diff --git a/cmd/help_manifest.go b/cmd/help_manifest.go
index 703b06a..1733aaa 100644
--- a/cmd/help_manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/help_manifest.go
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ var commandManifestRegistry = map[string]jsonCommandManifestMetadata{
 		Args:     []jsonCommandArg{commandArg("url", true, false, "url", "Shared link URL")},
 		Examples: []jsonCommandExample{{Description: "Set a shared link audience", Command: "dbxcli share-link update https://www.dropbox.com/s/example/file.txt --audience team"}},
 		Flags: mergeCommandFlagMetadata(mergeCommandFlagMetadata(sharedLinkSettingsFlagMetadata, sharedLinkPasswordFlagMetadata), map[string]jsonCommandFlagMetadata{
+			dryRunFlagName:    {ValueKind: "boolean"},
 			"password":        {Conflicts: []string{"password-file", "password-prompt", "remove-password"}, Sensitive: true, ValueKind: "secret"},
 			"password-file":   {Conflicts: []string{"password", "password-prompt", "remove-password"}, ValueKind: "local_file"},
 			"password-prompt": {Conflicts: []string{"password", "password-file", "remove-password"}, MayPrompt: true, ValueKind: "boolean"},
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ var commandContractRegistry = map[string]jsonCommandContractMetadata{
 	"share-link info":     {Statuses: []string{"found"}, Kinds: []string{"file", "folder", "link"}},
 	"share-link list":     {Statuses: []string{"listed"}, Kinds: []string{"file", "folder", "link"}},
 	"share-link revoke":   {Statuses: []string{"revoked", jsonStatusPlanned}, Kinds: []string{"file", "folder", "link", "shared_link"}},
-	"share-link update":   {Statuses: []string{"updated"}, Kinds: []string{"file", "folder", "link"}},
+	"share-link update":   {Statuses: []string{"updated", jsonStatusPlanned}, Kinds: []string{"file", "folder", "link"}},
 	"team add-member":     {Statuses: []string{"added", "completed", "started"}, Kinds: []string{"team_member"}},
 	"team info":           {Statuses: []string{"found"}, Kinds: []string{"team"}},
 	"team list-groups":    {Statuses: []string{"listed"}, Kinds: []string{"team_group"}},
diff --git a/cmd/json_contract_test.go b/cmd/json_contract_test.go
index e6fed24..c270a71 100644
--- a/cmd/json_contract_test.go
+++ b/cmd/json_contract_test.go
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ func jsonGoldenSuccessOutputExamples() map[string]jsonOperationOutput {
 		"share-link revoke": newJSONOperationOutput(shareLinkRevokeInput{Path: "/Reports/old.pdf", DryRun: false}, []jsonOperationResult{
 			newJSONOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusRevoked, sharedLink.Type, shareLinkRevokeResultInput{DryRun: false}, shareLinkRevokeResult{URL: sharedLink.URL, Link: &sharedLink}),
 		}, nil),
-		"share-link update": newJSONOperationOutput(shareLinkUpdateInput{URL: sharedLink.URL, Audience: "public", Expires: "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z", RemoveExpiration: false, AllowDownload: true, DisallowDownload: false, Password: true, RemovePassword: false}, []jsonOperationResult{
-			shareLinkJSONOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, sharedLink),
+		"share-link update": newJSONOperationOutput(shareLinkUpdateInput{URL: sharedLink.URL, Audience: "public", Expires: "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z", RemoveExpiration: false, AllowDownload: true, DisallowDownload: false, Password: true, RemovePassword: false, DryRun: false}, []jsonOperationResult{
+			shareLinkUpdateOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, sharedLink, shareLinkUpdateOptions{dryRun: false}),
 		}, nil),
 		"team add-member": newJSONOperationOutput(teamMemberAddInput{Email: "ada@example.com", FirstName: "Ada", LastName: "Lovelace"}, []jsonOperationResult{
 			newJSONOperationResult(teamJSONStatusAdded, teamJSONKindTeamMember, teamMemberAddInput{Email: "ada@example.com", FirstName: "Ada", LastName: "Lovelace"}, teamMemberMutationJSON{
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ func jsonContractDefinitions() map[string][]string {
 		"share_link_revoke_result_input": jsonFieldNames[shareLinkRevokeResultInput](),
 		"share_link_revoke_result":       jsonFieldNames[shareLinkRevokeResult](),
 		"share_link_update_input":        jsonFieldNames[shareLinkUpdateInput](),
+		"share_link_update_result_input": jsonFieldNames[shareLinkUpdateResultInput](),
 		"team_group":                     jsonFieldNames[teamGroupJSON](),
 		"team_info":                      jsonFieldNames[teamInfoJSON](),
