diff --git a/lib/src/spec.rs b/lib/src/spec.rs
index c712916a..bbef9234 100644
--- a/lib/src/spec.rs
+++ b/lib/src/spec.rs
@@ -316,4 +316,49 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(Store::from_str("OstrEeContAiner", true).is_ok());
         assert!(Store::from_str("invalid", true).is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_host_filter_to_slot() {
+        fn create_host() -> Host {
+            let mut host = Host::default();
+            host.status.staged = Some(default_boot_entry());
+            host.status.booted = Some(default_boot_entry());
+            host.status.rollback = Some(default_boot_entry());
+            host
+        }
+
+        fn default_boot_entry() -> BootEntry {
+            BootEntry {
+                image: None,
+                cached_update: None,
+                incompatible: false,
+                pinned: false,
+                store: None,
+                ostree: None,
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn assert_host_state(
+            host: &Host,
+            staged: Option<BootEntry>,
+            booted: Option<BootEntry>,
+            rollback: Option<BootEntry>,
+        ) {
+            assert_eq!(host.status.staged, staged);
+            assert_eq!(host.status.booted, booted);
+            assert_eq!(host.status.rollback, rollback);
+        }
+
+        let mut host = create_host();
+        host.filter_to_slot(Slot::Staged);
+        assert_host_state(&host, Some(default_boot_entry()), None, None);
+
+        let mut host = create_host();
+        host.filter_to_slot(Slot::Booted);
+        assert_host_state(&host, None, Some(default_boot_entry()), None);
+
+        let mut host = create_host();
+        host.filter_to_slot(Slot::Rollback);
+        assert_host_state(&host, None, None, Some(default_boot_entry()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/booted/readonly/001-test-status.nu b/tests/booted/readonly/001-test-status.nu
index 6c799cc2..727b8a6f 100644
--- a/tests/booted/readonly/001-test-status.nu
+++ b/tests/booted/readonly/001-test-status.nu
@@ -5,9 +5,18 @@ tap begin "verify bootc status output formats"
 
 let st = bootc status --json | from json
 assert equal $st.apiVersion org.containers.bootc/v1
+
 let st = bootc status --json --format-version=0 | from json
 assert equal $st.apiVersion org.containers.bootc/v1
+
 let st = bootc status --format=yaml | from yaml
 assert equal $st.apiVersion org.containers.bootc/v1
 assert ($st.status.booted.image.timestamp != null)
+
+let st = bootc status --json --booted | from json
+assert equal $st.apiVersion org.containers.bootc/v1
+assert ($st.status.booted.image.timestamp != null)
+assert (($st.status | get rollback | default null) == null)
+assert (($st.status | get staged | default null) == null)
+
 tap ok