diff --git a/base/manifest-schema.json b/base/manifest-schema.json
index 5be723d..ebc76ee 100644
--- a/base/manifest-schema.json
+++ b/base/manifest-schema.json
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 						]
 					},
 					"minItems": 1
+				},
+				"install_standard": {
+					"type": "boolean"
 				}
 			},
 			"additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/common/task_sets.py b/common/task_sets.py
index e499e34..a64e5c6 100644
--- a/common/task_sets.py
+++ b/common/task_sets.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def get_apt_set(manifest):
 		base.append(apt.InstallTrustedKeys)
 	if 'install' in manifest.packages:
 		base.append(packages.AddManifestPackages)
+	if manifest.packages.get('install_standard', False):
+		base.append(packages.AddTaskselStandardPackages)
 	return base
 
 
diff --git a/common/tasks/packages.py b/common/tasks/packages.py
index d5bc921..b1a2899 100644
--- a/common/tasks/packages.py
+++ b/common/tasks/packages.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from base import Task
 from common import phases
 from common.tasks import apt
+from common.tools import log_check_call
 
 
 class AddManifestPackages(Task):
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ class InstallPackages(Task):
 	@classmethod
 	def install_local(cls, info, local_packages):
 		from shutil import copy
-		from common.tools import log_check_call
 		import os
 
 		absolute_package_paths = []
@@ -97,3 +97,16 @@ class InstallPackages(Task):
 
 		for path in absolute_package_paths:
 			os.remove(path)
+
+
+class AddTaskselStandardPackages(Task):
+	description = 'Adding standard packages from tasksel'
+	phase = phases.package_installation
+	predecessors = [apt.AptUpdate]
+	successors = [InstallPackages]
+
+	@classmethod
+	def run(cls, info):
+		tasksel_packages = log_check_call(['chroot', info.root, 'tasksel', '--task-packages', 'standard'])
+		for pkg in tasksel_packages:
+			info.packages.add(pkg)