diff --git a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
index 536bb978..a91ba322 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
+++ b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.c
@@ -1122,12 +1122,13 @@ rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy_set_kargs (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader *self,
   /* Set the attribute kargs directly, not sure whether or not to have a setter */
   /* Because .. currently pretty much here is the only place that we set it */
   self->kargs_strv = g_strdupv (kernel_args);
-  return rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (self, cancellable, error);
+  return rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (self, NULL, cancellable, error);
 }
 
 /**
  * rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy:
  * @self: Self
+ * @out_deployment: (out) (optional): return location for new deployment
  * @cancellable: Cancellable
  * @error: Error
  *
@@ -1136,6 +1137,7 @@ rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy_set_kargs (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader *self,
  */
 gboolean
 rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader *self,
+                                   OstreeDeployment        **out_deployment,
                                    GCancellable             *cancellable,
                                    GError                  **error)
 {
@@ -1212,6 +1214,8 @@ rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader *self,
                                            cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
+  if (out_deployment)
+    *out_deployment = g_steal_pointer (&new_deployment);
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.h b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.h
index 9cf09d1d..b2011e4e 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.h
+++ b/src/daemon/rpmostree-sysroot-upgrader.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_pull_repos (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader  *self,
 
 gboolean
 rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (RpmOstreeSysrootUpgrader  *self,
+                                   OstreeDeployment         **out_deployment,
                                    GCancellable           *cancellable,
                                    GError                **error);
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpmostreed-transaction-types.c b/src/daemon/rpmostreed-transaction-types.c
index f881b484..d11ec92a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpmostreed-transaction-types.c
+++ b/src/daemon/rpmostreed-transaction-types.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ deploy_transaction_execute (RpmostreedTransaction *transaction,
           return TRUE;
         }
 
-      if (!rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (upgrader, cancellable, error))
+      if (!rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (upgrader, NULL, cancellable, error))
         return FALSE;
 
       /* Are we rebasing?  May want to delete the previous ref */
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ initramfs_state_transaction_execute (RpmostreedTransaction *transaction,
   rpmostree_origin_set_regenerate_initramfs (origin, self->regenerate, self->args);
   rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_set_origin (upgrader, origin);
 
-  if (!rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (upgrader, cancellable, error))
+  if (!rpmostree_sysroot_upgrader_deploy (upgrader, NULL, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (self->reboot)