diff --git a/src/poetry/config/config.py b/src/poetry/config/config.py
index 22906db6a19..4a94f6a716b 100644
--- a/src/poetry/config/config.py
+++ b/src/poetry/config/config.py
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ def _get_environment_repositories() -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
                     "url": os.environ[env_key]
                 }
 
+        pattern = re.compile(r"POETRY_REPOSITORIES_(?P<name>[A-Z_]+)_PATH")
+
+        for env_key in os.environ:
+            match = pattern.match(env_key)
+            if match:
+                repositories[match.group("name").lower().replace("_", "-")] = {
+                    "path": os.environ[env_key]
+                }
+
         return repositories
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/poetry/config/source.py b/src/poetry/config/source.py
index aa7d9a25743..0f4856f1dd9 100644
--- a/src/poetry/config/source.py
+++ b/src/poetry/config/source.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 class Source:
     name: str
     url: str = ""
+    path: str = ""
     priority: Priority = (
         Priority.PRIMARY
     )  # cheating in annotation: str will be converted to Priority in __post_init__
diff --git a/src/poetry/console/commands/source/add.py b/src/poetry/console/commands/source/add.py
index 81b42d3fbea..35a82844e70 100644
--- a/src/poetry/console/commands/source/add.py
+++ b/src/poetry/console/commands/source/add.py
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ class SourceAddCommand(Command):
         argument(
             "url",
             "Source repository URL."
-            " Required, except for PyPI, for which it is not allowed.",
+            "Required for http repositoy, except for PyPI, for which it is not allowed.",
             optional=True,
         ),
     ]
 
     options: ClassVar[list[Option]] = [
+        option(
+            "path",
+            "Source repository path.",
+            flag=False,
+        ),
         option(
             "priority",
             "p",
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
         name: str = self.argument("name")
         lower_name = name.lower()
         url: str = self.argument("url")
+        path: str = self.option("path", "")
         priority_str: str | None = self.option("priority", None)
 
         if lower_name == "pypi":
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
                     "<error>The URL of PyPI is fixed and cannot be set.</error>"
                 )
                 return 1
-        elif not url:
+        elif not url and not path:
             self.line_error(
                 "<error>A custom source cannot be added without a URL.</error>"
             )
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
             priority = Priority[priority_str.upper()]
 
         sources = AoT([])
-        new_source = Source(name=name, url=url, priority=priority)
+        new_source = Source(name=name, url=url, path=path, priority=priority)
         is_new_source = True
 
         for source in self.poetry.get_sources():
diff --git a/src/poetry/factory.py b/src/poetry/factory.py
index d2f6e3f695b..47d1fedca26 100644
--- a/src/poetry/factory.py
+++ b/src/poetry/factory.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ def create_poetry(
             url = source.get("url")
             if name and url and name not in existing_repositories:
                 repositories[name] = {"url": url}
+            path = source.get("path")
+            if name and path and name not in existing_repositories:
+                repositories[name] = {"path": path}
 
         config.merge({"repositories": repositories})
 
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ def create_pool(
 
             if io.is_debug():
                 io.write_line(
-                    f"Adding repository {repository.name} ({repository.url})"
+                    f"Adding repository {repository.name} ({getattr(repository, 'url', repository.path)})"
                     f" and setting it as {priority.name.lower()}"
                 )
 
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ def create_package_source(
         from poetry.repositories.legacy_repository import LegacyRepository
         from poetry.repositories.pypi_repository import PyPiRepository
         from poetry.repositories.single_page_repository import SinglePageRepository
+        from poetry.repositories.wheelhouse_repository import LocalPathRepository
 
         try:
             name = source["name"]
@@ -204,20 +208,25 @@ def create_package_source(
         try:
             url = source["url"]
         except KeyError:
-            raise InvalidSourceError(f"Missing [url] in source {name!r}.")
-
-        repository_class = LegacyRepository
+            try:
+                path = source["path"]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise InvalidSourceError(f"Missing [url] or [path] in source {name!r}.")
+            else:
+                return LocalPathRepository(name, path)
+        else:
+            repository_class = LegacyRepository
 
-        if re.match(r".*\.(htm|html)$", url):
-            repository_class = SinglePageRepository
+            if re.match(r".*\.(htm|html)$", url):
+                repository_class = SinglePageRepository
 
-        return repository_class(
-            name,
-            url,
-            config=config,
-            disable_cache=disable_cache,
-            pool_size=pool_size,
-        )
+            return repository_class(
+                name,
+                url,
+                config=config,
+                disable_cache=disable_cache,
+                pool_size=pool_size,
+            )
 
     @classmethod
     def create_pyproject_from_package(cls, package: Package) -> TOMLDocument:
diff --git a/src/poetry/json/schemas/poetry.json b/src/poetry/json/schemas/poetry.json
index ca48f5a9e3c..10d6a072a43 100644
--- a/src/poetry/json/schemas/poetry.json
+++ b/src/poetry/json/schemas/poetry.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
           "description": "The url of the repository.",
           "format": "uri"
         },
+        "path": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The path of the repository."
+        },
         "priority": {
           "enum": [
             "primary",
diff --git a/src/poetry/repositories/wheelhouse_repository.py b/src/poetry/repositories/wheelhouse_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e63687bda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/poetry/repositories/wheelhouse_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Iterator
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from cachecontrol.controller import logger as cache_control_logger
+from poetry.core.packages.package import Package
+from poetry.core.packages.utils.link import Link
+from poetry.repositories.repository import Repository
+from poetry.inspection.info import PackageInfo
+from poetry.core.packages.utils.utils import path_to_url
+
+cache_control_logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class LocalPathRepository(Repository):
+    def __init__(self, name: str, path: str) -> None:
+        self._path = Path(path)
+        if not self._path.is_dir():
+            raise ValueError(f"Path {self._path} is not a directory")
+        
+        super().__init__(name, self._list_packages_in_path())
+
+    @property
+    def path(self) -> str:
+        return self._path
+    
+    def _list_packages_in_path(self) -> Iterator[Package]:
+        for file_path in self._path.iterdir():
+            try:
+                yield PackageInfo.from_path(path=file_path).to_package(root_dir=file_path)
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+    def find_links_for_package(self, package: Package) -> list[Link]:
+        return [Link(path_to_url(package.source_type))]
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