diff --git a/make/pkg-dist.mk b/make/pkg-dist.mk
index c5dee869..6e3584ac 100644
--- a/make/pkg-dist.mk
+++ b/make/pkg-dist.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ endif
 PKG_REQUIRES_BUILD          += $(call proj_query, pkg-requires  $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_REQUIRES_EXTRA_ARGS)  build $(PROJECT))
 PKG_REQUIRES_RUN            += $(call proj_query, pkg-requires  $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_REQUIRES_EXTRA_ARGS)  run   $(PROJECT))
 PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL          += $(call proj_query, pkg-requires  $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_REQUIRES_EXTRA_ARGS)  devel $(PROJECT))
+PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN          += $(call proj_query, pkg-recommends  $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_REQUIRES_EXTRA_ARGS)  run   $(PROJECT))
 PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN           += $(call proj_query, pkg-conflicts $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_CONFLICTS_EXTRA_ARGS) run   $(PROJECT))
 PKG_CONFLICTS_DEVEL         += $(call proj_query, pkg-conflicts $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_CONFLICTS_EXTRA_ARGS) devel $(PROJECT))
 PKG_PROVIDES_RUN            += $(call proj_query, pkg-provides  $(PROJ_QUERY_PKG_PROVIDES_EXTRA_ARGS)  run   $(PROJECT))
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ include $(JWBDIR)/make/upload-rules.mk
 PKG_SH                       = $(PKG_SH_EXE) \
 	-N $(PKG_PROJECT) -P $(PROJECT) \
 	-R "$(PKG_REQUIRES_RUN)" -D "$(PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL)" \
+	-E "$(PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN)" \
 	-X "$(PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN)" -Y "$(PKG_CONFLICTS_DEVEL)" \
 	--provides-run "$(PKG_PROVIDES_RUN)" --provides-devel "$(PKG_PROVIDES_DEVEL)" \
 	-m $(JWB_SCRIPT_DIR) -a $(PKG_ARCH) -p $(DIST_PCKG_DIR) -F $(PKG_FORMAT) \
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ pkg-requires:
 	@echo "PKG_REQUIRES_BUILD  = $(PKG_REQUIRES_BUILD)"
 	@echo "PKG_REQUIRES_RUN    = $(PKG_REQUIRES_RUN)"
 	@echo "PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL  = $(PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL)"
+	@echo "PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN  = $(PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN)"
 	@echo "PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN   = $(PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN)"
 	@echo "PKG_CONFLICTS_DEVEL = $(PKG_CONFLICTS_DEVEL)"
 	@echo "PKG_PROVIDES_RUN    = $(PKG_PROVIDES_RUN)"
diff --git a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
index c10590a3..60c4225d 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ cfg_value global.subpackages | grep -q run && _cat <<- EOT
 	|Package: \$NAME-run
 	|Architecture: any
 	|Depends: \`format_depends "\${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}, \$REQUIRES_RUN"\`
+	|[ -n "\$RECOMMENDS_RUN" ] && echo "Recommends: \`format_depends \"\$RECOMMENDS_RUN\"\`"
 	|# untested:
 	|Conflicts: \`format_depends "\$CONFLICTS_RUN"\`
 	|Description: `cfg_value summary`
diff --git a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
index f938cb74..99190bb7 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkspec.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ for p in $subpackages; do
 		|echo "Summary: `cfg_value summary`"
 		|echo "Group: `cfg_value global.group`"
 		|[ "\$REQUIRES_$P" ] && echo "Requires: \$REQUIRES_$P"
+		|[ "\$RECOMMENDS_$P" ] && echo "Recommends: \$RECOMMENDS_$P"
 		|[ "\$CONFLICTS_$P" ] && echo "Conflicts: \$CONFLICTS_$P"
 		|[ "\$PROVIDES_$P" ] && echo "Provides: \$PROVIDES_$P"
 		|echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index 823c059b..aef62db8 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 usage()
 {
-	echo usage: $MYNAME /path/to/mkspec.sh -h [-N name] [-T topdir] [-V version] [-S source] [-R requires] [-P project] >&2
+	echo usage: $MYNAME /path/to/mkspec.sh -h [-N name] [-T topdir] [-V version] [-S source] [-R requires] [-E recommends] [-P project] >&2
 	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
 }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ append()
 #set -x
 
 MYNAME=`basename $0`
-eval set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -l "provides-devel:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:d:" -- "$@"`
+eval set -- `getopt -l "provides-run:" -l "provides-devel:" -o "P:T:V:S:N:hR:D:X:Y:E:d:" -- "$@"`
 
