diff --git a/commands/core/core.drush.inc b/commands/core/core.drush.inc
index a49b837..0f6e33b 100644
--- a/commands/core/core.drush.inc
+++ b/commands/core/core.drush.inc
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ function core_drush_command() {
       'drush qd --profile=minimal --dev --cache --core=drupal-8.x --yes' => 'Fire up dev release of Drupal site with minimal install profile.',
       'drush qd testsite devel --server=:8081/admin --browser=firefox --cache --yes' => 'Fire up stable release (using the cache) of Drupal site called "testsite", download and enable devel module, start a server on port 8081 and open /admin in firefox.',
       'drush qd commercesite --core=commerce_kickstart --profile=commerce_kickstart --cache --yes --watchdog' => 'Download and install the "Commerce Kickstart" distribution/install profile, display watchdog messages on the server console.',
+      'drush qd --makefile=mysite.make' => 'Create and install a site from a makefile.',
     ),
   );
   // Add in options/engines.
@@ -813,7 +814,19 @@ function drush_core_quick_drupal() {
   $args = func_get_args();
   $name = drush_get_option('use-name');
   drush_set_option('backend', TRUE);
-  if (drush_get_option('use-existing', FALSE)) {
+  $makefile = drush_get_option('makefile');
+  if (!empty($makefile)) {
+    $root = drush_get_option(array('root', 'r'), getcwd() . '/' . basename(basename($makefile, '.bootstrap'), '.make') . '-drupal');
+    // Invoke 'drush make $makefile'.
+    $result = drush_invoke_process(array('root' => '', 'uri' => ''), 'make', array($makefile, $root), array('debug' => TRUE));
+    if ($result['error_status'] != 0) {
+      return drush_set_error('DRUSH_QD_MAKE', 'Could not make; aborting.');
+    }
+    drush_set_option('root', $root);
+    drush_set_option('use-existing', TRUE);
+    $base = dirname($root);
+  }
+  else if (drush_get_option('use-existing', FALSE)) {
     $root = drush_get_option('root', FALSE);
     if (!$root) {
       return drush_set_error('QUICK_DRUPAL_NO_ROOT_SPECIFIED', 'Must specify site with --root when using --use-existing.');
@@ -897,6 +910,7 @@ function drush_core_quick_drupal_options(&$items) {
     'no-server' => 'Avoid starting runserver (and browser) for the created Drupal site.',
     'browser' => 'Optional name of a browser to open site in. If omitted the OS default browser will be used. Set --no-browser to disable.',
     'use-name' => array('hidden' => TRUE, 'description' => 'Overrides "name" argument.'),
+    'makefile' => 'Makefile to use. Makefile must specify which version of Drupal core to build.',
   );
   $pm = pm_drush_command();
   foreach ($pm['pm-download']['options'] as $option => $description) {