diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b53cfc0..16b9509 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@ if(NYXSTONE_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 
     include(CTest)
     add_test(NAME TestExample COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:example>)
+    add_test(NAME TestCLI COMMAND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/tool/test-cli.sh")
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/nyxstone-cli.cpp b/examples/nyxstone-cli.cpp
index e105231..bd3fe0b 100644
--- a/examples/nyxstone-cli.cpp
+++ b/examples/nyxstone-cli.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ constexpr auto USAGE = R"(Usage: nyxstone [-t=<triple>] [-p=<pc>] [-d] <input>
   -p, --address=<pc>         Initial address to assemble/disassemble relative to
   -l, --labels=<list>        Label-to-address mappings (used when assembling only)
   -d, --disassemble          Treat <input> as bytes to disassemble instead of assembly
+  -b, --bytes-only           Only output assembled bytes
   -h, --help                 Show this help and usage message
 
 Notes:
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct Options {
     std::vector<Nyxstone::LabelDefinition> labels;
     bool disassemble = false;
     bool show_help = false;
+    bool bytes_only = false;
 
     std::string input;
 
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ tl::expected<Options, std::string> Options::parse(int argc, char const** argv)
         "--address",
         "-l",
         "--labels",
+        "-b"
+        "--bytes-only"
     });
     args.parse(argc, argv);
 
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ tl::expected<Options, std::string> Options::parse(int argc, char const** argv)
 
     options.disassemble = args[{ "-d", "--disassemble" }];
 
+    options.bytes_only = args[{ "-b", "--bytes-only" }];
+
     if (args.pos_args().size() < 2) {
         return tl::unexpected("Missing input");
     }
@@ -172,12 +178,21 @@ int main(int argc, char const** argv)
             .map(print_instructions);
     } else {
         const auto& assembly = options.input;
-        nyxstone->assemble_to_instructions(assembly, options.address, options.labels)
-            .map_error([&assembly](const auto& error) {
-                std::cerr << "Could not assemble " << assembly << " (" << error << ")\n";
-                exit(1);
-            })
-            .map(print_instructions);
+        if (!options.bytes_only) {
+            nyxstone->assemble_to_instructions(assembly, options.address, options.labels)
+                .map_error([&assembly](const auto& error) {
+                    std::cerr << "Could not assemble " << assembly << " (" << error << ")\n";
+                    exit(1);
+                })
+                .map(print_instructions);
+        } else {
+            nyxstone->assemble(assembly, options.address, options.labels)
+                .map_error([&assembly](const auto& error) {
+                    std::cerr << "Could not assemble " << assembly << " (" << error << ")\n";
+                    exit(1);
+                })
+                .map(print_bytes);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tool/test-cli.sh b/tool/test-cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a7d733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/test-cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+# Sanity check that assembling and disassembling yields the same output
+# NOTE: Currently we cannot test using labels, since we keep them when assembling.
+assembly="cmp rax, rbx; inc rax; add rsp, 8; ret"
+address="0xdeadbeef"
+
+assembled=$(./nyxstone -t "x86_64" -p "$address" "$assembly")
+assembled_bytes=$(./nyxstone -t "x86_64" --bytes-only -p "$address" "$assembly")
+# assembled_bytes="03 02"
+disassembled=$(./nyxstone -t "x86_64" -p "$address" -d "$assembled_bytes")
+
+if [[ "$assembled" = "$disassembled" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Output Mismatch"
+  echo "---------------"
+  echo "Assembled:"
+  echo "$assembled"
+  echo "Disassembled:"
+  echo "$disassembled"
+  exit -1
+fi