diff --git a/cloudcontrol/cli/commands/vm.py b/cloudcontrol/cli/commands/vm.py
index b9ecf579992c31294044131cb4c0aa8628455d34..f7d2961d47fd54aa4caf93acd8ffe0caef4f6b6c 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/cli/commands/vm.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/cli/commands/vm.py
@@ -331,6 +331,42 @@ class Command_unrescue(TqlCommand):
     def remote_functions(self):
         return set(("unrescue",))
 
+class Command_install(TqlCommand):
+    '''Switch VMs to install mode'''
+
+    def __init__(self, cli, argv0):
+        TqlCommand.__init__(self, cli, argv0)
+        self.tql_filter += "&r=vm&status=stopped&mode=normal"
+
+    def __call__(self, argv):
+        # arg parse
+        self.parse_args(argv)
+        if len(self.args) != 1:
+            raise cmdBadArgument()
+        # rpc call
+        self.rpccall("install", self.args[0])
+
+    def remote_functions(self):
+        return set(("install",))
+
+class Command_uninstall(TqlCommand):
+    '''Switch VMs back from install mode'''
+
+    def __init__(self, cli, argv0):
+        TqlCommand.__init__(self, cli, argv0)
+        self.tql_filter += "&r=vm&status=stopped&mode=install"
+
+    def __call__(self, argv):
+        # arg parse
+        self.parse_args(argv)
+        if len(self.args) != 1:
+            raise cmdBadArgument()
+        # rpc call
+        self.rpccall("uninstall", self.args[0])
+
+    def remote_functions(self):
+        return set(("uninstall",))
+
 class Command_title(TqlCommand):
     '''Set a VM title'''