diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/enrollment/AbstractEnrollmentService.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/enrollment/AbstractEnrollmentService.java
index 35c8db9bdae9..06d7c269f406 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/enrollment/AbstractEnrollmentService.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/enrollment/AbstractEnrollmentService.java
@@ -593,7 +593,9 @@ private ImportSummary addEnrollment(
     programInstance.setCreatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
     programInstance.setLastUpdatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
 
-    programInstanceService.addProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+      programInstanceService.addProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    }
 
     importSummary = validateProgramInstance(program, programInstance, enrollment, importSummary);
 
@@ -618,7 +620,9 @@ private ImportSummary addEnrollment(
     programInstance.setFollowup(enrollment.getFollowup());
     programInstance.setStoredBy(storedBy);
 
-    programInstanceService.updateProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+      programInstanceService.updateProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    }
     trackerOwnershipAccessManager.assignOwnership(
         daoTrackedEntityInstance, program, organisationUnit, true, true);
     saveTrackedEntityComment(programInstance, enrollment, importOptions.getUser());
@@ -939,7 +943,9 @@ private ImportSummary updateEnrollment(
 
     updateFeatureType(program, enrollment, programInstance);
 
-    if (EnrollmentStatus.fromProgramStatus(programInstance.getStatus()) != enrollment.getStatus()) {
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()
+        && EnrollmentStatus.fromProgramStatus(programInstance.getStatus())
+            != enrollment.getStatus()) {
       Date endDate = enrollment.getCompletedDate();
 
       String user = enrollment.getCompletedBy();
@@ -977,11 +983,12 @@ private ImportSummary updateEnrollment(
 
     programInstance.setLastUpdatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
 
-    programInstanceService.updateProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
-    teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(
-        programInstance.getEntityInstance(), importOptions.getUser());
-
-    saveTrackedEntityComment(programInstance, enrollment, importOptions.getUser());
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+      programInstanceService.updateProgramInstance(programInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+      teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(
+          programInstance.getEntityInstance(), importOptions.getUser());
+      saveTrackedEntityComment(programInstance, enrollment, importOptions.getUser());
+    }
 
     importSummary = new ImportSummary(enrollment.getEnrollment()).incrementUpdated();
     importSummary.setReference(enrollment.getEnrollment());
@@ -1061,13 +1068,15 @@ private ImportSummary deleteEnrollment(
       }
 
       programInstance.setLastUpdatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
-      programInstanceService.deleteProgramInstance(programInstance);
-
+      if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+        programInstanceService.deleteProgramInstance(programInstance);
+      }
       TrackedEntityInstance entity = programInstance.getEntityInstance();
       entity.setLastUpdatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
 
-      teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(entity);
-
+      if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+        teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(entity);
+      }
       importSummary.setReference(uid);
       importSummary.setStatus(ImportStatus.SUCCESS);
       importSummary.setDescription("Deletion of enrollment " + uid + " was successful");
@@ -1423,9 +1432,10 @@ private void updateAttributeValues(Enrollment enrollment, ImportOptions importOp
               value.setValue(newValue);
               value.setStoredBy(getStoredBy(enrollmentAttribute, importOptions.getUser()));
 
-              trackedEntityAttributeValueService.updateTrackedEntityAttributeValue(
-                  value, importOptions.getUser());
-
+              if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+                trackedEntityAttributeValueService.updateTrackedEntityAttributeValue(
+                    value, importOptions.getUser());
+              }
               attributeValueMap.remove(value.getAttribute().getUid());
             });
 
@@ -1440,9 +1450,10 @@ private void updateAttributeValues(Enrollment enrollment, ImportOptions importOp
         value.setValue(enrollmentAttribute.getValue());
         value.setAttribute(attribute);
         value.setStoredBy(getStoredBy(enrollmentAttribute, importOptions.getUser()));
-
-        trackedEntityAttributeValueService.addTrackedEntityAttributeValue(value);
-        trackedEntityInstance.addAttributeValue(value);
+        if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+          trackedEntityAttributeValueService.addTrackedEntityAttributeValue(value);
+          trackedEntityInstance.addAttributeValue(value);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/trackedentity/AbstractTrackedEntityInstanceService.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/trackedentity/AbstractTrackedEntityInstanceService.java
index da0d3ee06e16..599cbc1fb223 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/trackedentity/AbstractTrackedEntityInstanceService.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/trackedentity/AbstractTrackedEntityInstanceService.java
@@ -695,9 +695,10 @@ private ImportSummary addTrackedEntityInstance(
       return new ImportSummary(ImportStatus.ERROR, errors.toString()).incrementIgnored();
     }
 
