diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
index c2827f68e..471163a81 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
                     idpackage INTEGER,
                     download VARCHAR,
                     type VARCHAR,
+                    size INTEGER,
                     md5 VARCHAR,
                     sha1 VARCHAR,
                     sha256 VARCHAR,
@@ -1776,15 +1777,15 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
         @param package_id: package indentifier
         @type package_id: int
         @param package_downloads_data: list of dict composed by
-            (download, type, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg) as keys
+            (download, type, size, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg) as keys
         @type package_downloads_data: list
         """
         def _do_insert():
             self._cursor().executemany("""
-            INSERT INTO packagedownloads VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
-            """, [(package_id, edw['download'], edw['type'], edw['md5'], \
-                    edw['sha1'], edw['sha256'], edw['sha512'], edw['gpg']) \
-                        for edw in package_downloads_data])
+            INSERT INTO packagedownloads VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
+            """, [(package_id, edw['download'], edw['type'], edw['size'],
+                    edw['md5'], edw['sha1'], edw['sha256'], edw['sha512'],
+                    edw['gpg']) for edw in package_downloads_data])
 
         try:
             # be optimistic and delay if condition
@@ -2765,7 +2766,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
 
         try:
             cur = self._cursor().execute("""
-            SELECT download, type, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg
+            SELECT download, type, size, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg
             FROM packagedownloads WHERE idpackage = (?)
             """ + down_type_str, params)
         except OperationalError:
@@ -2774,10 +2775,12 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
             return tuple()
 
         result = []
-        for download, d_type, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg in cur.fetchall():
+        for download, d_type, size, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, gpg in \
+            cur.fetchall():
             result.append({
                 "download": download,
                 "type": d_type,
+                "size": size,
                 "md5": md5,
                 "sha1": sha1,
                 "sha256": sha256,
@@ -4881,6 +4884,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
             self._createProvidedLibs()
 
         # added on Aug. 2011
+        self._cursor().execute("DROP TABLE packagedownloads")
         if not self._doesTableExist("packagedownloads"):
             self._createPackageDownloadsTable()
 
@@ -6077,6 +6081,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
                 idpackage INTEGER,
                 download VARCHAR,
                 type VARCHAR,
+                size INTEGER,
                 md5 VARCHAR,
                 sha1 VARCHAR,
                 sha256 VARCHAR,
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py b/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
index 006ffbf8e..d967df909 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
@@ -2264,9 +2264,9 @@ class EntropyRepositoryBase(TextInterface, EntropyRepositoryPluginStore):
         @keyword down_type: retrieve data for a given entry type.
             Currently supported entry types are: "debug", "data".
         @type down_type: string
-        @return: list (tuple) of dict containing "download", "type", "md5",
-            "sha1","sha256", "sha512", "gpg" keys. "download" contains the
-            relative URL (like the one returned by retrieveDownloadURL())
+        @return: list (tuple) of dict containing "download", "type", "size",
+            "md5", "sha1","sha256", "sha512", "gpg" keys. "download" contains
+            the relative URL (like the one returned by retrieveDownloadURL())
         @rtype: tuple
         @raise AttributeError: if provided down_type value is invalid
         """
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/server/interfaces/main.py b/libraries/entropy/server/interfaces/main.py
index a0108c5d5..b7aecd8c8 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/server/interfaces/main.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/server/interfaces/main.py
@@ -4563,6 +4563,7 @@ class Server(Client):
             extra_url = entropy.tools.create_package_dirpath(mydata['branch'],
                 nonfree = False, restricted = False) + "/" + \
                     os.path.basename(path)
+            size = entropy.tools.get_file_size(path)
             md5 = entropy.tools.md5sum(path)
             sha1 = entropy.tools.sha1(path)
             sha256 = entropy.tools.sha256(path)
@@ -4573,6 +4574,7 @@ class Server(Client):
             edw = {
                 'download': extra_url,
                 'type': down_type,
+                'size': size,
                 'md5': md5,
                 'sha1': sha1,
                 'sha256': sha256,