diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/publish-lifecycle-scripts.test.js b/commands/publish/__tests__/publish-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
index 267fc81735..ebf1ac89db 100644
--- a/commands/publish/__tests__/publish-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/publish-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
@@ -136,4 +136,27 @@ Map {
     // runLifecycle() is _called_ with "prepublish" for root,
     // but it does not actually execute, and is tested elsewhere
   });
+
+  it("respects --ignore-scripts", async () => {
+    const cwd = await initFixture("lifecycle");
+
+    await lernaPublish(cwd)("--ignore-scripts");
+
+    // despite all the scripts being passed to runLifecycle() (and implicitly, packDirectory()),
+    // none of them will actually execute as long as opts["ignore-scripts"] is provided
+    expect(runLifecycle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: "lifecycle" }),
+      "prepare",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        "ignore-scripts": true,
+      })
+    );
+    expect(packDirectory).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: "package-2" }),
+      path.join(cwd, "packages/package-2"),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        "ignore-scripts": true,
+      })
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/commands/publish/command.js b/commands/publish/command.js
index a768374e29..4498b157ea 100644
--- a/commands/publish/command.js
+++ b/commands/publish/command.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ exports.builder = yargs => {
       describe: "Disable deprecated 'prepublish' lifecycle script",
       type: "boolean",
     },
+    "ignore-scripts": {
+      describe: "Disable all lifecycle scripts",
+      type: "boolean",
+    },
     otp: {
       describe: "Supply a one-time password for publishing with two-factor authentication.",
       type: "string",
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ exports.builder = yargs => {
 
   // "unhide" duplicate options
   const { hiddenOptions } = yargs.getOptions();
-  const sharedKeys = ["preid", "y"];
+  const sharedKeys = ["preid", "y", "ignore-scripts"];
 
   for (const sharedKey of sharedKeys) {
     hiddenOptions.splice(hiddenOptions.findIndex(k => k === sharedKey), 1);
diff --git a/commands/publish/index.js b/commands/publish/index.js
index 6f3f1813f4..4d5466737f 100644
--- a/commands/publish/index.js
+++ b/commands/publish/index.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class PublishCommand extends Command {
       otp: this.options.otp,
       registry: this.options.registry,
       "ignore-prepublish": this.options.ignorePrepublish,
+      "ignore-scripts": this.options.ignoreScripts,
     });
 
     // cache to hold a one-time-password across publishes
diff --git a/commands/version/__tests__/version-lifecycle-scripts.test.js b/commands/version/__tests__/version-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
index 8b83bb1b16..f39581f442 100644
--- a/commands/version/__tests__/version-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
+++ b/commands/version/__tests__/version-lifecycle-scripts.test.js
@@ -95,4 +95,20 @@ Map {
       ["package-1", "postversion"],
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("respects --ignore-scripts", async () => {
+    const cwd = await initFixture("lifecycle");
+
+    await lernaVersion(cwd)("--ignore-scripts");
+
+    // despite all the scripts being passed to runLifecycle()
+    // none of them will actually execute as long as opts["ignore-scripts"] is provided
+    expect(runLifecycle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: "lifecycle" }),
+      "version",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        "ignore-scripts": true,
+      })
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/commands/version/command.js b/commands/version/command.js
index 9a2728ebe3..aff861b8f6 100644
--- a/commands/version/command.js
+++ b/commands/version/command.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ exports.builder = (yargs, composed) => {
       ].join("\n"),
       type: "array",
     },
+    "ignore-scripts": {
+      describe: "Disable all lifecycle scripts",
+      type: "boolean",
+    },
     "include-merged-tags": {
       describe: "Also include tags from merged branches",
       type: "boolean",
diff --git a/integration/lerna-publish-lifecycle.test.js b/integration/lerna-publish-lifecycle.test.js
index 409237a13f..762498da53 100644
--- a/integration/lerna-publish-lifecycle.test.js
+++ b/integration/lerna-publish-lifecycle.test.js
@@ -124,3 +124,20 @@ test("lerna publish --ignore-prepublish", async () => {
   expect(stdout).not.toContain("prepublish-root");
   expect(stdout).not.toContain("prepublish-package-2");
 });
+
+test("lerna publish --ignore-scripts", async () => {
+  const { cwd } = await cloneFixture("lifecycle");
+  const args = ["publish", "--ignore-scripts", "major", "--yes", "--loglevel=verbose"];
+
+  const { stdout } = await cliRunner(cwd, env)(...args);
+  expect(stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+
+    Changes:
+     - package-1: 1.0.0 => 2.0.0
+     - package-2: 1.0.0 => 2.0.0
+
+    Successfully published:
+     - package-1@2.0.0
+     - package-2@2.0.0
+  `);
+});