diff --git a/crates/lib/src/cli.rs b/crates/lib/src/cli.rs
index 23bae71d9..c59b4dad1 100644
--- a/crates/lib/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/src/cli.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub(crate) enum InstallOpts {
     ///
     /// At the current time, the only output key is `root-fs-type` which is a string-valued
     /// filesystem name suitable for passing to `mkfs.$type`.
-    PrintConfiguration,
+    PrintConfiguration(crate::install::InstallPrintConfigurationOpts),
 }
 
 /// Subcommands which can be executed as part of a container build.
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ async fn run_from_opt(opt: Opt) -> Result<()> {
                 crate::install::install_to_existing_root(opts).await
             }
             InstallOpts::Reset(opts) => crate::install::install_reset(opts).await,
-            InstallOpts::PrintConfiguration => crate::install::print_configuration(),
+            InstallOpts::PrintConfiguration(opts) => crate::install::print_configuration(opts),
             InstallOpts::EnsureCompletion {} => {
                 let rootfs = &Dir::open_ambient_dir("/", cap_std::ambient_authority())?;
                 crate::install::completion::run_from_anaconda(rootfs).await
diff --git a/crates/lib/src/install.rs b/crates/lib/src/install.rs
index a1e5b2b71..809bc69ed 100644
--- a/crates/lib/src/install.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/src/install.rs
@@ -437,6 +437,19 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallResetOpts {
     karg: Option<Vec<CmdlineOwned>>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) struct InstallPrintConfigurationOpts {
+    /// Print all configuration.
+    ///
+    /// Print configuration that is usually handled internally, like kargs.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub(crate) all: bool,
+
+    /// Set an alternative rootdir
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "/")]
+    pub(crate) root_dir: Option<String>,
+}
+
 /// Global state captured from the container.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct SourceInfo {
@@ -722,11 +735,21 @@ impl SourceInfo {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn print_configuration() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut install_config = config::load_config()?.unwrap_or_default();
-    install_config.filter_to_external();
+pub(crate) fn print_configuration(opts: InstallPrintConfigurationOpts) -> Result<()> {
     let stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
-    anyhow::Ok(install_config.to_canon_json_writer(stdout)?)
+    print_configuration_to_writer(opts, stdout)
+}
+
+fn print_configuration_to_writer<W: Write>(
+    opts: InstallPrintConfigurationOpts,
+    writer: W,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let root_dir = opts.root_dir.unwrap_or("/".to_string());
+    let mut install_config = config::load_config_at(&root_dir)?.unwrap_or_default();
+    if !opts.all {
+        install_config.filter_to_external();
+    }
+    anyhow::Ok(install_config.to_canon_json_writer(writer)?)
 }
 
 #[context("Creating ostree deployment")]
@@ -2444,6 +2467,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn install_finalize(target: &Utf8Path) -> Result<()> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use std::fs;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
 
     #[test]
     fn install_opts_serializable() {
@@ -2573,4 +2598,46 @@ UUID=boot-uuid /boot ext4 defaults 0 0
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_print_configuration_with_root_dir() -> Result<()> {
+        use crate::install::config::{
+            Filesystem, InstallConfiguration, InstallConfigurationToplevel,
+        };
+
+        let temp_dir = tempdir()?;
+        let root_path = temp_dir.path();
+
+        let config_dir = root_path.join("etc/bootc/install");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&config_dir)?;
+        let config_path = config_dir.join("10-install.toml");
+
+        let test_config = InstallConfigurationToplevel {
+            install: Some(InstallConfiguration {
+                root_fs_type: Some(Filesystem::Xfs),
+                kargs: Some(vec!["quiet".to_string(), "karg2=2".to_string()]),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+        };
+        let toml_content = toml::to_string(&test_config)?;
+        fs::write(config_path, toml_content)?;
+
+        let opts = InstallPrintConfigurationOpts {
+            root_dir: Some(root_path.to_str().unwrap().to_string()),
+            all: true,
+        };
+
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        print_configuration_to_writer(opts, &mut buffer)?;
+
+        let output_json = String::from_utf8(buffer)?;
+        let output_config: crate::install::config::InstallConfiguration =
+            serde_json::from_str(&output_json)?;
+
+        let install_config = test_config.install.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(install_config.kargs, output_config.kargs);
+        assert_eq!(install_config.root_fs_type, output_config.root_fs_type);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lib/src/install/config.rs b/crates/lib/src/install/config.rs
index bdeecb459..633b4886e 100644
--- a/crates/lib/src/install/config.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/src/install/config.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use clap::ValueEnum;
 use fn_error_context::context;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "install-to-disk")]
 use super::baseline::BlockSetup;
@@ -191,11 +192,20 @@ impl InstallConfiguration {
 #[context("Loading configuration")]
 /// Load the install configuration, merging all found configuration files.
 pub(crate) fn load_config() -> Result<Option<InstallConfiguration>> {
+    load_config_at("/")
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn load_config_at(root_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<InstallConfiguration>> {
     let env = EnvProperties {
         sys_arch: std::env::consts::ARCH.to_string(),
     };
-    const SYSTEMD_CONVENTIONAL_BASES: &[&str] = &["/usr/lib", "/usr/local/lib", "/etc", "/run"];
-    let fragments = liboverdrop::scan(SYSTEMD_CONVENTIONAL_BASES, "bootc/install", &["toml"], true);
+    let root_dir = root_dir.as_ref();
+    const SYSTEMD_CONVENTIONAL_BASES: &[&str] = &["usr/lib", "usr/local/lib", "etc", "run"];
+    let systemd_conventional_bases = SYSTEMD_CONVENTIONAL_BASES
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| root_dir.join(v))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let fragments = liboverdrop::scan(systemd_conventional_bases, "bootc/install", &["toml"], true);
     let mut config: Option<InstallConfiguration> = None;
     for (_name, path) in fragments {
         let buf = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;