diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e754e52443..5c92a9a0f8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p \
   && ln -s ../Homebrew/bin/brew .linuxbrew/bin/brew \
   && git -C .linuxbrew/Homebrew remote set-url origin https://github.com/Homebrew/brew \
   && git -C .linuxbrew/Homebrew fetch origin \
-  && HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS=1 HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew tap homebrew/core \
+  && HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS=1 HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew tap --force homebrew/core \
   && brew install-bundler-gems \
   && brew cleanup \
   && { git -C .linuxbrew/Homebrew config --unset gc.auto; true; } \
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index 7b1a9c1259..ac46e0f93e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ module Homebrew
       switch "--eval-all",
              description: "Evaluate all the formulae, casks and aliases in the new tap to check validity. " \
                           "Implied if `HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set."
+      switch "--force",
+             description: "Force install core taps even under API mode."
 
       named_args :tap, max: 2
     end
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ module Homebrew
                     force_auto_update: args.force_auto_update?,
                     custom_remote:     args.custom_remote?,
                     quiet:             args.quiet?,
-                    verify:            args.eval_all? || Homebrew::EnvConfig.eval_all?
+                    verify:            args.eval_all? || Homebrew::EnvConfig.eval_all?,
+                    force:             args.force?
       rescue TapRemoteMismatchError, TapNoCustomRemoteError => e
         odie e
       rescue TapAlreadyTappedError
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index fb0f8284ae..52bd9d6bc6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ class Tap
   # @param quiet [Boolean] If set, suppress all output.
   # @param custom_remote [Boolean] If set, change the tap's remote if already installed.
   # @param verify [Boolean] If set, verify all the formula, casks and aliases in the tap are valid.
-  def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil, custom_remote: false, verify: false)
+  # @param force [Boolean] If set, force core and cask taps to install even under API mode.
+  def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil,
+              custom_remote: false, verify: false, force: false)
     require "descriptions"
     require "readall"
 
@@ -297,6 +299,10 @@ class Tap
       args << "-q" if quiet
       path.cd { safe_system "git", *args }
       return
+    elsif (core_tap? || name == "homebrew/cask") && !Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_install_from_api? && !force
+      # odeprecated: move to odie in the next minor release. This may break some CI so we should give notice.
+      opoo "Tapping #{name} is no longer typically necessary.\n" \
+           "Add #{Formatter.option("--force")} if you are sure you need one."
     end
 
     clear_cache
@@ -898,7 +904,8 @@ class CoreTap < Tap
   end
 
   # CoreTap never allows shallow clones (on request from GitHub).
-  def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil, custom_remote: false, verify: false)
+  def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil,
+              custom_remote: false, verify: false, force: false)
     remote = Homebrew::EnvConfig.core_git_remote # set by HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE
     requested_remote = clone_target || remote
 
@@ -909,7 +916,8 @@ class CoreTap < Tap
       $stderr.puts "HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE set: using #{remote} as the Homebrew/homebrew-core Git remote."
     end
 
-    super(quiet: quiet, clone_target: remote, force_auto_update: force_auto_update, custom_remote: custom_remote)
+    super(quiet: quiet, clone_target: remote, force_auto_update: force_auto_update,
+          custom_remote: custom_remote, force: force)
   end
 
   # @private
diff --git a/completions/bash/brew b/completions/bash/brew
index a34a6399d0..2f064c72c0 100644
--- a/completions/bash/brew
+++ b/completions/bash/brew
@@ -2081,6 +2081,7 @@ _brew_tap() {
       --custom-remote
       --debug
       --eval-all
+      --force
       --force-auto-update
       --help
       --list-pinned
diff --git a/completions/fish/brew.fish b/completions/fish/brew.fish
index a565c3154c..b9963a96e1 100644
--- a/completions/fish/brew.fish
+++ b/completions/fish/brew.fish
@@ -1395,6 +1395,7 @@ __fish_brew_complete_cmd 'tap' 'Tap a formula repository'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l custom-remote -d 'Install or change a tap with a custom remote. Useful for mirrors'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l debug -d 'Display any debugging information'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l eval-all -d 'Evaluate all the formulae, casks and aliases in the new tap to check validity. Implied if `HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l force -d 'Force install core taps even under API mode'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l force-auto-update -d 'Auto-update tap even if it is not hosted on GitHub. By default, only taps hosted on GitHub are auto-updated (for performance reasons)'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l help -d 'Show this message'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l list-pinned -d 'List all pinned taps'
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_brew b/completions/zsh/_brew
index 6fc4addd80..62654ac1ef 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_brew
+++ b/completions/zsh/_brew
@@ -1721,6 +1721,7 @@ _brew_tap() {
     '--custom-remote[Install or change a tap with a custom remote. Useful for mirrors]' \
     '--debug[Display any debugging information]' \
     '--eval-all[Evaluate all the formulae, casks and aliases in the new tap to check validity. Implied if `HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set]' \
+    '--force[Force install core taps even under API mode]' \
     '--force-auto-update[Auto-update tap even if it is not hosted on GitHub. By default, only taps hosted on GitHub are auto-updated (for performance reasons)]' \
     '--help[Show this message]' \
     '--list-pinned[List all pinned taps]' \
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index fbeb6fa45a..ff1a38211d 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ using protocols other than HTTPS, e.g. SSH, git, HTTP, FTP(S), rsync.
   List all pinned taps.
 * `--eval-all`:
   Evaluate all the formulae, casks and aliases in the new tap to check validity. Implied if `HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set.
+* `--force`:
+  Force install core taps even under API mode.
 
 ### `tap-info` [`--installed`] [`--json`] [*`tap`* ...]
 
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index ab11be8c9f..10540bed32 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -973,6 +973,10 @@ List all pinned taps\.
 \fB\-\-eval\-all\fR
 Evaluate all the formulae, casks and aliases in the new tap to check validity\. Implied if \fBHOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL\fR is set\.
 .
+.TP
+\fB\-\-force\fR
+Force install core taps even under API mode\.
+.
 .SS "\fBtap\-info\fR [\fB\-\-installed\fR] [\fB\-\-json\fR] [\fItap\fR \.\.\.]"
 Show detailed information about one or more \fItap\fRs\.
 .