diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
index f3fcc3ac1e..867d7237ee 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ module Formulary
   )
     raise ArgumentError, "Formulae must have a ref!" unless ref
 
+    if ENV["HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON"].present? &&
+       @formula_name_local_bottle_path_map.present? &&
+       @formula_name_local_bottle_path_map.key?(ref)
+      ref = @formula_name_local_bottle_path_map[ref]
+    end
+
     cache_key = "#{ref}-#{spec}-#{alias_path}-#{from}"
     if factory_cached? && cache[:formulary_factory] &&
        cache[:formulary_factory][cache_key]
@@ -411,6 +417,24 @@ module Formulary
     formula
   end
 
+  # Map a formula name to a local/fetched bottle archive. This mapping will be used by {Formulary::factory}
+  # to allow formulae to be loaded automatically from their local bottle archive without
+  # needing to exist in a tap or be passed as a complete path. For example,
+  # to map `hello` from its bottle archive:
+  # <pre>Formulary.map_formula_name_to_local_bottle_path "hello", HOMEBREW_CACHE/"hello--2.10"
+  # Formulary.factory "hello" # returns the hello formula from the local bottle archive
+  # </pre>
+  # @param formula_name the formula name string to map.
+  # @param local_bottle_path a path pointing to the target bottle archive.
+  def self.map_formula_name_to_local_bottle_path(formula_name, local_bottle_path)
+    if ENV["HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON"].blank?
+      raise UsageError, "HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON not set but required for #{__method__}!"
+    end
+
+    @formula_name_local_bottle_path_map ||= {}
+    @formula_name_local_bottle_path_map[formula_name] = Pathname(local_bottle_path).realpath
+  end
+
   # Return a {Formula} instance for the given rack.
   #
   # @param spec when nil, will auto resolve the formula's spec.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
index dfd1c8311a..c98916820a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
@@ -205,6 +205,29 @@ describe Formulary do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "::map_formula_name_to_local_bottle_path" do
+    before do
+      formula_path.dirname.mkpath
+      formula_path.write formula_content
+    end
+
+    it "maps a reference to a new Formula" do
+      expect {
+        described_class.factory("formula-to-map")
+      }.to raise_error(FormulaUnavailableError)
+
+      ENV["HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON"] = nil
+      expect {
+        described_class.map_formula_name_to_local_bottle_path "formula-to-map", formula_path
+      }.to raise_error(UsageError, /HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON not set/)
+
+      ENV["HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_JSON"] = "1"
+      described_class.map_formula_name_to_local_bottle_path "formula-to-map", formula_path
+
+      expect(described_class.factory("formula-to-map")).to be_kind_of(Formula)
+    end
+  end
+
   specify "::from_contents" do
     expect(described_class.from_contents(formula_name, formula_path, formula_content)).to be_kind_of(Formula)
   end