diff --git a/lib/src/cli.rs b/lib/src/cli.rs
index 85c1c735..1e9366ff 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli.rs
+++ b/lib/src/cli.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::spec::ImageReference;
 use crate::utils::sigpolicy_from_opts;
 
 /// Perform an upgrade operation
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct UpgradeOpts {
     /// Don't display progress
     #[clap(long)]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub(crate) struct UpgradeOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an switch operation
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct SwitchOpts {
     /// Don't display progress
     #[clap(long)]
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SwitchOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an edit operation
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct EditOpts {
     /// Use filename to edit system specification
     #[clap(long, short = 'f')]
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub(crate) struct EditOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an status operation
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct StatusOpts {
     /// Output in JSON format.
     #[clap(long)]
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub(crate) struct StatusOpts {
 
 /// Options for internal testing
 #[cfg(feature = "install")]
-#[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) enum InstallOpts {
     /// Install to the target block device
     ToDisk(crate::install::InstallToDiskOpts),
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub(crate) enum InstallOpts {
 }
 
 /// Options for man page generation
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct ManOpts {
     #[clap(long)]
     /// Output to this directory
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ManOpts {
 }
 
 /// Options for internal testing
-#[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) enum TestingOpts {
     /// Execute integration tests that require a privileged container
     RunPrivilegedIntegration {},
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub(crate) enum TestingOpts {
 ///
 /// Changes in `/etc` and `/var` persist.
 ///
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[clap(name = "bootc")]
 #[clap(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
@@ -576,3 +576,14 @@ fn test_parse_install_args() {
     assert!(o.target_opts.target_no_signature_verification);
     assert_eq!(o.filesystem_opts.root_path.as_str(), "/target");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_opts() {
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Opt::parse_from(["bootc", "status"]),
+        Opt::Status(StatusOpts {
+            json: false,
+            booted: false
+        })
+    ));
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/install.rs b/lib/src/install.rs
index ea2932b5..47e9ccd2 100644
--- a/lib/src/install.rs
+++ b/lib/src/install.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub(crate) const ARCH_USES_EFI: bool = cfg!(any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_a
 /// Kernel argument used to specify we want the rootfs mounted read-write by default
 const RW_KARG: &str = "rw";
 
-#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallTargetOpts {
     // TODO: A size specifier which allocates free space for the root in *addition* to the base container image size
     // pub(crate) root_additional_size: Option<String>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallTargetOpts {
     pub(crate) skip_fetch_check: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallSourceOpts {
     /// Install the system from an explicitly given source.
     ///
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallSourceOpts {
     pub(crate) source_imgref: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(clap::Args, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallConfigOpts {
     /// Disable SELinux in the target (installed) system.
     ///
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallConfigOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an installation to a block device.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallToDiskOpts {
     #[clap(flatten)]
     #[serde(flatten)]
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ReplaceMode {
 }
 
 /// Options for installing to a filesystem
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallTargetFilesystemOpts {
     /// Path to the mounted root filesystem.
     ///
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallTargetFilesystemOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an installation to a mounted filesystem.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallToFilesystemOpts {
     #[clap(flatten)]
     pub(crate) filesystem_opts: InstallTargetFilesystemOpts,
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallToFilesystemOpts {
 }
 
 /// Perform an installation to the host root filesystem.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct InstallToExistingRootOpts {
     /// Configure how existing data is treated.
     #[clap(long, default_value = "alongside")]
diff --git a/lib/src/install/baseline.rs b/lib/src/install/baseline.rs
index d02efcb1..2e0bd072 100644
--- a/lib/src/install/baseline.rs
+++ b/lib/src/install/baseline.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Default for BlockSetup {
 }
 
 /// Options for installing to a block device
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub(crate) struct InstallBlockDeviceOpts {
     /// Target block device for installation.  The entire device will be wiped.