diff --git a/gorm.go b/gorm.go
index 1f1dac213..d317e437d 100644
--- a/gorm.go
+++ b/gorm.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	NowFunc func() time.Time
 	// DryRun generate sql without execute
 	DryRun bool
+	// DryRunMigration prevent AutoMigrate() to change the schema
+	DryRunMigration bool
 	// PrepareStmt executes the given query in cached statement
 	PrepareStmt bool
 	// DisableAutomaticPing
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ type DB struct {
 // Session session config when create session with Session() method
 type Session struct {
 	DryRun                   bool
+	DryRunMigration          bool
 	PrepareStmt              bool
 	NewDB                    bool
 	Initialized              bool
@@ -274,6 +277,10 @@ func (db *DB) Session(config *Session) *DB {
 		tx.Config.DryRun = true
 	}
 
+	if config.DryRunMigration {
+		tx.Config.DryRunMigration = true
+	}
+
 	if config.QueryFields {
 		tx.Config.QueryFields = true
 	}
@@ -457,10 +464,12 @@ func (db *DB) Use(plugin Plugin) error {
 // ToSQL for generate SQL string.
 //
 // db.ToSQL(func(tx *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
-// 		return tx.Model(&User{}).Where(&User{Name: "foo", Age: 20})
-// 			.Limit(10).Offset(5)
-//			.Order("name ASC")
-//			.First(&User{})
+//
+//	return tx.Model(&User{}).Where(&User{Name: "foo", Age: 20})
+//		.Limit(10).Offset(5)
+//		.Order("name ASC")
+//		.First(&User{})
+//
 // })
 func (db *DB) ToSQL(queryFn func(tx *DB) *DB) string {
 	tx := queryFn(db.Session(&Session{DryRun: true, SkipDefaultTransaction: true}))
diff --git a/migrator/migrator.go b/migrator/migrator.go
index e6782a13b..b61a24d75 100644
--- a/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 	for _, value := range m.ReorderModels(values, true) {
 		tx := m.DB.Session(&gorm.Session{})
 		if !tx.Migrator().HasTable(value) {
+			if tx.DryRunMigration {
+				return fmt.Errorf("create table for model %T: %w", value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+			}
+
 			if err := tx.Migrator().CreateTable(value); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -117,6 +121,10 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 
 					if foundColumn == nil {
 						// not found, add column
+						if tx.DryRunMigration {
+							return fmt.Errorf("create column for model %T: %w", value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+						}
+
 						if err := tx.Migrator().AddColumn(value, dbName); err != nil {
 							return err
 						}
@@ -130,6 +138,10 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 					if !m.DB.Config.DisableForeignKeyConstraintWhenMigrating {
 						if constraint := rel.ParseConstraint(); constraint != nil &&
 							constraint.Schema == stmt.Schema && !tx.Migrator().HasConstraint(value, constraint.Name) {
+							if tx.DryRunMigration {
+								return fmt.Errorf("create constraint %s for model %T: %w", constraint.Name, value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+							}
+
 							if err := tx.Migrator().CreateConstraint(value, constraint.Name); err != nil {
 								return err
 							}
@@ -139,6 +151,10 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 
 				for _, chk := range stmt.Schema.ParseCheckConstraints() {
 					if !tx.Migrator().HasConstraint(value, chk.Name) {
+						if tx.DryRunMigration {
+							return fmt.Errorf("create constraint %s for model %T: %w", chk.Name, value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+						}
+
 						if err := tx.Migrator().CreateConstraint(value, chk.Name); err != nil {
 							return err
 						}
@@ -147,6 +163,10 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 
 				for _, idx := range stmt.Schema.ParseIndexes() {
 					if !tx.Migrator().HasIndex(value, idx.Name) {
+						if tx.DryRunMigration {
+							return fmt.Errorf("create index %s for model %T: %w", idx.Name, value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+						}
+
 						if err := tx.Migrator().CreateIndex(value, idx.Name); err != nil {
 							return err
 						}
@@ -478,6 +498,10 @@ func (m Migrator) MigrateColumn(value interface{}, field *schema.Field, columnTy
 	}
 
 	if alterColumn && !field.IgnoreMigration {
+		if m.DB.DryRunMigration {
+			return fmt.Errorf("alter column %s for model %T: %w", field.Name, value, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported)
+		}
+
 		return m.DB.Migrator().AlterColumn(value, field.Name)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/migrate_test.go b/tests/migrate_test.go
index 0b5bc5ebd..36389743a 100644
--- a/tests/migrate_test.go
+++ b/tests/migrate_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tests_test
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
@@ -959,3 +960,64 @@ func TestMigrateArrayTypeModel(t *testing.T) {
 	AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
 	AssertEqual(t, "integer[]", ct.DatabaseTypeName())
 }
+
+type Origin struct {
+	ID   int64  `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+	Data string `gorm:"null"`
+}
+
+func (Origin) TableName() string {
+	return "test"
+}
+
+func TestDryRunAutoMigrate(t *testing.T) {
+	type ChangeColumn struct {
+		Origin `gorm:"-"`
+		ID     int64 `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+		Data   int64 `gorm:""`
+	}
+
+	type AddIndex struct {
+		Origin `gorm:"-"`
+		ID     int64  `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+		Data   string `gorm:"null;index"`
+	}
+
+	type AddConstraint struct {
+		Origin `gorm:"-"`
+		ID     int64  `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+		Data   string `gorm:"null;check:,data <> 'migrate'"`
+	}
+
+	var tests = []struct {
+		from, to  interface{}
+		dryrunErr bool
+	}{
+		{&Origin{}, &Origin{}, false},
+		{&Origin{}, &ChangeColumn{}, true},
+		{&Origin{}, &AddIndex{}, true},
+		{&Origin{}, &AddConstraint{}, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		name := strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprintf("%T", test.to), "*", "")
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			DB.Migrator().DropTable(test.from, test.to)
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				DB.Migrator().DropTable(test.from, test.to)
+			})
+
+			err := DB.Migrator().CreateTable(test.from)
+			AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+			err = DB.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRunMigration: true}).AutoMigrate(test.to)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Log("migrate error:", err)
+			}
+			AssertEqual(t, test.dryrunErr, errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported))
+
+			err = DB.AutoMigrate(test.to)
+			AssertEqual(t, false, errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrDryRunModeUnsupported))
+		})
+	}
+}