diff --git a/commands/add/__tests__/add-command.test.js b/commands/add/__tests__/add-command.test.js
index 71017399c1..3f8fc39ae3 100644
--- a/commands/add/__tests__/add-command.test.js
+++ b/commands/add/__tests__/add-command.test.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ describe("AddCommand", () => {
         ignore: undefined,
         private: undefined,
         since: undefined,
+        excludeDependents: undefined,
         includeFilteredDependents: undefined,
         includeFilteredDependencies: undefined,
       })
diff --git a/commands/add/index.js b/commands/add/index.js
index 347f262d3e..b75074189e 100644
--- a/commands/add/index.js
+++ b/commands/add/index.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class AddCommand extends Command {
           ignore: undefined,
           private: undefined,
           since: undefined,
+          excludeDependents: undefined,
           includeFilteredDependents: undefined,
           includeFilteredDependencies: undefined,
         });
diff --git a/core/filter-options/README.md b/core/filter-options/README.md
index e0c7822fc4..016aa18044 100644
--- a/core/filter-options/README.md
+++ b/core/filter-options/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ $ lerna ls --since some-branch
 
 _This can be particularly useful when used in CI, if you can obtain the target branch a PR will be going into, because you can use that as the `ref` to the `--since` option. This works well for PRs going into master as well as feature branches._
 
+### `--exclude-dependents`
+
+Exclude all transitive dependents when running a command with `--since`, overriding the default "changed" algorithm.
+
+This flag has no effect without `--since`, and will throw an error in that case.
+
 ### `--include-filtered-dependents`
 
 Include all transitive dependents when running a command regardless of `--scope`, `--ignore`, or `--since`.
diff --git a/core/filter-options/__tests__/get-filtered-packages.test.js b/core/filter-options/__tests__/get-filtered-packages.test.js
index 4407e656b7..cdafdcaa6e 100644
--- a/core/filter-options/__tests__/get-filtered-packages.test.js
+++ b/core/filter-options/__tests__/get-filtered-packages.test.js
@@ -169,6 +169,32 @@ test("--scope package-{2,3,4} --since master", async () => {
   );
 });
 
+test("--exclude-dependents", async () => {
+  const packageGraph = await buildGraph(cwd);
+  const execOpts = { cwd };
+  const options = parseOptions("--since", "foo", "--exclude-dependents");
+
+  await getFilteredPackages(packageGraph, execOpts, options);
+
+  expect(collectUpdates).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+    expect.any(Array),
+    packageGraph,
+    execOpts,
+    expect.objectContaining({ excludeDependents: true })
+  );
+});
+
+test("--exclude-dependents conflicts with --include-filtered-dependents", async () => {
+  try {
+    parseOptions("--exclude-dependents", "--include-filtered-dependents");
+  } catch (err) {
+    expect(err.message).toMatch("exclude-dependents");
+    expect(err.message).toMatch("include-filtered-dependents");
+  }
+
+  expect.hasAssertions();
+});
+
 test("--include-filtered-dependents", async () => {
   const packageGraph = await buildGraph(cwd);
   const execOpts = { cwd };
diff --git a/core/filter-options/index.js b/core/filter-options/index.js
index d1c7d016fc..16f027a3dc 100644
--- a/core/filter-options/index.js
+++ b/core/filter-options/index.js
@@ -35,11 +35,20 @@ function filterOptions(yargs) {
       `,
       type: "string",
     },
+    "exclude-dependents": {
+      describe: dedent`
+        Exclude all transitive dependents when running a command
+        with --since, overriding the default "changed" algorithm.
+      `,
+      conflicts: "include-filtered-dependents",
+      type: "boolean",
+    },
     "include-filtered-dependents": {
       describe: dedent`
         Include all transitive dependents when running a command
         regardless of --scope, --ignore, or --since.
       `,
+      conflicts: "exclude-dependents",
       type: "boolean",
     },
     "include-filtered-dependencies": {
diff --git a/core/filter-options/lib/get-filtered-packages.js b/core/filter-options/lib/get-filtered-packages.js
index 7a8d5b1f84..2a0c6609f5 100644
--- a/core/filter-options/lib/get-filtered-packages.js
+++ b/core/filter-options/lib/get-filtered-packages.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ function getFilteredPackages(packageGraph, execOpts, options) {
   if (options.since !== undefined) {
     log.notice("filter", "changed since %j", options.since);
 
