diff --git a/lib/mastodon/statuses_cli.rb b/lib/mastodon/statuses_cli.rb
index ecaac17e3..b9dccdd8a 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/statuses_cli.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/statuses_cli.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Mastodon
 
     option :days, type: :numeric, default: 90
     option :clean_followed, type: :boolean
+    option :skip_media_remove, type: :boolean
     desc 'remove', 'Remove unreferenced statuses'
     long_desc <<~LONG_DESC
       Remove statuses that are not referenced by local user activity, such as
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ module Mastodon
 
       scope.in_batches.delete_all
 
-      say('Beginning removal of now-orphaned media attachments to free up disk space...')
-
-      Scheduler::MediaCleanupScheduler.new.perform
+      unless options[:skip_media_remove]
+        say('Beginning removal of now-orphaned media attachments to free up disk space...')
+        Scheduler::MediaCleanupScheduler.new.perform
+      end
 
       say("Done after #{Time.now.to_f - start_at}s", :green)
     ensure