diff --git a/assets/swagger.json b/assets/swagger.json
index 7095e8ccab848..a3d4e36fa1c56 100644
--- a/assets/swagger.json
+++ b/assets/swagger.json
@@ -4489,6 +4489,27 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "applicationsetApplicationSetGenerateRequest": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "ApplicationSetGetQuery is a query for applicationset resources",
+      "properties": {
+        "applicationSet": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/v1alpha1ApplicationSet"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "applicationsetApplicationSetGenerateResponse": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "ApplicationSetGenerateResponse is a response for applicationset generate request",
+      "properties": {
+        "applications": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/v1alpha1Application"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "applicationsetApplicationSetResponse": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
diff --git a/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go b/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
index 552de22909bea..c8e4596ab3a75 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/pkg/stats"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -142,7 +144,11 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 			dynamicClient := dynamic.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 
-			controllerClient, err := client.New(config, client.Options{})
+			scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+			_ = clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme)
+			_ = v1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme)
+
+			controllerClient, err := client.New(config, client.Options{Scheme: scheme})
 			errors.CheckError(err)
 			controllerClient = client.NewDryRunClient(controllerClient)
 
diff --git a/cmd/argocd/commands/applicationset.go b/cmd/argocd/commands/applicationset.go
index bd9dff90891a0..4bed5aea8a992 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd/commands/applicationset.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd/commands/applicationset.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/cmd/argocd/commands/admin"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/cmd/argocd/commands/headless"
 	cmdutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/cmd/util"
 	argocdclient "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/pkg/apiclient"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func NewAppSetCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	command.AddCommand(NewApplicationSetCreateCommand(clientOpts))
 	command.AddCommand(NewApplicationSetListCommand(clientOpts))
 	command.AddCommand(NewApplicationSetDeleteCommand(clientOpts))
+	command.AddCommand(NewApplicationSetGenerateCommand(clientOpts))
 	return command
 }
 
@@ -208,6 +210,75 @@ func NewApplicationSetCreateCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cob
 	return command
 }
 
+// NewApplicationSetGenerateCommand returns a new instance of an `argocd appset generate` command
+func NewApplicationSetGenerateCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Command {
+	var output string
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "generate",
+		Short: "Generate apps of ApplicationSet rendered templates",
+		Example: templates.Examples(`
+	# Generate apps of ApplicationSet rendered templates
+	argocd appset generate <filename or URL> (<filename or URL>...)
+`),
+		Run: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			ctx := c.Context()
+
+			if len(args) == 0 {
+				c.HelpFunc()(c, args)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			argocdClient := headless.NewClientOrDie(clientOpts, c)
+			fileUrl := args[0]
+			appsets, err := cmdutil.ConstructApplicationSet(fileUrl)
+			errors.CheckError(err)
+
+			if len(appsets) != 1 {
+				fmt.Printf("Input file must contain one ApplicationSet")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			appset := appsets[0]
+			if appset.Name == "" {
+				err := fmt.Errorf("Error generating apps for ApplicationSet %s. ApplicationSet does not have Name field set", appset)
+				errors.CheckError(err)
+			}
+
+			conn, appIf := argocdClient.NewApplicationSetClientOrDie()
+			defer argoio.Close(conn)
+
+			req := applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateRequest{
+				ApplicationSet: appset,
+			}
+			resp, err := appIf.Generate(ctx, &req)
+			errors.CheckError(err)
+
+			var appsList []arogappsetv1.Application
+			for i := range resp.Applications {
+				appsList = append(appsList, *resp.Applications[i])
+			}
+
+			switch output {
+			case "yaml", "json":
+				var resources []interface{}
+				for i := range appsList {
+					app := appsList[i]
+					// backfill api version and kind because k8s client always return empty values for these fields
+					app.APIVersion = arogappsetv1.ApplicationSchemaGroupVersionKind.GroupVersion().String()
+					app.Kind = arogappsetv1.ApplicationSchemaGroupVersionKind.Kind
+					resources = append(resources, app)
+				}
+
+				cobra.CheckErr(admin.PrintResources(output, os.Stdout, resources...))
+			case "wide", "":
+				printApplicationTable(appsList, &output)
+			default:
+				errors.CheckError(fmt.Errorf("unknown output format: %s", output))
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	command.Flags().StringVarP(&output, "output", "o", "wide", "Output format. One of: json|yaml|wide")
+	return command
+}
+
 // NewApplicationSetListCommand returns a new instance of an `argocd appset list` command
 func NewApplicationSetListCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	var (
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset.md b/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset.md
index 09e33a2bcd9f4..fddda16860a62 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ argocd appset [flags]
 * [argocd](argocd.md)	 - argocd controls a Argo CD server
 * [argocd appset create](argocd_appset_create.md)	 - Create one or more ApplicationSets
 * [argocd appset delete](argocd_appset_delete.md)	 - Delete one or more ApplicationSets
+* [argocd appset generate](argocd_appset_generate.md)	 - Generate apps of ApplicationSet rendered templates
 * [argocd appset get](argocd_appset_get.md)	 - Get ApplicationSet details
 * [argocd appset list](argocd_appset_list.md)	 - List ApplicationSets
 
