diff --git a/lib/commands/run.js b/lib/commands/run.js
index d89cb4d93bb7f..753fbb450a69e 100644
--- a/lib/commands/run.js
+++ b/lib/commands/run.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class RunScript extends BaseCommand {
     'ignore-scripts',
     'foreground-scripts',
     'script-shell',
+    'fail-fast'
   ]
 
   static name = 'run'
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class RunScript extends BaseCommand {
 
   async execWorkspaces (args) {
     await this.setWorkspaces()
+    const shouldFailFast = this.npm.config.get('fail-fast') ?? false;
 
     const ws = [...this.workspaces.entries()]
     for (const [workspace, path] of ws) {
@@ -80,6 +82,9 @@ class RunScript extends BaseCommand {
         if (!last) {
           output.error('')
         }
+        if (shouldFailFast) {
+          return;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
index bc0f406166a9f..c4f09d746a0cc 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/config.js TAP config list --json > output matches sna
   "engine-strict": false,
   "expect-result-count": null,
   "expect-results": null,
+  "fail-fast": false,
   "fetch-retries": 2,
   "fetch-retry-factor": 10,
   "fetch-retry-maxtimeout": 60000,
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ editor = "{EDITOR}"
 engine-strict = false
 expect-result-count = null
 expect-results = null
+fail-fast = false
 fetch-retries = 2
 fetch-retry-factor = 10
 fetch-retry-maxtimeout = 60000
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/run.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/run.js.test.cjs
index 367415db8fe07..5f2ce8e75aa71 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/run.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/run.js.test.cjs
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ Scripts available in x@1.2.3 via \`npm run\`:
     echo doing the glerp glop
 `
 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/run.js TAP workspaces failed workspace run fails fast > should log error msgs for each workspace script 1`] = `
+Lifecycle script \`glorp\` failed with error:
+code ERR
+workspace a@1.0.0
+location {CWD}/prefix/packages/a
+ERR
+`
+
 exports[`test/lib/commands/run.js TAP workspaces failed workspace run with succeeded runs > should log error msgs for each workspace script 1`] = `
 Lifecycle script \`glorp\` failed with error:
 code ERR
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index da8009949f716..a7a5f6eee038f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -556,6 +556,23 @@ true (expect some results) or false (expect no results).
 
 This config can not be used with: \`expect-result-count\`
 
+#### \`fail-fast\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Designed to be used with the \`--workspaces\` or multiple \`--workspace\`
+option.
+
+If true, when executing commands with the \`run\` across a workspace. Rather
+than the default behavior of running the command in all packages in the
+workspace and logging the failure, on the first failing package, exit with
+the error code of the failing command. This is helpful if packages have
+relationship and the work should not continue if the previous package
+failed.
+
+
+
 #### \`fetch-retries\`
 
 * Default: 2
@@ -2129,6 +2146,7 @@ Array [
   "engine-strict",
   "expect-result-count",
   "expect-results",
+  "fail-fast",
   "fetch-retries",
   "fetch-retry-factor",
   "fetch-retry-maxtimeout",
@@ -2389,6 +2407,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP config > keys that are not flattened 1`] = `
 Array [
   "expect-result-count",
   "expect-results",
+  "fail-fast",
   "init-author-email",
   "init-author-name",
   "init-author-url",
@@ -4038,7 +4057,7 @@ npm run <command> [-- <args>]
 Options:
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root] [--if-present] [--ignore-scripts]
-[--foreground-scripts] [--script-shell <script-shell>]
+[--foreground-scripts] [--script-shell <script-shell>] [--fail-fast]
 
 aliases: run-script, rum, urn
 
@@ -4057,6 +4076,7 @@ aliases: run-script, rum, urn
 #### \`ignore-scripts\`
 #### \`foreground-scripts\`
 #### \`script-shell\`
+#### \`fail-fast\`
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP usage sbom > must match snapshot 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/run.js b/test/lib/commands/run.js
index 2fd58b356dc40..3ef7829c3bcf1 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/run.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/run.js
@@ -759,4 +759,26 @@ t.test('workspaces', async t => {
       },
     ])
   })
+
+  t.test('failed workspace run fails fast', async t => {
+    const { cleanLogs, RUN_SCRIPTS, prefix } = await mockWorkspaces(t, {
+      runScript: (opts) => {
+        if (opts.pkg.name === 'a') {
+          throw new Error('ERR')
+        }
+      },
+      exec: ['glorp'],
+      workspaces: ['a', 'b'],
+      'fail-fast': true
+    })
+
+    t.matchSnapshot(
+      cleanLogs(),
+      'should log error msgs for each workspace script'
+    )
+
+    t.match(RUN_SCRIPTS(), [])
+  })
 })
+
+
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index d703840e0e928..bf1bcd6432adf 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -623,6 +623,20 @@ const definitions = {
       Can be either true (expect some results) or false (expect no results).
     `,
   }),
+  'fail-fast':  new Definition('fail-fast', {
+    default: false,
+    type: Boolean,
+    description: `
+      Designed to be used with the \`--workspaces\` or multiple \`--workspace\` option.
+
+      If true, when executing commands with the \`run\` across a workspace. 
+      Rather than the default behavior of running the command in all packages 
+      in the workspace and logging the failure, on the first failing package,
+      exit with the error code of the failing command. This is helpful if 
+      packages have relationship and the work should not continue if the 
+      previous package failed.
+    `
+  }),
   'fetch-retries': new Definition('fetch-retries', {
     default: 2,
     type: Number,