diff --git a/src/sink.cc b/src/sink.cc
index bb7894e5a..98d2b2189 100644
--- a/src/sink.cc
+++ b/src/sink.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Sink::Sink(cyclus::Context* ctx)
       capacity(std::numeric_limits<double>::max()),
       latitude(0.0),
       longitude(0.0),
+      keep_packaging(1),
       coordinates(latitude, longitude) {
   SetMaxInventorySize(std::numeric_limits<double>::max());}
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ void Sink::EnterNotify() {
   cyclus::Facility::EnterNotify();
   LOG(cyclus::LEV_INFO4, "SnkFac") << " using random behavior " << random_size_type;
 
+  inventory.keep_packaging(keep_packaging);
+
   if (in_commod_prefs.size() == 0) {
     for (int i = 0; i < in_commods.size(); ++i) {
       in_commod_prefs.push_back(cyclus::kDefaultPref);
diff --git a/src/sink.h b/src/sink.h
index 8de16975d..ea1ae1732 100644
--- a/src/sink.h
+++ b/src/sink.h
@@ -255,6 +255,18 @@ class Sink
                              "frequency of the request, this is the upper bound. Default 1e299"}
   int random_frequency_max;
 
+  #pragma cyclus var { \
+    "default": 1, \
+    "tooltip": "Whether to persist packaging in the sink.", \
+    "doc": "Boolean value about whether to keep packaging. If true, " \
+           "packaging will not be stripped upon acceptance into the " \
+           "sink. If false, package type will be stripped immediately " \
+           "upon acceptance. Has no effect if the incoming material is not " \
+           "packaged.", \
+    "uilabel": "Keep Packaging", \
+    "uitype": "bool"}
+  bool keep_packaging;
+
   #pragma cyclus var { \
     "default": 0.0, \
     "uilabel": "Geographical latitude in degrees as a double", \