diff --git a/news/2630.feature.md b/news/2630.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..415e72af4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2630.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not fetch package hashes when `--frozen-lockfile` is passed.
diff --git a/src/pdm/cli/actions.py b/src/pdm/cli/actions.py
index 914434398f..9646c2336e 100644
--- a/src/pdm/cli/actions.py
+++ b/src/pdm/cli/actions.py
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ def do_lock(
                     resolve_max_rounds,
                     inherit_metadata=FLAG_INHERIT_METADATA in lock_strategy,
                 )
-                spin.update("Fetching hashes for resolved packages...")
-                fetch_hashes(provider.repository, mapping)
+                if project.enable_write_lockfile:
+                    spin.update("Fetching hashes for resolved packages...")
+                    fetch_hashes(provider.repository, mapping)
         except ResolutionTooDeep:
             ui.echo(f"{termui.Emoji.LOCK} Lock failed", err=True)
             ui.echo(