diff --git a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
index fbc6d430e..c8a1017b4 100644
--- a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -4577,6 +4577,11 @@ pub enum PythonCommand {
 #[derive(Args)]
 #[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
 pub struct PythonListArgs {
+    /// A Python request to filter by.
+    ///
+    /// See `uv help python` to view supported request formats.
+    pub request: Option<String>,
+
     /// List all Python versions, including old patch versions.
     ///
     /// By default, only the latest patch version is shown for each minor version.
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/python/list.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/python/list.rs
index e818af4f3..d71850aca 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/python/list.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/python/list.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct PrintData {
 /// List available Python installations.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments, clippy::fn_params_excessive_bools)]
 pub(crate) async fn list(
+    request: Option<String>,
     kinds: PythonListKinds,
     all_versions: bool,
     all_platforms: bool,
@@ -63,23 +64,31 @@ pub(crate) async fn list(
     cache: &Cache,
     printer: Printer,
 ) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+    let request = request.as_deref().map(PythonRequest::parse);
+    let base_download_request = if python_preference == PythonPreference::OnlySystem {
+        None
+    } else {
+        // If the user request cannot be mapped to a download request, we won't show any downloads
+        PythonDownloadRequest::from_request(request.as_ref().unwrap_or(&PythonRequest::Any))
+    };
+
     let mut output = BTreeSet::new();
-    if python_preference != PythonPreference::OnlySystem {
+    if let Some(base_download_request) = base_download_request {
         let download_request = match kinds {
             PythonListKinds::Installed => None,
             PythonListKinds::Downloads => Some(if all_platforms {
-                PythonDownloadRequest::default()
+                base_download_request
             } else {
-                PythonDownloadRequest::from_env()?
+                base_download_request.fill()?
             }),
             PythonListKinds::Default => {
                 if python_downloads.is_automatic() {
                     Some(if all_platforms {
-                        PythonDownloadRequest::default()
+                        base_download_request
                     } else if all_arches {
-                        PythonDownloadRequest::from_env()?.with_any_arch()
+                        base_download_request.fill()?.with_any_arch()
                     } else {
-                        PythonDownloadRequest::from_env()?
+                        base_download_request.fill()?
                     })
                 } else {
                     // If fetching is not automatic, then don't show downloads as available by default
@@ -109,7 +118,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn list(
         match kinds {
             PythonListKinds::Installed | PythonListKinds::Default => {
                 Some(find_python_installations(
-                &PythonRequest::Any,
+                request.as_ref().unwrap_or(&PythonRequest::Any),
                 EnvironmentPreference::OnlySystem,
                 python_preference,
                 cache,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv/src/lib.rs
index 97aca26c9..b82caa222 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/lib.rs
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ async fn run(mut cli: Cli) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
             let cache = cache.init()?;
 
             commands::python_list(
+                args.request,
                 args.kinds,
                 args.all_versions,
                 args.all_platforms,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
index 111b54798..4b4e31226 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ pub(crate) enum PythonListKinds {
 #[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct PythonListSettings {
+    pub(crate) request: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) kinds: PythonListKinds,
     pub(crate) all_platforms: bool,
     pub(crate) all_arches: bool,
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ impl PythonListSettings {
     #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
     pub(crate) fn resolve(args: PythonListArgs, _filesystem: Option<FilesystemOptions>) -> Self {
         let PythonListArgs {
+            request,
             all_versions,
             all_platforms,
             all_arches,
@@ -857,6 +859,7 @@ impl PythonListSettings {
         };
 
         Self {
+            request,
             kinds,
             all_platforms,
             all_arches,
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_list.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_list.rs
index 63c41abc8..43a1090eb 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_list.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_list.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use uv_python::platform::{Arch, Os};
 use uv_static::EnvVars;
 
 use crate::common::{uv_snapshot, TestContext};
@@ -27,6 +28,79 @@ fn python_list() {
     ----- stderr -----
     ");
 
