diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 3508f840..813063bf 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var commandList = cli.Command{
 	Action: doList,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		cli.BoolFlag{Name: "exact, e", Usage: "Perform an exact match"},
+		cli.StringFlag{Name: "vcs", Usage: "Specify VCS backend for matching"},
 		cli.BoolFlag{Name: "full-path, p", Usage: "Print full paths"},
 		cli.BoolFlag{Name: "unique", Usage: "Print unique subpaths"},
 	},
diff --git a/list.go b/list.go
index 9b40151c..615e45f4 100644
--- a/list.go
+++ b/list.go
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ func doList(c *cli.Context) error {
 		w                = c.App.Writer
 		query            = c.Args().First()
 		exact            = c.Bool("exact")
+		vcsBackend       = c.String("vcs")
 		printFullPaths   = c.Bool("full-path")
 		printUniquePaths = c.Bool("unique")
 	)
 
-	var filterFn func(*LocalRepository) bool
-	if query == "" {
-		filterFn = func(_ *LocalRepository) bool {
-			return true
-		}
-	} else {
+	filterByQuery := func(_ *LocalRepository) bool {
+		return true
+	}
+	if query != "" {
 		if hasSchemePattern.MatchString(query) || scpLikeURLPattern.MatchString(query) {
 			if url, err := newURL(query); err == nil {
 				if repo, err := LocalRepositoryFromURL(url); err == nil {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func doList(c *cli.Context) error {
 		}
 
 		if exact {
-			filterFn = func(repo *LocalRepository) bool {
+			filterByQuery = func(repo *LocalRepository) bool {
 				return repo.Matches(query)
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -41,16 +40,20 @@ func doList(c *cli.Context) error {
 				query = strings.Join(paths[1:], "/")
 				host = paths[0]
 			}
-			filterFn = func(repo *LocalRepository) bool {
+			filterByQuery = func(repo *LocalRepository) bool {
 				return strings.Contains(repo.NonHostPath(), query) &&
 					(host == "" || repo.PathParts[0] == host)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	filterByVCS := func(repo *LocalRepository) bool {
+		return vcsBackend == "" ||
+			vcsRegistry[vcsBackend] == repo.VCS()
+	}
 
 	repos := []*LocalRepository{}
 	if err := walkLocalRepositories(func(repo *LocalRepository) {
-		if !filterFn(repo) {
+		if !filterByQuery(repo) || !filterByVCS(repo) {
 			return
 		}
 		repos = append(repos, repo)
diff --git a/list_test.go b/list_test.go
index d1b8a0d5..921c6c41 100644
--- a/list_test.go
+++ b/list_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestCommandListUnknown(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDoList_query(t *testing.T) {
-	repos := []string{
+	gitRepos := []string{
 		"github.com/motemen/ghq",
 		"github.com/motemen/gobump",
 		"github.com/motemen/gore",
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func TestDoList_query(t *testing.T) {
 		"golang.org/x/crypt",
 		"golang.org/x/image",
 	}
+	svnRepos := []string{
+		"github.com/msh5/svntest",
+	}
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name   string
 		args   []string
@@ -102,12 +105,19 @@ func TestDoList_query(t *testing.T) {
 		name:   "exact query",
 		args:   []string{"-e", "men/go"},
 		expect: "",
+	}, {
+		name:   "vcs",
+		args:   []string{"--vcs", "svn"},
+		expect: "github.com/msh5/svntest\n",
 	}}
 
 	withFakeGitBackend(t, func(t *testing.T, tmproot string, _ *_cloneArgs, _ *_updateArgs) {
-		for _, r := range repos {
+		for _, r := range gitRepos {
 			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmproot, r, ".git"), 0755)
 		}
+		for _, r := range svnRepos {
+			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmproot, r, ".svn"), 0755)
+		}
 		for _, tc := range testCases {
 			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 				args := append([]string{"ghq", "list"}, tc.args...)