diff --git a/cmd/apply.go b/cmd/apply.go
index 1cbb74f7..3e994d3d 100644
--- a/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/apply.go
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ func NewApplyCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringArrayVar(&applyOptions.PostRendererArgs, "post-renderer-args", nil, `pass --post-renderer-args to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.Cascade, "cascade", "", "pass cascade to helm exec, default: background")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&applyOptions.SuppressOutputLineRegex, "suppress-output-line-regex", nil, "a list of regex patterns to suppress output lines from the diff output")
-	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.DryRun, "dry-run", "", "pass dry-run to helm exec")
-	f.Lookup("dry-run").NoOptDefVal = "client"
+	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.DiffDryRun, "diff-dry-run", "", "pass dry-run to helm-diff exec")
+	f.Lookup("diff-dry-run").NoOptDefVal = "client"
+	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.DiffDryRun, "sync-dry-run", "", "pass dry-run to helm exec")
+	f.Lookup("sync-dry-run").NoOptDefVal = "client"
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/diff.go b/cmd/diff.go
index 020bc6f1..7dc761f3 100644
--- a/cmd/diff.go
+++ b/cmd/diff.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func NewDiffCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&diffOptions.PostRenderer, "post-renderer", "", `pass --post-renderer to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.StringArrayVar(&diffOptions.PostRendererArgs, "post-renderer-args", nil, `pass --post-renderer-args to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.StringArrayVar(&diffOptions.SuppressOutputLineRegex, "suppress-output-line-regex", nil, "a list of regex patterns to suppress output lines from the diff output")
+	f.StringVar(&diffOptions.DryRun, "dry-run", "", "pass dry-run to helm-diff")
+	f.Lookup("dry-run").NoOptDefVal = "client"
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index c0d314ce..f2d89e28 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -1424,6 +1424,7 @@ func (a *App) apply(r *Run, c ApplyConfigProvider) (bool, bool, []error) {
 		PostRenderer:            c.PostRenderer(),
 		PostRendererArgs:        c.PostRendererArgs(),
 		SuppressOutputLineRegex: c.SuppressOutputLineRegex(),
+		DryRun:                  c.DryRun("diff"),
 	}
 
 	infoMsg, releasesToBeUpdated, releasesToBeDeleted, errs := r.diff(false, detailedExitCode, c, diffOpts)
@@ -1536,7 +1537,7 @@ Do you really want to apply?
 					PostRenderer:     c.PostRenderer(),
 					PostRendererArgs: c.PostRendererArgs(),
 					SyncArgs:         c.SyncArgs(),
-					DryRun:           c.DryRun(),
+					DryRun:           c.DryRun("sync"),
 				}
 				return subst.SyncReleases(&affectedReleases, helm, c.Values(), c.Concurrency(), syncOpts)
 			}))
@@ -1663,6 +1664,7 @@ func (a *App) diff(r *Run, c DiffConfigProvider) (*string, bool, bool, []error)
 			PostRenderer:            c.PostRenderer(),
 			PostRendererArgs:        c.PostRendererArgs(),
 			SuppressOutputLineRegex: c.SuppressOutputLineRegex(),
+			DryRun:                  c.DryRun("diff"),
 		}
 
 		filtered := &Run{
@@ -1930,7 +1932,7 @@ Do you really want to sync?
 					PostRenderer:     c.PostRenderer(),
 					PostRendererArgs: c.PostRendererArgs(),
 					SyncArgs:         c.SyncArgs(),
-					DryRun:           c.DryRun(),
+					DryRun:           c.DryRun("sync"),
 				}
 				return subst.SyncReleases(&affectedReleases, helm, c.Values(), c.Concurrency(), opts)
 			}))
diff --git a/pkg/app/app_test.go b/pkg/app/app_test.go
index 394883ac..e7866b4a 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app_test.go
@@ -2194,10 +2194,11 @@ func (c configImpl) ShowOnly() []string {
 }
 
 type applyConfig struct {
-	args    string
-	cascade string
-	dryRun  string
-	values  []string
+	args       string
+	cascade    string
+	diffDryRun string
+	syncDryRun string
+	values     []string
 
 	// TODO: Remove this function once Helmfile v0.x
 	retainValuesFiles bool
@@ -2416,8 +2417,15 @@ func (a applyConfig) ShowOnly() []string {
 	return a.showOnly
 }
 
-func (a applyConfig) DryRun() string {
-	return a.dryRun
+func (a applyConfig) DryRun(stage string) string {
+	switch stage {
+	case "diff":
+		return a.diffDryRun
+	case "sync":
+		return a.syncDryRun
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
 }
 
 type depsConfig struct {
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index 7bf17e5e..22cc7b8d 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type ApplyConfigProvider interface {
 	PostRendererArgs() []string
 	Cascade() string
 	SuppressOutputLineRegex() []string
-	DryRun() string
+	DryRun(string) string
 
 	Values() []string
 	Set() []string
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ type SyncConfigProvider interface {
 	PostRenderer() string
 	PostRendererArgs() []string
 	Cascade() string
-	DryRun() string
+	DryRun(string) string
 
 	Values() []string
 	Set() []string
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ type DiffConfigProvider interface {
 	Validate() bool
 	SkipCRDs() bool
 	SkipDeps() bool
+	DryRun(string) string
 
 	IncludeTests() bool
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/diff_test.go b/pkg/app/diff_test.go
index f33c04a6..cdf7d812 100644
--- a/pkg/app/diff_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/diff_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type diffConfig struct {
 	skipDiffOnInstall       bool
 	reuseValues             bool
 	logger                  *zap.SugaredLogger
+	dryRun                  string
 }
 
 func (a diffConfig) Args() string {
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@ func (a diffConfig) SuppressOutputLineRegex() []string {
 	return a.suppressOutputLineRegex
 }
 
