diff --git a/moto/ec2/responses/fleets.py b/moto/ec2/responses/fleets.py
index b59f8ec5113b..03163aad7309 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/responses/fleets.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/responses/fleets.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ def create_fleet(self) -> ActionResult:
 
         tag_specifications = self._get_param("TagSpecifications", [])
 
+        self.error_on_dryrun()
+
         request = self.ec2_backend.create_fleet(
             on_demand_options=on_demand_options,
             spot_options=spot_options,
diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_fleets.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_fleets.py
index d22ab85624e4..f3d15bc87247 100644
--- a/tests/test_ec2/test_fleets.py
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_fleets.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 import boto3
 import pytest
+from botocore.client import ClientError
 
 from moto import mock_aws
 from moto.core.types import Base64EncodedString
 from tests import EXAMPLE_AMI_ID
+from tests.test_ec2.helpers import assert_dryrun_error
 
 from . import ec2_aws_verified
 
@@ -68,6 +70,52 @@ def test_launch_template_is_created_properly(ec2_client=None):
         assert template["LatestVersionNumber"] == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.aws_verified
+@ec2_aws_verified()
+def test_create_fleet_dryrun(ec2_client=None):
+    with launch_template_context() as ctxt:
+        # Attempting to create a fleet with DryRun=True should raise an error
+        with pytest.raises(ClientError) as ex:
+            fleets_before = len(ctxt.ec2.describe_fleets()["Fleets"])
+            reservations_before = len(ctxt.ec2.describe_instances()["Reservations"])
+
+            ctxt.ec2.create_fleet(
+                DryRun=True,
+                ExcessCapacityTerminationPolicy="terminate",
+                LaunchTemplateConfigs=[
+                    {
+                        "LaunchTemplateSpecification": {
+                            "LaunchTemplateId": ctxt.lt_id,
+                            "Version": "1",
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
+                TargetCapacitySpecification={
+                    "DefaultTargetCapacityType": "spot",
+                    "OnDemandTargetCapacity": 0,
+                    "SpotTargetCapacity": 1,
+                    "TotalTargetCapacity": 1,
+                },
+                SpotOptions={
+                    "AllocationStrategy": "lowest-price",
+                },
+                Type="maintain",
+                ValidFrom="2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                ValidUntil="2020-12-31T00:00:00Z",
+            )
+
+        # Verify the error is the expected DryRun error
+        assert_dryrun_error(ex)
+
+        # Verify no fleets were created
+        fleets_res = ctxt.ec2.describe_fleets()
+        assert len(fleets_res["Fleets"]) == fleets_before
+
+        # Verify no instances were created
+        instances_res = ctxt.ec2.describe_instances()
+        assert len(instances_res["Reservations"]) == reservations_before
+
+
 @mock_aws
 def test_create_spot_fleet_with_lowest_price():
     conn = boto3.client("ec2", region_name="us-west-2")