diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
index e64c6c5271..144e803b4f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class CookerConfiguration(object):
         self.profile = False
         self.nosetscene = False
         self.setsceneonly = False
+        self.skipsetscene = False
         self.invalidate_stamp = False
         self.dump_signatures = []
         self.dry_run = False
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
index 3071141b55..af2880f8d5 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ class BitBakeConfigParameters(cookerdata.ConfigParameters):
                           help="Do not run any setscene tasks. sstate will be ignored and "
                                "everything needed, built.")
 
+        parser.add_option("", "--skip-setscene", action="store_true",
+                          dest="skipsetscene", default=False,
+                          help="Skip setscene tasks if they would be executed. Tasks previously "
+                               "restored from sstate will be kept, unlike --no-setscene")
+
         parser.add_option("", "--setscene-only", action="store_true",
                           dest="setsceneonly", default=False,
                           help="Only run setscene tasks, don't run any real tasks.")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 58707db309..704e309b93 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -2488,6 +2488,11 @@ class RunQueueExecuteScenequeue(RunQueueExecute):
                 self.task_skip(task)
                 return True
 
+            if self.cooker.configuration.skipsetscene:
+                logger.debug(2, 'No setscene tasks should be executed. Skipping %s', task)
+                self.task_failoutright(task)
+                return True
+
             startevent = sceneQueueTaskStarted(task, self.stats, self.rq)
             bb.event.fire(startevent, self.cfgData)