diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
index a1a86294e..75d7b660c 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "PackageModel.h"
 #include "ui_page_netinst.h"
 
+#include "GlobalStorage.h"
 #include "JobQueue.h"
 
 #include "network/Manager.h"
@@ -62,4 +63,19 @@ void
 NetInstallPage::onActivate()
 {
     ui->groupswidget->setFocus();
+
+    Calamares::GlobalStorage* gs = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage();
+    if ( gs->contains( "NetinstallSelect" ) && gs->value( "NetinstallSelect" ).canConvert( QVariant::StringList ) )
+    {
+        const QStringList selectNames = gs->value( "NetinstallSelect" ).toStringList();
+
+        static_cast< PackageModel* >( ui->groupswidget->model() )->setSelections( selectNames );
+    }
+
+    if ( gs->contains( "NetinstallAdd" ) && gs->value( "NetinstallAdd" ).canConvert( QVariant::List ) )
+    {
+        const QVariantList groups = gs->value( "NetinstallAdd" ).toList();
+
+        static_cast< PackageModel* >( ui->groupswidget->model() )->appendModelData( groups );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.cpp b/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.cpp
index d4887b6c2..015b05303 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,29 @@ PackageModel::headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role ) c
     return QVariant();
 }
 
+void
+PackageModel::setSelections( QStringList selectNames )
+{
+    if ( m_rootItem )
+    {
+        setSelections( selectNames, m_rootItem );
+    }
+}
+
+void
+PackageModel::setSelections( QStringList selectNames, PackageTreeItem* item )
+{
+    for ( int i = 0; i < item->childCount(); i++ )
+    {
+        auto* child = item->child( i );
+        setSelections( selectNames, child );
+    }
+    if ( item->isGroup() && selectNames.contains( item->name() ) )
+    {
+        item->setSelected( Qt::CheckState::Checked );
+    }
+}
+
 PackageTreeItem::List
 PackageModel::getPackages() const
 {
@@ -309,3 +332,15 @@ PackageModel::setupModelData( const QVariantList& l )
     setupModelData( l, m_rootItem );
     emit endResetModel();
 }
+
+
+void
+PackageModel::appendModelData( const QVariantList& groupList )
+{
+    if ( m_rootItem )
+    {
+        emit beginResetModel();
+        setupModelData( groupList, m_rootItem );
+        emit endResetModel();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.h b/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.h
index 998f42c38..fcdfe5daa 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.h
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/PackageModel.h
@@ -54,9 +54,14 @@ public:
     int rowCount( const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
     int columnCount( const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
 
+    void setSelections( QStringList selectNames );
+    void setSelections(QStringList selectNames, PackageTreeItem *item );
+
     PackageTreeItem::List getPackages() const;
     PackageTreeItem::List getItemPackages( PackageTreeItem* item ) const;
 
+    void appendModelData( const QVariantList& groupList );
+
 private:
     friend class ItemTests;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp
index 5c0db5d91..abf6a640e 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ PackageChooserMethodNames()
         { "custom", PackageChooserMethod::Legacy },
         { "contextualprocess", PackageChooserMethod::Legacy },
         { "packages", PackageChooserMethod::Packages },
+        { "netinstall-add", PackageChooserMethod::NetAdd },
+        { "netinstall-select", PackageChooserMethod::NetSelect },
     };
     return names;
 }
@@ -121,6 +123,23 @@ Config::updateGlobalStorage( const QStringList& selected ) const
         CalamaresUtils::Packages::setGSPackageAdditions(
             Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage(), m_defaultId, packageNames );
     }
+    else if ( m_method == PackageChooserMethod::NetAdd )
+    {
+        QVariantList netinstallDataList = m_model->getNetinstallDataForNames( selected );
+        if ( netinstallDataList.isEmpty() )
+        {
+            cWarning() << "No netinstall information found for " << selected;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->insert( "NetinstallAdd", netinstallDataList );
+        }
+    }
+    else if ( m_method == PackageChooserMethod::NetSelect )
+    {
+        cDebug() << m_defaultId << "groups to select in netinstall" << selected;
+        Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->insert( "NetinstallSelect", selected );
+    }
     else
     {
         cWarning() << "Unknown packagechooser method" << smash( m_method );
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h
index 32f1e8b57..76aa0c0f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ enum class PackageChooserMethod
 {
     Legacy,  // use contextualprocess or other custom
     Packages,  // use the packages module
+    NetAdd,  // adds packages to the netinstall module
+    NetSelect, // makes selections in the netinstall module
 };
 
 const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMethod >& PackageChooserMethodNames();
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
index 8a0b13e51..f92b6893e 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
 
+static QVariantMap
+getSubMap( const QVariantMap& map, const QString& key )
+{
+    bool success;
+
+    return CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( map, key, success );
+}
+
 static QPixmap
 loadScreenshot( const QString& path )
 {
@@ -51,12 +59,13 @@ PackageItem::PackageItem( const QString& a_id,
 {
 }
 
-PackageItem::PackageItem::PackageItem( const QVariantMap& item_map )
+PackageItem::PackageItem( const QVariantMap& item_map )
     : id( CalamaresUtils::getString( item_map, "id" ) )
     , name( CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( item_map, "name" ) )
     , description( CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( item_map, "description" ) )
     , screenshot( loadScreenshot( CalamaresUtils::getString( item_map, "screenshot" ) ) )
     , packageNames( CalamaresUtils::getStringList( item_map, "packages" ) )
+    , netinstallData( getSubMap( item_map, "netinstall" ) )
 {
     if ( name.isEmpty() && id.isEmpty() )
     {
@@ -125,6 +134,20 @@ PackageListModel::getInstallPackagesForNames( const QStringList& ids ) const
     return l;
 }
 
+QVariantList
+PackageListModel::getNetinstallDataForNames( const QStringList& ids ) const
+{
+    QVariantList l;
+    for ( const auto& p : qAsConst( m_packages ) )
+    {
+        if ( ids.contains( p.id ) )
+        {
+            l.append( p.netinstallData );
+        }
+    }
+    return l;
+}
+
 int
 PackageListModel::rowCount( const QModelIndex& index ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
index 71003197d..18682a121 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct PackageItem
     CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString description;
     QPixmap screenshot;
     QStringList packageNames;
+    QVariantMap netinstallData;
 
     /// @brief Create blank PackageItem
     PackageItem();
@@ -111,6 +112,14 @@ public:
      */
     QStringList getInstallPackagesForNames( const QStringList& ids ) const;
 
+    /** @brief Does a name lookup (based on id) and returns the netinstall data
+     *
+     * If there is a package with an id in @p ids, returns their netinstall data
+     *
+     * returns a list of netinstall data or an emply list if none is found
+     */
+    QVariantList getNetinstallDataForNames( const QStringList& ids ) const;
+
     enum Roles : int
     {
         NameRole = Qt::DisplayRole,