diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-eyes-retire.md b/.changeset/tasty-eyes-retire.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89c9dfc997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-eyes-retire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/common-cli-options-help": minor
+"@pnpm/core": minor
+"@pnpm/config": minor
+"pnpm": minor
+---
+
+A new `--yes` flag can be passed to pnpm to automatically confirm prompts. This is useful when running pnpm in non-interactive script.
diff --git a/cli/common-cli-options-help/src/index.ts b/cli/common-cli-options-help/src/index.ts
index f78ae6bfcc..6a78e571fa 100644
--- a/cli/common-cli-options-help/src/index.ts
+++ b/cli/common-cli-options-help/src/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ export const UNIVERSAL_OPTIONS = [
     name: '--help',
     shortAlias: '-h',
   },
+  {
+    description: 'Automatically answer yes to prompts and run non-interactively. Will abort if an undesirable situation occurs and user input is strictly necessary.',
+    name: '--yes',
+    shortAlias: '-y',
+  },
   {
     description: `Change to directory <dir> (default: ${process.cwd()})`,
     name: '--dir <dir>',
diff --git a/config/config/src/Config.ts b/config/config/src/Config.ts
index 5827ce531a..04d9a980e3 100644
--- a/config/config/src/Config.ts
+++ b/config/config/src/Config.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface Config extends AuthInfo, OptionsFromRootManifest {
   allProjectsGraph?: ProjectsGraph
 
   allowNew: boolean
+  autoConfirmAllPrompts?: boolean
   autoInstallPeers?: boolean
   bail: boolean
   color: 'always' | 'auto' | 'never'
diff --git a/config/config/src/configFileKey.ts b/config/config/src/configFileKey.ts
index e4f455cc45..34bdf7c2a8 100644
--- a/config/config/src/configFileKey.ts
+++ b/config/config/src/configFileKey.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export const excludedPnpmKeys = [
   'libc',
   'os',
   'audit-level',
+  'yes',
 ] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<Exclude<PnpmKey, PnpmConfigFileKey>>
 export type ExcludedPnpmKey = typeof excludedPnpmKeys[number]
 
diff --git a/config/config/src/index.ts b/config/config/src/index.ts
index c34c94405b..9f0722cfc3 100644
--- a/config/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/config/config/src/index.ts
@@ -612,6 +612,13 @@ export async function getConfig (opts: {
     pnpmConfig.enableGlobalVirtualStore = false
   }
 
+  // The yes option is only meant to be a CLI option. Remove it from the
+  // returned pnpm config.
+  delete (pnpmConfig as { yes?: boolean }).yes
+  if (cliOptions.yes) {
+    pnpmConfig.autoConfirmAllPrompts = true
+  }
+
   transformPathKeys(pnpmConfig, os.homedir())
 
   return { config: pnpmConfig, warnings }
diff --git a/config/config/src/types.ts b/config/config/src/types.ts
index 961e8e7274..9c2073e001 100644
--- a/config/config/src/types.ts
+++ b/config/config/src/types.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const pnpmTypes = {
   'workspace-concurrency': Number,
   'workspace-packages': [String, Array],
   'workspace-root': Boolean,
+  yes: Boolean,
   'test-pattern': [String, Array],
   'changed-files-ignore-pattern': [String, Array],
   'embed-readme': Boolean,
diff --git a/config/config/test/index.ts b/config/config/test/index.ts
index 40aeebd610..01aef24e25 100644
--- a/config/config/test/index.ts
+++ b/config/config/test/index.ts
@@ -1404,6 +1404,24 @@ test('no warning when directory does not contain PATH delimiter character', asyn
   }
 })
 
+test.each([
+  [undefined, undefined],
+  [false, undefined],
+  [true, true],
+])('sets autoConfirmAllPrompts when CLI is passed --yes=%s', async (cliValue?: boolean, expectedValue?: boolean) => {
+  const { config } = await getConfig({
+    cliOptions: {
+      'yes': cliValue,
+    },
+    packageManager: {
+      name: 'pnpm',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect(config.autoConfirmAllPrompts).toBe(expectedValue)
+})
+
 describe('global config.yaml', () => {
   let XDG_CONFIG_HOME: string | undefined
 
diff --git a/pkg-manager/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts b/pkg-manager/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
index 0e999f22dc..285f18077a 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { pnpmPkgJson } from '../pnpmPkgJson.js'
 import { type ReporterFunction } from '../types.js'
 
