diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/build.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/build.ts
index fce55ce540..a8349d3fcf 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/build.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/build.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export class BuildCommand extends CapacitorCommand implements CommandPreRun {
         type: Boolean,
         default: true,
       },
+      {
+        name: 'open',
+        summary: 'Do not invoke Capacitor open',
+        type: Boolean,
+        default: true,
+      },
     ];
 
     const footnotes: Footnote[] = [
@@ -121,7 +127,9 @@ To configure your native project, see the common configuration docs[^capacitor-n
     this.env.log.info(this.getContinueMessage(platform));
     this.env.log.nl();
 
-    await this.runCapacitor(['open', platform]);
+    if (options['open']) {
+      await this.runCapacitor(['open', platform]);
+    }
   }
 
   protected getContinueMessage(platform: string): string {
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/run.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/run.ts
index 98f95e11d6..f7fef8bb2c 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/run.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/commands/capacitor/run.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export class RunCommand extends CapacitorCommand implements CommandPreRun {
         type: Boolean,
         default: true,
       },
+      {
+        name: 'open',
+        summary: 'Do not invoke Capacitor open',
+        type: Boolean,
+        default: true,
+      },
       ...COMMON_SERVE_COMMAND_OPTIONS.filter(o => !['livereload'].includes(o.name)).map(o => ({ ...o, hint: weak('(--livereload)') })),
       {
         name: 'livereload',
@@ -157,7 +163,9 @@ For Android and iOS, you can setup Remote Debugging on your device with browser
     this.env.log.info(this.getContinueMessage(platform));
     this.env.log.nl();
 
-    await this.runCapacitor(['open', platform]);
+    if (options['open']) {
+      await this.runCapacitor(['open', platform]);
+    }
 
     if (options['livereload']) {
       this.env.log.nl();