 		"team_member":                    jsonFieldNames[teamMemberJSON](),
@@ -1114,7 +1115,7 @@ func jsonCommandSchemas() map[string]jsonGoldenCommandSchema {
 		"share-link info":    operationSchema("share_link_info_input", schemaRef("empty"), "share_link_metadata", []string{shareLinkJSONStatusFound}, shareLinkKinds(), nil),
 		"share-link list":    operationSchema("share_link_list_input", schemaRef("empty"), "share_link_metadata", []string{shareLinkJSONStatusListed}, shareLinkKinds(), nil),
 		"share-link revoke":  operationSchema("share_link_revoke_input", schemaRef("share_link_revoke_result_input"), "share_link_revoke_result", []string{shareLinkJSONStatusRevoked, jsonStatusPlanned}, append(shareLinkKinds(), shareLinkJSONKindSharedLink), nil),
-		"share-link update":  operationSchema("share_link_update_input", schemaRef("empty"), "share_link_metadata", []string{shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated}, shareLinkKinds(), nil),
+		"share-link update":  operationSchema("share_link_update_input", schemaRef("share_link_update_result_input"), "share_link_metadata", []string{shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, jsonStatusPlanned}, shareLinkKinds(), nil),
 		"team add-member":    operationSchema("team_member_add_input", schemaRef("team_member_add_input"), "team_member_mutation", []string{teamJSONStatusAdded, teamJSONStatusCompleted, teamJSONStatusStarted}, []string{teamJSONKindTeamMember}, nil),
 		"team info":          operationSchema("empty", schemaRef("empty"), "team_info", []string{teamJSONStatusFound}, []string{teamJSONKindTeam}, nil),
 		"team list-groups":   operationSchema("empty", schemaRef("empty"), "team_group", []string{teamJSONStatusListed}, []string{teamJSONKindTeamGroup}, nil),
diff --git a/cmd/share_link_json.go b/cmd/share_link_json.go
index 4bff948..bc1032a 100644
--- a/cmd/share_link_json.go
+++ b/cmd/share_link_json.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const (
 	shareLinkJSONStatusRevoked    = "revoked"
 	shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated    = "updated"
 
+	shareLinkJSONKindLink       = "link"
 	shareLinkJSONKindSharedLink = "shared_link"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/share_link_json_test.go b/cmd/share_link_json_test.go
index a1088ee..147bf19 100644
--- a/cmd/share_link_json_test.go
+++ b/cmd/share_link_json_test.go
@@ -274,6 +274,63 @@ func TestShareLinkUpdateJSONOutputsUpdatedMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestShareLinkUpdateJSONDryRunOutputsPlannedUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	stubSharedLinkClient(t, &mockSharedLinkClient{
+		modifySharedLinkSettingsFn: func(arg *sharing.ModifySharedLinkSettingsArgs) (sharing.IsSharedLinkMetadata, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("ModifySharedLinkSettings called during dry-run: %v", arg)
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+		modifySharedLinkSettingsRawFn: func(url string, settings *rawSharedLinkSettings, removeExpiration bool) error {
+			t.Fatalf("ModifySharedLinkSettingsRaw called during dry-run: %s %#v removeExpiration=%t", url, settings, removeExpiration)
+			return nil
+		},
+		getSharedLinkMetadataFn: func(arg *sharing.GetSharedLinkMetadataArg) (sharing.IsSharedLinkMetadata, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("GetSharedLinkMetadata called during dry-run: %v", arg)
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	cmd := newShareLinkUpdateTestCommand(&stdout, nil)
+	setShareLinkOutputJSON(t, cmd)
+	if err := cmd.Flags().Set("audience", "team"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("set audience: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Flags().Set(dryRunFlagName, "true"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := shareLinkUpdate(cmd, []string{"https://example.com/report"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("shareLinkUpdate error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var got struct {
+		Input   shareLinkUpdateInput `json:"input"`
+		Results []struct {
+			Status string                     `json:"status"`
+			Kind   string                     `json:"kind"`
+			Input  shareLinkUpdateResultInput `json:"input"`
+			Result shareLinkJSONMetadata      `json:"result"`
+		} `json:"results"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode output: %v\n%s", err, stdout.String())
+	}
+	if got.Input.URL != "https://example.com/report" || got.Input.Audience != "team" || !got.Input.DryRun {
+		t.Fatalf("input = %+v, want team dry-run update", got.Input)
+	}
