diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
index b442ecb0..841c6d6b 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/ReplaceAction.java
@@ -136,19 +136,22 @@ public class ReplaceAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<ReplaceInput, Replace
          UpdateOutput updateOutput = new UpdateAction().execute(updateInput);
          output.setUpdateOutput(updateOutput);
 
-         QQueryFilter deleteFilter = new QQueryFilter(new QFilterCriteria(primaryKeyField, QCriteriaOperator.NOT_IN, primaryKeysToKeep));
-         if(input.getFilter() != null)
+         if(input.getPerformDeletes())
          {
-            deleteFilter.addSubFilter(input.getFilter());
-         }
+            QQueryFilter deleteFilter = new QQueryFilter(new QFilterCriteria(primaryKeyField, QCriteriaOperator.NOT_IN, primaryKeysToKeep));
+            if(input.getFilter() != null)
+            {
+               deleteFilter.addSubFilter(input.getFilter());
+            }
 
-         DeleteInput deleteInput = new DeleteInput();
-         deleteInput.setTableName(table.getName());
-         deleteInput.setQueryFilter(deleteFilter);
-         deleteInput.setTransaction(transaction);
-         deleteInput.setOmitDmlAudit(input.getOmitDmlAudit());
-         DeleteOutput deleteOutput = new DeleteAction().execute(deleteInput);
-         output.setDeleteOutput(deleteOutput);
+            DeleteInput deleteInput = new DeleteInput();
+            deleteInput.setTableName(table.getName());
+            deleteInput.setQueryFilter(deleteFilter);
+            deleteInput.setTransaction(transaction);
+            deleteInput.setOmitDmlAudit(input.getOmitDmlAudit());
+            DeleteOutput deleteOutput = new DeleteAction().execute(deleteInput);
+            output.setDeleteOutput(deleteOutput);
+         }
 
          if(weOwnTheTransaction)
          {
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/replace/ReplaceInput.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/replace/ReplaceInput.java
index fe09cf5e..81944a6a 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/replace/ReplaceInput.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/replace/ReplaceInput.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class ReplaceInput extends AbstractTableActionInput
    private UniqueKey           key;
    private List<QRecord>       records;
    private QQueryFilter        filter;
+   private boolean             performDeletes = true;
 
    private boolean omitDmlAudit = false;
 
@@ -207,4 +208,35 @@ public class ReplaceInput extends AbstractTableActionInput
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for performDeletes
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getPerformDeletes()
+   {
+      return (this.performDeletes);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for performDeletes
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setPerformDeletes(boolean performDeletes)
+   {
+      this.performDeletes = performDeletes;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for performDeletes
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ReplaceInput withPerformDeletes(boolean performDeletes)
+   {
+      this.performDeletes = performDeletes;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }