diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
index f401dd0e..7f18807f 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ def _set_package_add_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                                     "5) and finally you can add package from AUR.",
                              formatter_class=_formatter)
     parser.add_argument("package", help="package source (base name, path to local files, remote URL)", nargs="+")
+    parser.add_argument("--changes", help="calculate changes from the latest known commit if available",
+                        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
     parser.add_argument("--dependencies", help="process missing package dependencies",
                         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
     parser.add_argument("-e", "--exit-code", help="return non-zero exit status if result is empty", action="store_true")
@@ -534,8 +536,7 @@ def _set_repo_check_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                              description="check for packages updates. Same as repo-update --dry-run --no-manual",
                              formatter_class=_formatter)
     parser.add_argument("package", help="filter check by package base", nargs="*")
-    parser.add_argument("--changes", help="calculate changes from the latest known commit if available. "
-                                          "Only applicable in dry run mode",
+    parser.add_argument("--changes", help="calculate changes from the latest known commit if available",
                         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
     parser.add_argument("--check-files", help="enable or disable checking of broken dependencies "
                                               "(e.g. dynamically linked libraries or modules directories)",
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
index e567c4aa..1fde5410 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class Add(Handler):
             return
 
         packages = application.updates(args.package, aur=False, local=False, manual=True, vcs=False, check_files=False)
+        if args.changes:  # generate changes if requested
+            application.changes(packages)
+
         packages = application.with_dependencies(packages, process_dependencies=args.dependencies)
         packagers = Packagers(args.username, {package.base: package.packager for package in packages})
 
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_add.py b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_add.py
index 5f381dd0..5929fbdb 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_add.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_add.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def _default_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
         argparse.Namespace: generated arguments for these test cases
     """
     args.package = ["ahriman"]
+    args.changes = True
     args.exit_code = False
     args.increment = True
     args.now = False
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ def test_run_with_updates(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.Repository.load", return_value=repository)
     application_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.update", return_value=result)
     check_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.handlers.Handler.check_if_empty")
+    changes_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.changes")
     updates_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.updates", return_value=[package_ahriman])
     dependencies_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.with_dependencies",
                                      return_value=[package_ahriman])
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ def test_run_with_updates(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration
     Add.run(args, repository_id, configuration, report=False)
     updates_mock.assert_called_once_with(args.package,
                                          aur=False, local=False, manual=True, vcs=False, check_files=False)
+    changes_mock.assert_called_once_with([package_ahriman])
     application_mock.assert_called_once_with([package_ahriman],
                                              Packagers(args.username, {package_ahriman.base: "packager"}),
                                              bump_pkgrel=args.increment)
@@ -99,6 +102,28 @@ def test_run_with_updates(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration
     print_mock.assert_called_once_with([package_ahriman], log_fn=pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
 
 
+def test_run_no_changes(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, repository: Repository,
+                        mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must skip changes calculation during package addition
+    """
+    args = _default_args(args)
+    args.now = True
+    args.changes = False
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.add")
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.Repository.load", return_value=repository)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.update")
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.handlers.Handler.check_if_empty")
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.updates")
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.with_dependencies")
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.print_updates")
+    changes_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.application.application.Application.changes")
+
+    _, repository_id = configuration.check_loaded()
+    Add.run(args, repository_id, configuration, report=False)
+    changes_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_run_empty_exception(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, repository: Repository,
                              mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """