diff --git a/cmd/create_env.go b/cmd/create_env.go
index 9235c86d4..f9eeefb66 100644
--- a/cmd/create_env.go
+++ b/cmd/create_env.go
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ func (c *CreateEnvCmd) Run(stage boshui.Stage, opts CreateEnvOpts) error {
 	depPreparer := c.envProvider(
 		opts.Args.Manifest.Path, opts.StatePath, opts.VarFlags.AsVariables(), opts.OpsFlags.AsOp())
 
-	return depPreparer.PrepareDeployment(stage)
+	return depPreparer.PrepareDeployment(stage, opts.Recreate)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/create_env_test.go b/cmd/create_env_test.go
index fb029cb87..6b11233cc 100644
--- a/cmd/create_env_test.go
+++ b/cmd/create_env_test.go
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@ var _ = Describe("CreateEnvCmd", func() {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(stdOut).To(gbytes.Say("No deployment, stemcell or release changes. Skipping deploy."))
 			})
+
+			It("deploys if recreate flag is specified", func() {
+				expectDeploy.Times(1)
+
+				defaultCreateEnvOpts.Recreate = true
+
+				err := command.Run(fakeStage, defaultCreateEnvOpts)
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			})
 		})
 
 		Context("when parsing the cpi deployment manifest fails", func() {
@@ -893,6 +902,15 @@ var _ = Describe("CreateEnvCmd", func() {
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 					Expect(stdOut).To(gbytes.Say("No deployment, stemcell or release changes. Skipping deploy."))
 				})
+
+				It("deploys if recreate flag is specified", func() {
+					expectDeploy.Times(1)
+
+					defaultCreateEnvOpts.Recreate = true
+
+					err := command.Run(fakeStage, defaultCreateEnvOpts)
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				})
 			})
 		})
 
diff --git a/cmd/deployment_preparer.go b/cmd/deployment_preparer.go
index f4fc6bfe2..29bd59218 100644
--- a/cmd/deployment_preparer.go
+++ b/cmd/deployment_preparer.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ type DeploymentPreparer struct {
 	targetProvider                          biinstall.TargetProvider
 }
 
-func (c *DeploymentPreparer) PrepareDeployment(stage biui.Stage) (err error) {
+func (c *DeploymentPreparer) PrepareDeployment(stage biui.Stage, recreate bool) (err error) {
 	c.ui.BeginLinef("Deployment state: '%s'\n", c.deploymentStateService.Path())
 
 	if !c.deploymentStateService.Exists() {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (c *DeploymentPreparer) PrepareDeployment(stage biui.Stage) (err error) {
 		return bosherr.WrapError(err, "Checking if deployment has changed")
 	}
 
-	if isDeployed {
+	if isDeployed && !recreate {
 		c.ui.BeginLinef("No deployment, stemcell or release changes. Skipping deploy.\n")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/opts.go b/cmd/opts.go
index d54cbafb9..56a6ce817 100644
--- a/cmd/opts.go
+++ b/cmd/opts.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ type CreateEnvOpts struct {
 	VarFlags
 	OpsFlags
 	StatePath string `long:"state" value-name:"PATH" description:"State file path"`
+	Recreate  bool   `long:"recreate" description:"Recreate VM in deployment"`
 	cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/opts_test.go b/cmd/opts_test.go
index 08f22a703..70a3fb0a1 100644
--- a/cmd/opts_test.go
+++ b/cmd/opts_test.go
@@ -750,6 +750,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Opts", func() {
 				`long:"state" value-name:"PATH" description:"State file path"`,
 			))
 		})
+
+		It("has --recreate", func() {
+			Expect(getStructTagForName("Recreate", opts)).To(Equal(
+				`long:"recreate" description:"Recreate VM in deployment"`,
+			))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("CreateEnvArgs", func() {