diff --git a/src/client/opamListCommand.ml b/src/client/opamListCommand.ml
index ff3c78a01b8..aa992bdc7c4 100644
--- a/src/client/opamListCommand.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamListCommand.ml
@@ -248,9 +248,8 @@ let apply_selector ~base st = function
       (Lazy.force st.available_packages)
   | Coinstallable_with (tog, packages) ->
     let universe = get_universe st tog in
-    let universe =
-      { universe with u_base = OpamPackage.Set.of_list packages }
-    in
+    let set = OpamPackage.Set.of_list packages in
+    let universe = { universe with u_base = set; u_installed = set } in
     OpamSolver.installable universe
   | Solution (tog, atoms) ->
     let universe = get_universe st tog in
diff --git a/src/client/opamMain.ml b/src/client/opamMain.ml
index 141d2ecf566..b0b1d3e0dcd 100644
--- a/src/client/opamMain.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamMain.ml
@@ -2733,14 +2733,33 @@ let build =
             let virt_st =
               OpamSwitchState.load_virtual ?repos_list:repos gt rt
             in
+            let opams =
+              OpamPackage.Map.union (fun _ x -> x) virt_st.opams local_opams
+            in
+            let virt_st =
+              { virt_st with
+                opams;
+                packages =
+                  OpamPackage.Set.union virt_st.packages local_packages;
+                available_packages = lazy (
+                  OpamPackage.Map.filter (fun package opam ->
+                      OpamFilter.eval_to_bool ~default:false
+                        (OpamPackageVar.resolve_switch_raw ~package gt
+                           switch OpamFile.Switch_config.empty)
+                        (OpamFile.OPAM.available opam))
+                    opams
+                  |> OpamPackage.keys);
+              }
+            in
             let universe =
               OpamSwitchState.universe virt_st
                 ~requested:(OpamPackage.names_of_packages local_packages)
                 Depends
             in
-            let universe = { universe with u_base = local_packages } in
-            (* we could compute available packages (using global variables), but
-               choose not to *)
+            let universe = {
+              universe with u_base = local_packages;
+                            u_installed = local_packages }
+            in
             OpamSolver.installable universe
           in
           let check_coinstallable_atoms atoms =