diff --git a/dvc/command/add.py b/dvc/command/add.py
index 79c523ace..eb0ac3af4 100644
--- a/dvc/command/add.py
+++ b/dvc/command/add.py
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ class CmdAdd(CmdBase):
     def run(self):
         for target in self.args.targets:
             try:
-                self.repo.add(target, recursive=self.args.recursive)
+                self.repo.add(
+                    target,
+                    recursive=self.args.recursive,
+                    no_commit=self.args.no_commit,
+                )
             except DvcException:
                 logger.error("failed to add file")
                 return 1
@@ -28,6 +32,12 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         default=False,
         help="Recursively add each file under the directory.",
     )
+    add_parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-commit",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Don't put files/directories into cache.",
+    )
     add_parser.add_argument(
         "targets", nargs="+", help="Input files/directories."
     )
diff --git a/dvc/repo/add.py b/dvc/repo/add.py
index 6c1138cb1..ff82b17aa 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/add.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/add.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 
-def add(self, fname, recursive=False):
+def add(self, fname, recursive=False, no_commit=False):
     from dvc.stage import Stage
 
     fnames = []
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def add(self, fname, recursive=False):
                 continue
 
             stage.save()
-            stage.commit()
+            if not no_commit:
+                stage.commit()
             stages.append(stage)
 
     self.check_dag(self.stages() + stages)
diff --git a/tests/test_add.py b/tests/test_add.py
index 3fa99a326..bceb84aa6 100644
--- a/tests/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/test_add.py
@@ -264,3 +264,11 @@ class TestShouldUpdateStateEntryForDirectoryAfterAdd(TestDvc):
             )
             self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
             self.assertEqual(file_md5_counter.mock.call_count, 3)
+
+
+class TestAddNoCommit(TestDvc):
+    def test(self):
+        ret = main(["add", self.FOO, "--no-commit"])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.FOO))
+        self.assertEqual(len(os.listdir(self.dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)), 0)