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset_generate.md b/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset_generate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dc98dad11926b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user-guide/commands/argocd_appset_generate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# `argocd appset generate` Command Reference
+
+## argocd appset generate
+
+Generate apps of ApplicationSet rendered templates
+
+```
+argocd appset generate [flags]
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+```
+  # Generate apps of ApplicationSet rendered templates
+  argocd appset generate <filename or URL> (<filename or URL>...)
+```
+
+### Options
+
+```
+  -h, --help            help for generate
+  -o, --output string   Output format. One of: json|yaml|wide (default "wide")
+```
+
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+      --argocd-context string           The name of the Argo-CD server context to use
+      --auth-token string               Authentication token
+      --client-crt string               Client certificate file
+      --client-crt-key string           Client certificate key file
+      --config string                   Path to Argo CD config (default "/home/user/.config/argocd/config")
+      --controller-name string          Name of the Argo CD Application controller; set this or the ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_NAME environment variable when the controller's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-application-controller")
+      --core                            If set to true then CLI talks directly to Kubernetes instead of talking to Argo CD API server
+      --grpc-web                        Enables gRPC-web protocol. Useful if Argo CD server is behind proxy which does not support HTTP2.
+      --grpc-web-root-path string       Enables gRPC-web protocol. Useful if Argo CD server is behind proxy which does not support HTTP2. Set web root.
+  -H, --header strings                  Sets additional header to all requests made by Argo CD CLI. (Can be repeated multiple times to add multiple headers, also supports comma separated headers)
+      --http-retry-max int              Maximum number of retries to establish http connection to Argo CD server
+      --insecure                        Skip server certificate and domain verification
+      --kube-context string             Directs the command to the given kube-context
+      --logformat string                Set the logging format. One of: text|json (default "text")
+      --loglevel string                 Set the logging level. One of: debug|info|warn|error (default "info")
+      --plaintext                       Disable TLS
+      --port-forward                    Connect to a random argocd-server port using port forwarding
+      --port-forward-namespace string   Namespace name which should be used for port forwarding
+      --redis-haproxy-name string       Name of the Redis HA Proxy; set this or the ARGOCD_REDIS_HAPROXY_NAME environment variable when the HA Proxy's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-redis-ha-haproxy")
+      --redis-name string               Name of the Redis deployment; set this or the ARGOCD_REDIS_NAME environment variable when the Redis's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-redis")
+      --repo-server-name string         Name of the Argo CD Repo server; set this or the ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_NAME environment variable when the server's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-repo-server")
+      --server string                   Argo CD server address
+      --server-crt string               Server certificate file
+      --server-name string              Name of the Argo CD API server; set this or the ARGOCD_SERVER_NAME environment variable when the server's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-server")
+```
+
+### SEE ALSO
+
+* [argocd appset](argocd_appset.md)	 - Manage ApplicationSets
+
diff --git a/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.go b/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.go
index b15e27f3ebc10..874ed5663b7c9 100644
--- a/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.go
@@ -386,6 +386,103 @@ func (m *ApplicationSetTreeQuery) GetAppsetNamespace() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// ApplicationSetGetQuery is a query for applicationset resources
+type ApplicationSetGenerateRequest struct {
+	// the applicationsets
+	ApplicationSet       *v1alpha1.ApplicationSet `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=applicationSet,proto3" json:"applicationSet,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}                 `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte                   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32                    `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) Reset()         { *m = ApplicationSetGenerateRequest{} }
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_eacb9df0ce5738fa, []int{6}
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return m.Unmarshal(b)
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	if deterministic {
+		return xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateRequest.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+	} else {
+		b = b[:cap(b)]
+		n, err := m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return b[:n], nil
+	}
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateRequest.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) XXX_Size() int {
+	return m.Size()
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateRequest.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateRequest proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) GetApplicationSet() *v1alpha1.ApplicationSet {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.ApplicationSet
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ApplicationSetGenerateResponse is a response for applicationset generate request
+type ApplicationSetGenerateResponse struct {
+	Applications         []*v1alpha1.Application `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=applications,proto3" json:"applications,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}                `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte                  `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32                   `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) Reset()         { *m = ApplicationSetGenerateResponse{} }
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_eacb9df0ce5738fa, []int{7}
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return m.Unmarshal(b)
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	if deterministic {
+		return xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateResponse.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+	} else {
+		b = b[:cap(b)]
+		n, err := m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return b[:n], nil
+	}
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateResponse.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) XXX_Size() int {
+	return m.Size()
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateResponse.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_ApplicationSetGenerateResponse proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) GetApplications() []*v1alpha1.Application {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Applications
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetGetQuery)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetGetQuery")
 	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetListQuery)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetListQuery")
@@ -393,6 +490,8 @@ func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetCreateRequest)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetCreateRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetDeleteRequest)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetDeleteRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetTreeQuery)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetTreeQuery")
+	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetGenerateRequest)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateRequest")
+	proto.RegisterType((*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse)(nil), "applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateResponse")
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -400,44 +499,49 @@ func init() {
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 }
 
