diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
index 58ae0e9d95..065be564b9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,33 @@ module Cask
 
       private
 
-      def move(force: false, command: nil, **options)
+      def move(adopt: false, force: false, verbose: false, command: nil, **options)
+        unless source.exist?
+          raise CaskError, "It seems the #{self.class.english_name} source '#{source}' is not there."
+        end
+
         if Utils.path_occupied?(target)
+          if adopt
+            ohai "Adopting existing #{self.class.english_name} at '#{target}'"
+            same = command.run(
+              "/usr/bin/diff",
+              args:         ["-rq", source, target],
+              verbose:      verbose,
+              print_stdout: verbose,
+            ).success?
+
+            unless same
+              raise CaskError,
+                    "It seems the existing #{self.class.english_name} is different from " \
+                    "the one being installed."
+            end
+
+            # Simulate moving the source to the target location
+            source.rmtree
+
+            return post_move(command)
+          end
+
           message = "It seems there is already #{self.class.english_article} " \
                     "#{self.class.english_name} at '#{target}'"
           raise CaskError, "#{message}." unless force
@@ -44,10 +69,6 @@ module Cask
           delete(target, force: force, command: command, **options)
         end
 
-        unless source.exist?
-          raise CaskError, "It seems the #{self.class.english_name} source '#{source}' is not there."
-        end
-
         ohai "Moving #{self.class.english_name} '#{source.basename}' to '#{target}'"
         if target.dirname.ascend.find(&:directory?).writable?
           target.dirname.mkpath
@@ -61,6 +82,11 @@ module Cask
           command.run!("/bin/mv", args: [source, target], sudo: true)
         end
 
+        post_move(command)
+      end
+
+      # Performs any actions necessary after the source has been moved to the target location.
+      def post_move(command)
         FileUtils.ln_sf target, source
 
         add_altname_metadata(target, source.basename, command: command)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb
index a52b412391..e19e64eb01 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ module Cask
       extend T::Sig
 
       OPTIONS = [
+        [:switch, "--adopt", {
+          description: "Adopt existing artifacts in the destination that are identical to those being installed. " \
+                       "Cannot be combined with --force.",
+        }],
         [:switch, "--skip-cask-deps", {
           description: "Skip installing cask dependencies.",
         }],
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ module Cask
           binaries:       args.binaries?,
           verbose:        args.verbose?,
           force:          args.force?,
+          adopt:          args.adopt?,
           skip_cask_deps: args.skip_cask_deps?,
           require_sha:    args.require_sha?,
           quarantine:     args.quarantine?,
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ module Cask
         *casks,
         verbose: nil,
         force: nil,
+        adopt: nil,
         binaries: nil,
         skip_cask_deps: nil,
         require_sha: nil,
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ module Cask
         options = {
           verbose:        verbose,
           force:          force,
+          adopt:          adopt,
           binaries:       binaries,
           skip_cask_deps: skip_cask_deps,
           require_sha:    require_sha,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/reinstall.rb
index 9637805450..ee7040a411 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/reinstall.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module Cask
           binaries:       args.binaries?,
           verbose:        args.verbose?,
           force:          args.force?,
+          adopt:          args.adopt?,
           skip_cask_deps: args.skip_cask_deps?,
           require_sha:    args.require_sha?,
           quarantine:     args.quarantine?,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ module Cask
         *casks,
         verbose: nil,
         force: nil,
+        adopt: nil,
         skip_cask_deps: nil,
         binaries: nil,
         require_sha: nil,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ module Cask
           binaries:       binaries,
           verbose:        verbose,
           force:          force,
+          adopt:          adopt,
           skip_cask_deps: skip_cask_deps,
           require_sha:    require_sha,
           quarantine:     quarantine,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/upgrade.rb
index a96275cbe2..b1ca718c93 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ module Cask
       extend T::Sig
 
       OPTIONS = [
+        [:switch, "--adopt", {
+          description: "Adopt existing artifacts in the destination that are identical to those being installed. " \
+                       "Cannot be combined with --force.",
+        }],
         [:switch, "--skip-cask-deps", {
           description: "Skip installing cask dependencies.",
         }],
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ module Cask
           casks:               Cask,
           args:                Homebrew::CLI::Args,
           force:               T.nilable(T::Boolean),
+          adopt:               T.nilable(T::Boolean),
           greedy:              T.nilable(T::Boolean),
           greedy_latest:       T.nilable(T::Boolean),
           greedy_auto_updates: T.nilable(T::Boolean),
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ module Cask
         *casks,
         args:,
         force: false,
+        adopt: false,
         greedy: false,
         greedy_latest: false,
         greedy_auto_updates: false,
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ module Cask
         upgradable_casks.each do |(old_cask, new_cask)|
           upgrade_cask(
             old_cask, new_cask,
-            binaries: binaries, force: force, skip_cask_deps: skip_cask_deps, verbose: verbose,
+            binaries: binaries, force: force, adopt: adopt, skip_cask_deps: skip_cask_deps, verbose: verbose,
             quarantine: quarantine, require_sha: require_sha
           )
         rescue => e
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ module Cask
 
       def self.upgrade_cask(
         old_cask, new_cask,
-        binaries:, force:, quarantine:, require_sha:, skip_cask_deps:, verbose:
+        binaries:, force:, adopt:, quarantine:, require_sha:, skip_cask_deps:, verbose:
       )
         require "cask/installer"
 
