diff --git a/man/coredumpctl.xml b/man/coredumpctl.xml
index d45ed753b2..2a1f654112 100644
--- a/man/coredumpctl.xml
+++ b/man/coredumpctl.xml
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@
         of access to journal files and possible in-flight coredumps.
         </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--all</option></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Look at all available journal files in <filename>/var/log/journal/</filename>
+        (excluding journal namespaces) instead of only local ones.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl b/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
index 54b8572515..b43338eb21 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _coredumpctl() {
     local cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} prev=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}
     local OPTS='-h --help --version --no-pager --no-legend -o --output -F --field -1
                 -r --reverse -S --since -U --until -D --directory -q --quiet --debugger
-                -A --debugger-arguments --json -n'
+                -A --debugger-arguments --json -n --all'
 
     local -A VERBS=(
         [LIST]='list info'
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_coredumpctl b/shell-completion/zsh/_coredumpctl
index ae62e50f3a..dad21a74ad 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_coredumpctl
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_coredumpctl
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ _arguments \
     '--debugger=[Use the given debugger]:debugger: _command_names -e' \
     {-D,--directory=}'[Use the journal files in the specified dir]:directory: _directories' \
     {-q,--quiet}'[Do not show info messages and privilege warning]' \
+    '--all[Look at all journal files instead of local ones]' \
     '*::coredumpctl commands:_coredumpctl_commands'
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
index b7957921ef..2eaa56a4fd 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static size_t arg_rows_max = SIZE_MAX;
 static const char* arg_output = NULL;
 static bool arg_reverse = false;
 static bool arg_quiet = false;
+static bool arg_all = false;
 
 STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_debugger_args, strv_freep);
 STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_file, strv_freep);
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ static int acquire_journal(sd_journal **ret, char **matches) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to open journal files: %m");
         } else {
-                r = sd_journal_open(&j, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY);
+                r = sd_journal_open(&j, arg_all ? 0 : SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to open journal: %m");
         }
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ static int verb_help(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
                "     --file=PATH               Use journal file\n"
                "  -D --directory=DIR           Use journal files from directory\n\n"
                "  -q --quiet                   Do not show info messages and privilege warning\n"
+               "     --all                     Look at all journal files instead of local ones\n"
                "\nSee the %2$s for details.\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,
                link,
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 ARG_JSON,
                 ARG_DEBUGGER,
                 ARG_FILE,
+                ARG_ALL,
         };
 
         int c, r;
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "until",              required_argument, NULL, 'U'           },
                 { "quiet",              no_argument,       NULL, 'q'           },
                 { "json",               required_argument, NULL, ARG_JSON      },
+                { "all",                no_argument,       NULL, ARG_ALL       },
                 {}
         };
 
@@ -327,6 +331,10 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
                         break;
 
+                case ARG_ALL:
+                        arg_all = true;
+                        break;
+
                 case '?':
                         return -EINVAL;