diff --git a/easybuild/tools/config.py b/easybuild/tools/config.py
index bd9f77bf41..4b2eeba175 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/config.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/config.py
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@
 UNSET = 'unset'
 WARN = 'warn'
 
+PKG_TOOL_DOCKER = 'docker'
 PKG_TOOL_FPM = 'fpm'
+PKG_TOOL_SINGULARITY = 'singularity'
+PKG_TYPE_DEF = 'def'
+PKG_TYPE_IMG = 'img'
 PKG_TYPE_RPM = 'rpm'
 
-
 DEFAULT_JOB_BACKEND = 'GC3Pie'
 DEFAULT_LOGFILE_FORMAT = ("easybuild", "easybuild-%(name)s-%(version)s-%(date)s.%(time)s.log")
 DEFAULT_MAX_FAIL_RATIO_PERMS = 0.5
diff --git a/easybuild/tools/package/utilities.py b/easybuild/tools/package/utilities.py
index 725dd10495..019e35dd54 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/package/utilities.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/package/utilities.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 from vsc.utils.missing import get_subclasses
 from vsc.utils.patterns import Singleton
 
-from easybuild.tools.config import PKG_TOOL_FPM, PKG_TYPE_RPM, build_option, get_package_naming_scheme, log_path
+from easybuild.tools.config import PKG_TOOL_DOCKER, PKG_TOOL_FPM, PKG_TOOL_SINGULARITY
+from easybuild.tools.config import PKG_TYPE_DEF, PKG_TYPE_IMG, PKG_TYPE_RPM
+from easybuild.tools.config import build_option, get_package_naming_scheme, log_path
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import change_dir, which
 from easybuild.tools.package.package_naming_scheme.pns import PackageNamingScheme
@@ -66,14 +68,37 @@ def package(easyblock):
     Package installed software, according to active packaging configuration settings."""
     pkgtool = build_option('package_tool')
 
-    if pkgtool == PKG_TOOL_FPM:
+    if pkgtool == PKG_TOOL_DOCKER:
+        pkgdir = package_with_docker(easyblock)
+    elif pkgtool == PKG_TOOL_FPM:
         pkgdir = package_with_fpm(easyblock)
+    elif pkgtool == PKG_TOOL_SINGULARITY:
+        pkgdir = package_with_singularity(easyblock)
     else:
         raise EasyBuildError("Unknown packaging tool specified: %s", pkgtool)
 
     return pkgdir
 
 
+def package_with_docker(easyblock):
+    """
+    Package software with Docker,
+    i.e. either generate a container definition file, or build an actual Docker container image
+    (depending on the value for --package-type, 'def' or 'img')
+    """
+    workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='eb-pkgs-')
+    pkgtype = build_option('package_type')
+
+    if pkgtype == PKG_TYPE_DEF:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    elif pkgtype == PKG_TYPE_IMG:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    else:
+        raise EasyBuildError("Unknown package type '%s' for Docker", pkgtype)
+
+    return workdir
+
+
 def package_with_fpm(easyblock):
     """
     This function will build a package using fpm and return the directory where the packages are
@@ -153,6 +178,25 @@ def package_with_fpm(easyblock):
     return workdir
 
 
+def package_with_singularity(easyblock):
+    """
+    Package software with Singularity,
+    i.e. either generate a container definition file, or build an actual Singularity container image
+    (depending on the value for --package-type, 'def' or 'img')
+    """
+    workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='eb-pkgs-')
+    pkgtype = build_option('package_type')
+
+    if pkgtype == PKG_TYPE_DEF:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    elif pkgtype == PKG_TYPE_IMG:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    else:
+        raise EasyBuildError("Unknown package type '%s' for Singularity", pkgtype)
+
+    return workdir
+
+
 def check_pkg_support():
     """Check whether packaging is possible, if required dependencies are available."""
     pkgtool = build_option('package_tool')