diff --git a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
index 607c11b7d6..33b2f0d1fb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
+++ b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ class ManifestFilesMixin(HashedFilesMixin):
     def post_process(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.hashed_files = {}
         yield from super().post_process(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.save_manifest()
+        if not kwargs.get('dry_run'):
+            self.save_manifest()
 
     def save_manifest(self):
         payload = {'paths': self.hashed_files, 'version': self.manifest_version}
diff --git a/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_management.py b/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_management.py
index c89240915b..7630efbd9b 100644
--- a/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_management.py
+++ b/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_management.py
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ class TestCollectionDryRun(TestNoFilesCreated, CollectionTestCase):
         super().run_collectstatic(dry_run=True)
 
 
+@override_settings(STATICFILES_STORAGE='django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage')
+class TestCollectionDryRunManifestStaticFilesStorage(TestCollectionDryRun):
+    pass
+
+
 class TestCollectionFilesOverride(CollectionTestCase):
     """
     Test overriding duplicated files by ``collectstatic`` management command.