diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
index 5f9b3e14..2bd287f1 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
@@ -34,10 +34,16 @@
 
 static char *opt_ref;
 static gboolean opt_oci = FALSE;
+static char **opt_gpg_key_ids;
+static char *opt_gpg_homedir;
+static gboolean opt_update_appstream;
 
 static GOptionEntry options[] = {
   { "ref", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_ref, N_("Override the ref used for the imported bundle"), N_("REF") },
   { "oci", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_oci, N_("Import oci image instead of flatpak bundle"), NULL },
+  { "gpg-sign", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &opt_gpg_key_ids, N_("GPG Key ID to sign the commit with"), N_("KEY-ID") },
+  { "gpg-homedir", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_gpg_homedir, N_("GPG Homedir to use when looking for keyrings"), N_("HOMEDIR") },
+  { "update-appstream", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_update_appstream, N_("Update the appstream branch"), NULL },
   { NULL }
 };
 
@@ -303,7 +309,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_import (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable,
   if (!ostree_repo_open (repo, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
-if (opt_oci)
+  if (opt_oci)
     {
       if (!import_oci (repo, file, cancellable, error))
         return FALSE;
@@ -314,6 +320,17 @@ if (opt_oci)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+  if (opt_update_appstream &&
+      !flatpak_repo_generate_appstream (repo, (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids, opt_gpg_homedir, cancellable, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!flatpak_repo_update (repo,
+                            (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids,
+                            opt_gpg_homedir,
+                            cancellable,
+                            error))
+    return FALSE;
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-build-import-bundle.xml b/doc/flatpak-build-import-bundle.xml
index 1b221f1f..703c22a0 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-build-import-bundle.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-build-import-bundle.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term><option>--update-appstream</option></term>
+
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Run appstream-builder and to update the appstream branch after build.
+                </para></listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term><option>--gpg-sign=KEYID</option></term>
+
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Sign the commit with this GPG key.
+                    This option can be used multiple times.
+                </para></listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term><option>--gpg-homedir=PATH</option></term>
+
+                <listitem><para>
+                    GPG Homedir to use when looking for keyrings
+                </para></listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
             <varlistentry>
                 <term><option>--version</option></term>