diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 2.3.2
+-------------
+
+Add a `--no-create` flag
+
 Version 2.3.1.3
 ---------------
 
-* Make the environment variable `TASTY_ACCEPT=True` work, and make the value
+Make the environment variable `TASTY_ACCEPT=True` work, and make the value
     case-insensitive (so `TASTY_ACCEPT=true` works, too)
 
 Version 2.3.1.2
diff --git a/Test/Tasty/Golden/Internal.hs b/Test/Tasty/Golden/Internal.hs
--- a/Test/Tasty/Golden/Internal.hs
+++ b/Test/Tasty/Golden/Internal.hs
@@ -34,12 +34,27 @@
   optionHelp = return "Accept current results of golden tests"
   optionCLParser = flagCLParser Nothing (AcceptTests True)
 
+-- | This option, when set to 'True', specifies to error when a file does
+-- not exist, instead of creating a new file.
+newtype NoCreateFile = NoCreateFile Bool
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Typeable)
+instance IsOption NoCreateFile where
+  defaultValue = NoCreateFile False
+  parseValue = fmap NoCreateFile . safeReadBool
+  optionName = return "no-create"
+  optionHelp = return "Error when golden file does not exist"
+  optionCLParser = flagCLParser Nothing (NoCreateFile True)
+
 instance IsTest Golden where
-  run opts golden _ = runGolden golden (lookupOption opts)
-  testOptions = return [Option (Proxy :: Proxy AcceptTests)]
+  run opts golden _ = runGolden golden opts
+  testOptions =
+    return
+      [ Option (Proxy :: Proxy AcceptTests)
+      , Option (Proxy :: Proxy NoCreateFile)
+      ]
 
-runGolden :: Golden -> AcceptTests -> IO Result
-runGolden (Golden getGolden getTested cmp update) (AcceptTests accept) = do
+runGolden :: Golden -> OptionSet -> IO Result
+runGolden (Golden getGolden getTested cmp update) opts = do
   do
     mbNew <- try getTested
 
@@ -51,9 +66,12 @@
         mbRef <- try getGolden
 
         case mbRef of
-          Left e | isDoesNotExistError e -> do
-            update new
-            return $ testPassed "Golden file did not exist; created"
+          Left e | isDoesNotExistError e ->
+            if noCreate
+              then return $ testFailed "Golden file does not exist; --no-create flag specified"
+              else do
+                update new
+                return $ testPassed "Golden file did not exist; created"
 
             | otherwise -> throwIO e
 
@@ -75,3 +93,6 @@
 
               Nothing ->
                 return $ testPassed ""
+  where
+    AcceptTests accept = lookupOption opts
+    NoCreateFile noCreate = lookupOption opts
diff --git a/tasty-golden.cabal b/tasty-golden.cabal
--- a/tasty-golden.cabal
+++ b/tasty-golden.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                tasty-golden
-version:             2.3.1.3
+version:             2.3.2
 synopsis:            Golden tests support for tasty
 description:
   This package provides support for «golden testing».