diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 84c12bc..6947126 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ print_list_entry(const pkg_t *entry)
 	printf("%-30s %s - %s\n", entry->id, entry->realname, entry->description);
 }
 
+static void
+print_package_entry(const pkg_t *entry)
+{
+	if (entry->flags & PKG_PROPF_UNINSTALLED)
+		return;
+
+	printf("%s\n", entry->id);
+}
+
 static void
 print_cflags(pkg_list_t *list)
 {
@@ -523,6 +532,7 @@ usage(void)
 	printf("  --errors-to-stdout                print all errors on stdout instead of stderr\n");
 	printf("  --silence-errors                  explicitly be silent about errors\n");
 	printf("  --list-all                        list all known packages\n");
+	printf("  --list-package-names              list all known package names\n");
 	printf("  --simulate                        simulate walking the calculated dependency graph\n");
 	printf("  --no-cache                        do not cache already seen packages when\n");
 	printf("                                    walking the dependency graph\n");
@@ -613,6 +623,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{ "errors-to-stdout", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_ERRORS_ON_STDOUT, },
 		{ "silence-errors", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_SILENCE_ERRORS, },
 		{ "list-all", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_LIST|PKG_PRINT_ERRORS, },
+		{ "list-package-names", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_LIST_PACKAGE_NAMES|PKG_PRINT_ERRORS, },
 		{ "simulate", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_SIMULATE, },
 		{ "no-cache", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_NO_CACHE, },
 		{ "print-provides", no_argument, &want_flags, PKG_PROVIDES, },
@@ -735,6 +746,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
+	if ((want_flags & PKG_LIST_PACKAGE_NAMES) == PKG_LIST_PACKAGE_NAMES)
+	{
+		pkg_scan_all(print_package_entry);
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
 	if (required_module_version != NULL)
 	{
 		pkg_t *pkg;