diff --git a/docs/CqPackagePlugin.adoc b/docs/CqPackagePlugin.adoc
index 6696070..2523e3b 100644
--- a/docs/CqPackagePlugin.adoc
+++ b/docs/CqPackagePlugin.adoc
@@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ This uses https://github.com/TWCable/gradle-plugin-cq-bundle/blob/master/docs/Cq
 
 It can be useful to use an existing file rather than the output of `createPackage`.
 (e.g., In a deployment pipeline where the artifact is pulled from a repository.)
-Setting the `package` system property (i.e., `-Dpackage=XX`) will force the
+Setting the `package` system or project property (i.e., `-Dpackage=XX` or `-Ppackage=XX`) will force the
 use of the specified file.
 
+If more control is needed, you can prepend the package key with the name of the project (with no leading colon).
+For example, `-Psub-module-a.package=XX` will set the package property for just `:sub-module-a`.
+
 This will fail if it doesn't have a file to upload, either because `createPackage` has not been run or the `package`
-system property has not been set.
+property has not been set.
 
 
 == Task `uninstallBundles`
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/UploadPackage.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/UploadPackage.groovy
index 526a63b..39c6d63 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/UploadPackage.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/UploadPackage.groovy
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull
+import javax.annotation.Nullable
 
 import static com.twcable.gradle.cqpackage.PackageStatus.NO_PACKAGE
 import static com.twcable.gradle.cqpackage.PackageStatus.UNKNOWN
@@ -160,6 +161,17 @@ in other words, there's no indication it's missing its dependency at this point
         return uploadStatus
     }
 
+
+    @Nullable
+    private static String projectOrSystemProperty(Project project, String propName) {
+        def hasProperty = project.hasProperty(propName)
+        if (hasProperty) {
+            return project.property(propName) as String
+        }
+
+        return System.getProperty(propName)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the CQ Package file to use.
      *
@@ -168,15 +180,9 @@ in other words, there's no indication it's missing its dependency at this point
      */
     @Nonnull
     static File getThePackageFile(Project project) {
-        def hasPackageProperty = project.hasProperty('package')
-        if (hasPackageProperty) {
-            final filename = project.property('package') as String
-            final file = new File(filename).absoluteFile
-            if (!file.exists()) throw new FileNotFoundException(file.toString())
-            return file
-        }
+        def packageProperty = projectOrSystemProperty(project, 'package') ?:
+            projectOrSystemProperty(project, "${project.name}.package")
 
-        def packageProperty = System.getProperty('package')
         if (packageProperty != null) {
             final filename = packageProperty
             final file = new File(filename).absoluteFile
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ in other words, there's no indication it's missing its dependency at this point
         }
 
         // TODO Detect this situation at task-graph build time and automatically add the createPackage task
-        throw new IllegalStateException("The 'package' system property is not set and there is no output from the 'createPackage' task")
+        throw new IllegalStateException("The 'package' system/project property is not set, nor is \"${project.name}.package\", and there is no output from the \"createPackage\" task")
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/CqPackagePluginIntSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/CqPackagePluginIntSpec.groovy
index 8a18a08..dffdf92 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/CqPackagePluginIntSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/twcable/gradle/cqpackage/CqPackagePluginIntSpec.groovy
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class CqPackagePluginIntSpec extends IntegrationSpec {
         !result.success
         def exp = result.failure.cause
         exp.task.name == 'uploadPackage'
-        exp.cause.message.contains("there is no output from the 'createPackage' task")
+        exp.cause.message.contains("there is no output from the \"createPackage\" task")
     }
 
 
@@ -341,6 +341,30 @@ class CqPackagePluginIntSpec extends IntegrationSpec {
     }
 
 
+    def "upload package with project-specific package Project property"() {
+        def testPackageFilename = this.class.classLoader.getResource("testpackage-1.0.1.zip").file
+
+        getHandler.addPathResponse("/crx/packmgr/list.jsp",
+            new JsonBuilder(
+                PackageServerFixture.packageList(
+                    PackageFixture.of("twc/test:testpackage:1.0.1")
+                )
+            ).toString()
+        )
+
+        postHandler.addFileResponse("/crx/packmgr/service/.json", successfulPackageUpload().body)
+
+        writeSimpleBuildFile()
+
+        when:
+        result = runTasks("uploadPackage", "-P${moduleName}.package=${testPackageFilename}", "-x", "removePackage")
+
+        then:
+        result.success
+        !result.wasExecuted(':createPackage')
+    }
+
+
     def "install package"() {
         defaultPackageListHandler()