diff --git a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
index e35e507a94..e8490cf065 100755
--- a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
+++ b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
@@ -434,6 +434,31 @@ function addGithubTokenOption(yargs) {
         .default('github-token', '', '<LOCAL TOKEN>');
 }
 
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+/** Whether the current environment is in dry run mode. */
+function isDryRun() {
+    return process.env['DRY_RUN'] !== undefined;
+}
+/** Error to be thrown when a function or method is called in dryRun mode and shouldn't be. */
+var DryRunError = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
+    tslib.__extends(DryRunError, _super);
+    function DryRunError() {
+        var _this = _super.call(this, 'Cannot call this function in dryRun mode.') || this;
+        // Set the prototype explicitly because in ES5, the prototype is accidentally lost due to
+        // a limitation in down-leveling.
+        // https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/FAQ#why-doesnt-extending-built-ins-like-error-array-and-map-work.
+        Object.setPrototypeOf(_this, DryRunError.prototype);
+        return _this;
+    }
+    return DryRunError;
+}(Error));
+
 /**
  * @license
  * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
@@ -604,6 +629,12 @@ var GitClient = /** @class */ (function () {
      */
     GitClient.prototype.runGraceful = function (args, options) {
         if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        /** The git command to be run. */
+        var gitCommand = args[0];
+        if (isDryRun() && gitCommand === 'push') {
+            debug("\"git push\" is not able to be run in dryRun mode.");
+            throw new DryRunError();
+        }
         // To improve the debugging experience in case something fails, we print all executed Git
         // commands to better understand the git actions occuring. Depending on the command being
         // executed, this debugging information should be logged at different logging levels.
diff --git a/dev-infra/utils/dry-run.ts b/dev-infra/utils/dry-run.ts
index 06421a4c26..e1358e4af2 100644
--- a/dev-infra/utils/dry-run.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/utils/dry-run.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {Argv} from 'yargs';
 
 /**
- * Add a --dry-run flag to the available options for the yargs argv object.  When present, sets an
+ * Add a --dry-run flag to the available options for the yargs argv object. When present, sets an
  * environment variable noting dry run mode.
  */
 export function addDryRunFlag<T>(args: Argv<T>) {
diff --git a/dev-infra/utils/git/index.ts b/dev-infra/utils/git/index.ts
index 8c4dbc6e4c..0eb030be52 100644
--- a/dev-infra/utils/git/index.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/utils/git/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {spawnSync, SpawnSyncOptions, SpawnSyncReturns} from 'child_process';
 
 import {getConfig, getRepoBaseDir, NgDevConfig} from '../config';
 import {debug, info, yellow} from '../console';
+import {DryRunError, isDryRun} from '../dry-run';
 import {GithubClient} from './github';
 import {getRepositoryGitUrl, GITHUB_TOKEN_GENERATE_URL, GITHUB_TOKEN_SETTINGS_URL} from './github-urls';
 
@@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ export class GitClient {
    * info failed commands.
    */
   runGraceful(args: string[], options: SpawnSyncOptions = {}): SpawnSyncReturns<string> {
+    /** The git command to be run. */
+    const gitCommand = args[0];
+
+    if (isDryRun() && gitCommand === 'push') {
+      debug(`"git push" is not able to be run in dryRun mode.`);
+      throw new DryRunError();
+    }
+
     // To improve the debugging experience in case something fails, we print all executed Git
     // commands to better understand the git actions occuring. Depending on the command being
     // executed, this debugging information should be logged at different logging levels.