diff --git a/aurget b/aurget
index 277e0f6..f3085c2 100755
--- a/aurget
+++ b/aurget
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ buildpkg() {
   fi
 }
 
+cache_pkgs() {
+  cd "${1}"
+
+  pkg_names=( $($makepkg --packagelist) )
+
+  for pkg in "${pkg_names[@]}"; do
+    debug "caching package \"${pkg}\" in \"${pkg_cache_dir}\""
+    sudo mv "${pkg}" "${pkg_cache_dir}"
+  done
+}
+
 prompt() {
   local a
 
@@ -333,6 +344,7 @@ set_defaults() {
   sync_mode='install'
   temp_directory='/tmp/aurget'
   user_config="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/aurgetrc"
+  pkg_cache_dir=$((grep -m 1 '^CacheDir' /etc/pacman.conf || echo 'CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg') | sed 's/CacheDir = //')
 
   EDITOR="${EDITOR:-$VISUAL}"
   EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vi}"
@@ -631,7 +643,7 @@ process_targets() {
         fi
       fi
 
-      build_target "$pkgbase" && discard_sources "$pkgbase"
+      build_target "$pkgbase" && cache_pkgs "$pkgbase" && discard_sources "$pkgbase"
     fi
   done