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+import os
+import pytest
+from buildstream import _yaml
+from buildstream import LoadError, LoadErrorReason
+from tests.testutils.runcli import cli
+
+# Project directory
+DATA_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("option_name,option_value,var_name,var_value", [
+
+    # Test boolean
+    ('bool_export', 'False', 'exported-bool', '0'),
+    ('bool_export', 'True', 'exported-bool', '1'),
+
+    # Enum
+    ('enum_export', 'pony', 'exported-enum', 'pony'),
+    ('enum_export', 'horsy', 'exported-enum', 'horsy'),
+
+    # Flags
+    ('flags_export', 'pony', 'exported-flags', 'pony'),
+    ('flags_export', 'pony, horsy', 'exported-flags', 'horsy,pony'),
+])
+def test_export(cli, datafiles, option_name, option_value, var_name, var_value):
+    project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, 'option-exports')
+    result = cli.run(project=project, silent=True, args=[
+        '--option', option_name, option_value,
+        'show',
+        '--deps', 'none',
+        '--format', '%{vars}',
+        'element.bst'])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    loaded = _yaml.load_data(result.output)
+    assert loaded[var_name] == var_value