diff --git a/bifrost/cli.py b/bifrost/cli.py
index 443933855..231519702 100644
--- a/bifrost/cli.py
+++ b/bifrost/cli.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ def cmd_install(args):
             developer_mode=args.develop,
             enable_prometheus_exporter=args.enable_prometheus_exporter,
             default_boot_mode='uefi' if args.uefi else 'bios',
+            include_dhcp_server=not args.disable_dhcp,
             extra_vars=args.extra_vars,
             **kwargs)
     log("Ironic is installed and running, try it yourself:\n",
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ def parse_args():
                          help='Enable Ironic Prometheus Exporter')
     install.add_argument('--uefi', action='store_true',
                          help='use UEFI by default')
+    install.add_argument('--disable-dhcp', action='store_true',
+                         help='Disable integrated dhcp server')
     install.add_argument('-e', '--extra-vars', action='append',
                          help='additional vars to pass to ansible')
 
diff --git a/doc/source/install/index.rst b/doc/source/install/index.rst
index eb571be4e..d1e6b1d00 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/index.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ For the machine that hosts Bifrost you'll need to figure out:
     #. Use the ``public`` zone by providing ``firewalld_internal_zone=public``
        when installing.
 
+* Whether to use the integrated DHCP server or an external DHCP service.
+
 * Pool of IP addresses for DHCP (must be within the network configured on the
   chosen network interface).
 
@@ -285,6 +287,10 @@ Additionally, the following parameters can be useful:
 ``--uefi``
     Boot machines in the UEFI mode by default.
 
+``--disable-dhcp``
+    Disable the configuration of the integrated DHCP server, allowing to use
+    an external DHCP service.
+
 See the built-in documentation for more details:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 53249976c..240f79885 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ update_ipa: "{{ update_repos }}"
 ipa_add_ssh_key: false
 cirros_deploy_image_upstream_url: https://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.5.1/cirros-0.5.1-x86_64-disk.img
 # By default bifrost will deploy dnsmasq to utilize as an integrated DHCP
-# server.  If you already have a DHCP server, you will need to disable
-# this setting, and perform manual configuration of your DHCP server.
+# server.  If you already have a DHCP server, you can pass --disable-dhcp
+# to the bifrost-cli install command to disable it.
 include_dhcp_server: true
 # *_git_url can be overridden by local clones for offline installs
 dib_git_url: https://opendev.org/openstack/diskimage-builder
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/disable-dhcp-cli-6f85449c2c1316cf.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/disable-dhcp-cli-6f85449c2c1316cf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c3a9bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/disable-dhcp-cli-6f85449c2c1316cf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds the ``--disable-dhcp`` argument to ``./bifrost-cli install`` to
+    disable the integrated dhcp configuration.