diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-remote-private.h b/src/libostree/ostree-remote-private.h
index b7e9eb3bb8..ff7f885b15 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-remote-private.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-remote-private.h
@@ -35,17 +35,24 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+/* @refspec_name is set if this is a dynamic remote. It’s the name of the static
+ * remote which this one inherits from, and is what should be used in refspecs
+ * for pulls from this remote. If it’s %NULL, @name should be used instead. */
 struct OstreeRemote {
   volatile int ref_count;
   char *name;  /* (not nullable) */
+  char *refspec_name;  /* (nullable) */
   char *group;   /* group name in options (not nullable) */
-  char *keyring; /* keyring name (NAME.trustedkeys.gpg) (not nullable) */
+  char *keyring; /* keyring name ($refspec_name.trustedkeys.gpg) (not nullable) */
   GFile *file;   /* NULL if remote defined in repo/config */
   GKeyFile *options;
 };
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 OstreeRemote *ostree_remote_new (const gchar *name);
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+OstreeRemote *ostree_remote_new_dynamic (const gchar *name,
+                                         const gchar *refspec_name);
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 OstreeRemote *ostree_remote_new_from_keyfile (GKeyFile    *keyfile,
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
index cac7838c66..605a7eb9b0 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-remote.c
@@ -53,16 +53,25 @@
 
 OstreeRemote *
 ostree_remote_new (const gchar *name)
+{
+  return ostree_remote_new_dynamic (name, NULL);
+}
+
+OstreeRemote *
+ostree_remote_new_dynamic (const gchar *name,
+                           const gchar *refspec_name)
 {
   OstreeRemote *remote;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL && *name != '\0', NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (refspec_name == NULL || *refspec_name != '\0', NULL);
 
   remote = g_slice_new0 (OstreeRemote);
   remote->ref_count = 1;
   remote->name = g_strdup (name);
-  remote->group = g_strdup_printf ("remote \"%s\"", name);
-  remote->keyring = g_strdup_printf ("%s.trustedkeys.gpg", name);
+  remote->refspec_name = g_strdup (refspec_name);
+  remote->group = g_strdup_printf ("remote \"%s\"", (refspec_name != NULL) ? refspec_name : name);
+  remote->keyring = g_strdup_printf ("%s.trustedkeys.gpg", (refspec_name != NULL) ? refspec_name : name);
   remote->options = g_key_file_new ();
 
   return remote;
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-avahi.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-avahi.c
index 409fcae830..a39d95339b 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-avahi.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-avahi.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ ostree_avahi_service_build_repo_finder_result (OstreeAvahiService
       /* Build an #OstreeRemote. Use the escaped URI, since remote->name
        * is used in file paths, so needs to not contain special characters. */
       g_autofree gchar *name = uri_and_keyring_to_name (repo);
-      remote = ostree_remote_new (name);
+      remote = ostree_remote_new_dynamic (name, repo->keyring_remote->name);
 
       g_clear_pointer (&remote->keyring, g_free);
       remote->keyring = g_strdup (repo->keyring_remote->keyring);
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-mount.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-mount.c
index 7dcbab892b..c385e70c8a 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-mount.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-finder-mount.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ ostree_repo_finder_mount_resolve_async (OstreeRepoFinder                  *finde
           /* Build an #OstreeRemote. Use the escaped URI, since remote->name
            * is used in file paths, so needs to not contain special characters. */
           g_autofree gchar *name = uri_and_keyring_to_name (repo);
-          remote = ostree_remote_new (name);
+          remote = ostree_remote_new_dynamic (name, repo->keyring_remote->name);
 
           g_clear_pointer (&remote->keyring, g_free);
           remote->keyring = g_strdup (repo->keyring_remote->keyring);