diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 802ca7ef..634c4cab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ This image contains four files:
 
 Upon running the Docker image, it will bootstrap itself by constructing a minimal root filesystem on top of this.
 
+## POSIX Compliance
+
+*boot*sh implements all of the [mandatory POSIX commands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_POSIX_commands)
+(and a number of optional commands) except for the following:
+
+- system administration: `at`, `batch`, `crontab`, `df`, `logger`, `lp`, `man`, `newgrp`, `ps`
+- text/locale processing: `csplit`, `gencat`, `iconv`, `locale`, `localedef`, `pr`, `split`
+- interactive tools: `ed`, `mailx`, `mesg`, `unexpand`, `write`
+- terminal control: `stty`, `tabs`, `tput`
+- miscellaneous: `bc`, `join`, `m4`, `pathchk`, `pax`, `tsort`
+
 ## Credits
 
 *boot*sh is based on several MIT/BSD licensed projects:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c5e15ede..43178841 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ CONFIG_ARCH=y
 CONFIG_UNAME=y
 CONFIG_UNIQ=y
 CONFIG_UNLINK=y
-# CONFIG_UUDECODE is not set
-# CONFIG_UUENCODE is not set
+CONFIG_UUDECODE=y
+CONFIG_UUENCODE=y
 CONFIG_WC=y
 CONFIG_WHO=y
 CONFIG_XARGS=y