diff --git a/pkgmk.8.in b/pkgmk.8.in
index b9fca26..1b60197 100644
--- a/pkgmk.8.in
+++ b/pkgmk.8.in
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ Update footprint and treat last build as successful.
 .B "\-if, \-\-ignore\-footprint"
 Build package without checking footprint.
 .TP
+.B "\-in, \-\-ignore\-new"
+Build package, ignore new files in a footprint missmatch.
+.TP
 .B "\-um, \-\-update\-md5sum"
 Update md5sum using the current source files.
 .TP
diff --git a/pkgmk.conf b/pkgmk.conf
index 07b1cbd..30bdd54 100644
--- a/pkgmk.conf
+++ b/pkgmk.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
 # PKGMK_WORK_DIR="$PWD/work"
 # PKGMK_DOWNLOAD="no"
 # PKGMK_IGNORE_FOOTPRINT="no"
+# PKGMK_IGNORE_NEW="no"
 # PKGMK_NO_STRIP="no"
 # PKGMK_WGET_OPTS=""
 
diff --git a/pkgmk.in b/pkgmk.in
index c7f5432..2a1c027 100755
--- a/pkgmk.in
+++ b/pkgmk.in
@@ -318,9 +318,14 @@ check_footprint() {
 				sed 's/^+/NEW       /g' | \
 				sed 's/^-/MISSING   /g' > $FILE.footprint.diff
 			if [ -s $FILE.footprint.diff ]; then
-				error "Footprint mismatch found:"
+				if [ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_NEW" = "yes" ] && \
+				   [ -z "$(egrep -l ^MISSING $FILE.footprint.diff)" ] ; then
+					info "New files found:"
+				else
+				        error "Footprint mismatch found:"
+					BUILD_SUCCESSFUL="no"
+				fi
 				cat $FILE.footprint.diff >&2
-				BUILD_SUCCESSFUL="no"
 			fi
 		else
 			warning "Footprint not found, creating new."
@@ -514,6 +519,7 @@ print_help() {
 	echo "  -utd, --up-to-date          do not build, only check if package is up to date"
 	echo "  -uf,  --update-footprint    update footprint using result from last build"
 	echo "  -if,  --ignore-footprint    build package without checking footprint"
+	echo "  -in,  --ignore-new          build package, ignore new files in a footprint missmatch"
 	echo "  -um,  --update-md5sum       update md5sum"
 	echo "  -im,  --ignore-md5sum       build package without checking md5sum"
 	echo "  -cm,  --check-md5sum        do not build, only check md5sum"
@@ -548,6 +554,8 @@ parse_options() {
 				PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT="yes" ;;
 			-if|--ignore-footprint)
 				PKGMK_IGNORE_FOOTPRINT="yes" ;;
+			-in|--ignore-new)
+				PKGMK_IGNORE_NEW="yes" ;;
 			-um|--update-md5sum)
 				PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5SUM="yes" ;;
 			-im|--ignore-md5sum)
@@ -690,6 +698,7 @@ PKGMK_EXTRACT_ONLY="no"
 PKGMK_UP_TO_DATE="no"
 PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT="no"
 PKGMK_IGNORE_FOOTPRINT="no"
+PKGMK_IGNORE_NEW="no"
 PKGMK_FORCE="no"
 PKGMK_KEEP_WORK="no"
 PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5SUM="no"