diff --git a/lib/oelite/baker.py b/lib/oelite/baker.py
index b1a89fe9..6d4656d7 100644
--- a/lib/oelite/baker.py
+++ b/lib/oelite/baker.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def add_bake_parser_options(parser):
                       action="store_true", default=False,
                       help="assume 'y' response to trivial questions")
 
+    parser.add_option("--dryrun",
+                      action="store_true", default=False,
+                      help="do recipe parsing, dependency resolving etc., but do not actually bake anything")
+
     parser.add_option("--rmwork",
                       action="store_true", default=None,
                       help="clean workdir for all recipes being built")
@@ -546,6 +550,10 @@ def bake(self):
                 text.append("%s:%s(%d)"%(recipe[1], recipe[2], recipe[4]))
         print oelite.util.format_textblock(" ".join(text))
 
+        if self.options.dryrun:
+            print "Dryrun, not baking"
+            return 0
+
         self.cookbook.compute_recipe_build_priorities()
 
         if os.isatty(sys.stdin.fileno()) and not self.options.yes: