diff --git a/lib/test-lib.c b/lib/test-lib.c
index 6b2a14a4..45e2f346 100644
--- a/lib/test-lib.c
+++ b/lib/test-lib.c
@@ -243,13 +243,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     {
       XdgAppRemote *remote = g_ptr_array_index(remotes, i);
       g_autoptr(GPtrArray) refs = NULL;
-      g_print ("\nRemote: %s %d %s %s %d %d\n",
+      g_print ("\nRemote: %s %d %s %s %d %d %s\n",
                xdg_app_remote_get_name (remote),
                xdg_app_remote_get_prio (remote),
                xdg_app_remote_get_url (remote),
                xdg_app_remote_get_title (remote),
                xdg_app_remote_get_gpg_verify (remote),
-               xdg_app_remote_get_noenumerate (remote));
+               xdg_app_remote_get_noenumerate (remote),
+               g_file_get_path (xdg_app_remote_get_appstream_dir (remote, NULL)));
 
       g_print ("\n**** Listing remote refs on %s\n", xdg_app_remote_get_name (remote));
       refs = xdg_app_installation_list_remote_refs_sync (installation, xdg_app_remote_get_name (remote),
diff --git a/lib/xdg-app-remote.c b/lib/xdg-app-remote.c
index b27dd938..6087b61d 100644
--- a/lib/xdg-app-remote.c
+++ b/lib/xdg-app-remote.c
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ xdg_app_remote_get_name (XdgAppRemote *self)
   return priv->name;
 }
 
+GFile *
+xdg_app_remote_get_appstream_dir (XdgAppRemote *self,
+                                  const char *arch)
+{
+  XdgAppRemotePrivate *priv = xdg_app_remote_get_instance_private (self);
+  g_autoptr(GFile) dir = NULL;
+  g_autofree char *subdir = NULL;
+
+  if (arch == NULL)
+    arch = xdg_app_get_arch ();
+
+  subdir = g_strdup_printf ("appstream/%s/%s/active", priv->name, arch);
+  return g_file_resolve_relative_path (xdg_app_dir_get_path (priv->dir),
+                                       subdir);
+}
+
 char *
 xdg_app_remote_get_url (XdgAppRemote *self)
 {
diff --git a/lib/xdg-app-remote.h b/lib/xdg-app-remote.h
index 2e86633e..ee107734 100644
--- a/lib/xdg-app-remote.h
+++ b/lib/xdg-app-remote.h
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ typedef struct {
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(XdgAppRemote, g_object_unref)
 #endif
 
-XDG_APP_EXTERN const char *  xdg_app_remote_get_name       (XdgAppRemote *self);
-XDG_APP_EXTERN char *        xdg_app_remote_get_url        (XdgAppRemote *self);
-XDG_APP_EXTERN char *        xdg_app_remote_get_title      (XdgAppRemote *self);
-XDG_APP_EXTERN gboolean      xdg_app_remote_get_gpg_verify (XdgAppRemote *self);
-XDG_APP_EXTERN gboolean      xdg_app_remote_get_noenumerate (XdgAppRemote *self);
-XDG_APP_EXTERN int           xdg_app_remote_get_prio        (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN const char *  xdg_app_remote_get_name          (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN GFile *       xdg_app_remote_get_appstream_dir (XdgAppRemote *self,
+                                                               const char   *arch);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN char *        xdg_app_remote_get_url           (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN char *        xdg_app_remote_get_title         (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN gboolean      xdg_app_remote_get_gpg_verify    (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN gboolean      xdg_app_remote_get_noenumerate   (XdgAppRemote *self);
+XDG_APP_EXTERN int           xdg_app_remote_get_prio          (XdgAppRemote *self);
 
 #endif /* __XDG_APP_REMOTE_H__ */