diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index fb396d22260..2d3ab046370 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ Depends:
  python-jinja2,
  python-markupsafe,
  python-pygments,
+ python-requests,
  python-dateutil,
  python-tz,
  python-six,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 84997b788a4..921a29c4871 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CMAKE_OPTS := \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_JINJA2=FALSE \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_MARKUPSAFE=FALSE \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_PYGMENTS=FALSE \
+	-DWITH_INTERNAL_REQUESTS=FALSE \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_DATEUTIL=FALSE \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_PYTZ=FALSE \
 	-DWITH_INTERNAL_YAML=FALSE \
diff --git a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package-nightly.cmd b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package-nightly.cmd
index a9302f1f2ab..df96c18e673 100644
--- a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package-nightly.cmd
+++ b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package-nightly.cmd
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ cmake %CMAKE_OPT% ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_JINJA2=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_MARKUPSAFE=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_PYGMENTS=FALSE ^
+	-D WITH_INTERNAL_REQUESTS=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_DATEUTIL=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_PYTZ=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_SIX=FALSE ^
diff --git a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
index 2d1d70eb64b..67bac59be67 100644
--- a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
+++ b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ cmake %CMAKE_OPT% ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_JINJA2=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_MARKUPSAFE=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_PYGMENTS=FALSE ^
+	-D WITH_INTERNAL_REQUESTS=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_DATEUTIL=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_PYTZ=FALSE ^
 	-D WITH_INTERNAL_SIX=FALSE ^
diff --git a/python/ext-libs/CMakeLists.txt b/python/ext-libs/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e609a927a6..e1816bb2bfa 100644
--- a/python/ext-libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/ext-libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MACRO(EXT_PYLIB lib)
   ENDIF(WITH_INTERNAL_${ulib})
 ENDMACRO(EXT_PYLIB lib)
 
-FOREACH(pkg httplib2 jinja2 markupsafe owslib pygments dateutil pytz yaml nose2)
+FOREACH(pkg httplib2 jinja2 markupsafe owslib pygments dateutil pytz yaml nose2 requests)
   EXT_PYLIB(${pkg})
 ENDFOREACH(pkg)
 
diff --git a/rpm/qgis.spec.template b/rpm/qgis.spec.template
index 07a9f7d6241..5bb7bfa5c31 100644
--- a/rpm/qgis.spec.template
+++ b/rpm/qgis.spec.template
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Requires:       python-matplotlib
 Requires:       python-OWSLib
 Requires:       python-psycopg2
 Requires:       python-pygments
+Requires:       python-requests
 Requires:       python-six
 Requires:       qscintilla-python
 %{?_sip_api:Requires: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ gzip ChangeLog
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_MARKUPSAFE:BOOL=FALSE \
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_OWSLIB:BOOL=FALSE \
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_PYGMENTS:BOOL=FALSE \
+      -D WITH_INTERNAL_REQUESTS:BOOL=FALSE \
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_PYTZ:BOOL=FALSE \
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_QEXTSERIALPORT:BOOL=FALSE \
       -D WITH_INTERNAL_QWTPOLAR:BOOL=FALSE \