diff --git a/common/flatpak-dir.c b/common/flatpak-dir.c
index f412bdde..249ace47 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-dir.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-dir.c
@@ -8907,6 +8907,25 @@ flatpak_dir_find_remote_by_uri (FlatpakDir   *self,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+gboolean
+flatpak_dir_has_remote (FlatpakDir   *self,
+                        const char   *remote_name)
+{
+  GKeyFile *config = NULL;
+  g_autofree char *group = g_strdup_printf ("remote \"%s\"", remote_name);
+
+  if (!flatpak_dir_maybe_ensure_repo (self, NULL, NULL))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (self->repo == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  config = ostree_repo_get_config (self->repo);
+
+  return g_key_file_has_group (config, group);
+}
+
+
 char **
 flatpak_dir_list_remotes (FlatpakDir   *self,
                           GCancellable *cancellable,
diff --git a/common/flatpak-dir.h b/common/flatpak-dir.h
index bf40fc38..eb5e5707 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-dir.h
+++ b/common/flatpak-dir.h
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ GKeyFile * flatpak_dir_parse_repofile (FlatpakDir   *self,
 char      *flatpak_dir_find_remote_by_uri (FlatpakDir   *self,
                                            const char   *uri,
                                            const char   *collection_id);
+gboolean   flatpak_dir_has_remote (FlatpakDir   *self,
+                                   const char   *remote_name);
 char     **flatpak_dir_list_remotes (FlatpakDir   *self,
                                      GCancellable *cancellable,
                                      GError      **error);