diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index d398477184b5..2783b89da99c 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function translateOptions(cliOptions) {
         cache: cliOptions.cache,
         cacheFile: cliOptions.cacheFile,
         cacheLocation: cliOptions.cacheLocation,
-        fix: cliOptions.fix && (cliOptions.quiet ? quietFixPredicate : true),
+        fix: (cliOptions.fix || cliOptions.fixDryRun) && (cliOptions.quiet ? quietFixPredicate : true),
         allowInlineConfig: cliOptions.inlineConfig
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index 5669104c0311..4cef3de54cfd 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ module.exports = optionator({
             default: false,
             description: "Automatically fix problems"
         },
+        {
+            option: "fix-dry-run",
+            type: "Boolean",
+            default: false,
+            description: "Automatically fix problems without saving the changes to the file system"
+        },
         {
             option: "debug",
             type: "Boolean",
diff --git a/tests/lib/cli.js b/tests/lib/cli.js
index c994bac07152..f5653bc56d6f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/cli.js
+++ b/tests/lib/cli.js
@@ -858,6 +858,148 @@ describe("cli", () => {
 
     });
 
+    describe("when passed --fix-dry-run", () => {
+        const sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+        let localCLI;
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            sandbox.verifyAndRestore();
+        });
+
+        it("should pass fix:true to CLIEngine when executing on files", () => {
+
+            // create a fake CLIEngine to test with
+            const fakeCLIEngine = sandbox.mock().withExactArgs(sinon.match({ fix: true }));
+
+            fakeCLIEngine.prototype = leche.fake(CLIEngine.prototype);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "executeOnFiles").returns({
+                errorCount: 0,
+                warningCount: 0,
+                results: []
+            });
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "getFormatter").returns(() => "done");
+            fakeCLIEngine.outputFixes = sandbox.stub();
+
+            localCLI = proxyquire("../../lib/cli", {
+                "./cli-engine": fakeCLIEngine,
+                "./logging": log
+            });
+
+            const exitCode = localCLI.execute("--fix-dry-run .");
+
+            assert.equal(exitCode, 0);
+
+        });
+
+        it("should not rewrite files when in fix-dry-run mode", () => {
+
+            const report = {
+                errorCount: 1,
+                warningCount: 0,
+                results: [{
+                    filePath: "./foo.js",
+                    output: "bar",
+                    messages: [
+                        {
+                            severity: 2,
+                            message: "Fake message"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }]
+            };
+
+            // create a fake CLIEngine to test with
+            const fakeCLIEngine = sandbox.mock().withExactArgs(sinon.match({ fix: true }));
+
+            fakeCLIEngine.prototype = leche.fake(CLIEngine.prototype);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "executeOnFiles").returns(report);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "getFormatter").returns(() => "done");
+            fakeCLIEngine.outputFixes = sandbox.mock().never();
+
+            localCLI = proxyquire("../../lib/cli", {
+                "./cli-engine": fakeCLIEngine,
+                "./logging": log
+            });
+
+            const exitCode = localCLI.execute("--fix-dry-run .");
+
+            assert.equal(exitCode, 1);
+
+        });
+
+        it("should provide fix predicate when in fix-dry-run mode and quiet mode", () => {
+
+            const report = {
+                errorCount: 0,
+                warningCount: 1,
+                results: [{
+                    filePath: "./foo.js",
+                    output: "bar",
+                    messages: [
+                        {
+                            severity: 1,
+                            message: "Fake message"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }]
+            };
+
+            // create a fake CLIEngine to test with
+            const fakeCLIEngine = sandbox.mock().withExactArgs(sinon.match({ fix: sinon.match.func }));
+
+            fakeCLIEngine.prototype = leche.fake(CLIEngine.prototype);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "executeOnFiles").returns(report);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "getFormatter").returns(() => "done");
+            fakeCLIEngine.getErrorResults = sandbox.stub().returns([]);
+            fakeCLIEngine.outputFixes = sandbox.mock().never();
+
+            localCLI = proxyquire("../../lib/cli", {
+                "./cli-engine": fakeCLIEngine,
+                "./logging": log
+            });
+
+            const exitCode = localCLI.execute("--fix-dry-run --quiet .");
+
+            assert.equal(exitCode, 0);
+
+        });
+
+        it("should allow executing on text", () => {
+
+            const report = {
+                errorCount: 1,
+                warningCount: 0,
+                results: [{
+                    filePath: "./foo.js",
+                    output: "bar",
+                    messages: [
+                        {
+                            severity: 2,
+                            message: "Fake message"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }]
+            };
+
+            // create a fake CLIEngine to test with
+            const fakeCLIEngine = sandbox.mock().withExactArgs(sinon.match({ fix: true }));
+
+            fakeCLIEngine.prototype = leche.fake(CLIEngine.prototype);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "executeOnText").returns(report);
+            sandbox.stub(fakeCLIEngine.prototype, "getFormatter").returns(() => "done");
+            fakeCLIEngine.outputFixes = sandbox.mock().never();
+
+            localCLI = proxyquire("../../lib/cli", {
+                "./cli-engine": fakeCLIEngine,
+                "./logging": log
+            });
+
+            const exitCode = localCLI.execute("--fix-dry-run .", "foo = bar;");
+
+            assert.equal(exitCode, 1);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("when passing --print-config", () => {
         it("should print out the configuration", () => {
             const filePath = getFixturePath("files");