diff --git a/bin/pkg/pkg_common.ml b/bin/pkg/pkg_common.ml
index 0a092ae2580..ce2fd795d64 100644
--- a/bin/pkg/pkg_common.ml
+++ b/bin/pkg/pkg_common.ml
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ module Lock_dirs_arg = struct
                ~docv:"LOCKDIRS"
                ~doc:
                  (Some
-                    "Lock directories to check for outdated packages. Defaults to \
-                     dune.lock."))
+                    "Lock directories to check for outdated packages. Defaults to the \
+                     lock directory declared by (lock_dir) in the workspace, or \
+                     dune.lock if there is none."))
        in
        Selected (List.map arg ~f:Path.Source.of_string))
       (let+ _all =
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ module Lock_dirs_arg = struct
        All)
   ;;
 
+  let default_lock_dir_path_of_workspace (workspace : Workspace.t) =
+    let default_path = Dune_rules.Lock_dir.default_source_path in
+    match workspace.lock_dirs with
+    | [ { Workspace.Lock_dir.path; _ } ] -> path
+    | _ -> default_path
+  ;;
+
   let lock_dirs_of_workspace t (workspace : Workspace.t) =
     let module Set = Path.Source.Set in
     let default_path = Dune_rules.Lock_dir.default_source_path in
@@ -182,7 +190,7 @@ module Lock_dirs_arg = struct
     in
     match t with
     | All -> workspace_lock_dirs
-    | Selected [] -> [ default_path ]
+    | Selected [] -> [ default_lock_dir_path_of_workspace workspace ]
     | Selected chosen_lock_dirs ->
       let workspace_lock_dirs_set = Set.of_list workspace_lock_dirs in
       let chosen_lock_dirs_set = Set.of_list chosen_lock_dirs in
diff --git a/bin/pkg/pkg_common.mli b/bin/pkg/pkg_common.mli
index 1bc309a4d4d..84cace896df 100644
--- a/bin/pkg/pkg_common.mli
+++ b/bin/pkg/pkg_common.mli
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ module Lock_dirs_arg : sig
       The [workspace] argument is used to determine the list of all lock lock
       directories.
 
+      If no lock directories were selected, the default lock directory of the
+      workspace is used: either the one declared by a single [lock_dir] stanza,
+      or [dune.lock] if there is none.
+
       A user error is raised if the list of positional arguments used when
       creating [t] is not a subset of the lock directories of the workspace. *)
   val lock_dirs_of_workspace : t -> Workspace.t -> Path.Source.t list
diff --git a/doc/changes/fixed/16049.md b/doc/changes/fixed/16049.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a34e013d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/fixed/16049.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- `dune pkg lock` (along with other `dune pkg` commands) now use the lock dir
+  declared by the `(lock_dir (path ...))` stanza in `dune-workspace` as the
+  default target instead of always defaulting to `dune.lock`.
+  (#16049, fixes #13841, @shunueda)
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/lock-dir-path-no-args.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/lock-dir-path-no-args.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1051c3249e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/lock-dir-path-no-args.t
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+Test that `dune pkg lock` (with no arguments) respects the `(lock_dir (path ...))`
+stanza in dune-workspace, rather than always defaulting to dune.lock.
+
+See https://github.com/ocaml/dune/issues/13841
+
+  $ mkrepo
+  $ mkpkg foo
+
+  $ cat >dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.21)
+  > (package
+  >  (name test)
+  >  (depends foo))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat >dune-workspace <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.21)
+  > 
+  > (lock_dir
+  >  (path foo.lock)
+  >  (repositories mock))
+  > 
+  > (repository
+  >  (name mock)
+  >  (url "file://$(pwd)/mock-opam-repository"))
+  > EOF
+
+Running `dune pkg lock` with no arguments uses the path from the `lock_dir`
+stanza:
+
+  $ dune pkg lock
+  Solution for foo.lock
+  
+  Dependencies common to all supported platforms:
+  - foo.0.0.1
+
+Here foo.lock is created, not dune.lock
+
+  $ find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.lock"
+  ./foo.lock
+
+Running with an explicit argument matching the configured path:
+
+  $ rm -rf foo.lock
+  $ dune pkg lock foo.lock
+  Solution for foo.lock
+  
+  Dependencies common to all supported platforms:
+  - foo.0.0.1
+
+Now foo.lock is created
+
+  $ find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.lock"
+  ./foo.lock
+
+Passing an undeclared lock directory gives an error:
+
+  $ dune pkg lock bar.lock
+  Error: The following directories are not lock directories in this workspace:
+  - bar.lock
+  This workspace contains the following lock directories:
+  - dune.lock
+  - foo.lock
+  [1]