diff --git a/functions/chroot_bind_path.sh b/functions/chroot_bind_path.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a2ab8be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/chroot_bind_path.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+## live-build(7) - System Build Scripts
+## Copyright (C) 2006-2014 Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
+##
+## This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see COPYING.
+## This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
+## under certain conditions; see COPYING for details.
+
+
+Chroot_bind_path ()
+{
+	CHROOT="$(readlink -f ${1})"
+	BIND_SRC="$(readlink -f ${2})"
+
+	BIND_DEST=$(echo "${BIND_SRC}" | sed -e 's|/\+||')
+	if [ ! -d "${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}" -o \
+		-z "$(cat /proc/mounts | awk -vdir="${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}" '$2 ~ dir { print $2}')" ]
+	then
+		Echo_message "Binding local repository path"
+		mkdir -p "${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}"
+		mount --bind "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT#file:}" \
+			"${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}"
+	fi
+}
+
+Chroot_unbind_path ()
+{
+	CHROOT="$(readlink -f ${1})"
+	BIND_SRC="$(readlink -f ${2})"
+
+	BIND_DEST=$(echo "${BIND_SRC}" | sed -e 's|/\+||')
+	if [ -d "${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}" ]
+	then
+		Echo_message "Unbinding local repository path"
+		umount "${CHROOT}/${BIND_DEST}"  > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build/bootstrap_archives b/scripts/build/bootstrap_archives
index c2e37db27..42cb98550 100755
--- a/scripts/build/bootstrap_archives
+++ b/scripts/build/bootstrap_archives
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Restore_cache cache/packages.chroot
 
 # Configure custom sources.list
 
+if echo "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT}" | grep -q '^file:/'
+then
+    Chroot_bind_path chroot "$(echo ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT} | sed -e 's|file:||')"
+fi
+
 cat > chroot/etc/apt/${_PARENT_FILE} << EOF
 deb ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT} ${LB_PARENT_DISTRIBUTION} ${LIVE_IMAGE_PARENT_ARCHIVE_AREAS}
 EOF
diff --git a/scripts/build/chroot_archives b/scripts/build/chroot_archives
index 44483206d..42d18dc58 100755
--- a/scripts/build/chroot_archives
+++ b/scripts/build/chroot_archives
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ case "${1}" in
 
 		# Configure custom sources.list
 
+if echo "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT}" | grep -q '^file:/'
+then
+	Chroot_bind_path chroot "$(echo ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT} | sed -e 's|file:||')"
+fi
+
 cat > chroot/etc/apt/${_PARENT_FILE} << EOF
 deb ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT} ${LB_PARENT_DISTRIBUTION} ${LIVE_IMAGE_PARENT_ARCHIVE_AREAS}
 EOF
@@ -534,6 +539,12 @@ EOF
 			mv chroot/etc/apt/sources.list.d/zz-sources.list chroot/etc/apt/sources.list
 		fi
 
+		# Unmount local repository
+if echo "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT}" | grep -q '^file:/'
+then
+	Chroot_unbind_path chroot "$(echo ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT} | sed -e 's|file:||')"
+fi
+
 		# Configure generic indices
 		# Don't do anything if it's not required
 		if [ "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT}" = "${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_BINARY}" ] && \