diff --git a/man/ostree.repo-config.xml b/man/ostree.repo-config.xml
index e4984430..6fead168 100644
--- a/man/ostree.repo-config.xml
+++ b/man/ostree.repo-config.xml
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
         <term><varname>bootloader</varname></term>
         <listitem><para>Configure the bootloader that OSTree uses when
         deploying the sysroot.  This may take the values
-        <literal>bootloader=none</literal> or <literal>bootloader=auto</literal>.
+        <literal>bootloader=none</literal>, <literal>bootloader=auto</literal>,
+        <literal>bootloader=grub2</literal>, <literal>bootloader=syslinux</literal>,
+        <literal>bootloader=uboot</literal> or <literal>bootloader=zipl</literal>.
         Default is <literal>auto</literal>.
         </para>
         <para>
@@ -388,6 +390,11 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
           then OSTree will generate a config for the bootloader found.  For
           example, <literal>grub2-mkconfig</literal> is run for the grub2 case.
         </para>
+        <para>
+          A specific bootloader type may also be explicitly requested by choosing
+          <literal>grub2</literal>, <literal>syslinux</literal>, <literal>uboot</literal> or
+          <literal>zipl</literal>.
+        </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
index 14e2f753..628f2b46 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-private.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef enum {
   CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_AUTO = 0,
   CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_NONE,
+  CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_GRUB2,
+  CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_SYSLINUX,
+  CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_UBOOT,
   CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_ZIPL,
   /* Non-exhaustive */
 } OstreeCfgSysrootBootloaderOpt;
@@ -122,6 +125,9 @@ static const char* const CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPTS_STR[] = {
   /* This must be kept in the same order as the enum */
   "auto",
   "none",
+  "grub2",
+  "syslinux",
+  "uboot",
   "zipl",
   NULL,
 };
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
index 63065fb9..265d39d1 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
@@ -1352,6 +1352,15 @@ _ostree_sysroot_query_bootloader (OstreeSysroot     *sysroot,
       /* No bootloader specified; do not query bootloaders to run. */
       ret_loader = NULL;
       break;
+    case CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_GRUB2:
+      ret_loader = (OstreeBootloader*) _ostree_bootloader_grub2_new (sysroot);
+      break;
+    case CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_SYSLINUX:
+      ret_loader = (OstreeBootloader*) _ostree_bootloader_syslinux_new (sysroot);
+      break;
+    case CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_UBOOT:
+      ret_loader = (OstreeBootloader*) _ostree_bootloader_uboot_new (sysroot);
+      break;
     case CFG_SYSROOT_BOOTLOADER_OPT_ZIPL:
       /* We never consider zipl as active by default, so it can only be created
        * if it's explicitly requested in the config */