diff --git a/changelog/725.feature.rst b/changelog/725.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..930032142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/725.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add tox_runenvreport as a possible plugin, allowing the overriding of the default behaviour to execute a command
+to get the installed packages within a virtual environment - by @tonybaloney
diff --git a/tox/config.py b/tox/config.py
index ec9dc6c26..ad72bdf30 100755
--- a/tox/config.py
+++ b/tox/config.py
@@ -1090,8 +1090,8 @@ def factor_line(line):
                 return line
 
             expr, line = m.groups()
-            if any(included <= self.factors
-                   and not any(x in self.factors for x in excluded)
+            if any(included <= self.factors and not
+                   any(x in self.factors for x in excluded)
                    for included, excluded in _split_factor_expr(expr)):
                 return line
 
diff --git a/tox/hookspecs.py b/tox/hookspecs.py
index d139f4094..ec177b7a8 100644
--- a/tox/hookspecs.py
+++ b/tox/hookspecs.py
@@ -103,3 +103,12 @@ def tox_runtest_post(venv):
 
     This could be used to have per-venv test reporting of pass/fail status.
     """
+
+
+@hookspec(firstresult=True)
+def tox_runenvreport(venv, action):
+    """ [experimental] Get the installed packages and versions in this venv
+
+    This could be used for alternative (ie non-pip) package managers, this
+    plugin should return a ``list`` of type ``str``
+    """
diff --git a/tox/session.py b/tox/session.py
index 747cf802c..a73c8f5f8 100644
--- a/tox/session.py
+++ b/tox/session.py
@@ -605,24 +605,23 @@ def subcommand_test(self):
                     else:
                         self.installpkg(venv, path)
 
-                # write out version dependency information
-                action = self.newaction(venv, "envreport")
-                with action:
-                    args = venv.envconfig.list_dependencies_command
-                    output = venv._pcall(args,
-                                         cwd=self.config.toxinidir,
-                                         action=action)
-                    # the output contains a mime-header, skip it
-                    output = output.split("\n\n")[-1]
-                    packages = output.strip().split("\n")
-                    action.setactivity("installed", ",".join(packages))
-                    envlog = self.resultlog.get_envlog(venv.name)
-                    envlog.set_installed(packages)
-
+                self.runenvreport(venv)
                 self.runtestenv(venv)
         retcode = self._summary()
         return retcode
 
+    def runenvreport(self, venv):
+        """
+        Run an environment report to show which package
+        versions are installed in the venv
+        """
+        action = self.newaction(venv, "envreport")
+        with action:
+            packages = self.hook.tox_runenvreport(venv=venv, action=action)
+        action.setactivity("installed", ",".join(packages))
+        envlog = self.resultlog.get_envlog(venv.name)
+        envlog.set_installed(packages)
+
     def runtestenv(self, venv, redirect=False):
         if not self.config.option.notest:
             if venv.status:
diff --git a/tox/venv.py b/tox/venv.py
index 84e95016b..2850a77c2 100755
--- a/tox/venv.py
+++ b/tox/venv.py
@@ -459,3 +459,17 @@ def tox_runtest(venv, redirect):
     venv.test(redirect=redirect)
     # Return non-None to indicate the plugin has completed
     return True
+
+
+@hookimpl
+def tox_runenvreport(venv, action):
+    # write out version dependency information
+    args = venv.envconfig.list_dependencies_command
+    output = venv._pcall(args,
+                         cwd=venv.envconfig.config.toxinidir,
+                         action=action)
+    # the output contains a mime-header, skip it
+    output = output.split("\n\n")[-1]
+    packages = output.strip().split("\n")
+    # Return non-None to indicate the plugin has completed
+    return packages