 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -454,6 +558,8 @@ const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion4
 type ApplicationSetServiceClient interface {
 	// Get returns an applicationset by name
 	Get(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSetGetQuery, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSet, error)
+	// Generate generates
+	Generate(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse, error)
 	//List returns list of applicationset
 	List(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSetListQuery, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList, error)
 	//Create creates an applicationset
@@ -481,6 +587,15 @@ func (c *applicationSetServiceClient) Get(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSe
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *applicationSetServiceClient) Generate(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse, error) {
+	out := new(ApplicationSetGenerateResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, "/applicationset.ApplicationSetService/Generate", in, out, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (c *applicationSetServiceClient) List(ctx context.Context, in *ApplicationSetListQuery, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList, error) {
 	out := new(v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList)
 	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, "/applicationset.ApplicationSetService/List", in, out, opts...)
@@ -521,6 +636,8 @@ func (c *applicationSetServiceClient) ResourceTree(ctx context.Context, in *Appl
 type ApplicationSetServiceServer interface {
 	// Get returns an applicationset by name
 	Get(context.Context, *ApplicationSetGetQuery) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSet, error)
+	// Generate generates
+	Generate(context.Context, *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse, error)
 	//List returns list of applicationset
 	List(context.Context, *ApplicationSetListQuery) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList, error)
 	//Create creates an applicationset
@@ -538,6 +655,9 @@ type UnimplementedApplicationSetServiceServer struct {
 func (*UnimplementedApplicationSetServiceServer) Get(ctx context.Context, req *ApplicationSetGetQuery) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSet, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Get not implemented")
 }
+func (*UnimplementedApplicationSetServiceServer) Generate(ctx context.Context, req *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) (*ApplicationSetGenerateResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Generate not implemented")
+}
 func (*UnimplementedApplicationSetServiceServer) List(ctx context.Context, req *ApplicationSetListQuery) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method List not implemented")
 }
@@ -573,6 +693,24 @@ func _ApplicationSetService_Get_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, de
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _ApplicationSetService_Generate_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(ApplicationSetGenerateRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(ApplicationSetServiceServer).Generate(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: "/applicationset.ApplicationSetService/Generate",
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(ApplicationSetServiceServer).Generate(ctx, req.(*ApplicationSetGenerateRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 func _ApplicationSetService_List_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(ApplicationSetListQuery)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -653,6 +791,10 @@ var _ApplicationSetService_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "Get",
 			Handler:    _ApplicationSetService_Get_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "Generate",
+			Handler:    _ApplicationSetService_Generate_Handler,
+		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "List",
 			Handler:    _ApplicationSetService_List_Handler,
@@ -952,6 +1094,86 @@ func (m *ApplicationSetTreeQuery) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error)
 	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
 }
 
