diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0758032..86dae77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Upload or download the assets of a release to a Forgejo instance.
 | `verbose` | <p>Increase the verbosity level</p> | `false` | `false` |
 | `override` | <p>Override an existing release by the same <code>{tag}</code></p> | `false` | `false` |
 | `prerelease` | <p>Mark Release as Pre-Release</p> | `false` | `false` |
+| `draft` | <p>Mark this release as a draft</p> | `false` | `false` |
 | `release-notes-assistant` | <p>Generate release notes with Release Notes Assistant</p> | `false` | `false` |
 | `hide-archive-link` | <p>Hide the archive links</p> | `false` | `false` |
 <!-- action-docs-inputs source="action.yml" -->
@@ -53,6 +54,27 @@ jobs:
           release-notes: "MY RELEASE NOTES"
 ```
 
+Upload a draft prerelease, with assets located in `artifacts`:
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  upload-release:
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.7.3
+        with:
+          direction: upload
+          url: https://my-forgejo-instance.net
+          repo: myuser/myrepo
+          token: ${{ secrets.WRITE_TOKEN_TO_MYREPO }}
+          tag: v2.1.0-rc1
+          release-dir: artifacts
+          release-notes: "CHANGEME"
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: true
+```
+
 ### Download
 
 Example downloading the forgejo release v1.21.4-0 into the working directory:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f6725c7..de079d7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ inputs:
   prerelease:
     description: 'Mark Release as Pre-Release'
     default: false
+  draft:
+    description: 'Mark this release as a draft'
+    default: false
   release-notes-assistant:
     description: 'Generate release notes with Release Notes Assistant'
     default: false
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ runs:
 
         export RETRY="${{ inputs.download-retry }}"
 
+        export DRAFT="${{ inputs.draft }}"
+
         export TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
         trap "rm -fr $TMP_DIR" EXIT
 
diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 5ba1c6e..67cd568 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if ${VERBOSE:-false}; then set -x; fi
 : ${HIDE_ARCHIVE_LINK:=false}
 : ${RETRY:=1}
 : ${DELAY:=10}
+: ${DRAFT:=false}
 
 RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_VERSION=v1.4.1 # renovate: datasource=forgejo-releases depName=forgejo/release-notes-assistant registryUrl=https://code.forgejo.org
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ upload_release() {
         fi
     fi
     maybe_use_release_note_assistant
-    release_draft false
+    [ "$DRAFT" = "false" ] && release_draft false
 }
 
 release_draft() {