diff --git a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.1 b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.1
--- a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.1
+++ b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd February 10, 2026
+.Dd April 27, 2026
 .Dt GIT-ARC 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Cm create
-.Op Fl l
+.Op Fl dl
 .Op Fl r Ar reviewer1 Ns Op Cm \&, Ns Ar reviewer2 ...
 .Op Fl s Ar subscriber1 Ns Op Cm \&, Ns Ar subscriber2 ...
 .Op Fl p Ar parent
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
 Create new Differential Revisions from the specified commits.
 Accepts options:
 .Bl -tag -width "-s subscriber"
+.It Fl d
+Create the diff as a draft.
+In this mode, notifications are not sent to reviewers and subscribers
+until the review is published via the web UI.
+The draft is still visible to anyone with the URL (or able to guess it),
+but the review's visibility settings can be modified before publishing.
 .It Fl l
 Before processing commit(s) display list of commits to be processed
 and wait for confirmation.
diff --git a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
--- a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 
 create_one_review()
 {
-    local childphid commit doprompt msg parent parentphid reviewers
+    local childphid commit doprompt draft msg parent parentphid reviewers
     local subscribers
 
     commit=$1
@@ -242,11 +242,18 @@
     subscribers=$3
     parent=$4
     doprompt=$5
+    draft=$6
 
     if [ "$doprompt" ] && ! show_and_prompt "$commit"; then
         return 1
     fi
 
+    if [ "$draft" -eq 1 ]; then
+        draft=--draft
+    else
+        unset draft
+    fi
+
     msg=$(xmktemp)
     git show -s --format='%B' "$commit" > "$msg"
     printf "\nTest Plan:\n" >> "$msg"
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@
 
     yes | EDITOR=true \
         arc diff --message-file "$msg" --never-apply-patches --create \
-        --allow-untracked $BROWSE --head "$commit" "${commit}~"
+        --allow-untracked $draft $BROWSE --head "$commit" "${commit}~"
     [ $? -eq 0 ] || err "could not create Phabricator diff"
 
     if [ -n "$parent" ]; then
@@ -351,7 +358,7 @@
 
 gitarc__create()
 {
-    local commit commits doprompt list o prev reviewers subscribers
+    local commit commits doprompt draft list o prev reviewers subscribers
 
     list=
     prev=""
@@ -359,8 +366,12 @@
         list=1
     fi
     doprompt=1
-    while getopts lp:r:s: o; do
+    draft=0
+    while getopts dlp:r:s: o; do
         case "$o" in
+        d)
+            draft=1
+            ;;
         l)
             list=1
             ;;
@@ -394,7 +405,7 @@
 
     for commit in ${commits}; do
         if create_one_review "$commit" "$reviewers" "$subscribers" "$prev" \
-            "$doprompt"; then
+            "$doprompt" "$draft"; then
             prev=$(commit2diff "$commit")
         else
             prev=""