diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 0c90ee35763..b41ffd7283a 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         /*'cssmin',*/
         /*'uglify',*/
         'copy',
+        'npm-install',
         'cleanempty',
         'usemin',
         'build-config'
diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index d770f6f108c..1d84d0ef8b8 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
         "branch": "",
         "SHA": ""
     },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "anymatch": "1.3.0",
+        "chokidar": "1.6.0"
+    },
     "devDependencies": {
         "grunt": "0.4.5",
         "jasmine-node": "1.11.0",
diff --git a/tasks/npm-install.js b/tasks/npm-install.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..504704fb008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/npm-install.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - present Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*jslint node: true */
+
+module.exports = function (grunt) {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var common  = require("./lib/common")(grunt),
+        build   = require("./build")(grunt);
+
+    // task: write-config
+    grunt.registerTask("npm-install", "Install node_modules to the dist folder so it gets bundled with release", function () {
+        var packageJSON = grunt.file.readJSON("package.json");
+        delete packageJSON.devDependencies;
+        delete packageJSON.scripts; // we don't want to run post-install scripts in dist folder
+        common.writeJSON(grunt, "dist/package.json", packageJSON);
+
+        var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+        var done = this.async();
+        exec('npm install --production', { cwd: './dist' }, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+            if (err) {
+                grunt.log.error(stderr);
+                done(false);
+            } else {
+                grunt.log.writeln(stdout);
+                done();
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+};