diff --git a/bin/subiquity-tui b/bin/subiquity-tui
index 98c5fc9d..08de9674 100755
--- a/bin/subiquity-tui
+++ b/bin/subiquity-tui
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ checks:
             - /usr/bin/curtin
 '''
 
+class ClickAction(argparse.Action):
+    def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
+        namespace.scripts.append("c(" + repr(values) + ")")
+
 def parse_options(argv):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='SUbiquity - Ubiquity for Servers',
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ def parse_options(argv):
                         dest='uefi',
                         help='run in uefi support mode')
     parser.add_argument('--screens', action='append', dest='screens', default=[])
+    parser.add_argument('--script', metavar="SCRIPT", action='append', dest='scripts', default=[], help='Execute SCRIPT in a namespace containing view helpers and "ui"')
+    parser.add_argument('--click', metavar="PAT", action=ClickAction, help='Synthesize a click on a button matching PAT')
     parser.add_argument('--answers')
     return parser.parse_args(argv)
 
diff --git a/subiquitycore/core.py b/subiquitycore/core.py
index 881005b8..18f81df3 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/core.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/core.py
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ class Application:
     def exit(self):
         raise urwid.ExitMainLoop()
 
+    def run_scripts(self, loop, user_data):
+        scripts, d = user_data
+        script, scripts = scripts[0], scripts[1:]
+        exec(script, d)
+        if scripts:
+            self.common['loop'].set_alarm_in(0.05, self.run_scripts, (scripts, d))
+
     def run(self):
         if not hasattr(self, 'loop'):
             if self.common['opts'].run_on_serial:
@@ -338,6 +345,17 @@ class Application:
             self.common['base_model'] = self.model_class(self.common)
         try:
             self.common['loop'].set_alarm_in(0.05, self.next_screen)
+            if self.common['opts'].scripts:
+                from subiquitycore.testing import view_helpers
+                d = view_helpers.__dict__.copy()
+                def c(pat):
+                    but = view_helpers.find_button_matching(self.common['ui'], '.*' + pat + '.*')
+                    if not but:
+                        raise Exception("no button found matching %r"%(pat,))
+                    view_helpers.click(but)
+                d['c'] = c
+                d['ui'] = self.common['ui']
+                self.common['loop'].set_alarm_in(0.06, self.run_scripts, (self.common['opts'].scripts, d))
             controllers_mod = __import__('%s.controllers' % self.project, None, None, [''])
             for k in self.controllers:
                 log.debug("Importing controller: {}".format(k))