diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index f6c4ec4..d1947f3 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -1926,6 +1926,9 @@ nvm_install_binary() {
     return 3
   fi
 
+  local nosource
+  nosource="${4-}"
+
   local VERSION
   VERSION="$(nvm_strip_iojs_prefix "${PREFIXED_VERSION}")"
 
@@ -1965,6 +1968,13 @@ nvm_install_binary() {
     return 0
   fi
 
+
+  # Read nosource from arguments
+  if [ "${nosource-}" = '1' ]; then
+      nvm_err 'Binary download failed. Download from source aborted.'
+      return 0
+  fi
+
   nvm_err 'Binary download failed, trying source.'
   if [ -n "${TMPDIR-}" ]; then
     command rm -rf "${TMPDIR}"
@@ -2665,6 +2675,7 @@ nvm() {
         nvm_echo '  nvm install [<version>]                     Download and install a <version>. Uses .nvmrc if available and version is omitted.'
         nvm_echo '   The following optional arguments, if provided, must appear directly after `nvm install`:'
         nvm_echo '    -s                                        Skip binary download, install from source only.'
+        nvm_echo '    -b                                        Skip source download, install from binary only.'
         nvm_echo '    --reinstall-packages-from=<version>       When installing, reinstall packages installed in <node|iojs|node version number>'
         nvm_echo '    --lts                                     When installing, only select from LTS (long-term support) versions'
         nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                          When installing, only select from versions for a specific LTS line'
@@ -2879,9 +2890,11 @@ nvm() {
       fi
 
       local nobinary
+      local nosource
       local noprogress
       nobinary=0
       noprogress=0
+      nosource=0
       local LTS
       local ALIAS
       local NVM_UPGRADE_NPM
@@ -2901,6 +2914,18 @@ nvm() {
           -s)
             shift # consume "-s"
             nobinary=1
+            if [ $nosource -eq 1 ]; then
+                nvm err '-s and -b cannot be set together since they would skip install from both binary and source'
+                return 6
+            fi
+          ;;
+          -b)
+            shift # consume "-b"
+            nosource=1
+            if [ $nobinary -eq 1 ]; then
+                nvm err '-s and -b cannot be set together since they would skip install from both binary and source'
+                return 6
+            fi
           ;;
           -j)
             shift # consume "-j"
@@ -3165,7 +3190,7 @@ nvm() {
 
         # skip binary install if "nobinary" option specified.
         if [ $nobinary -ne 1 ] && nvm_binary_available "${VERSION}"; then
-          NVM_NO_PROGRESS="${NVM_NO_PROGRESS:-${noprogress}}" nvm_install_binary "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}"
+          NVM_NO_PROGRESS="${NVM_NO_PROGRESS:-${noprogress}}" nvm_install_binary "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}" "${nosource}"
           EXIT_CODE=$?
         fi
         if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_install_binary_nosource b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_install_binary_nosource
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e425b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_install_binary_nosource	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cleanup () {
+  nvm cache clear
+  nvm deactivate
+  rm -rf ${NVM_DIR}/v*
+  nvm unalias default
+}
+
+die () { echo "$@" ; cleanup; exit 1;}
+
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm_binary_available() {
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Unit test to check if the function errors out when the flag is set
+OUTPUT="$(nvm_install_binary node std 8.0.0 1 2>&1)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='Binary download failed. Download from source aborted.'
+if [ "${OUTPUT#*$EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" = "${OUTPUT}" ]; then
+  die "No source binary flag is active and should have returned >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<. Instead it returned >${OUTPUT}<"
+fi
+
+# Unit test to check if the function errors out when the flag is set
+OUTPUT="$(nvm_install_binary node std 8.0.0 0 2>&1)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='Binary download failed. Download from source aborted.'
+if [ "${OUTPUT#*$EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" != "${OUTPUT}" ]; then
+  die "No source binary flag is not active and should have downloaded from source. Instead it returned >${OUTPUT}<"
+fi
diff --git a/test/installation_node/install from binary with binary flag set b/test/installation_node/install from binary with binary flag set
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e53ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/installation_node/install from binary with binary flag set	
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+die () { echo "$@" ; exit 1; }
+
+\. ../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm unalias default || die 'unable to unalias default'
+
+NVM_TEST_VERSION=v0.10.7
+
+# Remove the stuff we're clobbering.
+[ -e ../../$NVM_TEST_VERSION ] && rm -R ../../$NVM_TEST_VERSION
+
+# Install from binary
+nvm install -b $NVM_TEST_VERSION || die "install $NVM_TEST_VERSION failed"
+
+# Check
+[ -d ../../$NVM_TEST_VERSION ]
+nvm run $NVM_TEST_VERSION --version | grep $NVM_TEST_VERSION || die "'nvm run $NVM_TEST_VERSION --version | grep $NVM_TEST_VERSION' failed"
+
+# ensure default is set
+NVM_CURRENT_DEFAULT="$(nvm_alias default)"
+[ "$NVM_CURRENT_DEFAULT" = "$NVM_TEST_VERSION" ] || die "wrong default alias: $(nvm alias)"
+
+# Falls back to source but if -b is set fails binary download.
+OUTPUT="$(nvm install -b 9.0.0 2>&1)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='Binary download failed. Download from source aborted.'
+if [ "${OUTPUT#*$EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" = "${OUTPUT}" ]; then
+  die "No source binary flag is active and should have returned >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<. Instead it returned >${OUTPUT}<"
+fi
+
+# Falls back to source but if -b is not set.
+OUTPUT="$(nvm install 9.0.0 2>&1)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='Binary download failed. Download from source aborted.'
+if [ "${OUTPUT#*$EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" != "${OUTPUT}" ]; then
+  die "No source binary flag is active and should have returned >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<. Instead it returned >${OUTPUT}<"
+fi