diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
index cd62bf0eda..287fa10346 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package shell
 
 import (
 	"cmp"
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) Help() string {
 	good destination to meet the replication requirement. 
 	E.g. a volume replication 001 in a cluster with 2 volume servers can not be moved.
 	You can use "-skipNonMoveable" to move the rest volumes.
+	You can use "-noLock" to run without cluster-wide lock.
 
 `
 }
@@ -62,14 +64,20 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv,
 	// TODO: remove this alias
 	applyChangeAlias := vsEvacuateCommand.Bool("force", false, "actually apply the changes (alias for -apply)")
 	retryCount := vsEvacuateCommand.Int("retry", 0, "how many times to retry")
+	noLock := vsEvacuateCommand.Bool("noLock", false, "do not lock the admin shell at one's own risk")
 	if err = vsEvacuateCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return nil
+		if errors.Is(err, flag.ErrHelp) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
 	}
 
 	handleDeprecatedForceFlag(writer, vsEvacuateCommand, applyChangeAlias, applyChange)
 	infoAboutSimulationMode(writer, *applyChange, "-apply")
 
-	if err = commandEnv.confirmIsLocked(args); err != nil && *applyChange {
+	if *noLock {
+		commandEnv.SetNoLock(true)
+	} else if err = commandEnv.confirmIsLocked(args); err != nil && *applyChange {
 		return
 	}
 	if *volumeServer == "" && *c.volumeRack == "" {
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate_test.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate_test.go
index ba03323987..7621cf14a2 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate_test.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package shell
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient/exclusive_locks"
 )
 
 func TestEvacuatePrefersLowerVolumeRatio(t *testing.T) {
@@ -36,3 +41,49 @@ func TestVolumeServerEvacuate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestVolumeServerEvacuateNoLockFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &commandVolumeServerEvacuate{}
+
+	// Test without -noLock: when -apply is set and shell is unlocked, Do must fail with lock error
+	unlockedEnv := &CommandEnv{locker: exclusive_locks.NewExclusiveLocker(nil, cluster.AdminShellLockName)}
+	err := c.Do([]string{"-apply"}, unlockedEnv, io.Discard)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error when running with -apply without lock or -noLock")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "need to run \"lock\" first to continue") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected lock error message, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test with -noLock: should set commandEnv.noLock to true and bypass the lock requirement
+	noLockEnv := &CommandEnv{locker: exclusive_locks.NewExclusiveLocker(nil, cluster.AdminShellLockName)}
+	errNoLock := c.Do([]string{"-noLock", "-apply"}, noLockEnv, io.Discard)
+	if !noLockEnv.noLock {
+		t.Fatalf("expected commandEnv.noLock to be true when -noLock flag is provided")
+	}
+	if err := noLockEnv.confirmIsLocked([]string{"volumeServer.evacuate"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("confirmIsLocked should succeed when noLock is true: %v", err)
+	}
+	// The lock error should not be returned because -noLock bypassed it; it should reach node validation
+	if errNoLock == nil || !strings.Contains(errNoLock.Error(), "need to specify volume server") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected node validation error after bypassing lock check, got: %v", errNoLock)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVolumeServerEvacuateReturnsFlagParseError(t *testing.T) {
+	env := &CommandEnv{locker: exclusive_locks.NewExclusiveLocker(nil, cluster.AdminShellLockName)}
+	err := (&commandVolumeServerEvacuate{}).Do([]string{"-noLock=invalid", "-apply"}, env, io.Discard)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid boolean value") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a flag parse error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if env.noLock {
+		t.Fatalf("a rejected -noLock must not unlock the shell")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVolumeServerEvacuateHelpIsNotAnError(t *testing.T) {
+	env := &CommandEnv{locker: exclusive_locks.NewExclusiveLocker(nil, cluster.AdminShellLockName)}
+	if err := (&commandVolumeServerEvacuate{}).Do([]string{"-h"}, env, io.Discard); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("-h should print usage without failing, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}