 export interface StrictInstallOptions {
+  autoConfirmAllPrompts: boolean
   autoInstallPeers: boolean
   autoInstallPeersFromHighestMatch: boolean
   catalogs: Catalogs
@@ -188,11 +189,12 @@ const defaults = (opts: InstallOptions): StrictInstallOptions => {
   return {
     allowedDeprecatedVersions: {},
     allowUnusedPatches: false,
+    autoConfirmAllPrompts: opts.autoConfirmAllPrompts ?? false,
     autoInstallPeers: true,
     autoInstallPeersFromHighestMatch: false,
     catalogs: {},
     childConcurrency: 5,
-    confirmModulesPurge: !opts.force,
+    confirmModulesPurge: !(opts.autoConfirmAllPrompts || opts.force),
     depth: 0,
     dedupeInjectedDeps: true,
     enableGlobalVirtualStore: false,
diff --git a/pnpm/src/cmd/index.ts b/pnpm/src/cmd/index.ts
index 36daef66ec..41665dcea3 100644
--- a/pnpm/src/cmd/index.ts
+++ b/pnpm/src/cmd/index.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const GLOBAL_OPTIONS = pick([
   'ignore-workspace',
   'workspace-packages',
   'workspace-root',
+  'yes',
   'include-workspace-root',
   'fail-if-no-match',
 ], allTypes)
diff --git a/pnpm/src/shorthands.ts b/pnpm/src/shorthands.ts
index 67d396787b..b6f1a00be3 100644
--- a/pnpm/src/shorthands.ts
+++ b/pnpm/src/shorthands.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ export const shorthands: Record<string, string> = {
   w: '--workspace-root',
   i: '--interactive',
   F: '--filter',
+  y: '--yes',
 }
diff --git a/pnpm/test/install/yesFlag.ts b/pnpm/test/install/yesFlag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3df45618e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pnpm/test/install/yesFlag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+import { prepare } from '@pnpm/prepare'
+import { type PackageManifest } from '@pnpm/types'
+import { loadJsonFileSync } from 'load-json-file'
+import { execPnpmSync } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { type ExecPnpmSyncOpts } from '../utils/execPnpm.js'
+
+const basicPackageManifest = loadJsonFileSync<PackageManifest>(path.join(import.meta.dirname, '../utils/simple-package.json'))
+
+describe('pnpm install --yes', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    prepare(basicPackageManifest)
+    execPnpmSync(['install'])
+
+    // Write an incompatible layoutVersion to force a module purge prompt.
+    fs.writeFileSync('node_modules/.modules.yaml', 'layoutVersion: 1')
+  })
+
+  const execPnpmOpts: ExecPnpmSyncOpts = {
+    expectSuccess: true,
+    env: { CI: 'false' },
+  }
+
+  test('prompts without --yes flag', () => {
+    expect(() => execPnpmSync(['install'], execPnpmOpts)).toThrow('Aborted removal of modules directory due to no TTY')
+  })
+
+  test('skips prompt when --yes is passed', () => {
+    expect(() => execPnpmSync(['install', '--yes'], execPnpmOpts)).not.toThrow()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/pnpm/test/utils/execPnpm.ts b/pnpm/test/utils/execPnpm.ts
index 6d2cc5c61e..2934250243 100644
--- a/pnpm/test/utils/execPnpm.ts
+++ b/pnpm/test/utils/execPnpm.ts
@@ -93,16 +93,18 @@ export interface ChildProcess {
   stderr: { toString: () => string }
 }
 
+export interface ExecPnpmSyncOpts {
+  cwd?: string
+  env?: Record<string, string>
+  expectSuccess?: boolean // similar to expect(status).toBe(0), but also prints error messages, which makes it easier to debug failed tests
+  stdio?: StdioOptions
+  storeDir?: string
+  timeout?: number
+}
+
 export function execPnpmSync (
   args: string[],
-  opts?: {
-    cwd?: string
-    env?: Record<string, string>
-    expectSuccess?: boolean // similar to expect(status).toBe(0), but also prints error messages, which makes it easier to debug failed tests
-    stdio?: StdioOptions
-    storeDir?: string
-    timeout?: number
-  }
+  opts?: ExecPnpmSyncOpts
 ): ChildProcess {
   const execResult = crossSpawn.sync(process.execPath, [pnpmBinLocation, ...args], {
     cwd: opts?.cwd,