diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 1ed66920..e2fe6d2d 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ func handleConfig(option, value string) bool {
 		config.UseAsk = true
 	case "nouseask":
 		config.UseAsk = false
+	case "combinedupgrade":
+		config.CombinedUpgrade = true
+	case "nocombinedupgrade":
+		config.CombinedUpgrade = false
 	case "a", "aur":
 		mode = ModeAUR
 	case "repo":
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 18f47161..daff6461 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -35,41 +35,42 @@ const (
 
 // Configuration stores yay's config.
 type Configuration struct {
-	BuildDir      string `json:"buildDir"`
-	Editor        string `json:"editor"`
-	EditorFlags   string `json:"editorflags"`
-	MakepkgBin    string `json:"makepkgbin"`
-	PacmanBin     string `json:"pacmanbin"`
-	PacmanConf    string `json:"pacmanconf"`
-	TarBin        string `json:"tarbin"`
-	ReDownload    string `json:"redownload"`
-	ReBuild       string `json:"rebuild"`
-	AnswerClean   string `json:"answerclean"`
-	AnswerDiff    string `json:"answerdiff"`
-	AnswerEdit    string `json:"answeredit"`
-	AnswerUpgrade string `json:"answerupgrade"`
-	GitBin        string `json:"gitbin"`
-	GpgBin        string `json:"gpgbin"`
-	GpgFlags      string `json:"gpgflags"`
-	MFlags        string `json:"mflags"`
-	SortBy        string `json:"sortby"`
-	GitFlags      string `json:"gitflags"`
-	RequestSplitN int    `json:"requestsplitn"`
-	SearchMode    int    `json:"-"`
-	SortMode      int    `json:"sortmode"`
-	SudoLoop      bool   `json:"sudoloop"`
-	TimeUpdate    bool   `json:"timeupdate"`
-	NoConfirm     bool   `json:"-"`
-	Devel         bool   `json:"devel"`
-	CleanAfter    bool   `json:"cleanAfter"`
-	GitClone      bool   `json:"gitclone"`
-	Provides      bool   `json:"provides"`
-	PGPFetch      bool   `json:"pgpfetch"`
-	UpgradeMenu   bool   `json:"upgrademenu"`
-	CleanMenu     bool   `json:"cleanmenu"`
-	DiffMenu      bool   `json:"diffmenu"`
-	EditMenu      bool   `json:"editmenu"`
-	UseAsk      bool   `json:"useask"`
+	BuildDir        string `json:"buildDir"`
+	Editor          string `json:"editor"`
+	EditorFlags     string `json:"editorflags"`
+	MakepkgBin      string `json:"makepkgbin"`
+	PacmanBin       string `json:"pacmanbin"`
+	PacmanConf      string `json:"pacmanconf"`
+	TarBin          string `json:"tarbin"`
+	ReDownload      string `json:"redownload"`
+	ReBuild         string `json:"rebuild"`
+	AnswerClean     string `json:"answerclean"`
+	AnswerDiff      string `json:"answerdiff"`
+	AnswerEdit      string `json:"answeredit"`
+	AnswerUpgrade   string `json:"answerupgrade"`
+	GitBin          string `json:"gitbin"`
+	GpgBin          string `json:"gpgbin"`
+	GpgFlags        string `json:"gpgflags"`
+	MFlags          string `json:"mflags"`
+	SortBy          string `json:"sortby"`
+	GitFlags        string `json:"gitflags"`
+	RequestSplitN   int    `json:"requestsplitn"`
+	SearchMode      int    `json:"-"`
+	SortMode        int    `json:"sortmode"`
+	SudoLoop        bool   `json:"sudoloop"`
+	TimeUpdate      bool   `json:"timeupdate"`
+	NoConfirm       bool   `json:"-"`
+	Devel           bool   `json:"devel"`
+	CleanAfter      bool   `json:"cleanAfter"`
+	GitClone        bool   `json:"gitclone"`
+	Provides        bool   `json:"provides"`
+	PGPFetch        bool   `json:"pgpfetch"`
+	UpgradeMenu     bool   `json:"upgrademenu"`
+	CleanMenu       bool   `json:"cleanmenu"`
+	DiffMenu        bool   `json:"diffmenu"`
+	EditMenu        bool   `json:"editmenu"`
+	CombinedUpgrade bool   `json:"combinedupgrade"`
+	UseAsk          bool   `json:"useask"`
 }
 
 var version = "7.885"
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ func defaultSettings(config *Configuration) {
 	config.DiffMenu = true
 	config.EditMenu = false
 	config.UseAsk = false
+	config.CombinedUpgrade = false
 }
 
 // Editor returns the preferred system editor.
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 52464eda..492c4282 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func install(parser *arguments) error {
 	var aurUp upSlice
 	var repoUp upSlice
 
-	requestTargets := parser.copy().targets
 	warnings := &aurWarnings{}
 
 	removeMake := false
@@ -39,9 +38,64 @@ func install(parser *arguments) error {
 	remoteNamesCache := sliceToStringSet(remoteNames)
 	localNamesCache := sliceToStringSet(localNames)
 
+	if mode == ModeAny || mode == ModeRepo {
+		if config.CombinedUpgrade {
+			if parser.existsArg("y", "refresh") {
+				arguments := parser.copy()
+				parser.delArg("y", "refresh")
+				arguments.delArg("u", "sysupgrade")
+				arguments.delArg("s", "search")
+				arguments.delArg("i", "info")
+				arguments.delArg("l", "list")
+				arguments.clearTargets()
+				err = passToPacman(arguments)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Error installing repo packages")
+				}
+			}
+		} else if parser.existsArg("y", "refresh") || parser.existsArg("u", "sysupgrade") || len(parser.targets) > 0 {
+			arguments := parser.copy()
+			targets := parser.targets
+			parser.clearTargets()
+			arguments.clearTargets()
+
+			//seperate aur and repo targets
+			for _, target := range targets {
+				if localNamesCache.get(target) {
+					arguments.addTarget(target)
+				} else {
+					parser.addTarget(target)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if parser.existsArg("y", "refresh") || parser.existsArg("u", "sysupgrade") || len(arguments.targets) > 0 {
+				err = passToPacman(arguments)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Error installing repo packages")
+				}
+			}
+
+			//we may have done -Sy, our handle now has an old
+			//database.
+			err = initAlpmHandle()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			_, _, localNames, remoteNames, err = filterPackages()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			remoteNamesCache = sliceToStringSet(remoteNames)
+			localNamesCache = sliceToStringSet(localNames)
+		}
+	}
+
+	requestTargets := parser.copy().targets
+
 	//create the arguments to pass for the repo install
 	arguments := parser.copy()
-	arguments.delArg("y", "refresh")
 	arguments.delArg("asdeps", "asdep")
 	arguments.delArg("asexplicit", "asexp")
 	arguments.op = "S"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 17d6f819..3966d38e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ func initAlpm() (err error) {
 		alpmConf.GPGDir = value
 	}
 
-	alpmHandle, err = alpmConf.CreateHandle()
+	err = initAlpmHandle()
 	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to CreateHandle: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -174,8 +173,24 @@ func initAlpm() (err error) {
 		useColor = alpmConf.Options&alpm.ConfColor > 0
 	}
 
-	alpmHandle.SetQuestionCallback(questionCallback)
+	return
+}
 
+func initAlpmHandle() (err error) {
+	if alpmHandle != nil {
+		err = alpmHandle.Release()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	alpmHandle, err = alpmConf.CreateHandle()
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to CreateHandle: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	alpmHandle.SetQuestionCallback(questionCallback)
 	return
 }