diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
index d640a397f..bb6c595f5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const connectUtility = require('dbgate-api/src/utility/connectUtility');
 
 function checkStructure(structure, model, { checkRenameDeletedObjects = false, disallowExtraObjects = false }) {
   const expected = databaseInfoFromYamlModel(model);
-  expect(structure.tables.length).toEqual(expected.tables.length);
 
   for (const expectedTable of expected.tables) {
     const realTable = structure.tables.find(x => x.pureName == expectedTable.pureName);
@@ -50,8 +49,13 @@ function checkStructure(structure, model, { checkRenameDeletedObjects = false, d
 }
 
 async function testDatabaseDeploy(conn, driver, dbModelsYaml, options) {
-  const { testEmptyLastScript, checkDeletedObjects, finalCheckAgainstModel, finalCheckAgainstFirstModel } =
-    options || {};
+  const {
+    testEmptyLastScript,
+    checkDeletedObjects,
+    finalCheckAgainstModel,
+    finalCheckAgainstFirstModel,
+    dbdiffOptionsExtra,
+  } = options || {};
   let index = 0;
   for (const loadedDbModel of dbModelsYaml) {
     const { sql, isEmpty } = await generateDeploySql({
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ async function testDatabaseDeploy(conn, driver, dbModelsYaml, options) {
       connection: conn.isPreparedOnly ? conn : undefined,
       driver,
       loadedDbModel,
+      dbdiffOptionsExtra,
     });
     console.debug('Generated deploy script:', sql);
     expect(sql.toUpperCase().includes('DROP ')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ async function testDatabaseDeploy(conn, driver, dbModelsYaml, options) {
       connection: conn.isPreparedOnly ? conn : undefined,
       driver,
       loadedDbModel,
+      dbdiffOptionsExtra,
     });
 
     index++;
@@ -447,4 +453,36 @@ describe('Deploy database', () => {
       );
     })
   );
+
+  test.each(engines.map(engine => [engine.label, engine]))(
+    'Mark table removed - %s',
+    testWrapper(async (conn, driver, engine) => {
+      await testDatabaseDeploy(
+        conn,
+        driver,
+        [
+          [
+            {
+              name: 't1.table.yaml',
+              json: {
+                name: 't1',
+                columns: [
+                  { name: 'id', type: 'int' },
+                  { name: 'val', type: 'int' },
+                ],
+                primaryKey: ['id'],
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+          [],
+        ],
+        {
+          checkRenameDeletedObjects: true,
+          dbdiffOptionsExtra: {
+            allowTableMarkDropped: true,
+          },
+        }
+      );
+    })
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/deployDb.js b/packages/api/src/shell/deployDb.js
index ff722da04..17243b820 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/deployDb.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/deployDb.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ async function deployDb({
   modelFolder,
   loadedDbModel,
   modelTransforms,
+  dbdiffOptionsExtra,
 }) {
   const { sql } = await generateDeploySql({
     connection,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ async function deployDb({
     modelFolder,
     loadedDbModel,
     modelTransforms,
+    dbdiffOptionsExtra,
   });
   // console.log('RUNNING DEPLOY SCRIPT:', sql);
   await executeQuery({ connection, systemConnection, driver, sql, logScriptItems: true });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/generateDeploySql.js b/packages/api/src/shell/generateDeploySql.js
index 3766793ee..5ba4f10d3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/generateDeploySql.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/generateDeploySql.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async function generateDeploySql({
   modelFolder = undefined,
   loadedDbModel = undefined,
   modelTransforms = undefined,
+  dbdiffOptionsExtra = {},
 }) {
   if (!driver) driver = requireEngineDriver(connection);
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ async function generateDeploySql({
       noDropSqlObject: true,
       noRenameTable: true,
       noRenameColumn: true,
+
+      ...dbdiffOptionsExtra,
     };
     const currentModelPaired = matchPairedObjects(deployedModel, currentModel, opts);
     const currentModelPairedPreloaded = await enrichWithPreloadedRows(deployedModel, currentModelPaired, dbhan, driver);
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/alterPlan.ts b/packages/tools/src/alterPlan.ts
index 116228b9b..c40f9aa1b 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/alterPlan.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/alterPlan.ts
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ export class AlterPlan {
       // console.log('*****************RECREATED NEEDED', op, operationType, isAllowed);
       // console.log(this.dialect);
 
-      if (this.opts.noDropTable) {
+      if (this.opts.noDropTable && !this.opts.allowTableRecreateWhenNoDrop) {
         // skip this operation, as it cannot be achieved
         return [];
       }
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/diffTools.ts b/packages/tools/src/diffTools.ts
index adb103adb..9f28c8bd2 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/diffTools.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/diffTools.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,17 @@ export interface DbDiffOptions {
   ignoreConstraintNames?: boolean;
 
   noDropTable?: boolean;
+  allowTableRecreateWhenNoDrop?: boolean;
+  allowTableMarkDropped?: boolean;
+
   noDropColumn?: boolean;
+  allowColumnMarkDropped?: boolean;
+
   noDropConstraint?: boolean;
+
   noDropSqlObject?: boolean;
+  allowSqlObjectMarkDropped?: boolean;
+
   noRenameTable?: boolean;
   noRenameColumn?: boolean;
 
@@ -565,7 +573,9 @@ export function createAlterDatabasePlan(
       const newobj = (newDb[objectTypeField] || []).find(x => x.pairingId == oldobj.pairingId);
       if (objectTypeField == 'tables') {
         if (newobj == null) {
-          if (!opts.noDropTable) {
+          if (opts.allowTableMarkDropped) {
+            plan.renameTable(oldobj, '_deleted_' + oldobj.pureName);
+          } else if (!opts.noDropTable) {
             plan.dropTable(oldobj);
           }
         } else {