diff --git a/lib/flatpak-installation.c b/lib/flatpak-installation.c
index 35dc7232..80ef1d02 100644
--- a/lib/flatpak-installation.c
+++ b/lib/flatpak-installation.c
@@ -1897,8 +1897,8 @@ flatpak_installation_update_full (FlatpakInstallation    *self,
   if (result == NULL)
     goto out;
 
-  /* We don't get prunable objects if not pulling */
-  if (!(flags & FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PULL))
+  /* We don't get prunable objects if not pulling or if NO_PRUNE is passed */
+  if (!(flags & FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PULL) && !(flags & FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PRUNE))
     flatpak_dir_prune (dir_clone, cancellable, NULL);
 
 out:
diff --git a/lib/flatpak-installation.h b/lib/flatpak-installation.h
index fe547e5c..bcd11f0a 100644
--- a/lib/flatpak-installation.h
+++ b/lib/flatpak-installation.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct
  * @FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NONE: Fetch remote builds and install the latest one (default)
  * @FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_DEPLOY: Don't install any new builds that might be fetched
  * @FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PULL: Don't try to fetch new builds from the remote repo
+ * @FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PRUNE: Don't prune the local OSTreee repository after updating
  *
  * Flags to alter the behavior of flatpak_installation_update().
  */
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ typedef enum {
   FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_DEPLOY        = (1 << 0),
   FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PULL          = (1 << 1),
   FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_STATIC_DELTAS = (1 << 2),
+  FLATPAK_UPDATE_FLAGS_NO_PRUNE         = (1 << 3),
 } FlatpakUpdateFlags;
 
 /**