diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/ResolutionInstructions.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/ResolutionInstructions.java
index 52cd3eed15..72d904b10c 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/ResolutionInstructions.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/ResolutionInstructions.java
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ enum ResolveMode {
 		 */
 		@SyntaxAnnotation(lead = "Resolve when the runbundles are needed unless there is a cache file that is newer than the bndrun/project & workspace. The cache file has the same name as the project/bndrun file but starts with a '.'")
 		cache,
+
+		/**
+		 * Never resolve
+		 */
+		@SyntaxAnnotation(lead = "A Resolve will never take place. Manually resolve will result in error.")
+		never
 	}
 
 	@SyntaxAnnotation(lead = "Resolve mode defines when resolving takes place. The default, manual, requires a manual step in bndtools. Auto will resolve on save, and beforelaunch runs the resolver before being launched, batchlaunch is like beforelaunch but only in batch mode", example = "'-resolve manual", pattern = "(manual|auto|beforelaunch|batch)")
diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/package-info.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/package-info.java
index 03163876b6..4d4afb059f 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/package-info.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/help/instructions/package-info.java
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-@org.osgi.annotation.versioning.Version("1.7.0")
+@org.osgi.annotation.versioning.Version("1.8.0")
 package aQute.bnd.help.instructions;
diff --git a/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/Bndrun.java b/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/Bndrun.java
index 6f9adce1aa..af78ab05a2 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/Bndrun.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/Bndrun.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public Collection<Container> getRunbundles() throws Exception {
 		switch (resolve) {
 			case auto :
 			case manual :
+			case never :
 			default :
 				break;
 
diff --git a/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/RunResolution.java b/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/RunResolution.java
index b8b12eca62..2c80c45019 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/RunResolution.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.resolve/src/biz/aQute/resolve/RunResolution.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import aQute.bnd.exceptions.Exceptions;
 import aQute.bnd.help.Syntax;
 import aQute.bnd.help.instructions.ResolutionInstructions;
+import aQute.bnd.help.instructions.ResolutionInstructions.ResolveMode;
 import aQute.bnd.help.instructions.ResolutionInstructions.RunStartLevel;
 import aQute.bnd.help.instructions.ResolutionInstructions.Runorder;
 import aQute.bnd.osgi.BundleId;
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ public static RunResolution resolve(Project project, Processor actualProperties,
 	 */
 	public static RunResolution resolve(Project project, Processor actualProperties,
 		Collection<ResolutionCallback> callbacks, ResolverLogger resolverLogger) {
+		if (ResolveMode.never.toString()
+			.equals(project.get(Constants.RESOLVE))) {
+			return new RunResolution(project, actualProperties, new UnsupportedOperationException(String
+				.format("Resolve is forbidden here, as %s is set to %s", Constants.RESOLVE,
+					ResolveMode.never.toString())),
+				null);
+		}
 		if (callbacks == null)
 			callbacks = Collections.emptyList();
 		ResolverLogger logger = resolverLogger == null ? ResolverLogger.newLogger(actualProperties, false)
diff --git a/docs/_instructions/resolve.md b/docs/_instructions/resolve.md
index f8d17d024e..add5dd37f5 100644
--- a/docs/_instructions/resolve.md
+++ b/docs/_instructions/resolve.md
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ The values are:
 * `beforelaunch` – Calculate the `-runbundles` on demand. This ignores the value of the `-runbundles` and runs the resolver. The results of the resolver are cached. This cache works by creating a checksum over all the properties of the project.
 * `batch` – When running in batch mode, the run bundles will be resolved. In all other modes this will only resolve when the `-runbundles` are empty.
 * `cache` – Will use a cache file in the workspace cache. If that file is stale relative to the workspace or project or it does not exist, then the bnd(run) file will be resolved and the result is stored in the cache file.
+* `never` – If anybody tries to resolve , the process will throw an `UnsupportedOperationException`. This is intended for manually curated runbundles or where a base file is resolved and other files include them an add some additional instructions. The Excepetion is meant as a clear warning to any developer accidentally resolving the `-runbundles`.
+
 
- 
 ## Example
 
     -resolve beforelaunch