diff --git a/CIME/SystemTests/system_tests_common.py b/CIME/SystemTests/system_tests_common.py
index ea757d1220c..e977e6f08e9 100644
--- a/CIME/SystemTests/system_tests_common.py
+++ b/CIME/SystemTests/system_tests_common.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def build(
         ninja=False,
         dry_run=False,
         separate_builds=False,
+        skip_submit=False,
     ):
         """
         Do NOT override this method, this method is the framework that
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ def build(
         self._ninja = ninja
         self._dry_run = dry_run
         self._user_separate_builds = separate_builds
+
+        was_run_pend = self._test_status.current_is(RUN_PHASE, TEST_PEND_STATUS)
+
         for phase_name, phase_bool in [
             (SHAREDLIB_BUILD_PHASE, not model_only),
             (MODEL_BUILD_PHASE, not sharedlib_only),
@@ -202,6 +206,15 @@ def build(
                             comments=("time={:d}".format(int(time_taken))),
                         )
 
+        # Building model while job is queued and awaiting run
+        if (
+            skip_submit
+            and was_run_pend
+            and self._test_status.current_is(SUBMIT_PHASE, TEST_PEND_STATUS)
+        ):
+            with self._test_status:
+                self._test_status.set_status(SUBMIT_PHASE, TEST_PASS_STATUS)
+
         return success
 
     def build_phase(self, sharedlib_only=False, model_only=False):
diff --git a/CIME/Tools/case.build b/CIME/Tools/case.build
index c8e4d54c467..4edf177198e 100755
--- a/CIME/Tools/case.build
+++ b/CIME/Tools/case.build
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ def parse_command_line(args, description):
             help="Build each component one at a time, separately, with output going to separate logs",
         )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-submit",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Sets the current test phase to RUN, skipping the SUBMIT phase. This "
+        "may be useful if rebuilding the model while this test is in the batch queue. "
+        "ONLY USE IF A TEST CASE, OTHERWISE IGNORED.",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--dry-run",
         action="store_true",
@@ -173,6 +181,7 @@ def parse_command_line(args, description):
         args.separate_builds,
         args.ninja,
         args.dry_run,
+        args.skip_submit,
     )
 
 
@@ -191,6 +200,7 @@ def _main_func(description):
         separate_builds,
         ninja,
         dry_run,
+        skip_submit,
     ) = parse_command_line(sys.argv, description)
 
     success = True
@@ -234,6 +244,7 @@ def _main_func(description):
                 ninja=ninja,
                 dry_run=dry_run,
                 separate_builds=separate_builds,
+                skip_submit=skip_submit,
             )
 
         else:
diff --git a/CIME/test_status.py b/CIME/test_status.py
index 20d2cef93a9..90714631eb8 100644
--- a/CIME/test_status.py
+++ b/CIME/test_status.py
@@ -274,6 +274,17 @@ def get_status(self, phase):
     def get_comment(self, phase):
         return self._phase_statuses[phase][1] if phase in self._phase_statuses else None
 
+    def current_is(self, phase, status):
+        try:
+            latest = self.get_latest_phase()
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+
+        return latest == phase and self.get_status(phase) == status
+
+    def get_latest_phase(self):
+        return list(self._phase_statuses.keys())[-1]
+
     def phase_statuses_dump(
         self, prefix="", skip_passes=False, skip_phase_list=None, xfails=None
     ):
diff --git a/CIME/tests/test_unit_test_status.py b/CIME/tests/test_unit_test_status.py
index 0b79c8bac6a..9b3036801fc 100755
--- a/CIME/tests/test_unit_test_status.py
+++ b/CIME/tests/test_unit_test_status.py
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ def _set_phase_to_status(self, phase, status):
         with self._ts:
             self._ts.set_status(phase, status)
 
+    def test_get_latest_phase(self):
+        assert self._ts.get_latest_phase() == test_status.RUN_PHASE
+
+    def test_current_is(self):
+        assert self._ts.current_is(test_status.RUN_PHASE, test_status.TEST_PASS_STATUS)
+
+        assert not self._ts.current_is(
+            test_status.RUN_PHASE, test_status.TEST_PEND_STATUS
+        )
+
+        assert not self._ts.current_is(
+            test_status.SUBMIT_PHASE, test_status.TEST_PASS_STATUS
+        )
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Tests of TestStatus.phase_statuses_dump
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------