diff --git a/backportpackage b/backportpackage
index 1b5f67f..5d27642 100755
--- a/backportpackage
+++ b/backportpackage
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from ubuntutools.config import UDTConfig, ubu_email
 from ubuntutools.builder import get_builder
 from ubuntutools.logger import Logger
 from ubuntutools.question import YesNoQuestion
+from ubuntutools.misc import dsc_url
 
 def error(msg):
     Logger.error(msg)
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ def parse(args):
                  default=None,
                  help='Specify a working directory (default: temporary dir)',
                  metavar='WORKDIR')
+    p.add_option('-m', '--mirror',
+                 dest='ubuntu_mirror',
+                 default=None,
+                 help='Preferred Ubuntu mirror (default: Launchpad)',
+                 metavar='INSTANCE')
     p.add_option('-l', '--lpinstance',
                  dest='lpinstance',
                  default=None,
@@ -121,6 +127,8 @@ def parse(args):
         opts.workdir = config.get_value('WORKDIR')
     if opts.lpinstance is None:
         opts.lpinstance = config.get_value('LPINSTANCE')
+    if opts.ubuntu_mirror is None:
+        opts.ubuntu_mirror = config.get_value('UBUNTU_MIRROR')
     if not opts.upload and not opts.workdir:
         p.error('Please specify either a working dir or an upload target!')
 
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ def find_version_package(lp, package, version):
         error('Version %s of package %s was never published in Ubuntu.' %
               (version, package))
 
-def dscurl_from_package(lp, workdir, package, version, source_release):
+def dscurls_from_package(lp, mirror, workdir, package, version, source_release):
     if not source_release and not version:
         source_release = lp.distributions['ubuntu'].current_series.name
 
@@ -173,9 +181,15 @@ def dscurl_from_package(lp, workdir, package, version, source_release):
     else:
         srcpkg = find_version_package(lp, package, version)
 
+    urls = []
+    if mirror:
+        urls.append(dsc_url(mirror, srcpkg.component_name, package,
+                            srcpkg.source_package_version))
+
     for f in srcpkg.sourceFileUrls():
         if f.endswith('.dsc'):
-            return urllib.unquote(f)
+            urls.append(urllib.unquote(f))
+            return urls
     else:
         error('Package %s contains no .dsc file.' % package)
 
@@ -187,17 +201,20 @@ def dscurl_from_dsc(package):
         # Can't resolve it as a local path? Let's just hope it's good as-is
         return package
 
-def fetch_package(lp, workdir, package, version, source_release):
+def fetch_package(lp, mirror, workdir, package, version, source_release):
     # Returns the path to the .dsc file that was fetched
-
     if package.endswith('.dsc'):
-        dsc = dscurl_from_dsc(package)
+        dscs = [dscurl_from_dsc(package)]
     else:
-        dsc = dscurl_from_package(lp, workdir, package, version, source_release)
+        dscs = dscurls_from_package(lp, mirror, workdir, package, version,
+                                     source_release)
 
-    check_call(['dget', '--download-only', '--allow-unauthenticated', dsc],
-               cwd=workdir)
-    return os.path.join(workdir, os.path.basename(dsc))
+    for dsc in dscs:
+        cmd = ('dget', '--download-only', '--allow-unauthenticated', dsc)
+        Logger.command(cmd)
+        ret = subprocess.call(cmd, cwd=workdir)
+        if ret == 0:
+            return os.path.join(workdir, os.path.basename(dsc))
 
 def get_backport_version(version, suffix, upload, release):
     v = version + ('~%s1' % release)
@@ -295,6 +312,7 @@ def main(args):
 
     try:
         dscfile = fetch_package(lp,
+                                opts.ubuntu_mirror,
                                 workdir,
                                 package_or_dsc,
                                 opts.version,
diff --git a/doc/backportpackage.1 b/doc/backportpackage.1
index 27aa012..db0ea26 100644
--- a/doc/backportpackage.1
+++ b/doc/backportpackage.1
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ unpacked, built into, and otherwise manipulated in
 \fIWORKDIR\fR. Otherwise, a temporary directory is created, which is
 deleted before \fIbackportpackage\fR exits.
 .TP
+.B \-m \fIUBUNTU_MIRROR\fR, \fB\-\-mirror\fR=\fIUBUNTU_MIRROR\fR
+Use the specified mirror.
+Should be in the form \fBhttp://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu\fR.
+If the package isn't found on this mirror, \fBbackportpackage\fR
+will use Launchpad.
+.TP
 .B \-l \fIINSTANCE\fR, \fB\-\-lpinstance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR
 Use the specified instance of Launchpad (e.g. "staging"), instead of
 the default of "production".
@@ -108,6 +114,9 @@ The default value for \fB--update\fR.
 .BR BACKPORTPACKAGE_WORKDIR ", " UBUNTUTOOLS_WORKDIR
 The default value for \fB--workdir\fR.
 .TP
+.BR BACKPORTPACKAGE_UBUNTU_MIRROR ", " UBUNTUTOOLS_UBUNTU_MIRROR
+The default value for \fB\-\-mirror\fR.
+.TP
 .BR BACKPORTPACKAGE_LPINSTANCE ", " UBUNTUTOOLS_LPINSTANCE
 The default value for \fB--lpinstance\fR.
 .SH EXAMPLES