+	if len(got.Results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("results len = %d, want 1", len(got.Results))
+	}
+	result := got.Results[0]
+	if result.Status != jsonStatusPlanned || result.Kind != shareLinkJSONKindLink || !result.Input.DryRun {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %+v, want planned link update", result)
+	}
+	if result.Result.Type != shareLinkJSONKindLink || result.Result.URL != "https://example.com/report" {
+		t.Fatalf("result metadata = %+v, want planned link URL", result.Result)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestShareLinkRevokeJSONOutputsRevokedURL(t *testing.T) {
 	stubSharedLinkClient(t, &mockSharedLinkClient{
 		revokeSharedLinkFn: func(arg *sharing.RevokeSharedLinkArg) error {
diff --git a/cmd/share_link_update.go b/cmd/share_link_update.go
index 5b6e40c..7bf842c 100644
--- a/cmd/share_link_update.go
+++ b/cmd/share_link_update.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/v3/internal/output"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type shareLinkUpdateOptions struct {
 	audience         *sharing.LinkAudience
 	password         sharedLinkPasswordOptions
 	removePassword   bool
+	dryRun           bool
 }
 
 type shareLinkUpdateInput struct {
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ type shareLinkUpdateInput struct {
 	DisallowDownload bool   `json:"disallow_download,omitempty"`
 	Password         bool   `json:"password,omitempty"`
 	RemovePassword   bool   `json:"remove_password,omitempty"`
+	DryRun           bool   `json:"dry_run,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type shareLinkUpdateResultInput struct {
+	DryRun bool `json:"dry_run,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func shareLinkUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -60,6 +67,10 @@ func shareLinkUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if opts.dryRun {
+		return renderShareLinkUpdateDryRunOutput(cmd, url, opts)
+	}
+
 	dbx := newSharedLinkClient(config)
 	if opts.usesRawSettings() {
 		if err := dbx.ModifySharedLinkSettingsRawContext(currentContext(), url, rawSharedLinkSettingsFromUpdateOptions(opts), opts.removeExpiration); err != nil {
@@ -125,7 +136,7 @@ func renderShareLinkUpdateOutput(cmd *cobra.Command, dbx sharedLinkClient, url s
 	return renderJSONOperationOutput(
 		cmd,
 		newShareLinkUpdateInput(url, opts),
-		[]jsonOperationResult{shareLinkJSONOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, result)},
+		[]jsonOperationResult{shareLinkUpdateOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, result, opts)},
 	)
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +148,7 @@ func newShareLinkUpdateInput(url string, opts shareLinkUpdateOptions) shareLinkU
 		DisallowDownload: opts.disallowDownload,
 		Password:         opts.password.set,
 		RemovePassword:   opts.removePassword,
+		DryRun:           opts.dryRun,
 	}
 	if opts.audience != nil {
 		input.Audience = opts.audience.Tag
@@ -170,6 +182,13 @@ func parseShareLinkUpdateOptions(cmd *cobra.Command) (shareLinkUpdateOptions, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return shareLinkUpdateOptions{}, err
 	}
+	var dryRun bool
+	if cmd.Flags().Lookup(dryRunFlagName) != nil {
+		dryRun, err = dryRunEnabled(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return shareLinkUpdateOptions{}, err
+		}
+	}
 
 	if expiresChanged && removeExpiration {
 		return shareLinkUpdateOptions{}, invalidArgumentsErrorWithDetails("`--expires` and `--remove-expiration` cannot be used together", flagsErrorDetails("expires", "remove-expiration"))
@@ -214,6 +233,7 @@ func parseShareLinkUpdateOptions(cmd *cobra.Command) (shareLinkUpdateOptions, er
 		audience:         audience,
 		password:         password,
 		removePassword:   removePassword,
+		dryRun:           dryRun,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +266,29 @@ func rawSharedLinkSettingsFromUpdateOptions(opts shareLinkUpdateOptions) *rawSha
 	return settings
 }
 
+func shareLinkUpdateOperationResult(status string, metadata shareLinkJSONMetadata, opts shareLinkUpdateOptions) jsonOperationResult {
+	return newJSONOperationResult(plannedStatus(opts.dryRun, status), metadata.Type, shareLinkUpdateResultInput{DryRun: opts.dryRun}, metadata)
+}
+
+func plannedShareLinkUpdateMetadata(url string) shareLinkJSONMetadata {
+	return shareLinkJSONMetadata{
+		Type: shareLinkJSONKindLink,
+		URL:  url,
+	}
+}
+
+func renderShareLinkUpdateDryRunOutput(cmd *cobra.Command, url string, opts shareLinkUpdateOptions) error {
+	result := plannedShareLinkUpdateMetadata(url)