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 echo checking "$1=$2" >&2
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ case $1 in
 		append REQUIRES_RUN "$2"
 		shift
 		;;
+	-E)
+		append RECOMMENDS_RUN "$2"
+		shift
+		;;
 	-X)
 		append CONFLICTS_RUN "$2"
 		shift
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ CONFLICTS="$CONFLICTS_RUN $CONFLICTS_DEVEL"
 
 export \
 	REQUIRES REQUIRES_RUN REQUIRES_DEVEL \
+	RECOMMENDS_RUN \
 	CONFLICTS CONFLICTS_RUN CONFLICTS_DEVEL \
 	PROVIDES PROVIDES_RUN PROVIDES_DEVEL \
 	TOPDIR \
diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index 31cf398d..ac8484a5 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ build_pkg()
 	local distribution=`get_os`
 
 	local rpm_requires_run="$PKG_REQUIRES_RUN"
+	local rpm_recommends_run="$PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN"
 	local rpm_requires_devel="$PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL"
 	local rpm_conflicts_run="$PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN"
 	local rpm_conflicts_devel="$PKG_CONFLICTS_DEVEL"
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ build_pkg()
 				-S $tar_archive \
 				-N $PKG_PROJECT \
 				-R "$rpm_requires_run" \
+				-E "$rpm_recommends_run" \
 				-X "$rpm_conflicts_run" \
 				-D "$rpm_requires_devel" \
 				-Y "$rpm_conflicts_devel" \
@@ -1138,6 +1140,7 @@ DIST_INST_DIR=dist/src
 DIST_PCKG_DIR=dist/pckg
 PKG_PROJECT="$PROJECT"
 PKG_REQUIRES_RUN=""
+PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN=""
 PKG_REQUIRES_DEVEL=""
 PKG_ARCH=$HOSTTYPE
 PKG_FORMAT=rpm
@@ -1173,6 +1176,10 @@ while [ ${1:0:1} = - ]; do
 		eval PKG_REQUIRES_RUN=\"$2\"
 		shift
 		;;
+	-E)
+		eval PKG_RECOMMENDS_RUN=\"$2\"
+		shift
+		;;
 	-X)
 		eval PKG_CONFLICTS_RUN=\"$2\"
 		shift
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdPkgRecommends.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdPkgRecommends.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d8b72ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdPkgRecommends.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from .BaseCmdPkgRelations import BaseCmdPkgRelations as Base
+from .BaseCmdPkgRelations import Parent
+
+class CmdPkgRecommends(Base):  # export
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: Parent) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent, 'recommends', help = 'Print recommended packages')
diff --git a/test/integration/jw-pkg/help/test-expected.txt b/test/integration/jw-pkg/help/test-expected.txt
index 2a08dea0..8560a11c 100644
--- a/test/integration/jw-pkg/help/test-expected.txt
+++ b/test/integration/jw-pkg/help/test-expected.txt
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ Available subcommands of projects:
     pkg-conflicts       Print packages conflicting with a given package
     pkg-provides        Print packages and capabilities provided by a given
                         package
+    pkg-recommends      Print recommended packages
     pkg-requires        Print packages required for a given package
     proj-dir            Print directory of a given package
     pythonpath          Generate PYTHONPATH for given modules
@@ -584,6 +585,58 @@ usage: jw-pkg.py projects pkg-provides [-h] [-S [SUBSECTIONS]]
 
 Print packages and capabilities provided by a given package
 
+positional arguments:
+  flavours              Dependency flavours (run, build, devel, release),
+                        separated by comma or whitespace
+  modules               Modules (default: None)
+
+options:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -S, --subsections [SUBSECTIONS]
+                        Subsections to consider, separated by comma or
+                        whitespace (default: None)
+  -d, --delimiter [DELIMITER]
+                        Output words delimiter (default: , )
+  -p, --no-subpackages  Cut -run and -devel from package names (default:
+                        False)
+  --dont-strip-revision
+                        Always treat VERSION macro as VERSION-REVISION
+                        (default: False)
+  --expand-semver-revision-range
+                        Always treat =VERSION macro as >= VERSION-0 and <
+                        (VERSION+1)-0 (default: False)
+  --syntax {semver,debian,names-only}
+                        Output syntax (default: semver)
+  --recursive           Find dependencies recursively (default: False)
+  --dont-expand-version-macros
+                        Don't expand VERSION and REVISION macros (default:
+                        False)
+  --ignore [IGNORE]     Packages that should be ignored together with their
+                        dependencies (default: )
+  --skip-excluded       Don't consider or output modules matching the os
+                        cascade in their [build].exclude config (default:
+                        False)
+  --hide-self           Don't include projects listed in <modules> in the
+                        output (default: False)
+  --hide-jw-pkg         Don't include packages from requires.jw in the output
+                        (default: False)
+  --quote               Put double quotes around each listed dependency
+                        (default: False)
+============= Running: jw-pkg.py -t ../../../.. --log-level info projects pkg-recommends --help
+usage: jw-pkg.py projects pkg-recommends [-h] [-S [SUBSECTIONS]]
+                                         [-d [DELIMITER]] [-p]
+                                         [--dont-strip-revision]
+                                         [--expand-semver-revision-range]
+                                         [--syntax {semver,debian,names-only}]
+                                         [--recursive]
+                                         [--dont-expand-version-macros]
+                                         [--ignore [IGNORE]] [--skip-excluded]
+                                         [--hide-self] [--hide-jw-pkg]
+                                         [--quote]
+                                         flavours [modules ...]
+
+Print recommended packages
+
 positional arguments:
   flavours              Dependency flavours (run, build, devel, release),
                         separated by comma or whitespace