diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index a12b8d0c..da507c39 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 
 	Options
 	  --fix             Automagically fix issues
+	  --fix-dry-run     Automatically fix problems without saving the changes to the file system
 	  --reporter        Reporter to use
 	  --env             Environment preset  [Can be set multiple times]
 	  --global          Global variable  [Can be set multiple times]
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ const cli = meow(`
 		fix: {
 			type: 'boolean',
 		},
+		fixDryRun: {
+			type: 'boolean',
+		},
 		reporter: {
 			type: 'string',
 		},
diff --git a/lib/options-manager.js b/lib/options-manager.js
index 8f411509..fba07cce 100644
--- a/lib/options-manager.js
+++ b/lib/options-manager.js
@@ -309,6 +309,13 @@ const buildESLintConfig = options => config => {
 		};
 	}
 
+	// ESLint does not expose a `fixDryRun` option in the programmatic API.
+	// Since ESLint programmatic API's `fix` option does not mean saving the changes to the file system, unlike ESLint CLI's one.
+	// So, the dry-run can be implemented by passing `fix` option to ESLint's API, and not calling `outputFixes`.
+	if (options.fixDryRun) {
+		config.fix = true;
+	}
+
 	return {
 		...config,
 		...pick(options, ['cwd', 'filePath', 'fix']),
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0980da30..68084be3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ $ xo --help
 
   Options
     --fix             Automagically fix issues
+    --fix-dry-run     Automatically fix problems without saving the changes to the file system
     --reporter        Reporter to use
     --env             Environment preset  [Can be set multiple times]
     --global          Global variable  [Can be set multiple times]
diff --git a/test/cli.js b/test/cli.js
index 43db20d4..65880b98 100644
--- a/test/cli.js
+++ b/test/cli.js
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ test('fix option with stdin', async t => {
 	t.is(stdout, 'console.log();');
 });
 
+test('fix-dry-run option should not overwrite source file', async t => {
+	const cwd = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(__dirname, './temp/'));
+	const filepath = path.join(cwd, 'x.js');
+	await fs.promises.writeFile(filepath, 'console.log()\n');
+	await main(['--fix-dry-run', filepath], {cwd});
+	t.is(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8'), 'console.log()\n');
+});
+
+test('fix-dry-run option with stdin', async t => {
+	const {stdout} = await main(['--fix-dry-run', '--stdin', '--reporter', 'json'], {
+		input: 'console.log()',
+	});
+	t.is(JSON.parse(stdout)[0].output, 'console.log();\n');
+});
+
 test('stdin-filename option with stdin', async t => {
 	const {stdout} = await main(['--stdin', '--stdin-filename=unicorn-file'], {
 		input: 'console.log()\n',