+	return commandOutput(cmd).Render(func(w io.Writer) error {
+		return writeDryRunLine(w, "update shared link", url)
+	}, newJSONCommandOperationOutput(
+		cmd,
+		newShareLinkUpdateInput(url, opts),
+		[]jsonOperationResult{shareLinkUpdateOperationResult(shareLinkJSONStatusUpdated, result, opts)},
+		nil,
+	))
+}
+
 var shareLinkUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "update <url>",
 	Short: "Update shared link settings",
@@ -267,6 +310,7 @@ func init() {
 	shareLinkUpdateCmd.Flags().Bool("disallow-download", false, "Disallow downloads from the shared link")
 	addSharedLinkPasswordFlags(shareLinkUpdateCmd)
 	shareLinkUpdateCmd.Flags().Bool("remove-password", false, "Remove the shared link password")
+	addDryRunFlag(shareLinkUpdateCmd)
 	shareLinkCmd.AddCommand(shareLinkUpdateCmd)
 	enableStructuredOutput(shareLinkUpdateCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/share_link_update_test.go b/cmd/share_link_update_test.go
index 63ce936..422d4b1 100644
--- a/cmd/share_link_update_test.go
+++ b/cmd/share_link_update_test.go
@@ -289,6 +289,41 @@ func TestShareLinkUpdateDisallowsDownload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestShareLinkUpdateDryRunDoesNotCallAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	stubSharedLinkClient(t, &mockSharedLinkClient{
+		modifySharedLinkSettingsFn: func(arg *sharing.ModifySharedLinkSettingsArgs) (sharing.IsSharedLinkMetadata, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("ModifySharedLinkSettings called during dry-run: %v", arg)
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+		modifySharedLinkSettingsRawFn: func(url string, settings *rawSharedLinkSettings, removeExpiration bool) error {
+			t.Fatalf("ModifySharedLinkSettingsRaw called during dry-run: %s %#v removeExpiration=%t", url, settings, removeExpiration)
+			return nil
+		},
+		getSharedLinkMetadataFn: func(arg *sharing.GetSharedLinkMetadataArg) (sharing.IsSharedLinkMetadata, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("GetSharedLinkMetadata called during dry-run: %v", arg)
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	cmd := newShareLinkUpdateTestCommand(&stdout, nil)
+	if err := cmd.Flags().Set("disallow-download", "true"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("set disallow-download: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Flags().Set(dryRunFlagName, "true"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := shareLinkUpdate(cmd, []string{"https://example.com/link"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("shareLinkUpdate error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	const want = "Would update shared link https://example.com/link\n"
+	if got := stdout.String(); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestShareLinkUpdateDisallowDownloadCombinesSettingsInOneRawCall(t *testing.T) {
 	expires := time.Date(2026, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	var rawCalls int
@@ -651,6 +686,9 @@ func TestShareLinkUpdateCommandIsRegistered(t *testing.T) {
 	if shareLinkUpdateCmd.Flags().Lookup("disallow-download") == nil {
 		t.Fatal("share-link update should define --disallow-download")
 	}
+	if shareLinkUpdateCmd.Flags().Lookup(dryRunFlagName) == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("share-link update should define --%s", dryRunFlagName)
+	}
 }
 
 func newShareLinkUpdateTestCommand(stdout, stderr *bytes.Buffer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -662,6 +700,7 @@ func newShareLinkUpdateTestCommand(stdout, stderr *bytes.Buffer) *cobra.Command
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("disallow-download", false, "")
 	addSharedLinkPasswordFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("remove-password", false, "")
+	addDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("verbose", false, "")
 	if stdout != nil {
 		cmd.SetOut(stdout)
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/json_contract/success_schemas.json b/cmd/testdata/json_contract/success_schemas.json
index 221ff86..4c9b285 100644
--- a/cmd/testdata/json_contract/success_schemas.json
+++ b/cmd/testdata/json_contract/success_schemas.json
@@ -338,12 +338,16 @@
       "allow_download",
       "audience",
       "disallow_download",
+      "dry_run",
       "expires",
       "password",
       "remove_expiration",
       "remove_password",
       "url"
     ],
+    "share_link_update_result_input": [
+      "dry_run"
+    ],
     "team_group": [
       "group_external_id",
       "group_id",
@@ -755,9 +759,10 @@
