diff --git a/CHANGES/462.feature b/CHANGES/462.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91c81bd6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/462.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added --optimize and --sync_options to the "rpm repository sync" subcommand.
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/rpm/repository.py b/pulpcore/cli/rpm/repository.py
index fd060de9b..0164e130c 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/rpm/repository.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/rpm/repository.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 
 SKIP_TYPES = ["srpm"]
+SYNC_TYPES = ["additive", "mirror_complete", "mirror_content_only"]
 remote_option = resource_option(
     "--remote",
     default_plugin="rpm",
@@ -165,16 +166,49 @@ def repository(ctx: click.Context, pulp_ctx: PulpContext, repo_type: str) -> Non
 @name_option
 @href_option
 @remote_option
-@click.option("--mirror/--no-mirror", default=None)
 @click.option(
-    "--skip-type", "skip_types", multiple=True, type=click.Choice(SKIP_TYPES, case_sensitive=False)
+    "--mirror/--no-mirror",
+    default=None,
+    help="""
+    DEPRECATED: If True, sync_policy will default to 'mirror_complete' instead
+    of 'additive'.
+    """,
+)
+@pulp_option(
+    "--optimize/--no-optimize",
+    default=None,
+    help="Whether or not to optimize sync.",
+    needs_plugins=[PluginRequirement("rpm", "3.3.0")],
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-type",
+    "skip_types",
+    multiple=True,
+    type=click.Choice(SKIP_TYPES, case_sensitive=False),
+    help="List of content types to skip during sync.",
+)
+@pulp_option(
+    "--sync-policy",
+    "sync_policy",
+    type=click.Choice(SYNC_TYPES, case_sensitive=False),
+    help="""
+    Modifies how the sync is performed. 'mirror_complete' will clone the original metadata
+    and create an automatic publication from it, but comes with some limitations and does
+    not work for certain repositories. 'mirror_content_only' will change the repository
+    contents to match the remote but the metadata will be regenerated and will not be
+    bit-for-bit identical. 'additive' will retain the existing contents of the repository
+    and add the contents of the repository being synced.
+    """,
+    needs_plugins=[PluginRequirement("rpm", "3.16.0")],
 )
 @pass_repository_context
 def sync(
     repository_ctx: PulpRepositoryContext,
     remote: EntityFieldDefinition,
     mirror: Optional[bool],
+    optimize: Optional[bool],
     skip_types: Iterable[str],
+    sync_policy: Optional[str],
 ) -> None:
     repository = repository_ctx.entity
     repository_href = repository_ctx.pulp_href
@@ -183,8 +217,12 @@ def sync(
 
     if mirror:
         body["mirror"] = mirror
+    if optimize:
+        body["optimize"] = optimize
     if skip_types:
         body["skip_types"] = skip_types
+    if sync_policy:
+        body["sync_policy"] = sync_policy
 
     if isinstance(remote, PulpEntityContext):
         body["remote"] = remote.pulp_href
diff --git a/tests/scripts/pulp_rpm/test_rpm_sync_publish.sh b/tests/scripts/pulp_rpm/test_rpm_sync_publish.sh
index 21b7a0ee5..c33a7754d 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/pulp_rpm/test_rpm_sync_publish.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/pulp_rpm/test_rpm_sync_publish.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ expect_succ pulp rpm repository show --name "cli_test_rpm_repository"
 test "$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.description')" = "null"
 
 # skip-types is broken in 3.12.0
-if pulp debug has-plugin --name "rpm" --min-version "3.12.0" --max-version "3.12.1"
-then
-  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository"
-else
-  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --skip-type srpm
-fi
+#if pulp debug has-plugin --name "rpm" --min-version "3.12.0" --max-version "3.12.1"
+#then
+#  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository"
+#else
+#  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --skip-type srpm
+#fi
+expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository"
 
 expect_succ pulp rpm publication create --repository "cli_test_rpm_repository"
 PUBLICATION_HREF=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r .pulp_href)
@@ -52,6 +53,20 @@ expect_succ pulp rpm repository update --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --retain
 expect_succ pulp rpm repository show --name "cli_test_rpm_repository"
 test "$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.retain_package_versions')" = "2"
 
+if pulp debug has-plugin --name "rpm" --min-version "3.3.0"
+then
+  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --optimize
+  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --no-optimize
+fi
+
+if pulp debug has-plugin --name "rpm" --min-version "3.16.0"
+then
+  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --sync-policy additive
+  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --sync-policy mirror_complete
+  expect_succ pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --sync-policy mirror_content_only
+  expect_fail pulp rpm repository sync --name "cli_test_rpm_repository" --sync-policy foobar
+fi
+
 expect_succ pulp rpm distribution destroy --name "cli_test_rpm_distro"
 expect_succ pulp rpm publication destroy --href "$PUBLICATION_HREF"
 expect_succ pulp rpm publication destroy --href "$PUBLICATION_VER_HREF"