diff --git a/django_ormql/engine.py b/django_ormql/engine.py
index d4eb9cd..d5807c6 100644
--- a/django_ormql/engine.py
+++ b/django_ormql/engine.py
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ def query(
         placeholders=None,
         timezone=datetime.timezone.utc,
         default_limit=None,
+        dry_run=False,
     ):
-        return Query(
+        query = Query(
             query,
             self.tables,
             placeholders,
             timezone,
             default_limit,
-        ).evaluate()
+        )
+        if dry_run:
+            return query.parse()
+        else:
+            return query.evaluate()
diff --git a/django_ormql/query.py b/django_ormql/query.py
index 3bcb9db..ad009c3 100644
--- a/django_ormql/query.py
+++ b/django_ormql/query.py
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ def _select_to_qs(self, root, parent_table_stack):
 
         return qs, values_names
 
-    def evaluate(self):
+    def parse(self):
         try:
             ast = parse_one(self.sql, dialect=OrmqlDialect)
         except ParseError as e:
@@ -860,6 +860,11 @@ def evaluate(self):
         except Exception as e:
             raise QueryError("Query parsing failed") from e
 
+        return qs, values_names
+
+    def evaluate(self):
+        qs, values_names = self.parse()
+
         if isinstance(qs, dict):
             yield {values_names[k]: v for k, v in qs.items()}
         else: