diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-list.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-list.c
index 600001df0..6aa9f9601 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-list.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-list.c
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ flatpak_builtin_list (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GError *
     return usage_error (context, _("Too many arguments"), error);
 
   if (!opt_app && !opt_runtime)
-    opt_app = TRUE;
+    {
+      opt_app = TRUE;
+      opt_runtime = TRUE;
+    }
 
   if (!print_installed_refs (opt_app, opt_runtime,
                              opt_system,
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-list.xml b/doc/flatpak-list.xml
index f679cdea3..8dc4afbc6 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-list.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-list.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             options to change this.
         </para>
         <para>
-            By default this lists the installed apps, but you can
+            By default this lists both installed apps and runtime, but you can
             change this by using the --app or --runtime option.
         </para>