diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 102eaf4bb..fa8ca2379 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ### Changed
 
 * Removed `--fast` flag from the test farm tests
+* `--server` may now be combined with `--dry-run`. Certbot will, as before, use the
+  staging server instead of the live server when `--dry-run` is used.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py
index d22a9a524..6715dfd9c 100644
--- a/certbot/cli.py
+++ b/certbot/cli.py
@@ -649,13 +649,20 @@ class HelpfulArgumentParser(object):
     def set_test_server(self, parsed_args):
         """We have --staging/--dry-run; perform sanity check and set config.server"""
 
-        if parsed_args.server not in (flag_default("server"), constants.STAGING_URI):
-            conflicts = ["--staging"] if parsed_args.staging else []
-            conflicts += ["--dry-run"] if parsed_args.dry_run else []
-            raise errors.Error("--server value conflicts with {0}".format(
-                " and ".join(conflicts)))
+        # Flag combinations should produce these results:
+        #                             | --staging      | --dry-run   |
+        # ------------------------------------------------------------
+        # | --server acme-v02         | Use staging    | Use staging |
+        # | --server acme-staging-v02 | Use staging    | Use staging |
+        # | --server <other>          | Conflict error | Use <other> |
 
-        parsed_args.server = constants.STAGING_URI
+        default_servers = (flag_default("server"), constants.STAGING_URI)
+
+        if parsed_args.staging and parsed_args.server not in default_servers:
+            raise errors.Error("--server value conflicts with --staging")
+
+        if parsed_args.server in default_servers:
+            parsed_args.server = constants.STAGING_URI
 
         if parsed_args.dry_run:
             if self.verb not in ["certonly", "renew"]:
diff --git a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
index 87b074a81..166559040 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -333,16 +333,26 @@ class ParseTest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
 
         self._assert_dry_run_flag_worked(self.parse(short_args + ['auth']), True)
         self._assert_dry_run_flag_worked(self.parse(short_args + ['renew']), True)
+        self._assert_dry_run_flag_worked(self.parse(short_args + ['certonly']), True)
+
         short_args += ['certonly']
-        self._assert_dry_run_flag_worked(self.parse(short_args), True)
 
-        short_args += '--server example.com'.split()
-        conflicts = ['--dry-run']
-        self._check_server_conflict_message(short_args, '--dry-run')
+        # `--dry-run --server example.com` should emit example.com
+        self.assertEqual(self.parse(short_args + ['--server', 'example.com']).server,
+                         'example.com')
 
-        short_args += ['--staging']
-        conflicts += ['--staging']
-        self._check_server_conflict_message(short_args, conflicts)
+        # `--dry-run --server STAGING_URI` should emit STAGING_URI
+        self.assertEqual(self.parse(short_args + ['--server', constants.STAGING_URI]).server,
+                         constants.STAGING_URI)
+
+        # `--dry-run --server LIVE` should emit STAGING_URI
+        self.assertEqual(self.parse(short_args + ['--server', cli.flag_default("server")]).server,
+                         constants.STAGING_URI)
+
+        # `--dry-run --server example.com --staging` should emit an error
+        conflicts = ['--staging']
+        self._check_server_conflict_message(short_args + ['--server', 'example.com', '--staging'],
+                                            conflicts)
 
     def test_option_was_set(self):
         key_size_option = 'rsa_key_size'