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
+	size := m.Size()
+	dAtA = make([]byte, size)
+	n, err := m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:size])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return dAtA[:n], nil
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) MarshalTo(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	size := m.Size()
+	return m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:size])
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	i := len(dAtA)
+	_ = i
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
+		i -= len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.XXX_unrecognized)
+	}
+	if m.ApplicationSet != nil {
+		{
+			size, err := m.ApplicationSet.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			i -= size
+			i = encodeVarintApplicationset(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+		}
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0xa
+	}
+	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
+	size := m.Size()
+	dAtA = make([]byte, size)
+	n, err := m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:size])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return dAtA[:n], nil
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) MarshalTo(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	size := m.Size()
+	return m.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:size])
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
+	i := len(dAtA)
+	_ = i
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
+		i -= len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.XXX_unrecognized)
+	}
+	if len(m.Applications) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.Applications) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			{
+				size, err := m.Applications[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+				if err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				i -= size
+				i = encodeVarintApplicationset(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			}
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0xa
+		}
+	}
+	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
+}
+
 func encodeVarintApplicationset(dAtA []byte, offset int, v uint64) int {
 	offset -= sovApplicationset(v)
 	base := offset
@@ -1091,6 +1313,40 @@ func (m *ApplicationSetTreeQuery) Size() (n int) {
 	return n
 }
 
