diff --git a/doc/source/administration/overcloud.rst b/doc/source/administration/overcloud.rst
index f1ca0d229..6a2aa60c6 100644
--- a/doc/source/administration/overcloud.rst
+++ b/doc/source/administration/overcloud.rst
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ and/or kolla-ansible::
 
     (kayobe) $ kayobe overcloud service upgrade --tags config --kolla-tags keystone
 
+Running Prechecks
+=================
+
+Sometimes it may be useful to run prechecks without deploying services::
+
+    (kayobe) $ kayobe overcloud service prechecks
+
+As for other similar commands, it is possible to specify tags for Kayobe and/or
+kolla-ansible::
+
+    (kayobe) $ kayobe overcloud service upgrade --tags config --kolla-tags keystone
+
 Stopping the Overcloud Services
 ===============================
 
diff --git a/kayobe/cli/commands.py b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
index ba1bca569..38afdc6fe 100644
--- a/kayobe/cli/commands.py
+++ b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
@@ -1293,6 +1293,29 @@ class OvercloudServiceDeployContainers(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars, limit="overcloud")
 
 
+class OvercloudServicePrechecks(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
+                                VaultMixin, Command):
+    """Run prechecks against overcloud services.
+
+    * Configure kolla-ansible.
+    * Configure overcloud services in kolla-ansible.
+    * Perform kolla-ansible prechecks to verify the system state for
+      deployment.
+
+    This can be used in conjunction with the --tags and --kolla-tags arguments
+    to check specific services.
+    """
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.app.LOG.debug("Running overcloud prechecks")
+
+        # First prepare configuration.
+        self.generate_kolla_ansible_config(parsed_args)
+
+        # Run the kolla-ansible prechecks.
+        self.run_kolla_ansible_overcloud(parsed_args, "prechecks")
+
+
 class OvercloudServiceReconfigure(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
                                   VaultMixin, Command):
     """Reconfigure the overcloud services.
diff --git a/kayobe/tests/unit/cli/test_commands.py b/kayobe/tests/unit/cli/test_commands.py
index 7d941c650..4e2a0f55b 100644
--- a/kayobe/tests/unit/cli/test_commands.py
+++ b/kayobe/tests/unit/cli/test_commands.py
@@ -1450,6 +1450,44 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
         self.assertEqual(expected_calls, mock_kolla_run.call_args_list)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(commands.KayobeAnsibleMixin,
+                       "run_kayobe_playbooks")
+    @mock.patch.object(commands.KollaAnsibleMixin,
+                       "run_kolla_ansible_overcloud")
+    def test_overcloud_service_prechecks(self, mock_kolla_run, mock_run):
+        command = commands.OvercloudServicePrechecks(TestApp(), [])
+        parser = command.get_parser("test")
+        parsed_args = parser.parse_args([])
+
+        result = command.run(parsed_args)
+        self.assertEqual(0, result)
+
+        expected_calls = [
+            mock.call(
+                mock.ANY,
+                [utils.get_data_files_path("ansible", "kolla-ansible.yml")],
+                ignore_limit=True,
+                tags="config",
+            ),
+            mock.call(
+                mock.ANY,
+                [
+                    utils.get_data_files_path("ansible",
+                                              "kolla-openstack.yml"),
+                ],
+                ignore_limit=True,
+            ),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expected_calls, mock_run.call_args_list)
+
+        expected_calls = [
+            mock.call(
+                mock.ANY,
+                "prechecks",
+            ),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expected_calls, mock_kolla_run.call_args_list)
+
     @mock.patch.object(commands.KayobeAnsibleMixin,
                        "run_kayobe_playbooks")
     @mock.patch.object(commands.KollaAnsibleMixin,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/prechecks-command-a9153f667659c315.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/prechecks-command-a9153f667659c315.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be7f01773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/prechecks-command-a9153f667659c315.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a new ``kayobe overcloud service prechecks`` command to run Kolla
+    Ansible prechecks without deploying services.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d1344bbd4..282c192e7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ kayobe.cli=
     overcloud_service_deploy = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceDeploy
     overcloud_service_deploy_containers = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceDeployContainers
     overcloud_service_destroy = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceDestroy
+    overcloud_service_prechecks = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServicePrechecks
     overcloud_service_reconfigure = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceReconfigure
     overcloud_service_stop = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceStop
     overcloud_service_upgrade = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceUpgrade
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ kayobe.cli.overcloud_service_deploy_containers =
     hooks = kayobe.cli.commands:HookDispatcher
 kayobe.cli.overcloud_service_destroy =
     hooks = kayobe.cli.commands:HookDispatcher
+kayobe.cli.overcloud_service_prechecks =
+    hooks = kayobe.cli.commands:HookDispatcher
 kayobe.cli.overcloud_service_reconfigure =
     hooks = kayobe.cli.commands:HookDispatcher
 kayobe.cli.overcloud_service_stop =