diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index e734024..37b9071 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@
 %filter_setup
 }
 
+# Hp-plugin-check is a switch, which allows testing if new hp-plugin is already available - this should be set to 1 only for local builds
+# when you rebase package to new version (lately HP ships new plugins a few days after new release, which makes hp-plugin non-functional 
+# during this time). Any other time it should be set to 0.
+%define hpplugincheck 0
+%define urlplugin http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/%{name}-%{version}-plugin.run
+
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.16.11
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD
 
 Url: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/
@@ -42,7 +48,11 @@ Patch25: hplip-badwhitespace.patch
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: python3-pillow
 Requires: cups
+%if "%{hpplugincheck}" == "1"
+BuildRequires: wget
+%else
 Requires: wget
+%endif
 Requires: python3-dbus
 Requires: gnupg
 # /usr/lib/udev/rules.d
@@ -328,6 +338,17 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/hplip-printer@.service
 # window), so don't ship the launcher yet.
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 
+%check
+%if "%{hpplugincheck}" == "1"
+	wget -O hp-plugin.run %{urlplugin}
+	%if "$?" == "0"
+		echo "New plugin is not available yet. Rerun build later."
+		rm hp-plugin.run
+		exit 1
+	%endif
+	rm hp-plugin.run
+%endif
+
 %files
 %doc COPYING doc/*
 # ex-hpijs
@@ -466,6 +487,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 28 2016 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.16.11-2
+- adding spec switch hpplugincheck - for testing if new hp plugin is available
+
 * Fri Nov 25 2016 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.16.11-1
 - rebase to 3.16.11