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) Size() (n int) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if m.ApplicationSet != nil {
+		l = m.ApplicationSet.Size()
+		n += 1 + l + sovApplicationset(uint64(l))
+	}
+	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
+		n += len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) Size() (n int) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	var l int
+	_ = l
+	if len(m.Applications) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.Applications {
+			l = e.Size()
+			n += 1 + l + sovApplicationset(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
+	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
+		n += len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
 func sovApplicationset(x uint64) (n int) {
 	return (math_bits.Len64(x|1) + 6) / 7
 }
@@ -1835,6 +2091,178 @@ func (m *ApplicationSetTreeQuery) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
+	l := len(dAtA)
+	iNdEx := 0
+	for iNdEx < l {
+		preIndex := iNdEx
+		var wire uint64
+		for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+			if shift >= 64 {
+				return ErrIntOverflowApplicationset
+			}
+			if iNdEx >= l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+			iNdEx++
+			wire |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+			if b < 0x80 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		fieldNum := int32(wire >> 3)
+		wireType := int(wire & 0x7)
+		if wireType == 4 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: ApplicationSetGenerateRequest: wiretype end group for non-group")
+		}
+		if fieldNum <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: ApplicationSetGenerateRequest: illegal tag %d (wire type %d)", fieldNum, wire)
+		}
+		switch fieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ApplicationSet", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowApplicationset
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			if m.ApplicationSet == nil {
+				m.ApplicationSet = &v1alpha1.ApplicationSet{}
+			}
+			if err := m.ApplicationSet.Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
+		default:
+			iNdEx = preIndex
+			skippy, err := skipApplicationset(dAtA[iNdEx:])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if (skippy < 0) || (iNdEx+skippy) < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			if (iNdEx + skippy) > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.XXX_unrecognized = append(m.XXX_unrecognized, dAtA[iNdEx:iNdEx+skippy]...)
+			iNdEx += skippy
+		}
+	}
+
+	if iNdEx > l {
+		return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (m *ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
+	l := len(dAtA)
+	iNdEx := 0
+	for iNdEx < l {
+		preIndex := iNdEx
+		var wire uint64
+		for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+			if shift >= 64 {
+				return ErrIntOverflowApplicationset
+			}
+			if iNdEx >= l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+			iNdEx++
+			wire |= uint64(b&0x7F) << shift
+			if b < 0x80 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		fieldNum := int32(wire >> 3)
+		wireType := int(wire & 0x7)
+		if wireType == 4 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: ApplicationSetGenerateResponse: wiretype end group for non-group")
+		}
+		if fieldNum <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: ApplicationSetGenerateResponse: illegal tag %d (wire type %d)", fieldNum, wire)
+		}
+		switch fieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Applications", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowApplicationset
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.Applications = append(m.Applications, &v1alpha1.Application{})
+			if err := m.Applications[len(m.Applications)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
+		default:
+			iNdEx = preIndex
+			skippy, err := skipApplicationset(dAtA[iNdEx:])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if (skippy < 0) || (iNdEx+skippy) < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApplicationset
+			}
+			if (iNdEx + skippy) > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.XXX_unrecognized = append(m.XXX_unrecognized, dAtA[iNdEx:iNdEx+skippy]...)
+			iNdEx += skippy
+		}
+	}
+
+	if iNdEx > l {
+		return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 func skipApplicationset(dAtA []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	l := len(dAtA)
 	iNdEx := 0
diff --git a/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.gw.go b/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.gw.go
index daad3043c52ca..349c5729bea94 100644
--- a/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.gw.go
+++ b/pkg/apiclient/applicationset/applicationset.pb.gw.go
@@ -105,6 +105,40 @@ func local_request_ApplicationSetService_Get_0(ctx context.Context, marshaler ru
 
 }
 
+func request_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(ctx context.Context, marshaler runtime.Marshaler, client ApplicationSetServiceClient, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) (proto.Message, runtime.ServerMetadata, error) {
+	var protoReq ApplicationSetGenerateRequest
+	var metadata runtime.ServerMetadata
+
+	newReader, berr := utilities.IOReaderFactory(req.Body)
+	if berr != nil {
+		return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", berr)
+	}
+	if err := marshaler.NewDecoder(newReader()).Decode(&protoReq); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
+	}
+
+	msg, err := client.Generate(ctx, &protoReq, grpc.Header(&metadata.HeaderMD), grpc.Trailer(&metadata.TrailerMD))
+	return msg, metadata, err
+
+}
+
+func local_request_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(ctx context.Context, marshaler runtime.Marshaler, server ApplicationSetServiceServer, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) (proto.Message, runtime.ServerMetadata, error) {
+	var protoReq ApplicationSetGenerateRequest
+	var metadata runtime.ServerMetadata
+
+	newReader, berr := utilities.IOReaderFactory(req.Body)
+	if berr != nil {
+		return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", berr)
+	}
+	if err := marshaler.NewDecoder(newReader()).Decode(&protoReq); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
+	}
+
+	msg, err := server.Generate(ctx, &protoReq)
+	return msg, metadata, err
+
+}
+
 var (
 	filter_ApplicationSetService_List_0 = &utilities.DoubleArray{Encoding: map[string]int{}, Base: []int(nil), Check: []int(nil)}
 )
@@ -366,6 +400,29 @@ func RegisterApplicationSetServiceHandlerServer(ctx context.Context, mux *runtim
 
 	})
 