+func (a diffConfig) DryRun(string) string {
+	return a.dryRun
+}
 func TestDiff(t *testing.T) {
 	type flags struct {
 		skipNeeds    bool
diff --git a/pkg/config/apply.go b/pkg/config/apply.go
index 70be7efa..cee779bf 100644
--- a/pkg/config/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/config/apply.go
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ type ApplyOptions struct {
 	SuppressOutputLineRegex []string
 	// SyncArgs is the list of arguments to pass to helm upgrade.
 	SyncArgs string
-	// DryRun is for helm dry-run flag
-	DryRun string
+	// DiffDryRun is for helm dry-run flag
+	DiffDryRun string
+	// SyncDryRun is for helm dry-run flag
+	SyncDryRun string
 }
 
 // NewApply creates a new Apply
@@ -250,7 +252,14 @@ func (a *ApplyImpl) SyncArgs() string {
 	return a.ApplyOptions.SyncArgs
 }
 
-// DryRun returns dry-run flag
-func (a *ApplyImpl) DryRun() string {
-	return a.ApplyOptions.DryRun
+// DiffDryRun returns dry-run flag
+func (a *ApplyImpl) DryRun(stage string) string {
+	switch stage {
+	case "diff":
+		return a.ApplyOptions.DiffDryRun
+	case "sync":
+		return a.ApplyOptions.SyncDryRun
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/diff.go b/pkg/config/diff.go
index 0fe525e8..56a2b1ec 100644
--- a/pkg/config/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/config/diff.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ type DiffOptions struct {
 	DiffArgs string
 	// SuppressOutputLineRegex is a list of regexes to suppress output lines
 	SuppressOutputLineRegex []string
+	// DryRun is for helm-diff dry-run flag
+	DryRun string
 }
 
 // NewDiffOptions creates a new Apply
@@ -199,3 +201,8 @@ func (t *DiffImpl) PostRendererArgs() []string {
 func (t *DiffImpl) SuppressOutputLineRegex() []string {
 	return t.DiffOptions.SuppressOutputLineRegex
 }
+
+// DryRun returns dry-run flag
+func (t *DiffImpl) DryRun(string) string {
+	return t.DiffOptions.DryRun
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/sync.go b/pkg/config/sync.go
index baa1622f..3139b486 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sync.go
@@ -143,6 +143,6 @@ func (t *SyncImpl) SyncArgs() string {
 }
 
 // DryRun returns dry-run flag
-func (t *SyncImpl) DryRun() string {
+func (t *SyncImpl) DryRun(string) string {
 	return t.SyncOptions.DryRun
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/helmx.go b/pkg/state/helmx.go
index 1790cc68..0e12fdc2 100644
--- a/pkg/state/helmx.go
+++ b/pkg/state/helmx.go
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ func (st *HelmState) appendWaitFlags(flags []string, release *ReleaseSpec, ops *
 // appendDryRunFlags appends the necessary flags for a dry run to the given flags slice.
 // If the opt parameter is not nil and opt.DryRun is not empty, the "--dry-run" flag and the value of opt.DryRun are appended to the flags slice.
 // The updated flags slice is returned.
-func (st *HelmState) appendDryRunFlags(flags []string, helm helmexec.Interface, opt *SyncOpts) []string {
+func (st *HelmState) appendDryRunFlags(flags []string, helm helmexec.Interface, dryRun string) []string {
 	if !helm.IsVersionAtLeast("3.13.0") {
 		return flags
 	}
-	if opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "" {
-		flags = append(flags, fmt.Sprintf("--dry-run=%s", opt.DryRun))
+	if dryRun != "" {
+		flags = append(flags, fmt.Sprintf("--dry-run=%s", dryRun))
 	}
 	return flags
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/helmx_test.go b/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
index d699e3bb..e96bca79 100644
--- a/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
+++ b/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
@@ -328,9 +328,7 @@ func TestAppendDryRunFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			st := &HelmState{}
-			got := st.appendDryRunFlags([]string{}, tt.args.helm, &SyncOpts{
-				DryRun: tt.args.dryRun,
-			})
+			got := st.appendDryRunFlags([]string{}, tt.args.helm, tt.args.dryRun)
 			require.Equalf(t, tt.args.expected, got, "appendDryRunFlags() = %v, want %v", got, tt.args.expected)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 56824cb9..f503665d 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@ type DiffOpts struct {
 	PostRenderer            string
 	PostRendererArgs        []string
 	SuppressOutputLineRegex []string
+	DryRun                  string
 }
 
 func (o *DiffOpts) Apply(opts *DiffOpts) {
@@ -2673,7 +2674,9 @@ func (st *HelmState) flagsForUpgrade(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseSp
 		postRendererArgs = opt.PostRendererArgs
 	}
 	flags = st.appendPostRenderArgsFlags(flags, release, postRendererArgs)
-	flags = st.appendDryRunFlags(flags, helm, opt)
+	if opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "" {
+		flags = st.appendDryRunFlags(flags, helm, opt.DryRun)
+	}
 
 	flags = st.appendExtraSyncFlags(flags, opt)
 
@@ -2795,6 +2798,9 @@ func (st *HelmState) flagsForDiff(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseSpec,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, files, err
 	}
+	if opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "" {
+		flags = st.appendDryRunFlags(flags, helm, opt.DryRun)
+	}
 
 	return append(flags, common...), files, nil
 }