+    // Request Python 3.12
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.12"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.12.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.12]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request Python 3.11
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.11"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.11.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.11]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request CPython
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("cpython"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.12.[X]-[PLATFORM]     [PYTHON-3.12]
+    cpython-3.11.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.11]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request CPython 3.12
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("cpython@3.12"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.12.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.12]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request CPython 3.12 via partial key syntax
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("cpython-3.12"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.12.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.12]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request CPython 3.12 for the current platform
+    let os = Os::from_env();
+    let arch = Arch::from_env();
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg(format!("cpython-3.12-{os}-{arch}")), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.12.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.12]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request PyPy (which should be missing)
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("pypy"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
     // Swap the order of the Python versions
     context.python_versions.reverse();
 
@@ -42,16 +116,12 @@ fn python_list() {
 
     // Request Python 3.11
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.11"), @r"
-    success: false
-    exit_code: 2
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
+    cpython-3.11.[X]-[PLATFORM]    [PYTHON-3.11]
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: unexpected argument '3.11' found
-
-    Usage: uv python list [OPTIONS]
-
-    For more information, try '--help'.
     ");
 }
 
@@ -134,3 +204,79 @@ fn python_list_venv() {
     ----- stderr -----
     ");
 }
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn python_list_unsupported_version() {
+    let context: TestContext = TestContext::new_with_versions(&["3.12"])
+        .with_filtered_python_symlinks()
+        .with_filtered_python_keys();
+
+    // Request a low version
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.6"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Invalid version request: Python <3.7 is not supported but 3.6 was requested.
+    ");
+
+    // Request a low version with a patch
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.6.9"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Invalid version request: Python <3.7 is not supported but 3.6.9 was requested.
+    ");
+
+    // Request a really low version
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("2.6"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Invalid version request: Python <3.7 is not supported but 2.6 was requested.
+    ");
+
+    // Request a really low version with a patch
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("2.6.8"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Invalid version request: Python <3.7 is not supported but 2.6.8 was requested.
+    ");
+
+    // Request a future version
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("4.2"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request a low version with a range
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("<3.0"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // Request free-threaded Python on unsupported version
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_list().arg("3.12t"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Invalid version request: Python <3.13 does not support free-threading but 3.12t was requested.
+    ");
+}
diff --git a/docs/concepts/python-versions.md b/docs/concepts/python-versions.md
index 73b4510fd..1e2d13a22 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/python-versions.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/python-versions.md
@@ -173,6 +173,18 @@ To list installed and available Python versions:
 $ uv python list
 ```
 
+To filter the Python versions, provide a request, e.g., to show all Python 3.13 interpreters:
+
+```console
+$ uv python list 3.13
+```
+
+Or, to show all PyPy interpreters:
+
+```console
+$ uv python list pypy
+```
+
 By default, downloads for other platforms and old patch versions are hidden.
 
 To view all versions:
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/reference/cli.md
index 7a7e410e3..ac8a3901d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -4603,9 +4603,17 @@ Use `--only-installed` to omit available downloads.
 <h3 class="cli-reference">Usage</h3>
 
 ```
-uv python list [OPTIONS]
+uv python list [OPTIONS] [REQUEST]
 ```
 
+<h3 class="cli-reference">Arguments</h3>
+
+<dl class="cli-reference"><dt id="uv-python-list--request"><a href="#uv-python-list--request"<code>REQUEST</code></a></dt><dd><p>A Python request to filter by.</p>
+
+<p>See <a href="#uv-python">uv python</a> to view supported request formats.</p>
+
+</dd></dl>
+
 <h3 class="cli-reference">Options</h3>
 
 <dl class="cli-reference"><dt id="uv-python-list--all-arches"><a href="#uv-python-list--all-arches"><code>--all-arches</code></a></dt><dd><p>List Python downloads for all architectures.</p>