diff --git a/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/run_sweeps.py b/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/run_sweeps.py
index 125ff1f8b08..206fdf758d2 100644
--- a/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/run_sweeps.py
+++ b/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/run_sweeps.py
@@ -16,16 +16,26 @@ def convert_string_to_set(string):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("--include", type=str, help="Comma separated list of sweep names to include")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--include", type=str, help="Comma separated list of sweep names to include eg) --include sweep1.py,sweep2.py"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--collect-only", action="store_true", help="Print the sweeps that will be run but do not run them"
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    include = convert_string_to_set(args.include)
+    device = None
+    if not args.collect_only:
+        device = ttnn.open_device(device_id=0)
+        print("Running sweeps...")
+    else:
+        print("Collecting sweeps to run...")
 
-    include = parser.parse_args().include
-
-    include = convert_string_to_set(include)
-
-    device = ttnn.open_device(device_id=0)
     table_names = run_sweeps(device=device, include=include)
-    ttnn.close_device(device)
-    print_report(table_names=table_names)
+    if not args.collect_only:
+        ttnn.close_device(device)
+        print_report(table_names=table_names)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/sweeps/__init__.py b/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/sweeps/__init__.py
index 72ca47c2914..c1d2a6e3e8a 100644
--- a/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/sweeps/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/ttnn/sweep_tests/sweeps/__init__.py
@@ -199,15 +199,24 @@ def name_to_string(name):
     return table_name
 
 
-def run_sweeps(*, device, include):
-    table_names = []
+def collect_tests(*, include):
     for file_name in sorted(SWEEP_SOURCES_DIR.glob("**/*.py")):
         sweep_name = get_sweep_name(file_name)
         if include and sweep_name not in include:
             continue
-        logger.info(f"Running {file_name}")
-        table_name = run_sweep(file_name, device=device)
-        table_names.append(table_name)
+        yield file_name, sweep_name
+
+
+def run_sweeps(*, device, include):
+    table_names = []
+    for file_name, sweep_name in collect_tests(include=include):
+        if not device:
+            logger.info(f"Collecting {sweep_name}")
+            continue
+        else:
+            logger.info(f"Running {sweep_name}")
+            table_name = run_sweep(file_name, device=device)
+            table_names.append(table_name)
     return table_names