diff --git a/pkg/action/show.go b/pkg/action/show.go
index 3806b6b0b..95a61bc39 100644
--- a/pkg/action/show.go
+++ b/pkg/action/show.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type Show struct {
 	Devel            bool
 	OutputFormat     ShowOutputFormat
 	JSONPathTemplate string
+	ShowOCI          bool         // Controls whether to display OCI annotations
 	chart            *chart.Chart // for testing
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ type Show struct {
 func NewShow(output ShowOutputFormat, cfg *Configuration) *Show {
 	sh := &Show{
 		OutputFormat: output,
+		ShowOCI:      false, // Default to not showing OCI annotations
 	}
 	sh.registryClient = cfg.RegistryClient
 
@@ -96,10 +98,15 @@ func (s *Show) Run(chartpath string) (string, error) {
 	if s.OutputFormat == ShowChart || s.OutputFormat == ShowAll {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&out, "%s\n", cf)
 
-		// Display OCI annotations if they exist
-		if s.chart.Metadata != nil && len(s.chart.Metadata.Annotations) > 0 {
+		// Display OCI annotations only if enabled
+		// Example output when enabled:
+		// ---
+		// OCI Annotations:
+		//   org.opencontainers.image.created: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
+		//   org.opencontainers.image.description: Sample chart
+		if s.ShowOCI && s.chart.Metadata != nil && len(s.chart.Metadata.Annotations) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprintln(&out, "---")
-			fmt.Fprintln(&out, "Annotations:")
+			fmt.Fprintln(&out, "OCI Annotations:")
 			for k, v := range s.chart.Metadata.Annotations {
 				if strings.HasPrefix(k, "org.opencontainers.image.") {
 					fmt.Fprintf(&out, "  %s: %s\n", k, v)