diff --git a/app/flatpak-main.c b/app/flatpak-main.c
index e49d0a10..8558f367 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-main.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static gboolean opt_version;
 static gboolean opt_default_arch;
 static gboolean opt_supported_arches;
 static gboolean opt_gl_drivers;
+static gboolean opt_list_installations;
 static gboolean opt_user;
 static gboolean opt_system;
 static char **opt_installations;
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ static GOptionEntry empty_entries[] = {
   { "default-arch", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_default_arch, N_("Print default arch and exit"), NULL },
   { "supported-arches", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_supported_arches, N_("Print supported arches and exit"), NULL },
   { "gl-drivers", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_gl_drivers, N_("Print active gl drivers and exit"), NULL },
+  { "installations", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_list_installations, N_("Print paths for system installations and exit"), NULL },
   { NULL }
 };
 
@@ -308,6 +310,27 @@ flatpak_option_context_parse (GOptionContext     *context,
       exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
+  if (opt_list_installations)
+    {
+      GPtrArray *paths;
+      g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
+      guint i;
+
+      paths = flatpak_get_system_base_dir_locations (NULL, &error);
+      if (!paths)
+        return FALSE;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < paths->len; i++)
+        {
+          GFile *file = paths->pdata[i];
+          g_autofree char *path;
+
+          path = g_file_get_path (file);
+          g_print ("%s\n", path);
+        }
+      exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
   if (opt_verbose > 0 || opt_ostree_verbose)
     flatpak_disable_fancy_output ();