diff --git a/apidoc/ostree-experimental-sections.txt b/apidoc/ostree-experimental-sections.txt
index fc383922..60daaca5 100644
--- a/apidoc/ostree-experimental-sections.txt
+++ b/apidoc/ostree-experimental-sections.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ OstreeRemote
 ostree_remote_ref
 ostree_remote_unref
 ostree_remote_get_name
+ostree_remote_get_url
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 ostree_remote_get_type
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree-experimental.sym b/src/libostree/libostree-experimental.sym
index 3b991c42..b83ad1b0 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree-experimental.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree-experimental.sym
@@ -93,4 +93,5 @@ global:
 LIBOSTREE_2017.14_EXPERIMENTAL {
 global:
   ostree_remote_get_type;
+  ostree_remote_get_url;
 } LIBOSTREE_2017.13_EXPERIMENTAL;
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
index 605a7eb9..b75640e7 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
@@ -180,3 +180,21 @@ ostree_remote_get_name (OstreeRemote *remote)
 
   return remote->name;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ostree_remote_get_url:
+ * @remote: an #OstreeRemote
+ *
+ * Get the URL from the remote.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): the remote's URL
+ * Since: 2017.14
+ */
+gchar *
+ostree_remote_get_url (OstreeRemote *remote)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (remote != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (remote->ref_count > 0, NULL);
+
+  return g_key_file_get_string (remote->options, remote->group, "url", NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.h b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.h
index 322fb96e..aa9bf731 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.h
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ void ostree_remote_unref (OstreeRemote *remote);
 _OSTREE_PUBLIC
 const gchar *ostree_remote_get_name (OstreeRemote *remote);
 
+_OSTREE_PUBLIC
+gchar *ostree_remote_get_url (OstreeRemote *remote);
+
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/tests/test-repo-finder-config.c b/tests/test-repo-finder-config.c
index 428e02eb..7eff53d2 100644
--- a/tests/test-repo-finder-config.c
+++ b/tests/test-repo-finder-config.c
@@ -284,11 +284,13 @@ test_repo_finder_config_mixed_configs (Fixture       *fixture,
           g_assert_cmpuint (g_hash_table_size (result->ref_to_checksum), ==, 2);
           g_assert_true (g_hash_table_contains (result->ref_to_checksum, &ref0));
           g_assert_true (g_hash_table_contains (result->ref_to_checksum, &ref1));
+          g_assert_cmpstr (ostree_remote_get_url (result->remote), ==, collection0_uri);
         }
       else if (g_strcmp0 (ostree_remote_get_name (result->remote), "remote1") == 0)
         {
           g_assert_cmpuint (g_hash_table_size (result->ref_to_checksum), ==, 1);
           g_assert_true (g_hash_table_contains (result->ref_to_checksum, &ref3));
+          g_assert_cmpstr (ostree_remote_get_url (result->remote), ==, collection1_uri);
         }
       else
         {