+	mux.Handle("POST", pattern_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(req.Context())
+		defer cancel()
+		var stream runtime.ServerTransportStream
+		ctx = grpc.NewContextWithServerTransportStream(ctx, &stream)
+		inboundMarshaler, outboundMarshaler := runtime.MarshalerForRequest(mux, req)
+		rctx, err := runtime.AnnotateIncomingContext(ctx, mux, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			runtime.HTTPError(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, err)
+			return
+		}
+		resp, md, err := local_request_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(rctx, inboundMarshaler, server, req, pathParams)
+		md.HeaderMD, md.TrailerMD = metadata.Join(md.HeaderMD, stream.Header()), metadata.Join(md.TrailerMD, stream.Trailer())
+		ctx = runtime.NewServerMetadataContext(ctx, md)
+		if err != nil {
+			runtime.HTTPError(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		forward_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, resp, mux.GetForwardResponseOptions()...)
+
+	})
+
 	mux.Handle("GET", pattern_ApplicationSetService_List_0, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(req.Context())
 		defer cancel()
@@ -519,6 +576,26 @@ func RegisterApplicationSetServiceHandlerClient(ctx context.Context, mux *runtim
 
 	})
 
+	mux.Handle("POST", pattern_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(req.Context())
+		defer cancel()
+		inboundMarshaler, outboundMarshaler := runtime.MarshalerForRequest(mux, req)
+		rctx, err := runtime.AnnotateContext(ctx, mux, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			runtime.HTTPError(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, err)
+			return
+		}
+		resp, md, err := request_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(rctx, inboundMarshaler, client, req, pathParams)
+		ctx = runtime.NewServerMetadataContext(ctx, md)
+		if err != nil {
+			runtime.HTTPError(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		forward_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0(ctx, mux, outboundMarshaler, w, req, resp, mux.GetForwardResponseOptions()...)
+
+	})
+
 	mux.Handle("GET", pattern_ApplicationSetService_List_0, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(req.Context())
 		defer cancel()
@@ -605,6 +682,8 @@ func RegisterApplicationSetServiceHandlerClient(ctx context.Context, mux *runtim
 var (
 	pattern_ApplicationSetService_Get_0 = runtime.MustPattern(runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 0, 4, 1, 5, 3}, []string{"api", "v1", "applicationsets", "name"}, "", runtime.AssumeColonVerbOpt(true)))
 
+	pattern_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0 = runtime.MustPattern(runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2}, []string{"api", "v1", "applicationsets"}, "", runtime.AssumeColonVerbOpt(true)))
+
 	pattern_ApplicationSetService_List_0 = runtime.MustPattern(runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2}, []string{"api", "v1", "applicationsets"}, "", runtime.AssumeColonVerbOpt(true)))
 
 	pattern_ApplicationSetService_Create_0 = runtime.MustPattern(runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2}, []string{"api", "v1", "applicationsets"}, "", runtime.AssumeColonVerbOpt(true)))
@@ -617,6 +696,8 @@ var (
 var (
 	forward_ApplicationSetService_Get_0 = runtime.ForwardResponseMessage
 
+	forward_ApplicationSetService_Generate_0 = runtime.ForwardResponseMessage
+
 	forward_ApplicationSetService_List_0 = runtime.ForwardResponseMessage
 
 	forward_ApplicationSetService_Create_0 = runtime.ForwardResponseMessage
diff --git a/server/applicationset/applicationset.go b/server/applicationset/applicationset.go
index 23bf93344d6d3..4d08e6f7d560a 100644
--- a/server/applicationset/applicationset.go
+++ b/server/applicationset/applicationset.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package applicationset
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *Server) Create(ctx context.Context, q *applicationset.ApplicationSetCre
 	}
 
 	if q.GetDryRun() {
-		apps, err := s.generateApplicationSetApps(ctx, *appset, namespace)
+		apps, err := s.generateApplicationSetApps(ctx, log.WithField("applicationset", appset.Name), *appset, namespace)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate Applications of ApplicationSet: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -260,9 +261,7 @@ func (s *Server) Create(ctx context.Context, q *applicationset.ApplicationSetCre
 	return updated, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) generateApplicationSetApps(ctx context.Context, appset v1alpha1.ApplicationSet, namespace string) ([]v1alpha1.Application, error) {
-	logCtx := log.WithField("applicationset", appset.Name)
-
+func (s *Server) generateApplicationSetApps(ctx context.Context, logEntry *log.Entry, appset v1alpha1.ApplicationSet, namespace string) ([]v1alpha1.Application, error) {
 	argoCDDB := s.db
 
 	scmConfig := generators.NewSCMConfig(s.ScmRootCAPath, s.AllowedScmProviders, s.EnableScmProviders, github_app.NewAuthCredentials(argoCDDB.(db.RepoCredsDB)))
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *Server) generateApplicationSetApps(ctx context.Context, appset v1alpha1
 
 	appSetGenerators := generators.GetGenerators(ctx, s.client, s.k8sClient, namespace, argoCDService, s.dynamicClient, scmConfig)
 
