diff --git a/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs b/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
index 7459be0f2..f31d26a2e 100644
--- a/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ pub struct QueryCommand {
     #[clap(long)]
     pub pretty: bool,
 
+    /// The target to compile for.
+    #[clap(long, default_value_t)]
+    pub target: Target,
+
     /// World arguments.
     #[clap(flatten)]
     pub world: WorldArgs,
@@ -457,6 +461,18 @@ pub enum OutputFormat {
 
 display_possible_values!(OutputFormat);
 
+/// The target to compile for.
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum Target {
+    /// PDF and image formats.
+    #[default]
+    Paged,
+    /// HTML.
+    Html,
+}
+
+display_possible_values!(Target);
+
 /// Which format to use for diagnostics.
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, ValueEnum)]
 pub enum DiagnosticFormat {
diff --git a/crates/typst-cli/src/query.rs b/crates/typst-cli/src/query.rs
index b1a446203..57d796719 100644
--- a/crates/typst-cli/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-cli/src/query.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ use typst::engine::Sink;
 use typst::foundations::{Content, IntoValue, LocatableSelector, Scope};
 use typst::layout::PagedDocument;
 use typst::syntax::{Span, SyntaxMode};
-use typst::World;
+use typst::{Document, World};
 use typst_eval::eval_string;
+use typst_html::HtmlDocument;
 
-use crate::args::{QueryCommand, SerializationFormat};
+use crate::args::{QueryCommand, SerializationFormat, Target};
 use crate::compile::print_diagnostics;
 use crate::set_failed;
 use crate::world::SystemWorld;
@@ -22,12 +23,17 @@ pub fn query(command: &QueryCommand) -> HintedStrResult<()> {
     world.reset();
     world.source(world.main()).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
 
-    let Warned { output, warnings } = typst::compile(&world);
+    let Warned { output, warnings } = match command.target {
+        Target::Paged => typst::compile::<PagedDocument>(&world)
+            .map(|output| output.map(|document| retrieve(&world, command, &document))),
+        Target::Html => typst::compile::<HtmlDocument>(&world)
+            .map(|output| output.map(|document| retrieve(&world, command, &document))),
+    };
 
     match output {
         // Retrieve and print query results.
-        Ok(document) => {
-            let data = retrieve(&world, command, &document)?;
+        Ok(data) => {
+            let data = data?;
             let serialized = format(data, command)?;
             println!("{serialized}");
             print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &warnings, command.process.diagnostic_format)
@@ -51,10 +57,10 @@ pub fn query(command: &QueryCommand) -> HintedStrResult<()> {
 }
 
 /// Retrieve the matches for the selector.
-fn retrieve(
+fn retrieve<D: Document>(
     world: &dyn World,
     command: &QueryCommand,
-    document: &PagedDocument,
+    document: &D,
 ) -> HintedStrResult<Vec<Content>> {
     let selector = eval_string(
         &typst::ROUTINES,
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ fn retrieve(
     .cast::<LocatableSelector>()?;
 
     Ok(document
-        .introspector
+        .introspector()
         .query(&selector.0)
         .into_iter()
         .collect::<Vec<_>>())
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/diag.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/diag.rs
index 41b92ed65..37886fb81 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/diag.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/diag.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ pub struct Warned<T> {
     pub warnings: EcoVec<SourceDiagnostic>,
 }
 
+impl<T> Warned<T> {
+    /// Maps the output, keeping the same warnings.
+    pub fn map<R, F: FnOnce(T) -> R>(self, f: F) -> Warned<R> {
+        Warned { output: f(self.output), warnings: self.warnings }
+    }
+}
+
 /// An error or warning in a source or text file.
 ///
 /// The contained spans will only be detached if any of the input source files
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/query.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/query.rs
index b742ac010..083c30f96 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/query.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/query.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ use crate::foundations::{func, Array, Context, LocatableSelector, Value};
 /// ]
 /// ```
 ///
+/// ## Retrieving a specific field
+///
 /// Frequently, you're interested in only one specific field of the resulting
 /// elements. In the case of the `metadata` element, the `value` field is the
 /// interesting one. You can extract just this field with the `--field`
@@ -134,6 +136,12 @@ use crate::foundations::{func, Array, Context, LocatableSelector, Value};
 /// $ typst query example.typ "<note>" --field value --one
 /// "This is a note"
 /// ```
+///
+/// ## Querying for a specific export target
+///
+/// In case you need to query a document when exporting for a specific target,
+/// you can use the `--target` argument. Valid values are `paged`, and `html`
+/// (if the [`html`]($html) feature is enabled).
 #[func(contextual)]
 pub fn query(
     engine: &mut Engine,