diff --git a/doc/installerfw.qdoc b/doc/installerfw.qdoc
index e65deb05..669fc66f 100644
--- a/doc/installerfw.qdoc
+++ b/doc/installerfw.qdoc
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
 
     You can also create hybrid installers that store some components locally
     and receive others via a network connection. For more information, see
-    ###TODO insert link here.
+    \l {Reducing Installer Size}.
 
     For information about how to implement data integration into the
     installer binary, see QInstaller::BinaryContent.
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentA/data/installcontentA.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentA/data/installcontentA.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentA/data/installcontentA.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentB/data/installcontentB.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentB/data/installcontentB.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentB/data/installcontentB.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentC/data/installcontentC.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentC/data/installcontentC.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentC/data/installcontentC.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentD/data/installcontentD.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentD/data/installcontentD.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentD/data/installcontentD.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentE/data/installcontentE.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentE/data/installcontentE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentE/data/installcontentE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1_1.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1_1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_1_2.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_1_2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_1_2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent1/data/installcontentF_1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_2_1.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_2_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent1/data/installcontentF_2_1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2_2.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2_2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2.subsubcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2_2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF.subcomponent2/data/installcontentF_2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF/data/installcontentF.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF/data/installcontentF.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentF/data/installcontentF.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/examples/dependencies/packages/componentG/data/installcontentG.txt b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentG/data/installcontentG.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4000198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dependencies/packages/componentG/data/installcontentG.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file will be installed into the target directory....
+
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/component_p.h b/src/libs/installer/component_p.h
index b9f50b55..05b169d4 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/component_p.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/component_p.h
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public:
         Install,
         Uninstall,
         KeepInstalled,
-        KeepUninstalled
+        KeepUninstalled,
+        AutodependUninstallation
     };
 
     enum Column {
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/componentmodel.cpp b/src/libs/installer/componentmodel.cpp
index 8becdb19..8201248f 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/componentmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/componentmodel.cpp
@@ -584,9 +584,13 @@ QSet<QModelIndex> ComponentModel::updateCheckedState(const ComponentSet &compone
         if (node->value(scCheckable, scTrue).toLower() == scFalse) {
             checkable = false;
         }
-
-        if ((!node->isCheckable() && checkable) || !node->isEnabled() || !node->autoDependencies().isEmpty())
+        // Let the check state to be checked up if the node is installed even if the component is not
+        // selectable/enabled or is installed as autodependency. Otherwise the node might not be selected
+        // and installer thinks it should be uninstalled.
+        if (!node->isInstalled() &&
+                ((!node->isCheckable() && checkable) || !node->isEnabled() || !node->autoDependencies().isEmpty())) {
             continue;
+        }
 
         Qt::CheckState newState = state;
         const Qt::CheckState recentState = node->checkState();
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.cpp b/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.cpp
index 0c674e31..bd577fec 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "testrepository.h"
 
 #include <QTemporaryDir>
+#include <QtMath>
 
 namespace QInstaller {
 
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ MetadataJob::MetadataJob(QObject *parent)
     : Job(parent)
     , m_core(0)
     , m_addCompressedPackages(false)
+    , m_downloadableChunkSize(1000)
+    , m_taskNumber(0)
 {
     setCapabilities(Cancelable);
     connect(&m_xmlTask, &QFutureWatcherBase::finished, this, &MetadataJob::xmlTaskFinished);
@@ -325,12 +328,7 @@ void MetadataJob::xmlTaskFinished()
         return;
 
     if (status == XmlDownloadSuccess) {
-        setProcessedAmount(0);
-        DownloadFileTask *const metadataTask = new DownloadFileTask(m_packages);
-        metadataTask->setProxyFactory(m_core->proxyFactory());
-        m_metadataTask.setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(&DownloadFileTask::doTask, metadataTask));
-        setProgressTotalAmount(100);
-        emit infoMessage(this, tr("Retrieving meta information from remote repository..."));
+        fetchMetaDataPackages();
     } else if (status == XmlDownloadRetry) {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "doStart", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     } else {
@@ -379,21 +377,23 @@ void MetadataJob::metadataTaskFinished()
 {
     try {
         m_metadataTask.waitForFinished();
-        QFuture<FileTaskResult> future = m_metadataTask.future();
-        if (future.resultCount() > 0) {
-            emit infoMessage(this, tr("Extracting meta information..."));
-            foreach (const FileTaskResult &result, future.results()) {
-                const FileTaskItem item = result.value(TaskRole::TaskItem).value<FileTaskItem>();
-                UnzipArchiveTask *task = new UnzipArchiveTask(result.target(),
-                    item.value(TaskRole::UserRole).toString());
+        m_metadataResult.append(m_metadataTask.future().results());
+        if (!fetchMetaDataPackages()) {
+            if (m_metadataResult.count() > 0) {
+                emit infoMessage(this, tr("Extracting meta information..."));
+                foreach (const FileTaskResult &result, m_metadataResult) {
+                    const FileTaskItem item = result.value(TaskRole::TaskItem).value<FileTaskItem>();
+                    UnzipArchiveTask *task = new UnzipArchiveTask(result.target(),
+                        item.value(TaskRole::UserRole).toString());
 
