diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ArchiveCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ArchiveCommand.php
index d9ff8479c..23affc5b1 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ArchiveCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ArchiveCommand.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ArchiveCommand extends BaseCommand
                 new InputOption('dir', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Write the archive to this directory'),
                 new InputOption('file', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Write the archive with the given file name.'
                     .' Note that the format will be appended.'),
+                new InputOption('ignore-filters', false, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Ignore filters when saving package')
             ))
             ->setHelp(<<<EOT
 The <info>archive</info> command creates an archive of the specified format
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ EOT
             $input->getArgument('version'),
             $input->getOption('format'),
             $input->getOption('dir'),
-            $input->getOption('file')
+            $input->getOption('file'),
+            $input->getOption('ignore-filters')
         );
 
         if (0 === $returnCode && $composer) {
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ EOT
         return $returnCode;
     }
 
-    protected function archive(IOInterface $io, Config $config, $packageName = null, $version = null, $format = 'tar', $dest = '.', $fileName = null)
+    protected function archive(IOInterface $io, Config $config, $packageName = null, $version = null, $format = 'tar', $dest = '.', $fileName = null, $ignoreFilters)
     {
         $factory = new Factory;
         $downloadManager = $factory->createDownloadManager($io, $config);
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ EOT
         }
 
         $io->writeError('<info>Creating the archive into "'.$dest.'".</info>');
-        $packagePath = $archiveManager->archive($package, $format, $dest, $fileName);
+        $packagePath = $archiveManager->archive($package, $format, $dest, $fileName, $ignoreFilters);
         $fs = new Filesystem;
         $shortPath = $fs->findShortestPath(getcwd(), $packagePath, true);
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
index f80724da7..e99f5343f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
@@ -37,18 +37,23 @@ class ArchivableFilesFinder extends \FilterIterator
      *
      * @param string $sources  Path to source files to be archived
      * @param array  $excludes Composer's own exclude rules from composer.json
+     * @param boolean $ignoreFilters Ignore filters when looking for files
      */
-    public function __construct($sources, array $excludes)
+    public function __construct($sources, array $excludes, $ignoreFilters = false)
     {
         $fs = new Filesystem();
 
         $sources = $fs->normalizePath($sources);
 
-        $filters = array(
-            new HgExcludeFilter($sources),
-            new GitExcludeFilter($sources),
-            new ComposerExcludeFilter($sources, $excludes),
-        );
+        if ($ignoreFilters) {
+            $filters = array();
+        } else {
+            $filters = array(
+                new HgExcludeFilter($sources),
+                new GitExcludeFilter($sources),
+                new ComposerExcludeFilter($sources, $excludes),
+            );
+        }
 
         $this->finder = new Finder();
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
index 52fe7bed3..e1558c1dd 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ class ArchiveManager
      * @param  string                    $targetDir The directory where to build the archive
      * @param  string|null               $fileName  The relative file name to use for the archive, or null to generate
      *                                              the package name. Note that the format will be appended to this name
+     * @param boolean                    $ignoreFilters Ignore filters when looking for files in the package
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      * @throws \RuntimeException
      * @return string                    The path of the created archive
      */
-    public function archive(PackageInterface $package, $format, $targetDir, $fileName = null)
+    public function archive(PackageInterface $package, $format, $targetDir, $fileName = null, $ignoreFilters = false)
     {
         if (empty($format)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Format must be specified');
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class ArchiveManager
         $tempTarget = sys_get_temp_dir().'/composer_archive'.uniqid().'.'.$format;
         $filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists(dirname($tempTarget));
 
-        $archivePath = $usableArchiver->archive($sourcePath, $tempTarget, $format, $package->getArchiveExcludes());
+        $archivePath = $usableArchiver->archive($sourcePath, $tempTarget, $format, $package->getArchiveExcludes(), $ignoreFilters);
         $filesystem->rename($archivePath, $target);
 
         // cleanup temporary download
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiverInterface.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiverInterface.php
index a625f5c07..4e5fa54f9 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiverInterface.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchiverInterface.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface ArchiverInterface
      *
      * @return string The path to the written archive file
      */
-    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array());
+    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array(), $ignoreFilters = false);
 
     /**
      * Format supported by the archiver.
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/PharArchiver.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/PharArchiver.php
index 5c9afe336..7f64c343e 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/PharArchiver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/PharArchiver.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class PharArchiver implements ArchiverInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array())
+    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array(), $ignoreFilters = false)
     {
         $sources = realpath($sources);
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class PharArchiver implements ArchiverInterface
             }
 
             $phar = new \PharData($target, null, null, static::$formats[$format]);
-            $files = new ArchivableFilesFinder($sources, $excludes);
+            $files = new ArchivableFilesFinder($sources, $excludes, $ignoreFilters);
             $filesOnly = new ArchivableFilesFilter($files);
             $phar->buildFromIterator($filesOnly, $sources);
             $filesOnly->addEmptyDir($phar, $sources);
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
index 87337558e..aaa41aea3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ZipArchiver implements ArchiverInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array())
+    public function archive($sources, $target, $format, array $excludes = array(), $ignoreFilters = false)
     {
         $fs = new Filesystem();
         $sources = $fs->normalizePath($sources);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ZipArchiver implements ArchiverInterface
         $zip = new ZipArchive();
         $res = $zip->open($target, ZipArchive::CREATE);
         if ($res === true) {
-            $files = new ArchivableFilesFinder($sources, $excludes);
+            $files = new ArchivableFilesFinder($sources, $excludes, $ignoreFilters);
             foreach ($files as $file) {
                 /** @var $file \SplFileInfo */
                 $filepath = strtr($file->getPath()."/".$file->getFilename(), '\\', '/');
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinderTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinderTest.php
index 76629276d..669ec7a3f 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinderTest.php
@@ -235,6 +235,61 @@ class ArchivableFilesFinderTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertArchivableFiles($expectedFiles);
     }
 
+    public function testSkipExcludes()
+    {
+        $excludes = array(
+            'prefixB.foo',
+        );
+
+        $this->finder = new ArchivableFilesFinder($this->sources, $excludes, true);
+
+        $this->assertArchivableFiles(array(
+            '/!important!.txt',
+            '/!important_too!.txt',
+            '/#weirdfile',
+            '/A/prefixA.foo',
+            '/A/prefixB.foo',
+            '/A/prefixC.foo',
+            '/A/prefixD.foo',
+            '/A/prefixE.foo',
+            '/A/prefixF.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixA.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixB.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixC.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixD.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixE.foo',
+            '/B/sub/prefixF.foo',
+            '/C/prefixA.foo',
+            '/C/prefixB.foo',
+            '/C/prefixC.foo',
+            '/C/prefixD.foo',
+            '/C/prefixE.foo',
+            '/C/prefixF.foo',
+            '/D/prefixA',
+            '/D/prefixB',
+            '/D/prefixC',
+            '/D/prefixD',
+            '/D/prefixE',
+            '/D/prefixF',
+            '/E/subtestA.foo',
+            '/F/subtestA.foo',
+            '/G/subtestA.foo',
+            '/H/subtestA.foo',
+            '/I/J/subtestA.foo',
+            '/K/dirJ/subtestA.foo',
+            '/parameters.yml',
+            '/parameters.yml.dist',
+            '/prefixA.foo',
+            '/prefixB.foo',
+            '/prefixC.foo',
+            '/prefixD.foo',
+            '/prefixE.foo',
+            '/prefixF.foo',
+            '/toplevelA.foo',
+            '/toplevelB.foo',
+        ));
+    }
+
     protected function getArchivableFiles()
     {
         $files = array();