diff --git a/rust/src/cxxrsutil.rs b/rust/src/cxxrsutil.rs
index 17023e21..97247c0c 100644
--- a/rust/src/cxxrsutil.rs
+++ b/rust/src/cxxrsutil.rs
@@ -100,13 +100,20 @@ bind_ostree_obj!(Deployment);
 // try to instead create a bind_gio_obj!() macro or so.
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct FFIGCancellable(gio_sys::GCancellable);
-
 unsafe impl ExternType for FFIGCancellable {
     type Id = type_id!(rpmostreecxx::GCancellable);
     type Kind = cxx::kind::Trivial;
 }
 impl_wrap!(FFIGCancellable, gio::Cancellable, gio_sys::GCancellable);
 
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct FFIGVariantDict(glib_sys::GVariantDict);
+unsafe impl ExternType for FFIGVariantDict {
+    type Id = type_id!(rpmostreecxx::GVariantDict);
+    type Kind = cxx::kind::Trivial;
+}
+impl_wrap!(FFIGVariantDict, glib::VariantDict, glib_sys::GVariantDict);
+
 // An error type helper; separate from the GObject bridging
 mod err {
     use std::error::Error as StdError;
diff --git a/rust/src/daemon.rs b/rust/src/daemon.rs
index b348d7f7..54958682 100644
--- a/rust/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/rust/src/daemon.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,49 @@ pub(crate) fn deployment_generate_id(
         deployment.get_deployserial()
     )
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn deployment_populate_variant(
+    mut sysroot: Pin<&mut crate::FFIOstreeSysroot>,
+    mut deployment: Pin<&mut crate::FFIOstreeDeployment>,
+    mut dict: Pin<&mut crate::FFIGVariantDict>,
+) -> CxxResult<()> {
+    let sysroot = &sysroot.gobj_wrap();
+    let deployment = &deployment.gobj_wrap();
+    let dict = dict.gobj_wrap();
+
+    let id = deployment_generate_id(deployment.gobj_rewrap());
+    // First, basic values from ostree
+    dict.insert("id", &id);
+
+    dict.insert("osname", &deployment.get_osname().expect("osname").as_str());
+    dict.insert("checksum", &deployment.get_csum().expect("csum").as_str());
+    dict.insert_value(
+        "serial",
+        &glib::Variant::from(deployment.get_deployserial() as i32),
+    );
+
+    let booted: bool = sysroot
+        .get_booted_deployment()
+        .map(|b| b.equal(deployment))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    dict.insert("booted", &booted);
+
+    let live_state =
+        crate::live::get_live_apply_state(sysroot.gobj_rewrap(), deployment.gobj_rewrap())?;
+    if !live_state.inprogress.is_empty() {
+        dict.insert("live-inprogress", &live_state.inprogress.as_str());
+    }
+    if !live_state.commit.is_empty() {
+        dict.insert("live-replaced", &live_state.commit.as_str());
+    }
+
+    /* Staging status */
+    if deployment.is_staged() {
+        dict.insert("staged", &true);
+        if std::path::Path::new("/run/ostree/staged-deployment-locked").exists() {
+            dict.insert("finalization-locked", &true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 03ff982c..8e8e1b1d 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub mod ffi {
         type OstreeRepo = crate::FFIOstreeRepo;
         type OstreeDeployment = crate::FFIOstreeDeployment;
         type GCancellable = crate::FFIGCancellable;
+        type GVariantDict = crate::FFIGVariantDict;
     }
 
     /// Currently cxx-rs doesn't support mappings; like probably most projects,
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ pub mod ffi {
     // daemon.rs
     extern "Rust" {
         fn deployment_generate_id(deployment: Pin<&mut OstreeDeployment>) -> String;
+        fn deployment_populate_variant(
+            mut sysroot: Pin<&mut OstreeSysroot>,
+            mut deployment: Pin<&mut OstreeDeployment>,
+            mut dict: Pin<&mut GVariantDict>,
+        ) -> Result<()>;
     }
 
     // initramfs.rs
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpmostreed-deployment-utils.cxx b/src/daemon/rpmostreed-deployment-utils.cxx
index 6cc3c794..71558efe 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpmostreed-deployment-utils.cxx
+++ b/src/daemon/rpmostreed-deployment-utils.cxx
@@ -235,42 +235,8 @@ rpmostreed_deployment_generate_variant (OstreeSysroot    *sysroot,
   GVariantDict dict;
   g_variant_dict_init (&dict, NULL);
 
-  /* First, basic values from ostree */
-  auto id = rpmostreecxx::deployment_generate_id (*deployment);
-  g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "id", "s", id.c_str());
-
-  const gchar *osname = ostree_deployment_get_osname (deployment);
-  if (osname != NULL)
-    g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "osname", "s", osname);
+  rpmostreecxx::deployment_populate_variant(*sysroot, *deployment, dict);
   const gchar *csum = ostree_deployment_get_csum (deployment);
-  g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "checksum", "s", csum);
-  gint serial = ostree_deployment_get_deployserial (deployment);
-  g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "serial", "i", serial);
-
-  /* Booted status */
-  const gboolean is_booted = g_strcmp0 (booted_id, id.c_str()) == 0;
-  if (booted_id != NULL)
-    g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "booted", "b", is_booted);
-  if (is_booted)
-    {
-      auto live_state = rpmostreecxx::get_live_apply_state(*sysroot, *deployment);
-
-      if (live_state.inprogress.length() > 0)
-        g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "live-inprogress", "s", live_state.inprogress.c_str());
-      if (live_state.commit.length() > 0)
-        g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "live-replaced", "s", live_state.commit.c_str());
-    }
-
-  /* Staging status */
-  if (ostree_deployment_is_staged (deployment))
-    {
-      g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "staged", "b", TRUE);
-      if (!glnx_fstatat_allow_noent (AT_FDCWD, _OSTREE_SYSROOT_RUNSTATE_STAGED_LOCKED,
-                                     NULL, 0, error))
-        return FALSE;
-      g_variant_dict_insert (&dict, "finalization-locked", "b", errno == 0);
-    }
-
   /* Load the commit object */
   g_autoptr(GVariant) commit = NULL;
   if (!ostree_repo_load_variant (repo,
diff --git a/src/libpriv/rpmostree-cxxrs-prelude.h b/src/libpriv/rpmostree-cxxrs-prelude.h
index 96585b42..45568bb8 100644
--- a/src/libpriv/rpmostree-cxxrs-prelude.h
+++ b/src/libpriv/rpmostree-cxxrs-prelude.h
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ namespace rpmostreecxx {
     typedef ::OstreeRepo OstreeRepo;
     typedef ::OstreeDeployment OstreeDeployment;
     typedef ::GCancellable GCancellable;
+    typedef ::GVariantDict GVariantDict;
 }