diff --git a/docs/en/CLI.md b/docs/en/CLI.md
index dd3287ce12..3825f5884c 100644
--- a/docs/en/CLI.md
+++ b/docs/en/CLI.md
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ abp add-module Volo.Blogging
 * `--solution` or `-s`: Specifies the solution (.sln) file path. If not specified, CLI tries to find a .sln file in the current directory.
 * `--skip-db-migrations`: For EF Core database provider, it automatically adds a new code first migration (`Add-Migration`) and updates the database (`Update-Database`) if necessary. Specify this option to skip this operation.
 * `-sp` or `--startup-project`: Relative path to the project folder of the startup project. Default value is the current folder.
-* `--with-source-code`: Add source code of the module instead of NuGet/NPM packages.
+* `--with-source-code`: Downloads the source code of the module to your solution folder and uses local project references instead of NuGet/NPM packages.
+* `--add-to-solution-file`: Adds the downloaded project to your solution file, so you will also see the projects of the module in your solution when you open it on a IDE. (only available when `--with-source-code` is used.)
 
 ### get-source
 
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/AddModuleCommand.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/AddModuleCommand.cs
index 5e690d8bb0..02eac070c8 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/AddModuleCommand.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/AddModuleCommand.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 );
             }
 
-            var withSourceCode = commandLineArgs.Options.ContainsKey("with-source-code");
+            var withSourceCode = commandLineArgs.Options.ContainsKey(Options.SourceCode.Long);
+            var addSourceCodeToSolutionFile = withSourceCode && commandLineArgs.Options.ContainsKey("add-to-solution-file");
 
             var skipDbMigrations = Convert.ToBoolean(
                 commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(Options.DbMigrations.Skip) ?? "false");
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(Options.StartupProject.Short, Options.StartupProject.Long),
                 version,
                 skipDbMigrations,
-                withSourceCode
+                withSourceCode,
+                addSourceCodeToSolutionFile
             );
         }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
             sb.AppendLine("  abp add-module <module-name> [options]");
             sb.AppendLine("");
             sb.AppendLine("Options:");
-            sb.AppendLine("  --with-source-code                              Downloads the source code of the module and adds it to your solution.");
+            sb.AppendLine("  --with-source-code                              Downloads the source code of the module to your solution folder.");
+            sb.AppendLine("  --add-to-solution-file                          Adds the downloaded project to your solution file. (only available when --with-source-code used)");
             sb.AppendLine("  -s|--solution <solution-file>                   Specify the solution file explicitly.");
             sb.AppendLine("  --skip-db-migrations <boolean>                  Specify if a new migration will be added or not.");
             sb.AppendLine("  -sp|--startup-project <startup-project-path>    Relative path to the project folder of the startup project. Default value is the current folder.");
@@ -158,6 +161,11 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 public const string Short = "sp";
                 public const string Long = "startup-project";
             }
+
+            public static class SourceCode
+            {
+                public const string Long = "with-source-code";
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectModification/SolutionModuleAdder.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectModification/SolutionModuleAdder.cs
index e4c4c655f7..4cbeb2ba26 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectModification/SolutionModuleAdder.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectModification/SolutionModuleAdder.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectModification
             string startupProject,
             string version,
             bool skipDbMigrations = false,
-            bool withSourceCode = false)
+            bool withSourceCode = false,
+            bool addSourceCodeToSolutionFile = false)
         {
             Check.NotNull(solutionFile, nameof(solutionFile));
             Check.NotNull(moduleName, nameof(moduleName));
@@ -85,7 +86,12 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectModification
             {
                 var modulesFolderInSolution = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(solutionFile), "modules");
                 await DownloadSourceCodesToSolutionFolder(module, modulesFolderInSolution, version);
-                await SolutionFileModifier.AddModuleToSolutionFileAsync(module, solutionFile);
+
+                if (addSourceCodeToSolutionFile)
+                {
+                    await SolutionFileModifier.AddModuleToSolutionFileAsync(module, solutionFile);
+                }
+
                 await NugetPackageToLocalReferenceConverter.Convert(module, solutionFile);
                 await AddAngularSourceCode(modulesFolderInSolution, solutionFile);
             }