diff --git a/catkin_tools/common.py b/catkin_tools/common.py
index 24b8e27e..1f056fa2 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/common.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/common.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from fnmatch import fnmatch
 from itertools import chain
 
-from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
+from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages as find_packages_
 
 from .terminal_color import ColorMapper
 
@@ -524,6 +524,19 @@ def wide_log(msg, **kwargs):
         pass
 
 
+def find_packages(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Crawls the filesystem to find package manifest files. Ignores subfolders if an ignore_marker is present (e.g. CATKIN_IGNORE).
+    :param basepath: The path to search in, ``str``
+    :param exclude_paths: A list of paths which should not be searched, ``list``
+    :param exclude_subspaces: The flag is subfolders containing a .catkin file should not be
+        searched, ``bool``
+    :param ignore_markers: A set of filenames to be used as ignore markers, ``set``
+    :returns: A list of relative paths containing package manifest files ``list``
+    """
+    return find_packages_(*args, ignore_markers={'CATKIN_IGNORE'}, **kwargs)
+
+
 def find_enclosing_package(search_start_path=None, ws_path=None, warnings=None, symlinks=True):
     """Get the package containing a specific directory.
 
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/build.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/build.py
index acfbb96f..1368c49f 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/build.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/build.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 try:
     from catkin_pkg.package import parse_package
     from catkin_pkg.package import InvalidPackage
-    from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
     from catkin_pkg.topological_order import topological_order_packages
 except ImportError as e:
     sys.exit(
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 from catkin_tools.common import get_recursive_run_depends_in_workspace
 from catkin_tools.common import log
 from catkin_tools.common import wide_log
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
 from catkin_tools.execution.controllers import ConsoleStatusController
 from catkin_tools.execution.executor import execute_jobs
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/cli.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/cli.py
index 268538a8..da4395fc 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/cli.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_build/cli.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import sys
 
 try:
-    from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
     from catkin_pkg.topological_order import topological_order_packages
 except ImportError as e:
     sys.exit(
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 from catkin_tools.common import log
 from catkin_tools.common import find_enclosing_package
 from catkin_tools.common import format_env_dict
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
 from catkin_tools.context import Context
 
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/clean.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/clean.py
index 4c42ba03..dc672cd1 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/clean.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/clean.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 
 try:
-    from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
     from catkin_pkg.topological_order import topological_order_packages
 except ImportError as e:
     sys.exit(
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@
 from catkin_tools.common import expand_glob_package
 from catkin_tools.common import get_recursive_build_dependents_in_workspace
 from catkin_tools.common import wide_log
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
 
 def determine_packages_to_be_cleaned(context, include_dependents, packages):
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/cli.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/cli.py
index 9432aaea..e8c3d236 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/cli.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_clean/cli.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import sys
 
 from catkin_pkg.package import InvalidPackage
-from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
 
 from catkin_tools.argument_parsing import add_context_args
 
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 from catkin_tools.common import wide_log
 from catkin_tools.common import find_enclosing_package
 from catkin_tools.common import getcwd
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
 import catkin_tools.execution.job_server as job_server
 
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_list/cli.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_list/cli.py
index b20e5301..888c2cd9 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_list/cli.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_list/cli.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 from catkin_tools.common import get_recursive_run_dependents_in_workspace
 from catkin_tools.common import get_recursive_run_depends_in_workspace
 from catkin_tools.common import getcwd
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
-from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
 from catkin_pkg.package import InvalidPackage
 from catkin_pkg.topological_order import topological_order_packages
 
diff --git a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_locate/cli.py b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_locate/cli.py
index 88fd60db..0cd5a405 100644
--- a/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_locate/cli.py
+++ b/catkin_tools/verbs/catkin_locate/cli.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 from catkin_tools.common import find_enclosing_package
 from catkin_tools.common import getcwd
-
-from catkin_pkg.packages import find_packages
+from catkin_tools.common import find_packages
 
 from catkin_tools.argument_parsing import add_context_args
 from catkin_tools.context import Context