diff --git a/src/Deployer.ts b/src/Deployer.ts
index 32bb189..5e7d297 100644
--- a/src/Deployer.ts
+++ b/src/Deployer.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export default class Deployer {
   async createChangeSet({
     StackName,
     TemplateBody,
+    UsePreviousTemplate,
     ImportExistingResources,
     Parameters,
     Capabilities,
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export default class Deployer {
     Tags,
   }: {
     StackName: string
-    TemplateBody: string | Buffer | (() => Readable)
+    TemplateBody?: string | Buffer | (() => Readable)
+    UsePreviousTemplate?: boolean
     ImportExistingResources?: boolean
     Parameters?: Parameter[]
     Capabilities?: Capability[]
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export default class Deployer {
       NotificationARNs?: string[]
       TemplateURL?: string
       TemplateBody?: string
+      UsePreviousTemplate?: boolean
       ChangeSetType: ChangeSetType
       ImportExistingResources?: boolean
       Parameters?: Parameter[]
@@ -128,9 +131,15 @@ export default class Deployer {
       Tags,
     }
 
+    if (TemplateBody && UsePreviousTemplate) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Passing both TemplateBody and UsePreviousTemplate is not allowed`
+      )
+    }
+
     // If an S3 uploader is available, use TemplateURL to deploy rather than
     // TemplateBody. This is required for large templates.
-    if (s3Uploader) {
+    if (s3Uploader && TemplateBody) {
       const url = await s3Uploader.uploadWithDedup({
         Body: TemplateBody,
         extension: 'template',
@@ -141,8 +150,12 @@ export default class Deployer {
       throw new Error(
         'TemplateBody: () => stream.Readable is not supported without s3Uploader option'
       )
-    } else {
+    } else if (TemplateBody) {
       params.TemplateBody = TemplateBody.toString()
+    } else if (UsePreviousTemplate) {
+      params.UsePreviousTemplate = true
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Must provide TemplateBody or UsePrevioiusTemplate`)
     }
     if (RoleARN) params.RoleARN = RoleARN
     if (NotificationARNs) params.NotificationARNs = NotificationARNs
@@ -275,6 +288,7 @@ export default class Deployer {
   async createAndWaitForChangeSet({
     StackName,
     TemplateBody,
+    UsePreviousTemplate,
     ImportExistingResources,
     Parameters,
     Capabilities,
@@ -284,7 +298,8 @@ export default class Deployer {
     Tags,
   }: {
     StackName: string
-    TemplateBody: string | Buffer | (() => Readable)
+    TemplateBody?: string | Buffer | (() => Readable)
+    UsePreviousTemplate?: boolean
     ImportExistingResources?: boolean
     Parameters?: Parameter[]
     Capabilities?: Capability[]
@@ -296,6 +311,7 @@ export default class Deployer {
     const { ChangeSetName, ChangeSetType } = await this.createChangeSet({
       StackName,
       TemplateBody,
+      UsePreviousTemplate,
       ImportExistingResources,
       Parameters,
       Capabilities,
diff --git a/src/deployCloudFormationStack.ts b/src/deployCloudFormationStack.ts
index 97fe35d..4f89ec5 100644
--- a/src/deployCloudFormationStack.ts
+++ b/src/deployCloudFormationStack.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export type DeployCloudFormationStackInput<
   Template?: Template
   TemplateFile?: string
   TemplateBody?: string | Buffer | (() => Readable)
+  UsePreviousTemplate?: boolean
   BlanketDeletionPolicy?: 'Delete' | 'Retain'
   StackPolicy?: SetStackPolicyCommandInput['StackPolicyBody'] | object
   Parameters?: CloudFormationTemplateParameterValues<Template> | Parameter[]
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export default async function deployCloudFormationStack<
   Template,
   TemplateFile,
   TemplateBody,
+  UsePreviousTemplate,
   BlanketDeletionPolicy,
   StackPolicy,
   Parameters: _Parameters,
@@ -144,6 +146,17 @@ export default async function deployCloudFormationStack<
       `BlankDeletionPolicy can only be used together with Template.`
     )
   }
+  if (
+    (TemplateBody != null ? 1 : 0) +
+      (Template != null ? 1 : 0) +
+      (TemplateFile != null ? 1 : 0) +
+      (UsePreviousTemplate ? 1 : 0) >
+    1
+  ) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Passing two of the following at the same time is not allowed: Template, TemplateFile, TemplateBody, or UsePreviousTemplate`
+    )
+  }
   if (!TemplateBody) {
     if (Template) {
       if (BlanketDeletionPolicy) {
@@ -156,8 +169,10 @@ export default async function deployCloudFormationStack<
       TemplateBody = s3Uploader
         ? () => fs.createReadStream(TemplateFile, 'utf8')
         : await fs.readFile(TemplateFile, 'utf8')
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(`Template, TemplateFile or TemplateBody is required`)
+    } else if (!UsePreviousTemplate) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Template, TemplateFile, TemplateBody, or UsePreviousTemplate is required`
+      )
     }
   }
   async function watchDuring<R>(procedure: () => Promise<R>): Promise<R> {
@@ -333,6 +348,7 @@ export default async function deployCloudFormationStack<
       StackName,
       ImportExistingResources,
       TemplateBody,
+      UsePreviousTemplate,
       Parameters,
       Capabilities,
       RoleARN,