diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 401b6c6..17dac3f 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@
 		string m_compilerName;
 		string m_arch;
 		string[] m_debugVersions;
+		string[] m_overrideConfigs;
 		Compiler m_compiler;
 		BuildPlatform m_buildPlatform;
 		BuildSettings m_buildSettings;
@@ -561,6 +562,10 @@
 		args.getopt("c|config", &m_buildConfig, [
 			"Builds the specified configuration. Configurations can be defined in dub.json"
 		]);
+		args.getopt("override-config", &m_overrideConfigs, [
+			"Uses the specified configuration for a certain dependency. Can be specified multiple times.",
+			"Format: --override-config=<dependency>/<config>"
+		]);
 		args.getopt("compiler", &m_compilerName, [
 			"Specifies the compiler binary to use (can be a path).",
 			"Arbitrary pre- and suffixes to the identifiers below are recognized (e.g. ldc2 or dmd-2.063) and matched to the proper compiler type:",
@@ -629,6 +634,12 @@
 		}
 
 		dub.project.validate();
+
+		foreach (sc; m_overrideConfigs) {
+			auto idx = sc.indexOf('/');
+			enforceUsage(idx >= 0, "Expected \"<package>/<configuration>\" as argument to --override-config.");
+			dub.project.overrideConfiguration(sc[0 .. idx], sc[idx+1 .. $]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private bool loadSpecificPackage(Dub dub, string package_name)
diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index 5eadb2e..7ce41a8 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 		Package[][Package] m_dependees;
 		SelectedVersions m_selections;
 		bool m_hasAllDependencies;
+		string[string] m_overriddenConfigs;
 	}
 
 	/** Loads a project.
@@ -208,6 +209,27 @@
 		return cfgs[m_rootPackage.name];
 	}
 
+	/** Overrides the configuration chosen for a particular package in the
+		dependency graph.
+
+		Setting a certain configuration here is equivalent to removing all
+		but one configuration from the package.
+
+		Params:
+			package_ = The package for which to force selecting a certain
+				dependency
+			config = Name of the configuration to force
+	*/
+	void overrideConfiguration(string package_, string config)
+	{
+		auto p = getDependency(package_, true);
+		enforce(p !is null,
+			format("Package '%s', marked for configuration override, is not present in dependency graph.", package_));
+		enforce(p.configurations.canFind(config),
+			format("Package '%s' does not have a configuration named '%s'.", package_, config));
+		m_overriddenConfigs[package_] = config;
+	}
+
 	/** Performs basic validation of various aspects of the package.
 
 		This will emit warnings to `stderr` if any discouraged names or
@@ -382,6 +404,7 @@
 			foreach (i, v; configs)
 				if (v.pack == pack && v.config == config)
 					return i;
+			assert(pack !in m_overriddenConfigs || config == m_overriddenConfigs[pack]);
 			logDebug("Add config %s %s", pack, config);
 			configs ~= Vertex(pack, config);
 			return configs.length-1;
@@ -430,6 +453,39 @@
 		}
 
 		string[] allconfigs_path;
+
+		void determineDependencyConfigs(in Package p, string c)
+		{
+			string[][string] depconfigs;
+			foreach (d; p.getAllDependencies()) {
+				auto dp = getDependency(d.name, true);
+				if (!dp) continue;
+
+				string[] cfgs;
+				if (auto pc = dp.name in m_overriddenConfigs) cfgs = [*pc];
+				else {
+					auto subconf = p.getSubConfiguration(c, dp, platform);
+					if (!subconf.empty) cfgs = [subconf];
+					else cfgs = dp.getPlatformConfigurations(platform);
+				}
+				cfgs = cfgs.filter!(c => haveConfig(d.name, c)).array;
+
+				// if no valid configuration was found for a dependency, don't include the
+				// current configuration
+				if (!cfgs.length) {
+					logDebug("Skip %s %s (missing configuration for %s)", p.name, c, dp.name);
+					return;
+				}
+				depconfigs[d.name] = cfgs;
+			}
+
+			// add this configuration to the graph
+			size_t cidx = createConfig(p.name, c);
+			foreach (d; p.getAllDependencies())
+				foreach (sc; depconfigs.get(d.name, null))
+					createEdge(cidx, createConfig(d.name, sc));
+		}
+
 		// create a graph of all possible package configurations (package, config) -> (subpackage, subconfig)
 		void determineAllConfigs(in Package p)
 		{
@@ -446,33 +502,11 @@
 			}
 
 			// for each configuration, determine the configurations usable for the dependencies
-			outer: foreach (c; p.getPlatformConfigurations(platform, p is m_rootPackage && allow_non_library)) {
-				string[][string] depconfigs;
-				foreach (d; p.getAllDependencies()) {
-					auto dp = getDependency(d.name, true);
-					if (!dp) continue;
-
-					string[] cfgs;
-					auto subconf = p.getSubConfiguration(c, dp, platform);
-					if (!subconf.empty) cfgs = [subconf];
-					else cfgs = dp.getPlatformConfigurations(platform);
-					cfgs = cfgs.filter!(c => haveConfig(d.name, c)).array;
-
-					// if no valid configuration was found for a dependency, don't include the
-					// current configuration
-					if (!cfgs.length) {
-						logDebug("Skip %s %s (missing configuration for %s)", p.name, c, dp.name);
-						continue outer;
-					}
-					depconfigs[d.name] = cfgs;
-				}
-
-				// add this configuration to the graph
-				size_t cidx = createConfig(p.name, c);
-				foreach (d; p.getAllDependencies())
-					foreach (sc; depconfigs.get(d.name, null))
-						createEdge(cidx, createConfig(d.name, sc));
-			}
+			if (auto pc = p.name in m_overriddenConfigs)
+				determineDependencyConfigs(p, *pc);
+			else
+				foreach (c; p.getPlatformConfigurations(platform, p is m_rootPackage && allow_non_library))
+					determineDependencyConfigs(p, c);
 		}
 		if (config.length) createConfig(m_rootPackage.name, config);
 		determineAllConfigs(m_rootPackage);
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config.sh b/test/issue1004-override-config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7bcd443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}/issue1004-override-config
+${DUB} build --bare main --override-config a/success || exit 1
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config/.no_build b/test/issue1004-override-config/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config/.no_build
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config/a/a.d b/test/issue1004-override-config/a/a.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af17f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config/a/a.d
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module a;
+
+void test()
+{
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config/a/dub.sdl b/test/issue1004-override-config/a/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c01efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config/a/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name "a"
+
+configuration "fail" {
+}
+
+configuration "success" {
+	sourceFiles "a.d"
+	importPaths "."
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config/main/dub.sdl b/test/issue1004-override-config/main/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2287f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config/main/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name "main"
+dependency "a" version="*"
diff --git a/test/issue1004-override-config/main/source/main.d b/test/issue1004-override-config/main/source/main.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b248b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1004-override-config/main/source/main.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import a;
+
+void main()
+{
+	test();
+}