diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.cpp
index 406fbf5b2b..41a4eda3f8 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+static bool s_dryRun = false;
+
 // Generic keys
 static const std::string s_scenarioNameKey = "scenario_name";
 static const std::string s_fullSHAKey = "sha256";
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ static void ApplyLandOwnershipFixes(const json_t& landOwnershipFixes, int owners
         ? Json::GetBoolean(ownershipParameters[s_cannotDowngradeKey], false)
         : false;
     auto coordinatesVector = getCoordinates(ownershipParameters);
+    if (s_dryRun)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     FixLandOwnershipTilesWithOwnership(coordinatesVector, ownershipType, cannotDowngrade);
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +180,10 @@ static void ApplyWaterFixes(const json_t& scenarioPatch)
             Guard::Assert(0, "Water fix sub-array should set a height");
             return;
         }
+        if (s_dryRun)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         auto waterHeight = waterFixes[i][s_heightKey];
         auto coordinatesVector = getCoordinates(waterFixes[i]);
@@ -237,6 +247,11 @@ static void ApplyTrackTypeFixes(const json_t& trackTilesFixes)
         auto destinationTrackType = toTrackType(Json::GetString(fixOperations[i][s_toKey]));
         auto coordinatesVector = getCoordinates(fixOperations[i]);
 
+        if (s_dryRun)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         for (const auto& tile : coordinatesVector)
         {
             auto* tileElement = MapGetFirstElementAt(tile);
@@ -370,6 +385,12 @@ static void ApplyRideFixes(const json_t& scenarioPatch)
 
         RideId rideId = RideId::FromUnderlying(Json::GetNumber<uint16_t>(rideFixes[i][s_rideIdKey]));
         auto operation = Json::GetString(rideFixes[i][s_operationKey]);
+
+        if (s_dryRun)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (operation == "swap_entrance_exit")
         {
             SwapRideEntranceAndExit(rideId);
@@ -401,6 +422,11 @@ static u8string GetPatchFileName(u8string_view scenarioHash)
 
 static bool ValidateSHA256(const json_t& scenarioPatch, u8string_view scenarioHash)
 {
+    if (s_dryRun)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (!scenarioPatch.contains(s_scenarioNameKey))
     {
         Guard::Assert(0, "All .parkpatch files should contain the name of the original scenario");
@@ -420,6 +446,24 @@ static bool ValidateSHA256(const json_t& scenarioPatch, u8string_view scenarioHa
     return scenarioSHA == scenarioHash;
 }
 
+void RCT12::ApplyScenarioPatch(u8string_view scenarioPatchFile, u8string scenarioSHA, bool isScenario)
+{
+    auto scenarioPatch = Json::ReadFromFile(scenarioPatchFile);
+    if (!ValidateSHA256(scenarioPatch, scenarioSHA))
+    {
+        Guard::Assert(0, "Invalid full SHA256. Check for shortened SHA collision");
+        return;
+    }
+    // TODO: Land ownership is applied even when loading saved scenario. Should it?
+    ApplyLandOwnershipFixes(scenarioPatch);
+    if (isScenario)
+    {
+        ApplyWaterFixes(scenarioPatch);
+        ApplyTileFixes(scenarioPatch);
+        ApplyRideFixes(scenarioPatch);
+    }
+}
+
 void RCT12::FetchAndApplyScenarioPatch(u8string_view scenarioPath, bool isScenario)
 {
     auto scenarioSHA = getScenarioSHA256(scenarioPath);
@@ -427,19 +471,11 @@ void RCT12::FetchAndApplyScenarioPatch(u8string_view scenarioPath, bool isScenar
     std::cout << "Patch is: " << patchPath << " full SHA" << scenarioSHA << std::endl;
     if (File::Exists(patchPath))
     {
-        auto scenarioPatch = Json::ReadFromFile(patchPath);
-        if (!ValidateSHA256(scenarioPatch, scenarioSHA))
-        {
-            Guard::Assert(0, "Invalid full SHA256. Check for shortened SHA collision");
-            return;
-        }
-        // TODO: Land ownership is applied even when loading saved scenario. Should it?
-        ApplyLandOwnershipFixes(scenarioPatch);
-        if (isScenario)
-        {
-            ApplyWaterFixes(scenarioPatch);
-            ApplyTileFixes(scenarioPatch);
-            ApplyRideFixes(scenarioPatch);
-        }
+        ApplyScenarioPatch(patchPath, scenarioSHA, isScenario);
     }
 }
+
+void RCT12::SetDryRun(bool enable)
+{
+    s_dryRun = enable;
+}
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.h b/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.h
index d89d0406e8..7833845a49 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.h
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@
 namespace RCT12
 {
     void FetchAndApplyScenarioPatch(u8string_view scenarioPath, bool isScenario);
-}
+    void ApplyScenarioPatch(u8string_view scenarioPatchFile, u8string scenarioSHA, bool isScenario);
+    /*SetDryRun should be used only for testing*/
+    void SetDryRun(bool enable);
+} // namespace RCT12
diff --git a/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3681c890df..61b0446e60 100644
--- a/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ set(test_files
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/RideRatings.cpp"
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/S6ImportExportTests.cpp"
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/SawyerCodingTest.cpp"
+   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ScenarioPatcherTests.cpp"
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/StringTest.cpp"
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/TestData.cpp"
    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/TestData.h"
diff --git a/test/tests/ScenarioPatcherTests.cpp b/test/tests/ScenarioPatcherTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13d5da180e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/ScenarioPatcherTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2024 OpenRCT2 developers
+ *
+ * For a complete list of all authors, please refer to contributors.md
+ * Interested in contributing? Visit https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
+ *
+ * OpenRCT2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "TestData.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <openrct2/Context.h>
+#include <openrct2/PlatformEnvironment.h>
+#include <openrct2/core/FileSystem.hpp>
+#include <openrct2/core/Guard.hpp>
+#include <openrct2/rct12/ScenarioPatcher.h>
+
+/* Test that all JSONs are with the expected formatting, otherwise the fetcher will abort
+    NOTE: This will *not* test that it actually applies the patch, due to the scenarios
+          not being available on the CI environment.
+*/
+TEST(FetchAndApplyScenarioPatch, expected_json_format)
+{
+    auto context = OpenRCT2::CreateContext();
+    bool initialised = context->Initialise();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(initialised);
+
+    auto env = context->GetPlatformEnvironment();
+    auto scenarioPatches = env->GetDirectoryPath(OpenRCT2::DIRBASE::OPENRCT2, OpenRCT2::DIRID::SCENARIO_PATCHES);
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    RCT12::SetDryRun(true);
+    Guard::SetAssertBehaviour(ASSERT_BEHAVIOUR::ABORT);
+    static const u8string dummySHA;
+    for (const fs::directory_entry& entry : fs::directory_iterator(scenarioPatches, ec))
+    {
+        auto path = entry.path().u8string();
+        if (String::EndsWith(path, ".parkpatch"))
+        {
+            RCT12::ApplyScenarioPatch(path, dummySHA, true);
+        }
+    }
+    SUCCEED();
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
index 1a37d58ab8..53c7877c2a 100644
--- a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
+++ b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="RideRatings.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="S6ImportExportTests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SawyerCodingTest.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="ScenarioPatcherTests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="TestData.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="StringTest.cpp" />