diff --git a/deploy/crds/tf.isaaguilar.com_terraforms_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/tf.isaaguilar.com_terraforms_crd.yaml
index c4dcd36a..5c15b2c9 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/tf.isaaguilar.com_terraforms_crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/tf.isaaguilar.com_terraforms_crd.yaml
@@ -560,6 +560,10 @@ spec:
                 required:
                 - sshKeySecretRef
                 type: object
+              terraformDryRun:
+                description: TerraformDryRun when true will run all stages except
+                  apply. Default is false and all stages including apply are run.
+                type: boolean
               terraformModule:
                 description: "TerraformModule is the terraform module scm address.
                   Currently supports git protocol over SSH or HTTPS. \n Precedence
diff --git a/pkg/apis/tf/v1alpha1/terraform_types.go b/pkg/apis/tf/v1alpha1/terraform_types.go
index e2f56711..5da6c977 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/tf/v1alpha1/terraform_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/tf/v1alpha1/terraform_types.go
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ type TerraformSpec struct {
 	// `inline-module.tf`
 	TerraformModuleInline string `json:"terraformModuleInline,omitempty"`
 
+	// TerraformDryRun when true will run all stages except apply. Default is false
+	// and all stages including apply are run.
+	TerraformDryRun bool `json:"terraformDryRun,omitempty"`
+
 	// OutputsSecret will create a secret with the outputs from the module. All
 	// outputs from the module will be written to the secret unless the user
 	// defines "outputsToInclude" or "outputsToOmit".
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/terraform_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/terraform_controller.go
index 36b98556..3dd56bda 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/terraform_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/terraform_controller.go
@@ -701,14 +701,24 @@ func checkSetNewStage(tf *tfv1alpha1.Terraform) bool {
 		case tfv1alpha1.PodPlan:
 			if tf.Spec.PostPlanScript != "" {
 				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodPostPlan
+			} else if tf.Spec.TerraformDryRun {
+				reason = "COMPLETED_TERRAFORM_DRY_RUN"
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodNil
+				stageState = tfv1alpha1.StateComplete
 			} else {
 				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApply
 				interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
 			}
 
 		case tfv1alpha1.PodPostPlan:
-			podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApply
-			interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
+			if tf.Spec.TerraformDryRun {
+				reason = "COMPLETED_TERRAFORM_DRY_RUN"
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodNil
+				stageState = tfv1alpha1.StateComplete
+			} else {
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApply
+				interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
+			}
 
 		//
 		// apply types
@@ -753,14 +763,20 @@ func checkSetNewStage(tf *tfv1alpha1.Terraform) bool {
 		case tfv1alpha1.PodPlanDelete:
 			if tf.Spec.PostPlanDeleteScript != "" {
 				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodPostPlanDelete
+			} else if tf.Spec.TerraformDryRun {
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodNil
 			} else {
 				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApplyDelete
 				interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
 			}
 
 		case tfv1alpha1.PodPostPlanDelete:
-			podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApplyDelete
-			interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
+			if tf.Spec.TerraformDryRun {
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodNil
+			} else {
+				podType = tfv1alpha1.PodApplyDelete
+				interruptible = tfv1alpha1.CanNotBeInterrupt
+			}
 
 		//
 		// apply (delete) types