diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdf60133..510769bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ ShrinkWrap Resolvers allows you to override any programmatic configuration via S
 
 - `maven.legacyLocalRepo`: Flag whether to ignore origin tracking for artifacts present in local repository.
 - `org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.maven.skipCompilation`: Flag to skip compilation of resolved artifacts (true/false) - default is false.
+- `org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.maven.disableProjectLocal`: Flag to disable Maven 4 project-local repository (true/false) - default is false.
 
 
 ## Embedded Maven
diff --git a/maven/impl-maven/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/MavenWorkingSessionImpl.java b/maven/impl-maven/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/MavenWorkingSessionImpl.java
index e4ae972d..4d6929f5 100644
--- a/maven/impl-maven/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/MavenWorkingSessionImpl.java
+++ b/maven/impl-maven/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/MavenWorkingSessionImpl.java
@@ -277,12 +277,18 @@ public Collection<MavenResolvedArtifact> resolveDependencies(final MavenResoluti
 
         final List<RemoteRepository> repos = this.getRemoteRepositories();
 
-        Set<MavenDependency> allDependencies = new LinkedHashSet<>(depsForResolution);
-        Collection<ArtifactResult> projectLocalDependencies = resolveProjectLocal(depsForResolution, allDependencies);
-        List<MavenDependency> unresolvedLocally = filterFromLocal(
-                allDependencies.stream().collect(Collectors.toList()), projectLocalDependencies);
+        List<MavenDependency> resolveFromRepository;
+        Collection<ArtifactResult> projectLocalDependencies = Collections.emptyList();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.maven.disableProjectLocal")) {
+            resolveFromRepository = depsForResolution;
+        } else {
+            Set<MavenDependency> allDependencies = new LinkedHashSet<>(depsForResolution);
+            projectLocalDependencies = resolveProjectLocal(depsForResolution, allDependencies);
+            resolveFromRepository = filterFromLocal(
+                    allDependencies.stream().collect(Collectors.toList()), projectLocalDependencies);
+        }
 
-        final CollectRequest request = new CollectRequest(MavenConverter.asDependencies(unresolvedLocally,
+        final CollectRequest request = new CollectRequest(MavenConverter.asDependencies(resolveFromRepository,
             getSession().getArtifactTypeRegistry()),
             MavenConverter.asDependencies(depManagement, getSession().getArtifactTypeRegistry()), repos);