diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index 142aa6e..c08d664 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
 	requireBoundsCheck   = 1<<6,  /// Always perform bounds checks
 	requireContracts     = 1<<7,  /// Leave assertions and contracts enabled in release builds
 	relaxProperties      = 1<<8,  /// Do not enforce strict property handling (-property)
+	noDefaultFlags       = 1<<9,  /// Do not issue any of the default build flags (e.g. -debug, -w, -property etc.) - use only for development purposes
 }
 
 string getTargetFileName(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform)
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index abb80d8..83abc83 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@
 
 		auto buildsettings = settings.buildSettings;
 		m_project.addBuildSettings(buildsettings, settings.platform, settings.config);
-		buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w", "-property"]);
+		bool usedefflags = !(buildsettings.requirements & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags);
+		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w", "-property"]);
 		string dflags = environment.get("DFLAGS");
 		if( dflags.length ){
 			settings.buildType = "$DFLAGS";
 			buildsettings.addDFlags(dflags.split());
-		} else {
+		} else if (usedefflags) {
 			addBuildTypeFlags(buildsettings, settings.buildType);
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d b/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
index 020eba7..8e6f52e 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@
 
 		auto buildsettings = settings.buildSettings;
 		m_project.addBuildSettings(buildsettings, settings.platform, settings.config);
+		bool usedefflags = !(buildsettings.requirements & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags);
 		// do not pass all source files to RDMD, only the main source file
 		buildsettings.sourceFiles = buildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(s => !s.endsWith(".d"))().array();
-		buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w"/*, "-property"*/]);
+		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w", "-property"]);
 		string dflags = environment.get("DFLAGS");
 		if( dflags ){
 			settings.buildType = "$DFLAGS";
 			buildsettings.addDFlags(dflags.split());
-		} else {
+		} else if (usedefflags) {
 			addBuildTypeFlags(buildsettings, settings.buildType);
 		}
 		settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(buildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLine);
diff --git a/source/dub/package_.d b/source/dub/package_.d
index 7786dc4..2c5a51a 100644
--- a/source/dub/package_.d
+++ b/source/dub/package_.d
@@ -531,10 +531,20 @@
 
 	void warnOnSpecialCompilerFlags(string package_name, string config_name)
 	{
-		string[] all_dflags;
-		foreach (flags; this.dflags)
-			all_dflags ~= flags;
-		.warnOnSpecialCompilerFlags(all_dflags, package_name, config_name);
+		auto nodef = false;
+		foreach (req; this.buildRequirements)
+			if (req & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags)
+				nodef = true;
+
+		if (nodef) {
+			logWarn("Warning: This package uses the \"noDefaultFlags\" build requirement. Please use only for development purposes and not for released packages.");
+			logWarn("");
+		} else {
+			string[] all_dflags;
+			foreach (flags; this.dflags)
+				all_dflags ~= flags;
+			.warnOnSpecialCompilerFlags(all_dflags, package_name, config_name);
+		}
 	}
 }