diff --git a/run-tests.js b/run-tests.js
index 234c83171c..6d675fa4c1 100644
--- a/run-tests.js
+++ b/run-tests.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ let argv = require('yargs/yargs')(process.argv.slice(2))
   .alias('g', 'group')
   .number('c')
   .boolean('related')
+  .boolean('dry')
+  .boolean('local')
   .alias('r', 'related')
   .alias('c', 'concurrency').argv
 
@@ -205,9 +207,11 @@ async function main() {
     type: argv.type ?? false,
     related: argv.related ?? false,
     retries: argv.retries ?? DEFAULT_NUM_RETRIES,
+    dry: argv.dry ?? false,
+    local: argv.local ?? false,
   }
   let numRetries = options.retries
-  const hideOutput = !options.debug
+  const hideOutput = !options.debug && !options.dry
 
   let filterTestsBy
 
@@ -402,6 +406,7 @@ ${ENDGROUP}`)
   })
 
   if (
+    !options.dry &&
     process.platform !== 'win32' &&
     process.env.NEXT_TEST_MODE !== 'deploy' &&
     ((options.type && options.type !== 'unit') || hasIsolatedTests)
@@ -471,37 +476,43 @@ ${ENDGROUP}`)
             ]),
       ]
       const env = {
-        IS_RETRY: isRetry ? 'true' : undefined,
-        RECORD_REPLAY: shouldRecordTestWithReplay,
         // run tests in headless mode by default
         HEADLESS: 'true',
-        TRACE_PLAYWRIGHT:
-          process.env.NEXT_TEST_MODE === 'deploy' ? undefined : 'true',
         NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '1',
         // unset CI env so CI behavior is only explicitly
         // tested when enabled
         CI: '',
-        CIRCLECI: '',
-        GITHUB_ACTIONS: '',
-        CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION: '',
-        RUN_ID: '',
-        BUILD_NUMBER: '',
-        // Format the output of junit report to include the test name
-        // For the debugging purpose to compare actual run list to the generated reports
-        // [NOTE]: This won't affect if junit reporter is not enabled
-        // @ts-expect-error .replaceAll() does exist. Follow-up why TS is not recognizing it
-        JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_NAME: test.file.replaceAll('/', '_'),
-        // Specify suite name for the test to avoid unexpected merging across different env / grouped tests
-        // This is not individual suites name (corresponding 'describe'), top level suite name which have redundant names by default
-        // [NOTE]: This won't affect if junit reporter is not enabled
-        JEST_SUITE_NAME: [
-          `${process.env.NEXT_TEST_MODE ?? 'default'}`,
-          options.group,
-          options.type,
-          test.file,
-        ]
-          .filter(Boolean)
-          .join(':'),
+
+        ...(options.local
+          ? {}
+          : {
+              IS_RETRY: isRetry ? 'true' : undefined,
+              RECORD_REPLAY: shouldRecordTestWithReplay,
+
+              TRACE_PLAYWRIGHT:
+                process.env.NEXT_TEST_MODE === 'deploy' ? undefined : 'true',
+              CIRCLECI: '',
+              GITHUB_ACTIONS: '',
+              CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION: '',
+              RUN_ID: '',
+              BUILD_NUMBER: '',
+              // Format the output of junit report to include the test name
+              // For the debugging purpose to compare actual run list to the generated reports
+              // [NOTE]: This won't affect if junit reporter is not enabled
+              // @ts-expect-error .replaceAll() does exist. Follow-up why TS is not recognizing it
+              JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_NAME: test.file.replaceAll('/', '_'),
+              // Specify suite name for the test to avoid unexpected merging across different env / grouped tests
+              // This is not individual suites name (corresponding 'describe'), top level suite name which have redundant names by default
+              // [NOTE]: This won't affect if junit reporter is not enabled
+              JEST_SUITE_NAME: [
+                `${process.env.NEXT_TEST_MODE ?? 'default'}`,
+                options.group,
+                options.type,
+                test.file,
+              ]
+                .filter(Boolean)
+                .join(':'),
+            }),
         ...(isFinalRun
           ? {
               // Events can be finicky in CI. This switches to a more
@@ -529,6 +540,11 @@ ${ENDGROUP}`)
         ].join(' ') + '\n'
       )
 
+      // Don't execute tests when in dry run mode
+      if (options.dry) {
+        return resolve(new Date().getTime() - start)
+      }
+
       const child = spawn(jestPath, args, {
         stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
         env: {