diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index ea242cd6ad..991aed12c1 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
 
 
 #nuget-install target='install' description='Install NuGet packages to local repo'
-  kpm-local-publish sourcePackagesDir='${BUILD_DIR}'
+  kpm-local-publish sourcePackagesDir='${BUILD_DIR}' targetPackagesDir='${E("PACKAGES_PUBLISH_DIR")}'
 
 #xunit-test target='test' if='Directory.Exists("test")'
   k-test each='var projectFile in Files.Include("test/**/project.json")'
diff --git a/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade b/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade
index ce976ba4e7..313a6196c8 100644
--- a/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade
+++ b/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ k-local-publish
 
 sourcePackagesDir=''
     Required. Path to packages to install (skips symbol packages)
+
+targetPackagesDir=''
+    Optional. Path to publish packages.
 */}
 
+default targetPackagesDir=''
+
 @{
    var packages = Directory.EnumerateFiles(sourcePackagesDir, "*.nupkg")
                            .Where(p => !p.EndsWith(".symbols.nupkg"));
 }
 
-exec program='cmd' commandline='/C kpm packages add ${package}' if='!IsMono' each='var package in packages'
-exec program='kpm' commandline='packages add ${package}' if='IsMono' each='var package in packages'
+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C kpm packages add ${package} ${targetPackagesDir}' if='!IsMono' each='var package in packages'
+exec program='kpm' commandline='packages add ${package} ${targetPackagesDir}' if='IsMono' each='var package in packages'