@@ -195,6 +201,7 @@ module Cask
           binaries:       binaries,
           verbose:        verbose,
           force:          force,
+          adopt:          adopt,
           skip_cask_deps: skip_cask_deps,
           require_sha:    require_sha,
           upgrade:        true,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
index c0417e311d..5c92615e9e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Cask
 
     extend Predicable
 
-    def initialize(cask, command: SystemCommand, force: false,
+    def initialize(cask, command: SystemCommand, force: false, adopt: false,
                    skip_cask_deps: false, binaries: true, verbose: false,
                    zap: false, require_sha: false, upgrade: false,
                    installed_as_dependency: false, quarantine: true,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module Cask
       @cask = cask
       @command = command
       @force = force
+      @adopt = adopt
       @skip_cask_deps = skip_cask_deps
       @binaries = binaries
       @verbose = verbose
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ module Cask
       @quiet = quiet
     end
 
-    attr_predicate :binaries?, :force?, :skip_cask_deps?, :require_sha?,
+    attr_predicate :binaries?, :force?, :adopt?, :skip_cask_deps?, :require_sha?,
                    :reinstall?, :upgrade?, :verbose?, :zap?, :installed_as_dependency?,
                    :quarantine?, :quiet?
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ module Cask
 
         next if artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary) && !binaries?
 
-        artifact.install_phase(command: @command, verbose: verbose?, force: force?)
+        artifact.install_phase(command: @command, verbose: verbose?, adopt: adopt?, force: force?)
         already_installed_artifacts.unshift(artifact)
       end
 
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ module Cask
 
           Installer.new(
             cask_or_formula,
+            adopt:                   adopt?,
             binaries:                binaries?,
             verbose:                 verbose?,
             installed_as_dependency: true,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index f9eeb6a0b0..be9fb54dca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
       conflicts "--ignore-dependencies", "--only-dependencies"
       conflicts "--build-from-source", "--build-bottle", "--force-bottle"
+      conflicts "--adopt", "--force"
 
       named_args [:formula, :cask], min: 1
     end
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ module Homebrew
         binaries:       args.binaries?,
         verbose:        args.verbose?,
         force:          args.force?,
+        adopt:          args.adopt?,
         require_sha:    args.require_sha?,
         skip_cask_deps: args.skip_cask_deps?,
         quarantine:     args.quarantine?,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
index 863f8162db..b6c7ea9f0f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ module Homebrew
         binaries:       args.binaries?,
         verbose:        args.verbose?,
         force:          args.force?,
+        adopt:          args.adopt?,
         require_sha:    args.require_sha?,
         skip_cask_deps: args.skip_cask_deps?,
         quarantine:     args.quarantine?,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
index e33b3cab0b..b79e52a8f8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ module Homebrew
       cask_options
 
       conflicts "--build-from-source", "--force-bottle"
+      conflicts "--adopt", "--force"
 
       named_args [:outdated_formula, :outdated_cask]
     end
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ module Homebrew
     Cask::Cmd::Upgrade.upgrade_casks(
       *casks,
       force:               args.force?,
+      adopt:               args.adopt?,
       greedy:              args.greedy?,
       greedy_latest:       args.greedy_latest?,
       greedy_auto_updates: args.greedy_auto_updates?,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/artifact/app_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/artifact/app_spec.rb
index 23a5cd944f..d9960b82e4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/artifact/app_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/artifact/app_spec.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 describe Cask::Artifact::App, :cask do
   let(:cask) { Cask::CaskLoader.load(cask_path("local-caffeine")) }
   let(:command) { SystemCommand }
+  let(:adopt) { false }
   let(:force) { false }
   let(:app) { cask.artifacts.find { |a| a.is_a?(described_class) } }
 
   let(:source_path) { cask.staged_path.join("Caffeine.app") }
   let(:target_path) { cask.config.appdir.join("Caffeine.app") }
 
-  let(:install_phase) { app.install_phase(command: command, force: force) }
+  let(:install_phase) { app.install_phase(command: command, adopt: adopt, force: force) }
   let(:uninstall_phase) { app.uninstall_phase(command: command, force: force) }
 
   before do
@@ -79,6 +80,57 @@ describe Cask::Artifact::App, :cask do
         expect(contents_path).not_to exist
       end
 
+      describe "given the adopt option" do
+        let(:adopt) { true }
+
+        describe "when the target compares different from the source" do
+          it "avoids clobbering the existing app" do
+            stdout = <<~EOS
+              ==> Adopting existing App at '#{target_path}'
+            EOS
+
+            expect { install_phase }
+              .to output(stdout).to_stdout
+              .and raise_error(
+                Cask::CaskError,
+                "It seems the existing App is different from the one being installed.",
+              )
+
+            expect(source_path).to be_a_directory
+            expect(target_path).to be_a_directory
+            expect(File.identical?(source_path, target_path)).to be false
+
+            contents_path = target_path.join("Contents/Info.plist")
+            expect(contents_path).not_to exist
+          end
+        end
+
+        describe "when the target compares the same as the source" do
+          before do
+            target_path.delete
+            FileUtils.cp_r source_path, target_path
+          end
+
+          it "adopts the existing app" do
+            stdout = <<~EOS
+              ==> Adopting existing App at '#{target_path}'
+            EOS
+
+            stderr = ""
+
+            expect { install_phase }
+              .to output(stdout).to_stdout
+              .and output(stderr).to_stderr
+
+            expect(source_path).to be_a_symlink
+            expect(target_path).to be_a_directory
+
+            contents_path = target_path.join("Contents/Info.plist")
+            expect(contents_path).to exist
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       describe "given the force option" do
         let(:force) { true }