diff --git a/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh b/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
index 52db3d9d7..45d3cc881 100644
--- a/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function aggregate_all_packages_python() {
 		"BOARD="       # empty. Important: BOARD is no longer considered for package aggregation
 		"USERPATCHES_PATH=${USERPATCHES_PATH}"
 		"SELECTED_CONFIGURATION=${SELECTED_CONFIGURATION}"
+		"BUILD_MINIMAL=${BUILD_MINIMAL}" # if yes, it does not include packages.additional, on top of differences of SELECTED_CONFIGURATION
 
 		# Removals. Will remove from all lists.
 		"REMOVE_PACKAGES=${REMOVE_PACKAGES[*]}"
diff --git a/lib/tools/aggregation.py b/lib/tools/aggregation.py
index 471d1808d..b11e24932 100644
--- a/lib/tools/aggregation.py
+++ b/lib/tools/aggregation.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ with open(output_file, "w") as bash:
 	bash.write("")
 
 BUILD_DESKTOP = armbian_utils.yes_or_no_or_bomb(armbian_utils.get_from_env_or_bomb("BUILD_DESKTOP"))
+BUILD_MINIMAL = armbian_utils.yes_or_no_or_bomb(armbian_utils.get_from_env_or_bomb("BUILD_MINIMAL"))
 INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_PACKAGES = True
 ARCH = armbian_utils.get_from_env_or_bomb("ARCH")
 DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT = armbian_utils.get_from_env("DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT")
@@ -74,11 +75,13 @@ debootstrap_packages_remove = util.aggregate_all_debootstrap("packages.remove")
 
 # both main and additional result in the same thing, just different filenames.
 rootfs_packages_main = util.aggregate_all_cli("packages")
-rootfs_packages_additional = util.aggregate_all_cli("packages.additional")
 rootfs_packages_external = util.aggregate_all_cli("packages.external")  # @TODO: enable/disable this
-rootfs_packages_all = util.merge_lists(rootfs_packages_main, rootfs_packages_additional, "add")
+rootfs_packages_all = rootfs_packages_main
 rootfs_packages_all = util.merge_lists(rootfs_packages_all, rootfs_packages_external, "add")
 rootfs_packages_remove = util.aggregate_all_cli("packages.remove")
+if not BUILD_MINIMAL:
+	rootfs_packages_additional = util.aggregate_all_cli("packages.additional")
+	rootfs_packages_all = util.merge_lists(rootfs_packages_all, rootfs_packages_additional, "add")
 
 # Desktop environment packages; packages + packages.external
 desktop_packages_main = util.aggregate_all_desktop("packages")