diff --git a/command-snapshot.json b/command-snapshot.json
index bb043608..8175ffac 100644
--- a/command-snapshot.json
+++ b/command-snapshot.json
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
       "async",
       "concise",
       "coverage-formatters",
+      "ignore-warnings",
       "json",
       "junit",
       "manifest",
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@
       "wait"
     ],
     "alias": ["deploy:metadata:validate"],
-    "flagChars": ["a", "d", "l", "m", "o", "t", "w", "x"],
+    "flagChars": ["a", "d", "g", "l", "m", "o", "t", "w", "x"],
     "flagAliases": []
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts b/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
index b924f522..d5ea2716 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ export default class DeployMetadataValidate extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson>
       helpValue: '<minutes>',
       min: 1,
     }),
+    'ignore-warnings': Flags.boolean({
+      char: 'g',
+      summary: deployMessages.getMessage('flags.ignore-warnings.summary'),
+      description: deployMessages.getMessage('flags.ignore-warnings.description'),
+      default: false,
+    }),
     'coverage-formatters': { ...coverageFormattersFlag, helpGroup: testFlags },
     junit: Flags.boolean({
       summary: messages.getMessage('flags.junit.summary'),
diff --git a/test/commands/deploy/metadata/validate.nut.ts b/test/commands/deploy/metadata/validate.nut.ts
index 7751bc41..83042650 100644
--- a/test/commands/deploy/metadata/validate.nut.ts
+++ b/test/commands/deploy/metadata/validate.nut.ts
@@ -67,5 +67,35 @@ describe('deploy metadata validate NUTs', () => {
       expect(deployPost?.result.numberComponentsDeployed).to.equal(12);
       expect(deployPost?.result.checkOnly).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('should validate deploy with destructive changes and --ignore-warnings', async () => {
+      // If you try to delete something in the org that isn't there, a warning is returned
+      // so this test tries to delete an apex class that isn't in the org.
+
+      execCmd('project deploy start -d force-app -d my-app -d foo-bar');
+      // create package.xml
+      execCmd('project generate manifest -p force-app');
+
+      const destroyXmlContents = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+      <Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
+          <types>
+              <members>NonExistantClass</members>
+              <name>ApexClass</name>
+          </types>
+          <version>58.0</version>
+      </Package>`;
+      // create destroy.xml
+      await testkit.writeFile(path.join(testkit.projectDir, 'destroy.xml'), destroyXmlContents);
+
+      const deploy = await testkit.execute<DeployResultJson>('project:deploy:validate', {
+        args: '--manifest package.xml --pre-destructive-changes destroy.xml --ignore-warnings',
+        json: true,
+        exitCode: 0,
+      });
+      expect(deploy?.result.success).to.be.true;
+      expect(deploy?.result.numberComponentsDeployed).to.equal(10);
+      expect(deploy?.result.checkOnly).to.be.true;
+      expect(deploy?.result.ignoreWarnings).to.be.true;
+    });
   });
 });