diff --git a/src/apps/cli/internal/base/BaseGeneratorCommand.ts b/src/apps/cli/internal/base/BaseGeneratorCommand.ts
index 1fa8674c3..f71b69584 100644
--- a/src/apps/cli/internal/base/BaseGeneratorCommand.ts
+++ b/src/apps/cli/internal/base/BaseGeneratorCommand.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface GeneratorOptions {
   noOverwriteGlobs: string[];
   mapBaseUrlToFolder: any;
   disabledHooks: Record<string, string>;
+  compile: boolean;
   registry: {
     url?: string;
     auth?: string;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export abstract class BaseGeneratorCommand extends Command {
       noOverwriteGlobs: flags['no-overwrite'],
       mapBaseUrlToFolder: parsedFlags.mapBaseUrlToFolder,
       disabledHooks: parsedFlags.disableHooks,
+      compile: flags.compile,
       registry: {
         url: flags['registry-url'],
         auth: flags['registry-auth'],
diff --git a/src/apps/cli/internal/flags/generate/fromTemplate.flags.ts b/src/apps/cli/internal/flags/generate/fromTemplate.flags.ts
index 93a218457..5fdc1aa30 100644
--- a/src/apps/cli/internal/flags/generate/fromTemplate.flags.ts
+++ b/src/apps/cli/internal/flags/generate/fromTemplate.flags.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { sharedFlags } from './sharedFlags';
+import { Flags } from '@oclif/core';
 
 export const fromTemplateFlags = () => {
   return {
     ...sharedFlags,
+    compile: Flags.boolean({
+      default: true,
+      description: 'Compile the template before generating files (defaults to true)',
+      allowNo: true,
+    })
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/domains/services/generator.service.ts b/src/domains/services/generator.service.ts
index b24cda8d6..6831ccd88 100644
--- a/src/domains/services/generator.service.ts
+++ b/src/domains/services/generator.service.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ export class GeneratorService extends BaseService {
     }
     const logs: string[] = [];
 
+    const {compile, ...restOptions} = options as any;
+
     const generator = new AsyncAPIGenerator(
       template,
       output || path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), 'asyncapi-generator'),
-      options,
+      {...restOptions, compile},
     );
     const s = interactive
       ? spinner()