diff --git a/buck-tools/default.defs b/buck-tools/default.defs
index 24caa38..125fee4 100644
--- a/buck-tools/default.defs
+++ b/buck-tools/default.defs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include_defs('//bucklets/maven_jar.bucklet')
 include_defs('//bucklets/onos.bucklet')
 include_defs('//bucklets/onos_app.bucklet')
+include_defs('//bucklets/remote_jar.bucklet')
 
 BASE_DEPS = [
     '//lib:junit',
diff --git a/bucklets/remote_jar.bucklet b/bucklets/remote_jar.bucklet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45045a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bucklets/remote_jar.bucklet
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+def remote_jar (
+        name,
+        out,
+        url,
+        sha1,
+        maven_coords = None,
+        visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
+    ):
+
+    prebuilt_jar(
+        name = name,
+        binary_jar = ':' + out,
+        maven_coords = maven_coords,
+        visibility = visibility,
+    )
+
+    remote_file(
+        name = out,
+        out = out,
+        url = url,
+        sha1 = sha1,
+        visibility = []
+    )