diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/switchtraffic.go b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/switchtraffic.go
index 3429c10303c..144ee553d53 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/switchtraffic.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/switchtraffic.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func commandSwitchTraffic(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		MaxReplicationLagAllowed:  protoutil.DurationToProto(SwitchTrafficOptions.MaxReplicationLagAllowed),
 		Timeout:                   protoutil.DurationToProto(SwitchTrafficOptions.Timeout),
 		DryRun:                    SwitchTrafficOptions.DryRun,
+		Force:                     SwitchTrafficOptions.Force,
 		EnableReverseReplication:  SwitchTrafficOptions.EnableReverseReplication,
 		InitializeTargetSequences: SwitchTrafficOptions.InitializeTargetSequences,
 		Direction:                 int32(SwitchTrafficOptions.Direction),
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/utils.go b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/utils.go
index da774647c38..6e4117e035a 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/utils.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/common/utils.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ var SwitchTrafficOptions = struct {
 	MaxReplicationLagAllowed  time.Duration
 	EnableReverseReplication  bool
 	DryRun                    bool
+	Force                     bool
 	Direction                 workflow.TrafficSwitchDirection
 	InitializeTargetSequences bool
 	Shards                    []string
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ func AddCommonSwitchTrafficFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, initializeTargetSequences b
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&SwitchTrafficOptions.MaxReplicationLagAllowed, "max-replication-lag-allowed", MaxReplicationLagDefault, "Allow traffic to be switched only if VReplication lag is below this.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&SwitchTrafficOptions.EnableReverseReplication, "enable-reverse-replication", true, "Setup replication going back to the original source keyspace to support rolling back the traffic cutover.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&SwitchTrafficOptions.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "Print the actions that would be taken and report any known errors that would have occurred.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&SwitchTrafficOptions.Force, "force", false, "ignore Switch/ReverseTraffic pre-conditions")
 	if initializeTargetSequences {
 		cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&SwitchTrafficOptions.InitializeTargetSequences, "initialize-target-sequences", false, "When moving tables from an unsharded keyspace to a sharded keyspace, initialize any sequences that are being used on the target when switching writes.")
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata.pb.go b/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata.pb.go
index 51a94298a40..15adee2a7d3 100644
--- a/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata.pb.go
+++ b/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata.pb.go
@@ -15080,6 +15080,7 @@ type WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest struct {
 	DryRun                    bool                  `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=dry_run,json=dryRun,proto3" json:"dry_run,omitempty"`
 	InitializeTargetSequences bool                  `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=initialize_target_sequences,json=initializeTargetSequences,proto3" json:"initialize_target_sequences,omitempty"`
 	Shards                    []string              `protobuf:"bytes,11,rep,name=shards,proto3" json:"shards,omitempty"`
+	Force                     bool                  `protobuf:"varint,12,opt,name=force,proto3" json:"force,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) Reset() {
@@ -15191,6 +15192,13 @@ func (x *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) GetShards() []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) GetForce() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Force
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type WorkflowSwitchTrafficResponse struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
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 var (
diff --git a/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata_vtproto.pb.go b/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata_vtproto.pb.go
index 9532622dc98..b9035fd80f4 100644
--- a/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/go/vt/proto/vtctldata/vtctldata_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -5533,6 +5533,7 @@ func (m *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) CloneVT() *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest {
 		Timeout:                   m.Timeout.CloneVT(),
 		DryRun:                    m.DryRun,
 		InitializeTargetSequences: m.InitializeTargetSequences,
+		Force:                     m.Force,
 	}
 	if rhs := m.Cells; rhs != nil {
 		tmpContainer := make([]string, len(rhs))
@@ -20362,6 +20363,16 @@ func (m *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int,
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if m.Force {
+		i--
+		if m.Force {
+			dAtA[i] = 1
+		} else {
+			dAtA[i] = 0
+		}
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x60
+	}
 	if len(m.Shards) > 0 {
 		for iNdEx := len(m.Shards) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
 			i -= len(m.Shards[iNdEx])
@@ -26440,6 +26451,9 @@ func (m *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) SizeVT() (n int) {
 			n += 1 + l + sov(uint64(l))
 		}
 	}
+	if m.Force {
+		n += 2
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -62701,6 +62715,26 @@ func (m *WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.Shards = append(m.Shards, string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]))
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 12:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Force", wireType)
+			}
+			var v int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				v |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			m.Force = bool(v != 0)
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctldserver/server.go b/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctldserver/server.go
index d036cb0e8dd..3c7e20fff05 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctldserver/server.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctldserver/server.go
@@ -5141,6 +5141,7 @@ func (s *VtctldServer) WorkflowSwitchTraffic(ctx context.Context, req *vtctldata
 	span.Annotate("tablet-types", req.TabletTypes)
 	span.Annotate("direction", req.Direction)
 	span.Annotate("enable-reverse-replication", req.EnableReverseReplication)
+	span.Annotate("force", req.Force)
 
