diff --git a/ansible/apply b/ansible/apply
index f2147dd65..cf53950e3 100755
--- a/ansible/apply
+++ b/ansible/apply
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def run_playbook(args):
             ansible_args += ["-u", args.user]
         if args.start_at_task is not None:
             ansible_args += ["--start-at-task", args.start_at_task]
+        if args.check:
+            ansible_args += ["--check"]
+        if args.diff:
+            ansible_args += ["--diff"]
         res = subprocess.run(ansible_args, cwd=str(tempdir))
         if res.returncode != 0:
             exit(1)
@@ -72,6 +76,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         "--start-at-task", help="start at a task with the provided name",
         default=None,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--check", help="perform an Ansible check run",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--diff", help="perform an Ansible diff run",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     install_ansible()