diff --git a/commands/previewPush.go b/commands/previewPush.go
index f1d188d2c..f02daecb8 100644
--- a/commands/previewPush.go
+++ b/commands/previewPush.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/notifications"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/printer"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 var _ = cmd(catMain, func() *cli.Command {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ type PreviewArgs struct {
 	FilterArgs
 	Notify      bool
 	WarnChanges bool
+	NoPopulate  bool
 }
 
 func (args *PreviewArgs) flags() []cli.Flag {
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@ func (args *PreviewArgs) flags() []cli.Flag {
 		Destination: &args.WarnChanges,
 		Usage:       `set to true for non-zero return code if there are changes`,
 	})
+	flags = append(flags, &cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:        "no-populate",
+		Destination: &args.NoPopulate,
+		Usage:       `Use this flag to not auto-create non-existing zones at the provider`,
+	})
 	return flags
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +136,27 @@ DomainLoop:
 		domain.Nameservers = nsList
 		nameservers.AddNSRecords(domain)
 		for _, provider := range domain.DNSProviderInstances {
+
+			if !args.NoPopulate {
+				// preview run: check if zone is already there, if not print a warning
+				if lister, ok := provider.Driver.(providers.ZoneLister); ok && !push {
+					zones, err := lister.ListZones()
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if !slices.Contains(zones, domain.Name) {
+						out.Warnf("Domain '%s' does not exist in the '%s' profile and will be added automatically.\n", domain.Name, provider.Name)
+						continue // continue with next provider, as we can not determine corrections without an existing zone
+					}
+				} else if creator, ok := provider.Driver.(providers.DomainCreator); ok && push {
+					// this is the actual push, ensure domain exists at DSP
+					if err := creator.EnsureDomainExists(domain.Name); err != nil {
+						out.Warnf("Error creating domain: %s\n", err)
+						continue // continue with next provider, as we couldn't create this one
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			dc, err := domain.Copy()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fabfb2746..77142b364 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 
-require github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510
+require (
+	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220602145555-4a0574d9293f
+)
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.6.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0ede5f639..924c50cae 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191227195350-da58074b4299/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u0
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200119233911-0405dc783f0a/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u096TMicItID8zy7Y6sNkU49FU4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200207192155-f17229e696bd/go.mod h1:J/WKrq2StrnmMY6+EHIKF9dgMWnmCNThgcyBT1FY9mM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200224162631-6cc2880d07d6/go.mod h1:3jZMyOhIsHpP37uCMkUooju7aAi5cS1Q23tOzKc+0MU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220602145555-4a0574d9293f h1:KK6mxegmt5hGJRcAnEDjSNLxIRhZxDcgwMbcO/lMCRM=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220602145555-4a0574d9293f/go.mod h1:yh0Ynu2b5ZUe3MQfp2nM0ecK7wsgouWTDN0FNeJuIys=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
diff --git a/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go b/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
index d710f8ed4..742c0258f 100644
--- a/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
+++ b/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (api *powerdnsProvider) ListZones() ([]string, error) {
 		return result, err
 	}
 	for _, zone := range myZones {
-		result = append(result, zone.Name)
+		result = append(result, strings.TrimSuffix(zone.Name, "."))
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }