diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py b/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import ast
 import contextlib
 import json
 import logging
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 import pytest
+import yaml
 
 from swh.deposit.cli import deposit as cli
 from swh.deposit.cli.client import InputError, _client, _collection, _url, generate_slug
@@ -418,3 +420,59 @@
     # FIXME: should be "deposited" but current limitation in the
     # requests_mock_datadir_visits use, cannot find a way to make it work right now
     assert actual_deposit["deposit_status"] == "partial"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "output_format,callable_fn",
+    [
+        ("json", json.loads),
+        ("yaml", yaml.safe_load),
+        (
+            "logging",
+            ast.literal_eval,
+        ),  # not enough though, the caplog fixture is needed
+    ],
+)
+def test_cli_deposit_status_json(
+    output_format, callable_fn, datadir, slug, requests_mock_datadir, caplog
+):
+    """Check deposit status as with differing output
+
+    """
+    api_url_basename = "deposit.test.status"
+    deposit_id = 1033
+    deposit_status_xml_path = os.path.join(
+        datadir, f"https_{api_url_basename}", f"1_test_{deposit_id}_status"
+    )
+    with open(deposit_status_xml_path, "r") as f:
+        deposit_status_xml = f.read()
+    expected_deposit_dict = dict(parse_xml(deposit_status_xml))
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "status",
+            "--url",
+            f"https://{api_url_basename}/1",
+            "--username",
+            TEST_USER["username"],
+            "--password",
+            TEST_USER["password"],
+            "--deposit-id",
+            deposit_id,
+            "--format",
+            output_format,
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, f"unexpected output: {result.output}"
+
+    if output_format == "logging":
+        assert len(caplog.record_tuples) == 1
+        # format: (<module>, <log-level>, <log-msg>)
+        _, _, result_output = caplog.record_tuples[0]
+    else:
+        result_output = result.output
+
+    actual_deposit = callable_fn(result_output)
+    assert actual_deposit == expected_deposit_dict
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_servicedocument b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_servicedocument
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_servicedocument
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<service xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+    xmlns:sword="http://purl.org/net/sword/terms/"
+    xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">
+
+    <sword:version>2.0</sword:version>
+    <sword:maxUploadSize>209715200</sword:maxUploadSize>
+
+    <workspace>
+        <atom:title>The Software Heritage (SWH) Archive</atom:title>
+        <collection href="test">
+            <atom:title>test Software Collection</atom:title>
+            <accept>application/zip</accept>
+            <accept>application/x-tar</accept>
+            <sword:collectionPolicy>Collection Policy</sword:collectionPolicy>
+            <dcterms:abstract>Software Heritage Archive</dcterms:abstract>
+            <sword:treatment>Collect, Preserve, Share</sword:treatment>
+            <sword:mediation>false</sword:mediation>
+            <sword:metadataRelevantHeader>false</sword:metadataRelevantHeader>
+            <sword:acceptPackaging>http://purl.org/net/sword/package/SimpleZip</sword:acceptPackaging>
+            <sword:service>https://deposit.test.status/1/test/</sword:service>
+            <sword:name>test</sword:name>
+        </collection>
+    </workspace>
+</service>
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_test_1033_status b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_test_1033_status
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.test.status/1_test_1033_status
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+       xmlns:sword="http://purl.org/net/sword/"
+       xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/">
+    <deposit_id>1033</deposit_id>
+    <deposit_status>done</deposit_status>
+    <deposit_status_detail>The deposit has been successfully loaded into the Software Heritage archive</deposit_status_detail>
+    <deposit_swh_id>swh:1:dir:ef04a768181417fbc5eef4243e2507915f24deea</deposit_swh_id>
+    <deposit_swh_id_context>swh:1:dir:ef04a768181417fbc5eef4243e2507915f24deea;origin=https://www.softwareheritage.org/check-deposit-2020-10-08T13:52:34.509655;visit=swh:1:snp:c477c6ef51833127b13a86ece7d75e5b3cc4e93d;anchor=swh:1:rev:f26f3960c175f15f6e24200171d446b86f6f7230;path=/</deposit_swh_id_context>
+    <deposit_external_id>check-deposit-2020-10-08T13:52:34.509655</deposit_external_id>
+</entry>