,6 +470,13 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_set_usesyslog(alpm_handle_t *handle, int usesyslog)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_set_resumedls(alpm_handle_t *handle, int resumedls)
+{
+	CHECK_HANDLE(handle, return -1);
+	handle->resumedls = resumedls;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_add_noupgrade(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *pkg)
 {
 	CHECK_HANDLE(handle, return -1);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.h b/lib/libalpm/handle.h
index 5e84d58..3cd9eb1 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct __alpm_handle_t {
 	double deltaratio;       /* Download deltas if possible; a ratio value */
 	int usesyslog;           /* Use syslog instead of logfile? */ /* TODO move to frontend */
 	int checkspace;          /* Check disk space before installing */
+	int resumedls;           /* Resume partial downloads */
 	alpm_siglevel_t siglevel;   /* Default signature verification level */
 	alpm_siglevel_t localfilesiglevel;  /* Signature verification level for local file
 	                                       upgrade operations */
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index f9217bd..32cbc4e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int download_single_file(alpm_handle_t *handle, struct dload_payload *pay
 	const alpm_list_t *server;
 
 	payload->handle = handle;
-	payload->allow_resume = 1;
+	payload->allow_resume = handle->resumedls;
 
 	for(server = payload->servers; server; server = server->next) {
 		const char *server_url = server->data;
diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.c b/src/pacman/conf.c
index 2985aba..c275b53 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.c
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.c
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@ static int _parse_options(const char *key, char *value,
 		} else if(strcmp(key, "UseDelta") == 0) {
 			config->deltaratio = 0.7;
 			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "config: usedelta (default 0.7)\n");
+		} else if(strcmp(key, "ResumeDls") == 0) {
+			config->resumedls = 1;
+			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "config: resumedls\n");
 		} else if(strcmp(key, "TotalDownload") == 0) {
 			config->totaldownload = 1;
 			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "config: totaldownload\n");
@@ -729,6 +732,7 @@ static int setup_libalpm(void)
 	alpm_option_set_checkspace(handle, config->checkspace);
 	alpm_option_set_usesyslog(handle, config->usesyslog);
 	alpm_option_set_deltaratio(handle, config->deltaratio);
+	alpm_option_set_resumedls(handle, config->resumedls);
 
 	alpm_option_set_ignorepkgs(handle, config->ignorepkg);
 	alpm_option_set_ignoregroups(handle, config->ignoregrp);
diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.h b/src/pacman/conf.h
index dcd3204..aee3d46 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.h
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct __config_t {
 	unsigned short help;
 	unsigned short noconfirm;
 	unsigned short noprogressbar;
+	unsigned short resumedls;
 	unsigned short logmask;
 	unsigned short print;
 	unsigned short checkspace;