       "top_level": "operation_output",
       "result_wrapper": "operation_result",
       "input": "share_link_update_input",
-      "result_input": "empty",
+      "result_input": "share_link_update_result_input",
       "result": "share_link_metadata",
       "statuses": [
+        "planned",
         "updated"
       ],
       "kinds": [
diff --git a/docs/commands/dbxcli_share-link_update.md b/docs/commands/dbxcli_share-link_update.md
index 3c922dd..13f4aa6 100644
--- a/docs/commands/dbxcli_share-link_update.md
+++ b/docs/commands/dbxcli_share-link_update.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dbxcli share-link update <url> [flags]
       --allow-download         Allow downloads from the shared link
       --audience string        Set shared link audience: public, team, members, or no-one
       --disallow-download      Disallow downloads from the shared link
+      --dry-run                Preview intended writes without making changes
       --expires string         Set shared link expiration time as an RFC3339 timestamp
   -h, --help                   help for update
       --password string        Password for password-protected shared links
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ dbxcli share-link update <url> [flags]
 * Dropbox scopes: `sharing.read`, `sharing.write`
 * Arguments: `url` (required, url)
 * Flag metadata: `--allow-download` (conflicts: `disallow-download`), `--audience` (values: `members`, `no-one`, `public`, `team`), `--disallow-download` (conflicts: `allow-download`), `--expires` (conflicts: `remove-expiration`), `--output` (values: `json`, `text`), `--password` (conflicts: `password-file`, `password-prompt`, `remove-password`; sensitive), `--password-file` (conflicts: `password`, `password-prompt`, `remove-password`), `--password-prompt` (conflicts: `password`, `password-file`, `remove-password`; may prompt), `--remove-expiration` (conflicts: `expires`), `--remove-password` (conflicts: `password`, `password-file`, `password-prompt`)
-* Result statuses: `updated`
+* Result statuses: `planned`, `updated`
 * Result kinds: `file`, `folder`, `link`
 * JSON contract: `docs/json-schema/v1/commands.json#/commands/share-link update`
 * JSON success schema: `docs/json-schema/v1/commands.schema.json#/$defs/command_share_2dlink_20update`
diff --git a/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.json b/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.json
index 221ff86..4c9b285 100644
--- a/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.json
+++ b/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.json
@@ -338,12 +338,16 @@
       "allow_download",
       "audience",
       "disallow_download",
+      "dry_run",
       "expires",
       "password",
       "remove_expiration",
       "remove_password",
       "url"
     ],
+    "share_link_update_result_input": [
+      "dry_run"
+    ],
     "team_group": [
       "group_external_id",
       "group_id",
@@ -755,9 +759,10 @@
       "top_level": "operation_output",
       "result_wrapper": "operation_result",
       "input": "share_link_update_input",
-      "result_input": "empty",
+      "result_input": "share_link_update_result_input",
       "result": "share_link_metadata",
       "statuses": [
+        "planned",
         "updated"
       ],
       "kinds": [
diff --git a/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.schema.json b/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.schema.json
index 639e30c..3dff279 100644
--- a/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.schema.json
+++ b/docs/json-schema/v1/commands.schema.json
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "input": {
-          "$ref": "#/$defs/empty"
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/share_link_update_result_input"
         },
         "kind": {
           "enum": [
@@ -2585,6 +2585,7 @@
         },
         "status": {
           "enum": [
+            "planned",
             "updated"
           ]
         }
@@ -3197,6 +3198,9 @@
         "disallow_download": {
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "dry_run": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "expires": {
           "format": "date-time",
           "type": "string"
@@ -3219,6 +3223,15 @@
       ],
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "share_link_update_result_input": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "dry_run": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "team_group": {
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {