diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46cf30a..694dedf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ All inputs are **optional**. If not set, sensible defaults will be used.
 | `team-reviewers` | A comma or newline-separated list of GitHub teams to request a review from. Note that a `repo` scoped [PAT](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) may be required. See [this issue](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/issues/155). If using a GitHub App, refer to [Authenticating with GitHub App generated tokens](docs/concepts-guidelines.md#authenticating-with-github-app-generated-tokens) for the proper permissions. | |
 | `milestone` | The number of the milestone to associate this pull request with. | |
 | `draft` | Create a [draft pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-pull-requests#draft-pull-requests). | `false` |
+| `fail-if-no-changes` | Whether the workflow should fail if a pull request wasn't created/updated. | `false` |
 
 For self-hosted runners behind a corporate proxy set the `https_proxy` environment variable.
 ```yml
diff --git a/__test__/create-or-update-branch.int.test.ts b/__test__/create-or-update-branch.int.test.ts
index 49db5bf..3ccc6e5 100644
--- a/__test__/create-or-update-branch.int.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/create-or-update-branch.int.test.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe('create-or-update-branch tests', () => {
       false,
       ADD_PATHS
     )
-    expect(result.action).toEqual('none')
+    expect(result.action).toEqual('not-created')
     expect(await gitLogMatches([INIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE])).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ describe('create-or-update-branch tests', () => {
       false,
       ADD_PATHS
     )
-    expect(result.action).toEqual('none')
+    expect(result.action).toEqual('not-created')
     expect(await gitLogMatches([INIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE])).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
@@ -1869,6 +1869,6 @@ describe('create-or-update-branch tests', () => {
       ADD_PATHS
     )
     // The action cannot successfully create the branch
-    expect(result.action).toEqual('none')
+    expect(result.action).toEqual('not-created')
   })
 })
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 512e658..43e7f86 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ inputs:
   draft:
     description: 'Create a draft pull request'
     default: false
+  fail-if-no-changes:
+    description: 'Whether the job should fail if no changes are made.'
+    default: false
 outputs:
   pull-request-number:
     description: 'The pull request number'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f45ad85..1e3ec1d 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ function createOrUpdateBranch(git, commitMessage, base, branch, branchRemoteName
                 core.info(`Created branch '${branch}'`);
             }
             else {
+                result.action = 'not-created';
                 core.info(`Branch '${branch}' is not ahead of base '${base}' and will not be created`);
             }
         }
@@ -384,6 +385,9 @@ function createPullRequest(inputs) {
             core.startGroup('Create or update the pull request branch');
             const result = yield (0, create_or_update_branch_1.createOrUpdateBranch)(git, inputs.commitMessage, inputs.base, inputs.branch, branchRemoteName, inputs.signoff, inputs.addPaths);
             core.endGroup();
+            if (['not-created', 'not-updated'].includes(result.action) && inputs.failIfNoChanges) {
+                throw new Error('No changes were made. Will not continue.');
+            }
             if (['created', 'updated'].includes(result.action)) {
                 // The branch was created or updated
                 core.startGroup(`Pushing pull request branch to '${branchRemoteName}/${inputs.branch}'`);
@@ -1096,7 +1100,8 @@ function run() {
                 reviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('reviewers'),
                 teamReviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('team-reviewers'),
                 milestone: Number(core.getInput('milestone')),
-                draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true'
+                draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true',
+                failIfNoChanges: core.getInput('fail-if-no-changes') === 'true'
             };
             core.debug(`Inputs: ${(0, util_1.inspect)(inputs)}`);
             yield (0, create_pull_request_1.createPullRequest)(inputs);
diff --git a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
index 5dafc0d..d165361 100644
--- a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
+++ b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ export async function createOrUpdateBranch(
       result.action = 'created'
       core.info(`Created branch '${branch}'`)
     } else {
+      result.action = 'not-created'
       core.info(
         `Branch '${branch}' is not ahead of base '${base}' and will not be created`
       )
diff --git a/src/create-pull-request.ts b/src/create-pull-request.ts
index 81caa88..7ecffbd 100644
--- a/src/create-pull-request.ts
+++ b/src/create-pull-request.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
   teamReviewers: string[]
   milestone: number
   draft: boolean
+  failIfNoChanges: boolean
 }
 
 export async function createPullRequest(inputs: Inputs): Promise<void> {
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@ export async function createPullRequest(inputs: Inputs): Promise<void> {
     )
     core.endGroup()
 
+    if (['not-created', 'not-updated'].includes(result.action) && inputs.failIfNoChanges) {
+        throw new Error('No changes were made. Will not continue.')
+    }
+
     if (['created', 'updated'].includes(result.action)) {
       // The branch was created or updated
       core.startGroup(
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 45a1ae8..c022a54 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       reviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('reviewers'),
       teamReviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('team-reviewers'),
       milestone: Number(core.getInput('milestone')),
-      draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true'
+      draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true',
+      failIfNoChanges: core.getInput('fail-if-no-changes') === 'true'
     }
     core.debug(`Inputs: ${inspect(inputs)}`)