-	apps, _, err := appsettemplate.GenerateApplications(logCtx, appset, appSetGenerators, &appsetutils.Render{}, s.client)
+	apps, _, err := appsettemplate.GenerateApplications(logEntry, appset, appSetGenerators, &appsetutils.Render{}, s.client)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error generating applications: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -366,6 +365,40 @@ func (s *Server) ResourceTree(ctx context.Context, q *applicationset.Application
 	return s.buildApplicationSetTree(a)
 }
 
+func (s *Server) Generate(ctx context.Context, q *applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) (*applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateResponse, error) {
+	appset := q.GetApplicationSet()
+
+	if appset == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating ApplicationSets: ApplicationSets is nil in request")
+	}
+	namespace := s.appsetNamespaceOrDefault(appset.Namespace)
+
+	if !s.isNamespaceEnabled(namespace) {
+		return nil, security.NamespaceNotPermittedError(namespace)
+	}
+	projectName, err := s.validateAppSet(appset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating ApplicationSets: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := s.checkCreatePermissions(ctx, appset, projectName); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error checking create permissions for ApplicationSets %s : %w", appset.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	logs := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	logger := log.New()
+	logger.SetOutput(logs)
+
+	apps, err := s.generateApplicationSetApps(ctx, logger.WithField("applicationset", appset.Name), *appset, namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate Applications of ApplicationSet: %w\n%s", err, logs.String())
+	}
+	res := &applicationset.ApplicationSetGenerateResponse{}
+	for i := range apps {
+		res.Applications = append(res.Applications, &apps[i])
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
 func (s *Server) buildApplicationSetTree(a *v1alpha1.ApplicationSet) (*v1alpha1.ApplicationSetTree, error) {
 	var tree v1alpha1.ApplicationSetTree
 
diff --git a/server/applicationset/applicationset.proto b/server/applicationset/applicationset.proto
index 8feca553c2e5d..e2e4663e94e84 100644
--- a/server/applicationset/applicationset.proto
+++ b/server/applicationset/applicationset.proto
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ message ApplicationSetTreeQuery {
 	string appsetNamespace = 2;
 }
 
+// ApplicationSetGetQuery is a query for applicationset resources
+message ApplicationSetGenerateRequest {
+	// the applicationsets
+	github.com.argoproj.argo_cd.v2.pkg.apis.application.v1alpha1.ApplicationSet applicationSet = 1;
+}
+
+// ApplicationSetGenerateResponse is a response for applicationset generate request
+message ApplicationSetGenerateResponse {
+	repeated github.com.argoproj.argo_cd.v2.pkg.apis.application.v1alpha1.Application applications = 1;
+}
+
 // ApplicationSetService
 service ApplicationSetService {
 	// Get returns an applicationset by name
@@ -60,6 +71,14 @@ service ApplicationSetService {
 		option (google.api.http).get = "/api/v1/applicationsets/{name}";
 	}
 
+	// Generate generates
+	rpc Generate (ApplicationSetGenerateRequest) returns (ApplicationSetGenerateResponse) {
+		option (google.api.http) = {
+			post: "/api/v1/applicationsets"
+			body: "*"
+		};
+	}
+
 	//List returns list of applicationset
 	rpc List (ApplicationSetListQuery) returns (github.com.argoproj.argo_cd.v2.pkg.apis.application.v1alpha1.ApplicationSetList) {
 		option (google.api.http).get = "/api/v1/applicationsets";