diff --git a/locate/install.go b/locate/install.go
index acb6306d7..8a55c74c2 100644
--- a/locate/install.go
+++ b/locate/install.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package locate
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 func (po *LocateOptions) installGenericFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
@@ -41,6 +43,32 @@ func (po *LocateOptions) installGenericFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
 			}
 			return nil
 		})
+
+	flags.Func("parent", "filter by parent (repeat).",
+		func(v string) error {
+			for _, t := range strings.Split(v, ",") {
+				t = strings.TrimSpace(t)
+				if t != "" {
+					po.Filters.Roots = append(po.Filters.Roots, t)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	flags.Func("seq", "filter by sequence (repeat).",
+		func(v string) error {
+			for _, t := range strings.Split(v, ",") {
+				t = strings.TrimSpace(t)
+				if t != "" {
+					seq, err := uuid.Parse(t)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					po.Filters.Sequences = append(po.Filters.Sequences, seq)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
 }
 
 func (po *LocateOptions) InstallLocateFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
diff --git a/locate/locate.go b/locate/locate.go
index 503c73bd6..624331f9c 100644
--- a/locate/locate.go
+++ b/locate/locate.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/PlakarKorp/kloset/objects"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 type SortOrder int
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ type ItemFilters struct {
 	Types       []string
 	Origins     []string
 	Roots       []string
+	Sequences   []uuid.UUID
+	Parents     []string
 }
 
 func (it *ItemFilters) HasTag(tag string) bool {
@@ -86,6 +89,30 @@ func (it ItemFilters) HasRoot(root string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (it ItemFilters) HasSequence(seq uuid.UUID) bool {
+	if seq == uuid.Nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, t := range it.Sequences {
+		if t == seq {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (it ItemFilters) HasParent(parent string) bool {
+	if parent == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, t := range it.Parents {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(t, parent) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type Item struct {
 	ItemID    objects.MAC
 	Timestamp time.Time
@@ -113,11 +140,13 @@ type LocateFilters struct {
 	Tags        []string `json:"tags,omitempty" yaml:"tags,omitempty"`
 	IgnoreTags  []string `json:"ignore_tags,omitempty" yaml:"ignore_tags,omitempty"`
 
-	Latest  bool     `json:"latest,omitempty" yaml:"latest,omitempty"` // if true, consider only the latest matching item
-	IDs     []string `json:"ids,omitempty" yaml:"ids,omitempty"`
-	Types   []string `json:"types,omitempty" yaml:"types,omitempty"`
-	Origins []string `json:"origins,omitempty" yaml:"origins,omitempty"`
-	Roots   []string `json:"roots,omitempty" yaml:"roots,omitempty"`
+	Latest    bool        `json:"latest,omitempty" yaml:"latest,omitempty"` // if true, consider only the latest matching item
+	IDs       []string    `json:"ids,omitempty" yaml:"ids,omitempty"`
+	Types     []string    `json:"types,omitempty" yaml:"types,omitempty"`
+	Origins   []string    `json:"origins,omitempty" yaml:"origins,omitempty"`
+	Roots     []string    `json:"roots,omitempty" yaml:"roots,omitempty"`
+	Sequences []uuid.UUID `json:"sequences,omitempty" yaml:"sequences,omitempty"`
+	Parents   []string    `json:"parents,omitempty" yaml:"parents,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type LocatePeriods struct {
@@ -283,6 +312,16 @@ func (lo *LocateOptions) Matches(it Item) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
+	for _, seq := range lo.Filters.Sequences {
+		if !it.Filters.HasSequence(seq) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	for _, parent := range lo.Filters.Parents {
+		if !it.Filters.HasParent(parent) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/locate/snapshots.go b/locate/snapshots.go
index 039e67db1..f87d5f8be 100644
--- a/locate/snapshots.go
+++ b/locate/snapshots.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/PlakarKorp/kloset/objects"
 	"github.com/PlakarKorp/kloset/repository"
 	"github.com/PlakarKorp/kloset/snapshot"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 // LocateSnapshotIDs preserves the legacy behavior using policy.FilterAndSort.
@@ -93,10 +94,14 @@ func buildPolicyItems(repo *repository.Repository) []Item {
 			roots := []string{}
 			types := []string{}
 			origins := []string{}
+			sequences := []uuid.UUID{}
+			parents := []string{}
 			for _, src := range h.Sources {
 				roots = append(roots, src.Importer.Directory)
 				types = append(types, src.Importer.Type)
 				origins = append(origins, src.Importer.Origin)
+				sequences = append(sequences, h.Sequence)
+				parents = append(parents, hex.EncodeToString(h.Parent[:]))
 			}
 
 			it := Item{
@@ -112,6 +117,8 @@ func buildPolicyItems(repo *repository.Repository) []Item {
 					Types:       types,
 					Origins:     origins,
 					Roots:       roots,
+					Sequences:   sequences,
+					Parents:     parents,
 				},
 			}
 
diff --git a/snapshot/header/header.go b/snapshot/header/header.go
index d40498794..4fd76c904 100644
--- a/snapshot/header/header.go
+++ b/snapshot/header/header.go
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ type Header struct {
 	Tags            []string           `msgpack:"tags" json:"tags"`
 	Context         []KeyValue         `msgpack:"context" json:"context"`
 	Sources         []Source           `msgpack:"sources" json:"sources"`
+	Sequence        uuid.UUID          `msgpack:"sequence" json:"sequence"`
+	Parent          objects.MAC        `msgpack:"parent" json:"parent"`
 }
 
 func NewHeader(name string, identifier objects.MAC) *Header {