-    teiService.addTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
-
-    addAttributeValues(dtoEntityInstance, daoEntityInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+      teiService.addTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
+      addAttributeValues(dtoEntityInstance, daoEntityInstance, importOptions.getUser());
+    }
 
     importSummary.setReference(daoEntityInstance.getUid());
     importSummary.getImportCount().incrementImported();
@@ -843,13 +844,17 @@ private ImportSummary updateTrackedEntityInstance(
       daoEntityInstance.setGeometry(null);
     }
 
-    if (!importOptions.isIgnoreEmptyCollection() || !dtoEntityInstance.getAttributes().isEmpty()) {
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()
+        && (!importOptions.isIgnoreEmptyCollection()
+            || !dtoEntityInstance.getAttributes().isEmpty())) {
       updateAttributeValues(dtoEntityInstance, daoEntityInstance, program, importOptions.getUser());
     }
 
     updateDateFields(dtoEntityInstance, daoEntityInstance);
 
-    teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
+    if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+      teiService.updateTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
+    }
 
     importSummary.setReference(daoEntityInstance.getUid());
     importSummary.getImportCount().incrementUpdated();
@@ -920,8 +925,9 @@ private ImportSummary deleteTrackedEntityInstance(
       }
 
       daoEntityInstance.setLastUpdatedByUserInfo(UserInfoSnapshot.from(importOptions.getUser()));
-      teiService.deleteTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
-
+      if (!importOptions.isDryRun()) {
+        teiService.deleteTrackedEntityInstance(daoEntityInstance);
+      }
       importSummary.setStatus(ImportStatus.SUCCESS);
       importSummary.setDescription(
           "Deletion of tracked entity instance " + uid + " was successful");
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/TrackerCrudTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/TrackerCrudTest.java
index 92d2bbb36438..f682b80cedfd 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/TrackerCrudTest.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/TrackerCrudTest.java
@@ -226,6 +226,63 @@ void shouldAddTrackedEntityWithCreateStrategy() {
     verify(defaultTrackedEntityInstanceService, times(1)).addTrackedEntityInstance(any());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotAddTrackedEntityWhenDryRun() {
+    List<TrackedEntityInstance> trackedEntityInstanceList =
+        Collections.singletonList(trackedEntityInstance);
+
+    when(importOptions.getImportStrategy()).thenReturn(ImportStrategy.CREATE);
+    when(importOptions.isDryRun()).thenReturn(true);
+
+    ImportSummaries importSummaries =
+        trackedEntityInstanceService.mergeOrDeleteTrackedEntityInstances(
+            trackedEntityInstanceList, importOptions, jobConfiguration);
+
+    assertFalse(
+        importSummaries.getImportSummaries().stream()
+            .anyMatch(is -> is.isStatus(ImportStatus.ERROR)));
+
+    verify(defaultTrackedEntityInstanceService, times(0)).addTrackedEntityInstance(any());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotUpdateTrackedEntityWhenDryRun() {
+    List<TrackedEntityInstance> trackedEntityInstanceList =
+        Collections.singletonList(trackedEntityInstance);
+
+    when(importOptions.getImportStrategy()).thenReturn(ImportStrategy.UPDATE);
+    when(importOptions.isDryRun()).thenReturn(true);
+
+    ImportSummaries importSummaries =
+        trackedEntityInstanceService.mergeOrDeleteTrackedEntityInstances(
+            trackedEntityInstanceList, importOptions, jobConfiguration);
+
+    assertFalse(
+        importSummaries.getImportSummaries().stream()
+            .anyMatch(is -> is.isStatus(ImportStatus.ERROR)));
+
+    verify(defaultTrackedEntityInstanceService, times(0)).updateTrackedEntityInstance(any());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotDeleteTrackedEntityWhenDryRun() {
+    List<TrackedEntityInstance> trackedEntityInstanceList =
+        Collections.singletonList(trackedEntityInstance);
+
+    when(importOptions.getImportStrategy()).thenReturn(ImportStrategy.DELETE);
+    when(importOptions.isDryRun()).thenReturn(true);
+
+    ImportSummaries importSummaries =
+        trackedEntityInstanceService.mergeOrDeleteTrackedEntityInstances(
+            trackedEntityInstanceList, importOptions, jobConfiguration);
+
+    assertFalse(
+        importSummaries.getImportSummaries().stream()
+            .anyMatch(is -> is.isStatus(ImportStatus.ERROR)));
+
+    verify(defaultTrackedEntityInstanceService, times(0)).deleteTrackedEntityInstance(any());
+  }
+
   @Test
   void shouldUpdateTrackedEntityWithUpdateStrategy() {
     List<TrackedEntityInstance> trackedEntityInstanceList =