diff --git a/docs/stackit_ske_kubeconfig_create.md b/docs/stackit_ske_kubeconfig_create.md
index a779cacc..28238e64 100644
--- a/docs/stackit_ske_kubeconfig_create.md
+++ b/docs/stackit_ske_kubeconfig_create.md
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ stackit ske kubeconfig create CLUSTER_NAME [flags]
 
   Create a kubeconfig for the SKE cluster with name "my-cluster" in a custom filepath
   $ stackit ske kubeconfig create my-cluster --filepath /path/to/config
+
+  Get a kubeconfig for the SKE cluster with name "my-cluster" without writing it to a file. 
+  
 ```
 
 ### Options
 
 ```
+      --disable-writing     Disable writing to the kubeconfig file.
   -e, --expiration string   Expiration time for the kubeconfig in seconds(s), minutes(m), hours(h), days(d) or months(M). Example: 30d. By default, expiration time is 1h
       --filepath string     Path to create the kubeconfig file. By default, the kubeconfig is created as 'config' in the .kube folder, in the user's home directory.
   -h, --help                Help for "stackit ske kubeconfig create"
diff --git a/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create.go b/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create.go
index 53310c43..be86251a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create.go
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ import (
 const (
 	clusterNameArg = "CLUSTER_NAME"
 
-	loginFlag      = "login"
-	expirationFlag = "expiration"
-	filepathFlag   = "filepath"
+	loginFlag          = "login"
+	expirationFlag     = "expiration"
+	filepathFlag       = "filepath"
+	disableWritingFlag = "disable-writing"
 )
 
 type inputModel struct {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type inputModel struct {
 	Filepath       *string
 	ExpirationTime *string
 	Login          bool
+	DisableWriting bool
 }
 
 func NewCmd(p *print.Printer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ func NewCmd(p *print.Printer) *cobra.Command {
 			examples.NewExample(
 				`Create a kubeconfig for the SKE cluster with name "my-cluster" in a custom filepath`,
 				"$ stackit ske kubeconfig create my-cluster --filepath /path/to/config"),
+			examples.NewExample(
+				`Get a kubeconfig for the SKE cluster with name "my-cluster" without writing it to a file and format the output as json`,
+				"$ stackit ske kubeconfig create my-cluster --disable-writing --output-format json"),
 		),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			ctx := context.Background()
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ func NewCmd(p *print.Printer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if !model.AssumeYes {
+			if !model.AssumeYes && !model.DisableWriting {
 				prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Are you sure you want to create a kubeconfig for SKE cluster %q? This will OVERWRITE your current kubeconfig file, if it exists.", model.ClusterName)
 				err = p.PromptForConfirmation(prompt)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ func NewCmd(p *print.Printer) *cobra.Command {
 				kubeconfigPath = *model.Filepath
 			}
 
-			if model.OutputFormat != print.JSONOutputFormat {
+			if !model.DisableWriting {
 				err = skeUtils.WriteConfigFile(kubeconfigPath, kubeconfig)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("write kubeconfig file: %w", err)
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ func configureFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP(loginFlag, "l", false, "Create a login kubeconfig that obtains valid credentials via the STACKIT CLI. This flag is mutually exclusive with the expiration flag.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP(expirationFlag, "e", "", "Expiration time for the kubeconfig in seconds(s), minutes(m), hours(h), days(d) or months(M). Example: 30d. By default, expiration time is 1h")
 	cmd.Flags().String(filepathFlag, "", "Path to create the kubeconfig file. By default, the kubeconfig is created as 'config' in the .kube folder, in the user's home directory.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(disableWritingFlag, false, fmt.Sprintf("Disable the writing of kubeconfig. Set the output format to json or yaml using the --%s flag to display the kubeconfig.", globalflags.OutputFormatFlag))
 
 	cmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(loginFlag, expirationFlag)
 }
@@ -174,12 +180,21 @@ func parseInput(p *print.Printer, cmd *cobra.Command, inputArgs []string) (*inpu
 		}
 	}
 
+	disableWriting := flags.FlagToBoolValue(p, cmd, disableWritingFlag)
+
+	isInvalidOutputFormat := globalFlags.OutputFormat == "" || globalFlags.OutputFormat == print.NoneOutputFormat || globalFlags.OutputFormat == print.PrettyOutputFormat
+	if disableWriting && isInvalidOutputFormat {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("when setting the flag --%s, you must specify --%s as one of the values: %s",
+			disableWritingFlag, globalflags.OutputFormatFlag, fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s", print.JSONOutputFormat, print.YAMLOutputFormat))
+	}
+
 	model := inputModel{
 		GlobalFlagModel: globalFlags,
 		ClusterName:     clusterName,
 		Filepath:        flags.FlagToStringPointer(p, cmd, filepathFlag),
 		ExpirationTime:  expTime,
 		Login:           flags.FlagToBoolValue(p, cmd, loginFlag),
+		DisableWriting:  disableWriting,
 	}
 
 	if p.IsVerbosityDebug() {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create_test.go b/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create_test.go
index 86fb29ac..bae59d3b 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/ske/kubeconfig/create/create_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,27 @@ func TestParseInput(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 			isValid: false,
 		},
+		{
+			description: "disable writing and invalid output format",
+			argValues:   fixtureArgValues(),
+			flagValues: fixtureFlagValues(func(flagValues map[string]string) {
+				flagValues[disableWritingFlag] = "true"
+			}),
+			isValid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "disable writing and valid output format",
+			argValues:   fixtureArgValues(),
+			flagValues: fixtureFlagValues(func(flagValues map[string]string) {
+				flagValues[disableWritingFlag] = "true"
+				flagValues[globalflags.OutputFormatFlag] = print.YAMLOutputFormat
+			}),
+			expectedModel: fixtureInputModel(func(model *inputModel) {
+				model.DisableWriting = true
+				model.OutputFormat = print.YAMLOutputFormat
+			}),
+			isValid: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {