diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index acb0a6da9b..e8cd2a90a0 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -12031,6 +12031,10 @@ of Guix.
 The available options are as follows:
 
 @table @code
+@item --list-types
+Display the @var{TYPE} options for @command{guix repl --type=TYPE} and
+exit.
+
 @item --type=@var{type}
 @itemx -t @var{type}
 Start a REPL of the given @var{TYPE}, which can be one of the following:
diff --git a/guix/scripts/repl.scm b/guix/scripts/repl.scm
index 50d18c7760..0ec62786e9 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/repl.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/repl.scm
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ (define %options
         (option '(#\t "type") #t #f
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (alist-cons 'type (string->symbol arg) result)))
+        (option '("list-types") #f #f
+                (lambda (opt name arg result)
+                  (display (string-join '("guile" "machine") "\n" 'suffix))
+                  (exit 0)))
         (option '("listen") #t #f
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (alist-cons 'listen arg result)))
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ (define (show-help)
   (display (G_ "Usage: guix repl [OPTIONS...] [-- FILE ARGS...]
 In the Guix execution environment, run FILE as a Guile script with
 command-line arguments ARGS.  If no FILE is given, start a Guile REPL.\n"))
+  (display (G_ "
+      --list-types       display REPL types and exit"))
   (display (G_ "
   -t, --type=TYPE        start a REPL of the given TYPE"))
   (display (G_ "