diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 69757d03..bddcbe03 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -705,6 +705,16 @@ create_srcpackage() {
 	done
 	pkgname=(${pkgname_backup[@]})
 
+	# add a copy of source PGP signing public keys if availabe in keys/pgp/<fingerprint>.asc
+	local key
+	for key in ${validpgpkeys[@]}; do
+		if [[ -f keys/pgp/$key.asc ]]; then
+			mkdir -p "${srclinks}/${pkgbase}/keys/pgp/"
+			ln -s "${startdir}/keys/pgp/$key.asc" "${srclinks}/${pkgbase}/keys/pgp/"
+		fi
+	done
+
+
 	local fullver=$(get_full_version)
 	local pkg_file="$SRCPKGDEST/${pkgbase}-${fullver}${SRCEXT}"