diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/build-proposal.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/build-proposal.ts
index 858f8aeea08..7235153e1eb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/build-proposal.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/build-proposal.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { InteractiveProposalBuilder, ProposalBuilder } from '@celo/governance/li
 import { flags } from '@oclif/command'
 import { writeFileSync } from 'fs-extra'
 import { BaseCommand } from '../../base'
+import { checkProposal } from '../../utils/governance'
 
 export default class BuildProposal extends BaseCommand {
   static description = 'Interactively build a governance proposal'
@@ -27,5 +28,10 @@ export default class BuildProposal extends BaseCommand {
     const output = await promptBuilder.promptTransactions()
     console.info(`Outputting proposal to ${res.flags.output}`)
     writeFileSync(res.flags.output!, JSON.stringify(output))
+
+    output.forEach((tx) => builder.addJsonTx(tx))
+    const proposal = await builder.build()
+
+    await checkProposal(proposal, this.kit)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/hashhotfix.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/hashhotfix.ts
index 23b643cc601..673583b1037 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/hashhotfix.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/hashhotfix.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { flags } from '@oclif/command'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs-extra'
 import { BaseCommand } from '../../base'
 import { printValueMap } from '../../utils/cli'
+import { checkProposal } from '../../utils/governance'
 
 export default class HashHotfix extends BaseCommand {
   static description = 'Hash a governance hotfix specified by JSON and a salt'
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default class HashHotfix extends BaseCommand {
       required: true,
       description: 'Path to json transactions of the hotfix',
     }),
+    force: flags.boolean({ description: 'Skip execution check', default: false }),
     salt: flags.string({ required: true, description: 'Secret salt associated with hotfix' }),
   }
 
@@ -31,6 +33,13 @@ export default class HashHotfix extends BaseCommand {
     jsonTransactions.forEach((tx) => builder.addJsonTx(tx))
     const hotfix = await builder.build()
 
+    if (!res.flags.force) {
+      const ok = await checkProposal(hotfix, this.kit)
+      if (!ok) {
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
     // Combine with the salt and hash the proposal.
     const saltBuff = Buffer.from(trimLeading0x(res.flags.salt), 'hex')
     console.log(`salt: ${res.flags.salt}, buf: ${saltBuff.toString('hex')}`)
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
index f981a821251..c5ebb057e67 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { BaseCommand } from '../../base'
 import { newCheckBuilder } from '../../utils/checks'
 import { displaySendTx, printValueMapRecursive } from '../../utils/cli'
 import { Flags } from '../../utils/command'
+import { checkProposal } from '../../utils/governance'
 export default class Propose extends BaseCommand {
   static description = 'Submit a governance proposal'
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default class Propose extends BaseCommand {
     }),
     deposit: flags.string({ required: true, description: 'Amount of Gold to attach to proposal' }),
     from: Flags.address({ required: true, description: "Proposer's address" }),
+    force: flags.boolean({ description: 'Skip execution check', default: false }),
     descriptionURL: flags.string({
       required: true,
       description: 'A URL where further information about the proposal can be viewed',
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ export default class Propose extends BaseCommand {
     printValueMapRecursive(await proposalToJSON(this.kit, proposal))
 
     const governance = await this.kit.contracts.getGovernance()
+
+    if (!res.flags.force) {
+      const ok = await checkProposal(proposal, this.kit)
+      if (!ok) {
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
     await displaySendTx(
       'proposeTx',
       governance.propose(proposal, res.flags.descriptionURL),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/test-proposal.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/test-proposal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..069181b922d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/test-proposal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { ProposalBuilder, proposalToJSON, ProposalTransactionJSON } from '@celo/governance'
+import { flags } from '@oclif/command'
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
+import { BaseCommand } from '../../base'
+import { printValueMapRecursive } from '../../utils/cli'
+import { Flags } from '../../utils/command'
+import { executeProposal } from '../../utils/governance'
+export default class TestProposal extends BaseCommand {
+  static description = 'Test a governance proposal'
+
+  static hidden = true
+
+  static flags = {
+    ...BaseCommand.flags,
+    jsonTransactions: flags.string({
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Path to json transactions',
+    }),
+    from: Flags.address({ required: true, description: "Proposer's address" }),
+  }
+
+  static examples = [
+    'test-proposal --from 0x47e172F6CfB6c7D01C1574fa3E2Be7CC73269D95 --jsonTransactions proposal.json',
+  ]
+
+  async run() {
+    const res = this.parse(TestProposal)
+    const account = res.flags.from
+    this.kit.defaultAccount = account
+
+    const builder = new ProposalBuilder(this.kit)
+
+    // BUILD FROM JSON
+    const jsonString = readFileSync(res.flags.jsonTransactions).toString()
+    const jsonTransactions: ProposalTransactionJSON[] = JSON.parse(jsonString)
+    jsonTransactions.forEach((tx) => builder.addJsonTx(tx))
+
+    const proposal = await builder.build()
+    printValueMapRecursive(await proposalToJSON(this.kit, proposal))
+
+    await executeProposal(proposal, this.kit, account)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/governance.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/governance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b8195120b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/governance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { toTxResult } from '@celo/connect'
+import { ContractKit } from '@celo/contractkit'
+import { ProposalTransaction } from '@celo/contractkit/src/wrappers/Governance'
+import chalk from 'chalk'
+
+export async function checkProposal(proposal: ProposalTransaction[], kit: ContractKit) {
+  const governance = await kit.contracts.getGovernance()
+  return tryProposal(proposal, kit, governance.address, true)
+}
+
+export async function executeProposal(
+  proposal: ProposalTransaction[],
+  kit: ContractKit,
+  from: string
+) {
+  return tryProposal(proposal, kit, from, false)
+}
+
+async function tryProposal(
+  proposal: ProposalTransaction[],
+  kit: ContractKit,
+  from: string,
+  call: boolean
+) {
+  console.log('Simulating proposal execution')
+  let ok = true
+  for (const [i, tx] of proposal.entries()) {
+    if (!tx.to) {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    try {
+      if (call) {
+        await kit.web3.eth.call({
+          to: tx.to,
+          from,
+          value: tx.value,
+          data: tx.input,
+        })
+      } else {
+        const txRes = toTxResult(
+          kit.web3.eth.sendTransaction({ to: tx.to, from, value: tx.value, data: tx.input })
+        )
+        await txRes.waitReceipt()
+      }
+      console.log(chalk.green(`   ${chalk.bold('✔')}  Transaction ${i} success!`))
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(chalk.red(`   ${chalk.bold('✘')}  Transaction ${i} failure: ${err.toString()}`))
+      ok = false
+    }
+  }
+  return ok
+}
diff --git a/packages/docs/command-line-interface/governance.md b/packages/docs/command-line-interface/governance.md
index cdd1eaa007d..745f714a2d3 100644
--- a/packages/docs/command-line-interface/governance.md
+++ b/packages/docs/command-line-interface/governance.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ USAGE
   $ celocli governance:hashhotfix
 
 OPTIONS
+  --force                              Skip execution check
   --globalHelp                         View all available global flags
 
   --jsonTransactions=jsonTransactions  (required) Path to json transactions of the
@@ -189,6 +190,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                                      information about the proposal can
                                                      be viewed
 
+  --force                                            Skip execution check
+
   --from=0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d  (required) Proposer's address
 
   --globalHelp                                       View all available global flags