diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lib_remap.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lib_remap.hh
index 50c252d25ae..f3bb494bbe3 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lib_remap.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lib_remap.hh
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ enum {
    * the 'separate' mesh operator.
    */
   ID_REMAP_FORCE_OBDATA_IN_EDITMODE = 1 << 7,
+  /** Do remapping of `lib` Library pointers of IDs (by default these are completely ignored).
+   *
+   * WARNING: Use with caution. This is currently a 'raw' remapping, with no further processing. In
+   * particular, DO NOT use this to make IDs local (i.e. remap a library pointer to NULL), unless
+   * the calling code takes care of the rest of the required changes (ID tags & flags updates,
+   * etc.). */
+  ID_REMAP_DO_LIBRARY_POINTERS = 1 << 8,
 
   /**
    * Don't touch the special user counts (use when the 'old' remapped ID remains in use):
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_remap.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_remap.cc
index 4059877a761..cc926238fd6 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_remap.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_remap.cc
@@ -487,13 +487,15 @@ static void libblock_remap_data(
 {
   IDRemap id_remap_data = {eIDRemapType(0)};
   const bool include_ui = (remap_flags & ID_REMAP_FORCE_UI_POINTERS) != 0;
-  const int foreach_id_flags = (((remap_flags & ID_REMAP_FORCE_INTERNAL_RUNTIME_POINTERS) != 0 ?
-                                     IDWALK_DO_INTERNAL_RUNTIME_POINTERS :
-                                     IDWALK_NOP) |
-                                (include_ui ? IDWALK_INCLUDE_UI : IDWALK_NOP) |
-                                ((remap_flags & ID_REMAP_NO_ORIG_POINTERS_ACCESS) != 0 ?
-                                     IDWALK_NO_ORIG_POINTERS_ACCESS :
-                                     IDWALK_NOP));
+  const int foreach_id_flags =
+      (((remap_flags & ID_REMAP_FORCE_INTERNAL_RUNTIME_POINTERS) != 0 ?
+            IDWALK_DO_INTERNAL_RUNTIME_POINTERS :
+            IDWALK_NOP) |
+       (include_ui ? IDWALK_INCLUDE_UI : IDWALK_NOP) |
+
+       ((remap_flags & ID_REMAP_NO_ORIG_POINTERS_ACCESS) != 0 ? IDWALK_NO_ORIG_POINTERS_ACCESS :
+                                                                IDWALK_NOP) |
+       ((remap_flags & ID_REMAP_DO_LIBRARY_POINTERS) != 0 ? IDWALK_DO_LIBRARY_POINTER : IDWALK_NOP));
 
   id_remap_data.id_remapper = id_remapper;
   id_remap_data.type = remap_type;