diff --git a/i18n/en/Amethyst.ftl b/i18n/en/Amethyst.ftl
index 1a76c38..756c618 100644
--- a/i18n/en/Amethyst.ftl
+++ b/i18n/en/Amethyst.ftl
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ install-by = Searches by a specific field
 remove-packages = The name of the package(s) to remove
 query-aur = Lists AUR/foreign packages [-Qa, -Qm]
 query-repo = Lists repo/native packages [-Qr, -Qn]
+query-explicit = Lists explicitly installed packages [-Qe]
 query-info = Get information about a specific package
 query-owns = Get information about which package owns a file
 upgrade-repo = Upgrades only repo/native packages
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 6c8ead1..95b1a37 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ pub struct QueryArgs {
     #[arg(long, short, help = fl!("query-repo"))]
     pub repo: bool,
 
+    #[arg(long, short, help = fl!("query-explicit"))]
+    pub explicit: bool,
+
     #[arg(long, short, help = fl!("query-info"))]
     pub info: Option<String>,
 
diff --git a/src/builder/pacman.rs b/src/builder/pacman.rs
index 5326911..7a28ea7 100644
--- a/src/builder/pacman.rs
+++ b/src/builder/pacman.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl PacmanInstallBuilder {
 pub struct PacmanQueryBuilder {
     query_type: PacmanQueryType,
     color: PacmanColor,
+    explicit: bool,
     packages: Vec<String>,
 }
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ impl PacmanQueryBuilder {
         Self {
             query_type,
             color: PacmanColor::default(),
+            explicit: false,
             packages: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -181,6 +183,12 @@ impl PacmanQueryBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn explicit(mut self, explicit: bool) -> Self {
+        self.explicit = explicit;
+
+        self
+    }
+
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace")]
     pub async fn query(self) -> AppResult<()> {
         self.build_command().wait_success().await
@@ -234,6 +242,10 @@ impl PacmanQueryBuilder {
             PacmanColor::Never => command.arg("never"),
         };
 
+        if self.explicit {
+            command = command.arg("--explicit")
+        }
+
         command.args(self.packages)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f6f49c6..446acb5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ async fn cmd_query(args: QueryArgs) {
         fl_info!("installed-repo-packages");
         PacmanQueryBuilder::native()
             .color(PacmanColor::Always)
+            .explicit(args.explicit)
             .query()
             .await
             .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ async fn cmd_query(args: QueryArgs) {
         fl_info!("installed-aur-packages");
         PacmanQueryBuilder::foreign()
             .color(PacmanColor::Always)
+            .explicit(args.explicit)
             .query()
             .await
             .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ async fn cmd_query(args: QueryArgs) {
         fl_info!("installed-packages");
         PacmanQueryBuilder::all()
             .color(PacmanColor::Always)
+            .explicit(args.explicit)
             .query()
             .await
             .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ async fn cmd_query(args: QueryArgs) {
     if let Some(info) = args.info {
         PacmanQueryBuilder::info()
             .package(info)
+            .explicit(args.explicit)
             .query()
             .await
             .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);