diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 9dcc3b860f..77ed32c480 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -362,6 +362,15 @@ class Formula
     raise FormulaUnavailableError.new(name)
   end
 
+  def tap
+    if path.realpath.to_s =~ %r{#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/Taps/(\w+)-(\w+)}
+      "#$1/#$2"
+    else
+      # remotely installed formula are not mxcl/master but this will do for now
+      "mxcl/master"
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.path name
     HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY+"Library/Formula/#{name.downcase}.rb"
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index c22998dc3e..78e1bdab50 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
 
     Tab.new :used_options => formula_options & arg_options,
             :unused_options => formula_options - arg_options,
-            :tabfile => f.prefix + 'INSTALL_RECEIPT.json',
-            :built_bottle => !!args.build_bottle?
+            :tabfile => f.prefix + "INSTALL_RECEIPT.json",
+            :built_bottle => !!args.build_bottle?,
+            :tapped_from => f.tap
   end
 
   def self.from_file path
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       rescue FormulaUnavailableError
         Tab.new :used_options => [],
                 :unused_options => [],
-                :built_bottle => false
+                :built_bottle => false,
+                :tapped_from => ""
       end
     end
   end
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
   def self.dummy_tab f
     Tab.new :used_options => [],
             :unused_options => f.options.map { |o, _| o},
-            :built_bottle => false
+            :built_bottle => false,
+            :tapped_from => ""
   end
 
   def installed_with? opt
@@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
     MultiJson.encode({
       :used_options => used_options,
       :unused_options => unused_options,
-      :built_bottle => built_bottle
+      :built_bottle => built_bottle,
+      :tapped_from => tapped_from
     })
   end