diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
index 0950e754823..82745758ab8 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package gcb
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/cloudbuild/v1"
@@ -104,6 +105,28 @@ func TestKanikoBuildSpec(t *testing.T) {
 				kaniko.CacheCopyLayersFlag,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "with Cache Run Layers is false",
+			artifact: &latest.KanikoArtifact{
+				DockerfilePath: "Dockerfile",
+				Cache:          &latest.KanikoCache{CacheRunLayers: boolPtr(false)},
+			},
+			expectedArgs: []string{
+				kaniko.CacheFlag,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%t", kaniko.CacheRunLayersFlag, false),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "with Cache Run Layers is true",
+			artifact: &latest.KanikoArtifact{
+				DockerfilePath: "Dockerfile",
+				Cache:          &latest.KanikoCache{CacheRunLayers: boolPtr(true)},
+			},
+			expectedArgs: []string{
+				kaniko.CacheFlag,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%t", kaniko.CacheRunLayersFlag, true),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			description: "with Cleanup",
 			artifact: &latest.KanikoArtifact{
@@ -482,6 +505,10 @@ func TestKanikoBuildSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func boolPtr(b bool) *bool {
+	return &b
+}
+
 type mockArtifactStore map[string]string
 
 func (m mockArtifactStore) GetImageTag(imageName string) (string, bool) { return m[imageName], true }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/args.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/args.go
index 3f6cf8246e1..fcebf6a25f0 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/args.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/args.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func Args(artifact *latest.KanikoArtifact, tag, context string) ([]string, error
 		if artifact.Cache.CacheCopyLayers {
 			args = append(args, CacheCopyLayersFlag)
 		}
+		if artifact.Cache.CacheRunLayers != nil{
+			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%t", CacheRunLayersFlag, *artifact.Cache.CacheRunLayers))
+		}
 	}
 
 	if artifact.Target != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/types.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/types.go
index d190ab4a40f..2466f5a24d5 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/types.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/types.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const (
 	CacheFlag = "--cache"
 	// CacheCopyLayersFlag additional flag
 	CacheCopyLayersFlag = "--cache-copy-layers"
+	// CacheRunLayersFlag additional flag
+	CacheRunLayersFlag = "--cache-run-layers"
 	// CacheDirFlag additional flag
 	CacheDirFlag = "--cache-dir"
 	// CacheRepoFlag additional flag
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go b/pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go
index 7b61e5037df..616c2b7132a 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/schema/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ func setKanikoArtifactDefaults(a *latest.KanikoArtifact) {
 	a.DockerfilePath = valueOrDefault(a.DockerfilePath, constants.DefaultDockerfilePath)
 	a.InitImage = valueOrDefault(a.InitImage, constants.DefaultBusyboxImage)
 	a.DigestFile = valueOrDefault(a.DigestFile, constants.DefaultKanikoDigestFile)
+	a.Cache.CacheRunLayers = valueOrDefaultBool(a.Cache.CacheRunLayers, true)
 	a.CopyMaxRetries = valueOrDefaultInt(a.CopyMaxRetries, kaniko.DefaultCopyMaxRetries)
 	a.CopyTimeout = valueOrDefault(a.CopyTimeout, kaniko.DefaultCopyTimeout)
 }
@@ -380,6 +381,13 @@ func valueOrDefaultInt(v *int, def int) *int {
 	return &def
 }
 
+func valueOrDefaultBool(v *bool, def bool) *bool {
+	if v != nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	return &def
+}
+
 func currentNamespace() (string, error) {
 	cfg, err := kubectx.CurrentConfig()
 	if err != nil {