diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-bikes-clap.md b/.changeset/fresh-bikes-clap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..125c722ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-bikes-clap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/form-core': patch
+---
+
+respect dontValidate option in formApi array modifiers
diff --git a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
index 6afa0fdc9..88d5ac9c5 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
@@ -2301,13 +2301,18 @@ export class FormApi<
       mergeOpts(options, { dontValidate: true }),
     )
 
-    // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
-    await this.validateField(field, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
+      await this.validateField(field, 'change')
+    }
 
     // Shift down all meta after validating to make sure the new field has been mounted
     metaHelper(this).handleArrayFieldMetaShift(field, index, 'insert')
 
-    await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2331,9 +2336,12 @@ export class FormApi<
       mergeOpts(options, { dontValidate: true }),
     )
 
-    // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
-    await this.validateField(field, 'change')
-    await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
+      await this.validateField(field, 'change')
+      await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2368,9 +2376,12 @@ export class FormApi<
       this.deleteField(start as never)
     }
 
-    // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
-    await this.validateField(field, 'change')
-    await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // Validate the whole array + all fields that have shifted
+      await this.validateField(field, 'change')
+      await this.validateArrayFieldsStartingFrom(field, index, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2395,11 +2406,14 @@ export class FormApi<
     // Swap meta
     metaHelper(this).handleArrayFieldMetaShift(field, index1, 'swap', index2)
 
-    // Validate the whole array
-    this.validateField(field, 'change')
-    // Validate the swapped fields
-    this.validateField(`${field}[${index1}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
-    this.validateField(`${field}[${index2}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // Validate the whole array
+      this.validateField(field, 'change')
+      // Validate the swapped fields
+      this.validateField(`${field}[${index1}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+      this.validateField(`${field}[${index2}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2424,11 +2438,14 @@ export class FormApi<
     // Move meta between index1 and index2
     metaHelper(this).handleArrayFieldMetaShift(field, index1, 'move', index2)
 
-    // Validate the whole array
-    this.validateField(field, 'change')
-    // Validate the moved fields
-    this.validateField(`${field}[${index1}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
-    this.validateField(`${field}[${index2}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // Validate the whole array
+      this.validateField(field, 'change')
+      // Validate the moved fields
+      this.validateField(`${field}[${index1}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+      this.validateField(`${field}[${index2}]` as DeepKeys<TFormData>, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2457,8 +2474,11 @@ export class FormApi<
       }
     }
 
-    // validate array change
-    this.validateField(field, 'change')
+    const dontValidate = options?.dontValidate ?? false
+    if (!dontValidate) {
+      // validate array change
+      this.validateField(field, 'change')
+    }
   }
 
   /**