diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.h b/src/pacman/conf.h
index c97e5d7..26a4e37 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.h
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct __config_t {
 	unsigned short op_s_search;
 	unsigned short op_s_upgrade;
 	unsigned short op_s_printuris;
+	unsigned short op_s_pretend;
 
 	unsigned short group;
 	pmtransflag_t flags;
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index ff6ef5c..02c93d0 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void usage(int op, const char * const myname)
 			printf(_("  -i, --info           view package information\n"));
 			printf(_("  -l, --list <repo>    view a list of packages in a repo\n"));
 			printf(_("  -p, --print-uris     print out URIs for given packages and their dependencies\n"));
+			printf(_("  -P, --pretend        just print what it /would/ do\n"));
 			printf(_("  -s, --search <regex> search remote repositories for matching strings\n"));
 			printf(_("  -u, --sysupgrade     upgrade installed packages (-uu allows downgrade)\n"));
 			printf(_("  -w, --downloadonly   download packages but do not install/upgrade anything\n"));
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ static int parseargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"owns",       no_argument,       0, 'o'},
 		{"file",       no_argument,       0, 'p'},
 		{"print-uris", no_argument,       0, 'p'},
+		{"pretend",    no_argument,       0, 'P'},
 		{"quiet",      no_argument,       0, 'q'},
 		{"root",       required_argument, 0, 'r'},
 		{"recursive",  no_argument,       0, 's'},
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ static int parseargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
-	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "RUQSTr:b:vkhscVfmnoldepqituwygz", opts, &option_index))) {
+	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "RUQSTr:b:vkhscVfmnoldepPqituwygz", opts, &option_index))) {
 		alpm_list_t *list = NULL, *item = NULL; /* lists for splitting strings */
 
 		if(opt < 0) {
@@ -512,6 +514,10 @@ static int parseargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 				config->flags |= PM_TRANS_FLAG_NOCONFLICTS;
 				config->flags |= PM_TRANS_FLAG_NOLOCK;
 				break;
+			case 'P':
+				config->op_s_pretend = 1;
+				config->flags |= PM_TRANS_FLAG_NOCONFLICTS;
+				config->flags |= PM_TRANS_FLAG_NOLOCK;
 			case 'q':
 				config->quiet = 1;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index a2ef616..d32d30d 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ static int sync_trans(alpm_list_t *targets)
 
 	display_targets(alpm_trans_get_remove(), 0);
 	display_targets(alpm_trans_get_add(), 1);
+	if(config->op_s_pretend) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 	printf("\n");
 
 	int confirm;
@@ -757,8 +760,8 @@ int pacman_sync(alpm_list_t *targets)
 {
 	alpm_list_t *sync_dbs = NULL;
 
-	/* Display only errors with -Sp and -Sw operations */
-	if((config->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY) || config->op_s_printuris) {
+	/* Display only errors with -SP, -Sp and -Sw operations */
+	if((config->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY) || config->op_s_printuris || config->op_s_pretend) {
 		config->logmask &= ~PM_LOG_WARNING;
 	}
 
@@ -831,7 +834,7 @@ int pacman_sync(alpm_list_t *targets)
 	}
 
 	alpm_list_t *targs = alpm_list_strdup(targets);
-	if(!(config->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY) && !config->op_s_printuris) {
+	if(!(config->flags & PM_TRANS_FLAG_DOWNLOADONLY) && !config->op_s_printuris && !config->op_s_pretend) {
 		/* check for newer versions of packages to be upgraded first */
 		alpm_list_t *packages = syncfirst();
 		if(packages) {
diff --git a/src/pacman/util.c b/src/pacman/util.c
index 115b367..1bd8be9 100644
--- a/src/pacman/util.c
+++ b/src/pacman/util.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ int needs_root(void)
 	if(config->op == PM_OP_UPGRADE || config->op == PM_OP_REMOVE || /* -U, -R */
 	   (config->op == PM_OP_SYNC && (config->op_s_clean || config->op_s_sync || /* -Sc, -Sy */
 	      (!config->group && !config->op_s_info && !config->op_q_list /* all other -S combinations, where */
-	        && !config->op_s_search && !config->op_s_printuris)))) {  /* -g, -i, -l, -s, -p is not set */
+	        && !config->op_s_search && !config->op_s_printuris
+	        && !config->op_s_pretend)))) {                            /* -g, -i, -l, -s, -p, -P is not set */
 		return(1);
 	} else {
 		return(0);