diff --git a/cli-plugins/manager/cobra.go b/cli-plugins/manager/cobra.go
index ddf067be1dbd..57ec4a7909ec 100644
--- a/cli-plugins/manager/cobra.go
+++ b/cli-plugins/manager/cobra.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func AddPluginCommandStubs(dockerCLI config.Provider, rootCmd *cobra.Command) (e
 			rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{
 				Use:                p.Name,
 				Short:              p.ShortDescription,
+				Hidden:             p.Hidden,
 				Run:                func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {},
 				Annotations:        annotations,
 				DisableFlagParsing: true,
diff --git a/cli-plugins/metadata/metadata.go b/cli-plugins/metadata/metadata.go
index 9d408c00b3dd..7061486a7056 100644
--- a/cli-plugins/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/cli-plugins/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	ShortDescription string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// URL is a pointer to the plugin's homepage.
 	URL string `json:",omitempty"`
+	// Hidden hides the plugin in completion and help message output.
+	Hidden bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/cli/cobra_test.go b/cli/cobra_test.go
index 9ca87ea5c836..eb87c75d4184 100644
--- a/cli/cobra_test.go
+++ b/cli/cobra_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,33 @@ func TestInvalidPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, invalidPlugins(root), []*cobra.Command{sub1}, cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(cobra.Command{}))
 }
 
+func TestHiddenPlugin(t *testing.T) {
+	root := &cobra.Command{Use: "root"}
+	sub1 := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:    "sub1",
+		Hidden: true,
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			metadata.CommandAnnotationPlugin: "true",
+		},
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {},
+	}
+
+	sub1sub1 := &cobra.Command{Use: "sub1sub1"}
+	sub1sub2 := &cobra.Command{Use: "sub1sub2"}
+	sub2 := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "sub2",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			metadata.CommandAnnotationPlugin: "true",
+		},
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {},
+	}
+
+	root.AddCommand(sub1, sub2)
+	sub1.AddCommand(sub1sub1, sub1sub2)
+
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, allManagementSubCommands(root), []*cobra.Command{sub2}, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(cobra.Command{}, "Run"), cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(cobra.Command{}))
+}
+
 func TestCommandAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	root := &cobra.Command{Use: "root"}
 	sub := &cobra.Command{Use: "subcommand", Aliases: []string{"alias1", "alias2"}}