 	resp, err = s.ws.WorkflowSwitchTraffic(ctx, req)
 	return resp, err
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
index 5b6c3f05343..95e5a70bb1d 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
@@ -3102,13 +3102,18 @@ func (s *Server) WorkflowSwitchTraffic(ctx context.Context, req *vtctldatapb.Wor
 			return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "cannot reverse traffic for multi-tenant migrations")
 		}
 	}
-	reason, err := s.canSwitch(ctx, ts, startState, direction, int64(maxReplicationLagAllowed.Seconds()), req.Shards)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if reason != "" {
-		return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_FAILED_PRECONDITION, "cannot switch traffic for workflow %s at this time: %s", startState.Workflow, reason)
+
+	if !req.Force {
+		reason, err := s.canSwitch(ctx, ts, startState, direction, int64(maxReplicationLagAllowed.Seconds()), req.Shards)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if reason != "" {
+			return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_FAILED_PRECONDITION, "cannot switch traffic for workflow %s at this time: %s", startState.Workflow, reason)
+
+		}
 	}
+
 	hasReplica, hasRdonly, hasPrimary, err = parseTabletTypes(req.TabletTypes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/proto/vtctldata.proto b/proto/vtctldata.proto
index 869e50a23df..d2327454013 100644
--- a/proto/vtctldata.proto
+++ b/proto/vtctldata.proto
@@ -1972,6 +1972,7 @@ message WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest {
   bool dry_run = 9;
   bool initialize_target_sequences = 10;
   repeated string shards = 11;
+  bool force = 12;
 }
 
 message WorkflowSwitchTrafficResponse {
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.d.ts b/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.d.ts
index 5dc567d11fe..b081951af12 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.d.ts
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.d.ts
@@ -73331,6 +73331,9 @@ export namespace vtctldata {
 
         /** WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest shards */
         shards?: (string[]|null);
+
+        /** WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest force */
+        force?: (boolean|null);
     }
 
     /** Represents a WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest. */
@@ -73375,6 +73378,9 @@ export namespace vtctldata {
         /** WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest shards. */
         public shards: string[];
 
+        /** WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest force. */
+        public force: boolean;
+
         /**
          * Creates a new WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest instance using the specified properties.
          * @param [properties] Properties to set
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.js b/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.js
index 4ff1b8b19aa..0a8f9e3517e 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.js
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/proto/vtadmin.js
@@ -179348,6 +179348,7 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
          * @property {boolean|null} [dry_run] WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest dry_run
          * @property {boolean|null} [initialize_target_sequences] WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest initialize_target_sequences
          * @property {Array.<string>|null} [shards] WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest shards
+         * @property {boolean|null} [force] WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest force
          */
 
         /**
@@ -179456,6 +179457,14 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
          */
         WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest.prototype.shards = $util.emptyArray;
 
+        /**
+         * WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest force.
+         * @member {boolean} force
+         * @memberof vtctldata.WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest
+         * @instance
+         */
+        WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest.prototype.force = false;
+
         /**
          * Creates a new WorkflowSwitchTrafficRequest instance using the specified properties.
          * @function create
@@ -179508,6 +179517,8 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
             if (message.shards != null && message.shards.length)
                 for (let i = 0; i < message.shards.length; ++i)
                     writer.uint32(/* id 11, wireType 2 =*/90).string(message.shards[i]);
+            if (message.force != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(message, "force"))
+                writer.uint32(/* id 12, wireType 0 =*/96).bool(message.force);
             return writer;
         };
 
@@ -179597,6 +179608,10 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
                         message.shards.push(reader.string());
                         break;
                     }
+                case 12: {
+                        message.force = reader.bool();
+                        break;
+                    }
                 default:
                     reader.skipType(tag & 7);
                     break;
@@ -179695,6 +179710,9 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
                     if (!$util.isString(message.shards[i]))
                         return "shards: string[] expected";
             }
+            if (message.force != null && message.hasOwnProperty("force"))
+                if (typeof message.force !== "boolean")
+                    return "force: boolean expected";
             return null;
         };
 
@@ -179803,6 +179821,8 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
                 for (let i = 0; i < object.shards.length; ++i)
                     message.shards[i] = String(object.shards[i]);
             }
+            if (object.force != null)
+                message.force = Boolean(object.force);
             return message;
         };
 
@@ -179833,6 +179853,7 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
                 object.timeout = null;
                 object.dry_run = false;
                 object.initialize_target_sequences = false;
+                object.force = false;
             }
             if (message.keyspace != null && message.hasOwnProperty("keyspace"))
                 object.keyspace = message.keyspace;
@@ -179865,6 +179886,8 @@ export const vtctldata = $root.vtctldata = (() => {
                 for (let j = 0; j < message.shards.length; ++j)
                     object.shards[j] = message.shards[j];
             }
+            if (message.force != null && message.hasOwnProperty("force"))
+                object.force = message.force;
             return object;
         };