diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e131ad40e33a0..4c74a7ee501f6 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ echo_latest_version() {
 }
 
 echo_standalone_postinstall() {
+	if [ "${DRY_RUN-}" ]; then
+		echo_dryrun_postinstall
+		return
+	fi
+
 	cath <<EOF
 
 Standalone release has been installed into $STANDALONE_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/$STANDALONE_BINARY_NAME
@@ -105,6 +110,11 @@ EOF
 }
 
 echo_systemd_postinstall() {
+	if [ "${DRY_RUN-}" ]; then
+		echo_dryrun_postinstall
+		return
+	fi
+
 	echoh
 	cath <<EOF
 $1 package has been installed.
@@ -125,6 +135,15 @@ Or, just run the server directly:
 EOF
 }
 
+echo_dryrun_postinstall() {
+	cath <<EOF
+
+Dry-run complete.
+
+To install Coder, re-run this script without the --dry-run flag.
+EOF
+}
+
 main() {
 	if [ "${TRACE-}" ]; then
 		set -x
@@ -241,6 +260,11 @@ main() {
 
 	distro_name
 
+	if [ "${DRY_RUN-}" ]; then
+		echoh "Running with --dry-run; the following are the commands that would be run if this were a real installation:"
+		echoh
+	fi
+
 	# Standalone installs by pulling pre-built releases from GitHub.
 	if [ "$METHOD" = standalone ]; then
 		if has_standalone; then