diff --git a/internal/homesick/cli/cli_test.go b/internal/homesick/cli/cli_test.go
index e2fa185..e20368d 100644
--- a/internal/homesick/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/internal/homesick/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,43 @@ func (s *CLISuite) TestRun_Exec_RunsCommandInCastleRoot() {
 	require.Empty(s.T(), s.stderr.String())
 }
 
+func (s *CLISuite) TestRun_Exec_WithPretend_DoesNotExecute() {
+	castleRoot := filepath.Join(s.homeDir, ".homesick", "repos", "dotfiles")
+	require.NoError(s.T(), os.MkdirAll(castleRoot, 0o755))
+	target := filepath.Join(castleRoot, "should-not-exist")
+
+	exitCode := cli.Run([]string{"--pretend", "exec", "dotfiles", "touch should-not-exist"}, s.stdout, s.stderr)
+
+	require.Equal(s.T(), 0, exitCode)
+	require.NoFileExists(s.T(), target)
+	require.Contains(s.T(), s.stdout.String(), "Would execute")
+	require.Empty(s.T(), s.stderr.String())
+}
+
+func (s *CLISuite) TestRun_Exec_WithDryRunAlias_DoesNotExecute() {
+	castleRoot := filepath.Join(s.homeDir, ".homesick", "repos", "dotfiles")
+	require.NoError(s.T(), os.MkdirAll(castleRoot, 0o755))
+	target := filepath.Join(castleRoot, "should-not-exist")
+
+	exitCode := cli.Run([]string{"--dry-run", "exec", "dotfiles", "touch should-not-exist"}, s.stdout, s.stderr)
+
+	require.Equal(s.T(), 0, exitCode)
+	require.NoFileExists(s.T(), target)
+	require.Contains(s.T(), s.stdout.String(), "Would execute")
+	require.Empty(s.T(), s.stderr.String())
+}
+
+func (s *CLISuite) TestRun_Exec_WithQuiet_SuppressesStatusOutput() {
+	castleRoot := filepath.Join(s.homeDir, ".homesick", "repos", "dotfiles")
+	require.NoError(s.T(), os.MkdirAll(castleRoot, 0o755))
+
+	exitCode := cli.Run([]string{"--quiet", "exec", "dotfiles", "true"}, s.stdout, s.stderr)
+
+	require.Equal(s.T(), 0, exitCode)
+	require.Empty(s.T(), s.stdout.String())
+	require.Empty(s.T(), s.stderr.String())
+}
+
 func (s *CLISuite) TestRun_PullAll_NoCastlesIsNoop() {
 	exitCode := cli.Run([]string{"pull", "--all"}, s.stdout, s.stderr)
 
diff --git a/internal/homesick/core/exec_test.go b/internal/homesick/core/exec_test.go
index 301ec07..66dccbc 100644
--- a/internal/homesick/core/exec_test.go
+++ b/internal/homesick/core/exec_test.go
@@ -77,3 +77,13 @@ func (s *ExecSuite) TestExecAll_RunsCommandForEachCastle() {
 	require.NoError(s.T(), s.app.ExecAll([]string{"basename \"$PWD\""}))
 	require.Equal(s.T(), "alpha\nzeta\n", s.stdout.String())
 }
+
+func (s *ExecSuite) TestExec_PretendDoesNotExecuteCommand() {
+	castleRoot := s.createCastle("dotfiles")
+	target := filepath.Join(castleRoot, "should-not-exist")
+
+	s.app.Pretend = true
+	require.NoError(s.T(), s.app.Exec("dotfiles", []string{"touch should-not-exist"}))
+	require.NoFileExists(s.T(), target)
+	require.Contains(s.T(), s.stdout.String(), "Would execute")
+}