diff --git a/officecfg/util/schema_val.xsl b/officecfg/util/schema_val.xsl
index 04342e7299a5..1ae2ff7abc64 100755
--- a/officecfg/util/schema_val.xsl
+++ b/officecfg/util/schema_val.xsl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 <!-- Parameter -->
 <xsl:param name="root">../registry/schema</xsl:param>
+<xsl:param name="schemaRoot"/>
 <xsl:param name="componentName"/>
 
 	<xsl:template match = "/">
@@ -121,9 +122,25 @@
 <!-- locate a component file -->
 	<xsl:template name="locateFile">
 		<xsl:param name="componentName"/>
-		<xsl:variable name ="file"><xsl:value-of select="$root"/>/<xsl:value-of select="translate($componentName,'.','/')"/>.xcs</xsl:variable>
-		<xsl:if	test="not( document($file) )">
-			<xsl:message terminate ="yes">**Error: unable to locate document '<xsl:value-of select="translate($componentName,'.','/')"/>.xcd'</xsl:message>
+		<xsl:variable name="path"><xsl:value-of select="translate($componentName,'.','/')"/>.xcs</xsl:variable>
+		<xsl:variable name ="file">
+			<xsl:variable name ="tryfile" select="concat($root,'/',$path)"/>
+			<xsl:choose>
+				<xsl:when test="document($tryfile)">
+					<xsl:value-of select="$tryfile"/>
+				</xsl:when>
+				<xsl:otherwise>
+					<xsl:if test="$schemaRoot">
+						<xsl:variable name="globalfile" select="concat($schemaRoot,'/',$path)"/>
+						<xsl:if test="document($globalfile)">
+							<xsl:value-of select="$globalfile"/>
+						</xsl:if>
+					</xsl:if>
+				</xsl:otherwise>
+			</xsl:choose>
+		</xsl:variable>
+		<xsl:if test="not($file)">
+			<xsl:message terminate ="yes">**Error: unable to locate document '<xsl:value-of select="$path"/>'</xsl:message>
 		</xsl:if>
 		<xsl:value-of select="$file"/>
 	</xsl:template>
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/Configuration.mk b/solenv/gbuild/Configuration.mk
index bbe388445289..b6f51c910fc4 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/Configuration.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/Configuration.mk
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ $(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs,\
 		--noout \
 		--stringparam componentName $(subst /,.,$(basename $(XCSFILE))) \
 		--stringparam root $(subst $(XCSFILE),,$(3)) \
+		$(if $(SCHEMA_ROOT),--stringparam schemaRoot $(SCHEMA_ROOT)) \
 		$(gb_XcsTarget_XSLT_SchemaVal) \
 		$(3) && \
 	$(gb_XSLTPROC) --nonet \
@@ -348,6 +349,9 @@ $(foreach lang,$(gb_Configuration_LANGS),$(eval \
 $(foreach lang,$(gb_Configuration_LANGS),$(eval \
 	$(call gb_Configuration_get_clean_target,$(1)) : \
 	 $(call gb_Zip_get_clean_target,$(1)_$(lang))))
+
+$(call gb_Configuration_get_target,$(1)) : SCHEMA_ROOT :=
+
 $$(eval $$(call gb_Module_register_target,$(call gb_Configuration_get_target,$(1)),$(call gb_Configuration_get_clean_target,$(1))))
 
 endef
@@ -493,4 +497,15 @@ $(foreach xcu,$(3),$(call gb_Configuration_add_localized_data,$(1),$(2),$(xcu)))
 
 endef
 
+# Set extra registry this configuration can use schemas from.
+#
+# Example:
+# # foo needs schemas from the main configuration
+# $(eval $(call gb_Configuration_use_configuration,foo,officecfg))
+define gb_Configuration_use_configuration
+$(call gb_Configuration_get_target,$(1)) : $(call gb_Configuration_get_target,$(2))
+$(call gb_Configuration_get_target,$(1)) : SCHEMA_ROOT := $(gb_Configuration_registry)/schema
+
+endef
+
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4: