diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2acafa1f..d64fdf8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 .git
 *.swp
 *.swo
+calamari-clients*.tar.gz
 **/.sass-cache
 **/.tmp
 **/dist
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 416b1e67..90f163d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ BPTAG ?= ""
 DEBEMAIL ?= dan.mick@inktank.com
 ARCH ?= x86_64
 
+TSCOMMIT=$(shell git log -n1 --pretty=format:"%ct.%h")
+SUSE_PKG=calamari-clients-$(VERSION)+git.$(TSCOMMIT)
+SUSE_DEST=/srv/www/calamari
+SUSE_TAR=$(SUSE_PKG).tar.gz
+
 DISTNAMEVER=calamari-clients_$(VERSION)
 PKGDIR=calamari-clients-$(VERSION)
 TARNAME = ../$(DISTNAMEVER).tar.gz
@@ -120,6 +125,24 @@ install: build
 		tar xvfz $(BUILD_PRODUCT_TGZ); \
 	fi
 
+# Does build-real (thus requiring grunt, bower and compass be installed),
+# then packs everything into a tarball like the install target above,
+# except it's created in the .tmp subdirectory of the source tree, and
+# packed with a name in the form:
+#   calamari-clients-1.2+git.1406029226.d2b9ccc.tar.bz",
+# i.e. the commit timestamp and hash are included in the tarball name.
+# Note: the directory structure here is /srv/www/calamari, to follow
+# SUSE packaging conventions for web apps.
+suse-tarball: build-real
+	rm -rf .tmp
+	mkdir -p .tmp/$(SUSE_PKG)$(SUSE_DEST)/content
+	for d in $(UI_SUBDIRS); do \
+		instdir=$$(basename $$d); \
+		$(INSTALL) -d .tmp/$(SUSE_PKG)$(SUSE_DEST)/content/$$instdir; \
+		cp -rp $$d/dist/* .tmp/$(SUSE_PKG)$(SUSE_DEST)/content/$$instdir; \
+	done;
+	( cd .tmp ; tar cvfz ../$(SUSE_TAR) $(SUSE_PKG) )
+
 dist:
 	@echo "making dist tarball in $(TARNAME)"
 	for d in $(UI_SUBDIRS); do \
diff --git a/calamari-clients.suse.spec b/calamari-clients.suse.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb8fdef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/calamari-clients.suse.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#
+# SUSE spec file for package calamari-clients
+#
+# Note that the SUSE build for calamari-clients requires that someone has
+# already generated a suitable tarball from the source tree by invoking
+# `make suse-tarball`.  This will result in a tarball named similar to
+# calamari-clients-X.Y+git.TIMESTAMP.COMMIT.tar.gz.  Don't bother with
+# `make rpm`, just use build.opensuse.org with this spec file and the
+# appropriate tarball.
+#
+# NOTE: You will have to edit the Version tag in this spec file to match
+# your tarball, once you've checked them in to the build service.
+#
+
+Name:           calamari-clients
+Version:        1.2+git.TIMESTAMP.COMMIT
+Release:        0
+License:        MIT
+Summary:        Calamari GUI front-end components
+Url:            http://ceph.com/
+Group:          System/Filesystems
+Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Need BuildRequires calamari-server to avoid rpmlint warning about no package
+# owning /srv/www/calamari (other than that it serves no actual purpose at build
+# time).
+BuildRequires:  calamari-server
+BuildRequires:  fdupes
+Requires:       calamari-server
+BuildArch:      noarch
+%description
+Contains the JavaScript GUI content for the Calamari frontend components
+ (dashboard, login screens, administration screens)
+
+%prep
+%setup -q %{name}-%{version}
+
+%build
+# Nothing to do here, this relies on a prebuilt tarball
+
+%install
+cp -a srv %{buildroot}/
+%fdupes %{buildroot}/srv/www/calamari/content
+
+%files -n calamari-clients
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+/srv/www/calamari/content
+
+%changelog