diff --git a/doc/man/ade-sysroot.1 b/doc/man/ade-sysroot.1
index 240a8888800db1d4fec2e8d1647c9f97bee0b06a..5a02c607b0944c6f6eee8c1188aed1ade198e144 100644
--- a/doc/man/ade-sysroot.1
+++ b/doc/man/ade-sysroot.1
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ade-sysroot \- Manage set of installed Apertis sysroots
 .nf
 \fIade sysroot\fR [--config=<config>] [--path=<path>]
 \fIade sysroot list\fR
+\fIade sysroot installed\fR
+\fIade sysroot installed\fR --distro=<distro> --release=<release> [--arch=<arch>]
 \fIade sysroot latest\fR
 \fIade sysroot latest\fR --distro=<distro> --release=<release> [--arch=<arch>]
 \fIade sysroot latest\fR --url=<url>
@@ -90,6 +92,15 @@ Shows a list of the currently installed sysroots\&.
 .sp
 .RE
 .PP
+\fIinstalled\fR
+.RS 4
+Retrieves the currently installed version of a sysroot\&.
+.sp
+See \fBSYSROOT SELECTION\fR for details about how the target sysroot
+is selected\&.
+.sp
+.RE
+.PP
 \fIlatest\fR
 .RS 4
 Retrieves the latest available version for a sysroot\&.
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 714b37bdcd6185044918b54b5ed3ed83d4bc0de5..9751499975762a29a9c09a0f6e31edeb4aa29887 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ short   = $(firstword $(subst _, $(space), $(1)))
 sedrule = 's/@DISTRO@/$(call distro,$(1))/; s/@RELEASE@/$(call release,$(1))/; s/@ARCH@/$(call arch,$(1))/; s/@BUILD@/$(call build,$(1))/'
 
 TESTS = \
-	test-list \
+	test-installed \
 	test-latest \
 	test-download \
 	test-verify \
diff --git a/tests/test-list b/tests/test-installed
similarity index 60%
rename from tests/test-list
rename to tests/test-installed
index 2ca38fec0130570e6b30ab9821eac913acecc1d4..93db32c5f9c1f6e49b4d0e2e89f10824a2726460 100755
--- a/tests/test-list
+++ b/tests/test-installed
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@
 import os
 
 from test_util import should_succeed, should_fail, split_elements
-from test_util import BASE_TAG, BASE_INSTALL, LATEST_SYSROOTS
+from test_util import BASE_INSTALL, BASE_TAG, LATEST_SYSROOTS
 
 # Utility functions
+def check_sysroot(result, sysroot):
+    expected = BASE_TAG.format(*sysroot)
+    return result['InstalledVersion'] == expected
+
 def check_list(result, expected_sysroots):
     result_sysroots = split_elements(result['InstalledSysroots'])
     if len(expected_sysroots) != len(result_sysroots):
@@ -27,10 +31,19 @@ def check_list(result, expected_sysroots):
             return False
     return True
 
+# Test "ade installed" usage
+for sysroot in LATEST_SYSROOTS:
+    params = ['--distro', sysroot[0], '--release', sysroot[1], '--arch', sysroot[2]]
+    should_succeed('installed', *params, path=BASE_INSTALL,
+                   check=lambda x: check_sysroot(x, sysroot))
+
 # Test "ade list" usage
 should_succeed('list', path=BASE_INSTALL,
                check=lambda x: check_list(x, LATEST_SYSROOTS))
 
 # Empty directory
-should_succeed('list', path=os.path.join(BASE_INSTALL, 'missing'),
+should_succeed('installed', '--distro', 'eraroj', '--release', '16.09',
+               path=os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'missing'),
+               check=lambda x: not x)
+should_succeed('list', path=os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'missing'),
                check=lambda x: check_list(x, []))
diff --git a/tools/ade b/tools/ade
index 91b5e5571aa6663dc2e4c9f119dc18958043523c..0aa3fd1be208eaa3498c642900b81502cf2c545a 100755
--- a/tools/ade
+++ b/tools/ade
@@ -505,6 +505,18 @@ class Ade:
             l = [version.get_tag() for version in versions]
             print('InstalledSysroots:' + ';'.join(l))
 
+    def do_sysroot_installed(self):
+        self.validate_install_path()
+        self.validate_sysroot_id()
+        version = self.get_installed_version()
+        if version:
+            self.info("* Retrieved current version: {0}{1}{2}".format(Colors.WARNING, version, Colors.ENDC))
+            if self.format == 'parseable':
+                print('InstalledVersion:' + version.get_tag())
+        else:
+            self.info("* Sysroot {0}{1} {2} ({3}){4} is not currently installed"
+                    .format(Colors.OKBLUE, self.distro, self.release, self.arch, Colors.ENDC))
+
     def do_sysroot_latest(self):
         self.validate_sysroot_id()
         self.validate_url()
@@ -689,6 +701,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # Sysroot subcommands
     parser = sysroot_subparsers.add_parser('list', help='List all installed sysroots')
+    parser = sysroot_subparsers.add_parser('installed', help='Retrieve version of currently installed sysroot',
+                                           parents=[sysroot_id_parser])
     parser = sysroot_subparsers.add_parser('latest', help='Retrieve version of latest available sysroot',
                                            parents=[sysroot_id_parser, sysroot_url_parser])
     parser = sysroot_subparsers.add_parser('download', help='Download latest sysroot archive',