diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall.go b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
index 61e10b2c8..6306a93b4 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ func (u *Uninstall) Run(name string) (*release.UninstallReleaseResponse, error)
 	}
 
 	if u.DryRun {
-		// In the dry run case, just see if the release exists
 		r, err := u.cfg.releaseContent(name, 0)
-		if err != nil {
+		switch {
+		case u.IgnoreNotFound && errors.As(err, &driver.ErrReleaseNotFound):
+			fallthrough
+		case err == nil:
+			return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{Release: r}, nil
+		default:
 			return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{}, err
 		}
-		return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{Release: r}, nil
 	}
 
 	if err := chartutil.ValidateReleaseName(name); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
index 8b148522c..8e8af7493 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ func uninstallAction(t *testing.T) *Uninstall {
 	return unAction
 }
 
+func TestUninstallRelease_dryRun_ignoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	unAction := uninstallAction(t)
+	unAction.DryRun = true
+	unAction.IgnoreNotFound = true
+
+	is := assert.New(t)
+	res, err := unAction.Run("release-non-exist")
+	is.NotNil(res)
+	is.NoError(err)
+}
+
 func TestUninstallRelease_ignoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	unAction := uninstallAction(t)
 	unAction.DryRun = false
@@ -44,7 +55,6 @@ func TestUninstallRelease_ignoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Nil(res)
 	is.NoError(err)
 }
-
 func TestUninstallRelease_deleteRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	is := assert.New(t)