-                QFutureWatcher<void> *watcher = new QFutureWatcher<void>();
-                m_unzipTasks.insert(watcher, qobject_cast<QObject*> (task));
-                connect(watcher, &QFutureWatcherBase::finished, this, &MetadataJob::unzipTaskFinished);
-                watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(&UnzipArchiveTask::doTask, task));
+                    QFutureWatcher<void> *watcher = new QFutureWatcher<void>();
+                    m_unzipTasks.insert(watcher, qobject_cast<QObject*> (task));
+                    connect(watcher, &QFutureWatcherBase::finished, this, &MetadataJob::unzipTaskFinished);
+                    watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(&UnzipArchiveTask::doTask, task));
+                }
+            } else {
+                emitFinished();
             }
-        } else {
-            emitFinished();
         }
     } catch (const TaskException &e) {
         reset();
@@ -410,6 +410,30 @@ void MetadataJob::metadataTaskFinished()
 
 // -- private
 
+bool MetadataJob::fetchMetaDataPackages()
+{
+    //Download files in chunks. QtConcurrent will choke if too many task is given to it
+    int chunkSize = qMin(m_packages.length(), m_downloadableChunkSize);
+    QList<FileTaskItem> tempPackages = m_packages.mid(0, chunkSize);
+    m_packages = m_packages.mid(chunkSize, m_packages.length());
+    if (tempPackages.length() > 0) {
+        m_taskNumber++;
+        setProcessedAmount(0);
+        DownloadFileTask *const metadataTask = new DownloadFileTask(tempPackages);
+        metadataTask->setProxyFactory(m_core->proxyFactory());
+        m_metadataTask.setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(&DownloadFileTask::doTask, metadataTask));
+        setProgressTotalAmount(100);
+        QString metaInformation;
+        if (m_totalTaskCount > 1)
+            metaInformation = tr("Retrieving meta information from remote repository... %1/%2 ").arg(m_taskNumber).arg(m_totalTaskCount);
+        else
+            metaInformation = tr("Retrieving meta information from remote repository... ");
+        emit infoMessage(this, metaInformation);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void MetadataJob::reset()
 {
     m_packages.clear();
@@ -615,6 +639,9 @@ MetadataJob::Status MetadataJob::parseUpdatesXml(const QList<FileTaskResult> &re
             }
         }
     }
+    double taskCount = m_packages.length()/static_cast<double>(m_downloadableChunkSize);
+    m_totalTaskCount = qCeil(taskCount);
+
     return XmlDownloadSuccess;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.h b/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.h
index c6d5ad35..f3f480f6 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/metadatajob.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private slots:
     void startXMLTask(const QList<FileTaskItem> items);
 
 private:
+    bool fetchMetaDataPackages();
     void startUnzipRepositoryTask(const Repository &repo);
     void reset();
     void resetCompressedFetch();
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ private:
     QHash<QFutureWatcher<void> *, QObject*> m_unzipRepositoryTasks;
     bool m_addCompressedPackages;
     QList<FileTaskItem> m_unzipRepositoryitems;
+    QList<FileTaskResult> m_metadataResult;
+    int m_downloadableChunkSize;
+    int m_taskNumber;
+    int m_totalTaskCount;
 };
 
 }   // namespace QInstaller
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
index 57f43077..2577f09f 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore_p.cpp
@@ -378,11 +378,15 @@ bool PackageManagerCorePrivate::buildComponentTree(QHash<QString, Component*> &c
         // now we can preselect components in the tree
         foreach (QInstaller::Component *component, components) {
             // set the checked state for all components without child (means without tristate)
+            // set checked state also for installed virtual tristate componets as otherwise
+            // those will be uninstalled
             if (component->isCheckable() && !component->isTristate()) {
                 if (component->isDefault() && isInstaller())
                     component->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
                 else if (component->isInstalled())
                     component->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+            } else if (component->isVirtual() && component->isInstalled() && component->isTristate()) {
+                component->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/uninstallercalculator.cpp b/src/libs/installer/uninstallercalculator.cpp
index 9e669c8c..20ad3c04 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/uninstallercalculator.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/uninstallercalculator.cpp
@@ -99,13 +99,21 @@ void UninstallerCalculator::appendComponentsToUninstall(const QList<Component*>
                 const QString replaces = c->value(scReplaces);
                 const QStringList possibleNames = replaces.split(QInstaller::commaRegExp(),
                                                                  QString::SkipEmptyParts) << c->name();
-                foreach (const QString &possibleName, possibleNames)
-                    autoDependencies.removeAll(possibleName);
+                foreach (const QString &possibleName, possibleNames) {
+
+                    Component *cc = PackageManagerCore::componentByName(possibleName, m_installedComponents);
+                    if (cc && (cc->installAction() != ComponentModelHelper::AutodependUninstallation)) {
+                        autoDependencies.removeAll(possibleName);
+
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
-            // A component requested auto installation, keep it to resolve their dependencies as well.
-            if (!autoDependencies.isEmpty())
+            // A component requested auto uninstallation, keep it to resolve their dependencies as well.
+            if (!autoDependencies.isEmpty()) {
                 autoDependOnList.append(component);
+                component->setInstallAction(ComponentModelHelper::AutodependUninstallation);
+            }
         }
     }