diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index b71a3949646..3624d09d5db 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ poetry install --no-root
 Installation of your project's package is also skipped when the `--only`
 option is used.
 
+If you do not want to install the current project in [editable](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_install/#install-editable) mode, run the `install` command with the `--no-editable` flag:
+
+```bash
+poetry install --no-editable
+```
+
 ### Options
 
 * `--without`: The dependency groups to ignore for installation.
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ option is used.
 * `--no-root`: Do not install the root package (your project).
 * `--dry-run`: Output the operations but do not execute anything (implicitly enables --verbose).
 * `--extras (-E)`: Features to install (multiple values allowed).
+* `--no-editable`: Do not install the root package in editable mode.
 * `--no-dev`: Do not install dev dependencies. (**Deprecated**)
 * `--dev-only`: Only install dev dependencies. (**Deprecated**)
 * `--remove-untracked`: Remove dependencies not presented in the lock file. (**Deprecated**)
diff --git a/src/poetry/console/commands/install.py b/src/poetry/console/commands/install.py
index c150e1bd203..669f7a7e5af 100644
--- a/src/poetry/console/commands/install.py
+++ b/src/poetry/console/commands/install.py
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ class InstallCommand(InstallerCommand):
             flag=False,
             multiple=True,
         ),
+        option(
+            "--no-editable",
+            None,
+            "Do not install the root package in editable mode.",
+            flag=True,
+        ),
     ]
 
     help = """The <info>install</info> command reads the <comment>poetry.lock</> file from
@@ -89,9 +95,11 @@ class InstallCommand(InstallerCommand):
     _loggers = ["poetry.repositories.pypi_repository", "poetry.inspection.info"]
 
     def handle(self) -> int:
+        from poetry.core.masonry.builders.sdist import SdistBuilder
         from poetry.core.masonry.utils.module import ModuleOrPackageNotFound
 
         from poetry.masonry.builders import EditableBuilder
+        from poetry.utils.pip import pip_install
 
         self._installer.use_executor(
             self.poetry.config.get("experimental.new-installer", False)
@@ -174,13 +182,17 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
         if self.option("no-root") or self.option("only"):
             return 0
 
-        try:
-            builder = EditableBuilder(self.poetry, self._env, self._io)
-        except ModuleOrPackageNotFound:
-            # This is likely due to the fact that the project is an application
-            # not following the structure expected by Poetry
-            # If this is a true error it will be picked up later by build anyway.
-            return 0
+        if self.option("no-editable"):
+            builder = SdistBuilder(self.poetry)
+        else:
+            try:
+                builder = EditableBuilder(self.poetry, self._env, self._io)
+            except ModuleOrPackageNotFound:
+                # This is likely due to the fact that the project is an
+                # application not following the structure expected by Poetry
+                # If this is a true error it will be picked up later by build
+                # anyway.
+                return 0
 
         log_install = (
             "<b>Installing</> the current project:"
@@ -197,7 +209,16 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
             self.line("")
             return 0
 
-        builder.build()
+        if self.option("no-editable"):
+            with builder.setup_py():
+                pip_install(
+                    path=self.poetry.package.root_dir,
+                    environment=self._env,
+                    deps=False,
+                    upgrade=True,
+                )
+        else:
+            builder.build()
 
         if overwrite:
             self.overwrite(log_install.format(tag="success"))
diff --git a/tests/console/commands/test_install.py b/tests/console/commands/test_install.py
index 485207d5274..4d59e649c7c 100644
--- a/tests/console/commands/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/console/commands/test_install.py
@@ -41,3 +41,22 @@ def test_sync_option_is_passed_to_the_installer(
     tester.execute("--sync")
 
     assert tester.command.installer._requires_synchronization
+
+
+def test_no_editable_option(tester: "CommandTester", mocker: "MockerFixture"):
+    mocker.patch.object(tester.command.installer, "run", return_value=0)
+    pip_install_mock = mocker.patch("poetry.utils.pip.pip_install")
+    builder_mock = mocker.patch("poetry.core.masonry.builders.sdist.SdistBuilder")
+    editable_builder_mock = mocker.patch("poetry.masonry.builders.EditableBuilder")
+
+    tester.execute("--no-editable")
+
+    pip_install_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+        path=tester.command.poetry.package.root_dir,
+        environment=tester.command.env,
+        deps=False,
+        upgrade=True,
+    )
+    builder_mock.assert_called_once_with(tester.command.poetry)
+    builder_mock.return_value.setup_py.assert_called_once()
+    editable_builder_mock.assert_not_called()