+    if (options.excludeDependents) {
+      log.notice("filter", "excluding dependents");
+    }
+
     chain = chain.then(filteredPackages =>
       Promise.resolve(collectUpdates(filteredPackages, packageGraph, execOpts, options)).then(updates => {
         const updated = new Set(updates.map(({ pkg }) => pkg.name));
diff --git a/utils/collect-updates/__tests__/collect-updates.test.js b/utils/collect-updates/__tests__/collect-updates.test.js
index 10b222a74a..d2af1e1c51 100644
--- a/utils/collect-updates/__tests__/collect-updates.test.js
+++ b/utils/collect-updates/__tests__/collect-updates.test.js
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@ describe("collectUpdates()", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("constrains results by excluded dependents", () => {
+    changedPackages.add("package-dag-1");
+
+    const graph = buildGraph();
+    const pkgs = graph.rawPackageList;
+    const execOpts = { cwd: "/test" };
+
+    const updates = collectUpdates(pkgs, graph, execOpts, {
+      excludeDependents: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(updates).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: "package-dag-1" }),
+      // collectDependents() is skipped
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("constrains results by filtered packages", () => {
     changedPackages.add("package-dag-2a");
     changedPackages.add("package-dag-3");
diff --git a/utils/collect-updates/collect-updates.js b/utils/collect-updates/collect-updates.js
index 7cc327aea3..b3745367e9 100644
--- a/utils/collect-updates/collect-updates.js
+++ b/utils/collect-updates/collect-updates.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports.collectPackages = collectPackages;
 module.exports.getPackagesForOption = getPackagesForOption;
 
 function collectUpdates(filteredPackages, packageGraph, execOpts, commandOptions) {
-  const { forcePublish, conventionalCommits, conventionalGraduate } = commandOptions;
+  const { forcePublish, conventionalCommits, conventionalGraduate, excludeDependents } = commandOptions;
 
   // If --conventional-commits and --conventional-graduate are both set, ignore --force-publish
   const useConventionalGraduate = conventionalCommits && conventionalGraduate;
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function collectUpdates(filteredPackages, packageGraph, execOpts, commandOptions
 
     return collectPackages(packages, {
       onInclude: name => log.verbose("updated", name),
+      excludeDependents,
     });
   }
 
@@ -86,5 +87,6 @@ function collectUpdates(filteredPackages, packageGraph, execOpts, commandOptions
   return collectPackages(packages, {
     isCandidate: (node, name) => isForced(node, name) || needsBump(node) || hasDiff(node),
     onInclude: name => log.verbose("updated", name),
+    excludeDependents,
   });
 }
diff --git a/utils/collect-updates/lib/collect-packages.js b/utils/collect-updates/lib/collect-packages.js
index 1317a74fa6..061f20f888 100644
--- a/utils/collect-updates/lib/collect-packages.js
+++ b/utils/collect-updates/lib/collect-packages.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const collectDependents = require("./collect-dependents");
 
 module.exports = collectPackages;
 
-function collectPackages(packages, { isCandidate = () => true, onInclude } = {}) {
+function collectPackages(packages, { isCandidate = () => true, onInclude, excludeDependents } = {}) {
   const candidates = new Set();
 
   packages.forEach((node, name) => {
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ function collectPackages(packages, { isCandidate = () => true, onInclude } = {})
     }
   });
 
-  const dependents = collectDependents(candidates);
-  dependents.forEach(node => candidates.add(node));
+  if (!excludeDependents) {
+    collectDependents(candidates).forEach(node => candidates.add(node));
+  }
 
   // The result should always be in the same order as the input
   const updates = [];