diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5a141011..85e20ad8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 xbps-0.34 (???):
 
+ * xbps-query(8): now also prints the 'hold' object on installed packages.
+
  * Fix #34 (xbps-uhelper fetch fails to download files from https://alioth.debian.org).
    The issue is that this HTTP server returns 406 (Not Acceptable) when the HTTP
    header does not contain the "Accept" field (see
diff --git a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
index 0cc34347..86866c82 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ show_pkg_info_from_metadir(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 {
 	xbps_dictionary_t d, pkgdb_d;
 	const char *instdate;
-	bool autoinst;
+	bool autoinst, hold;
 	pkg_state_t state;
 
 	pkgdb_d = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, pkg);
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ show_pkg_info_from_metadir(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	if (xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkgdb_d, "automatic-install", &autoinst))
 		xbps_dictionary_set_bool(d, "automatic-install", autoinst);
 
+	if (xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkgdb_d, "hold", &hold))
+		xbps_dictionary_set_bool(d, "hold", hold);
+
 	xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(pkgdb_d, &state);
 	xbps_set_pkg_state_dictionary(d, state);