diff --git a/aa/rest.py b/aa/rest.py
index 0ded918..aa7df77 100644
--- a/aa/rest.py
+++ b/aa/rest.py
@@ -59,12 +59,28 @@ def _rest_post(self, command, payload, headers, **kwargs):
         response = requests.post(url, payload, headers=headers)
         return response.json()
 
-    def get_all_pvs(self, limit=-1):
-        # This includes PVs that have connected in the past but are now
-        # disconnected (those from get_currently_disconnnected_pvs()),
-        # but not those that have never connected (those from
-        # get_never_connected_pvs()).
-        return self._rest_get('getAllPVs', limit=limit)
+    def get_all_pvs(self, pv=None, limit=-1):
+        """Return a list of PVs that are being archived.
+
+        This includes PVs that have connected in the past but are now
+        disconnected (those from get_currently_disconnnected_pvs()),
+        but not those that have never connected (those from
+        get_never_connected_pvs()).
+
+        Args:
+            pv: only return PV names that match pv, which may be a glob
+            limit: return a maximum of limit PV names. The default (-1)
+                   returns all PV names
+
+        Returns:
+            list of PV names
+
+        """
+        # Only supply the pv argument if it is not None.
+        kwargs = {'limit': limit}
+        if pv is not None:
+            kwargs['pv'] = pv
+        return self._rest_get('getAllPVs', **kwargs)
 
     def get_pv_type_info(self, pv):
         return self._rest_get('getPVTypeInfo', pv=pv)
diff --git a/test/test_rest.py b/test/test_rest.py
index 22f5865..793e583 100644
--- a/test/test_rest.py
+++ b/test/test_rest.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_AaRestClient_construct_url(kwargs, aa_client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('command,method,kwargs', [
-        ('getAllPVs', 'get_all_pvs', {'limit': -1}),
+        ('getAllPVs', 'get_all_pvs', {'pv': '*', 'limit': -1}),
         ('getPVTypeInfo', 'get_pv_type_info', {'pv': 'dummy'}),
         ('getPVStatus', 'get_pv_status', {'pv': 'dummy'}),
         ('getNeverConnectedPVs', 'get_never_connected_pvs', {}),