diff --git a/cli/command/image/list.go b/cli/command/image/list.go
index fde226b609..6ad7798d88 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/list.go
@@ -82,38 +82,28 @@ func newListCommand(dockerCLI command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cmd
 }
 
-//nolint:gocyclo
 func runImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options imagesOptions) error {
 	filters := options.filter.Value()
 	if options.matchName != "" {
 		filters.Add("reference", options.matchName)
 	}
 
-	if options.tree {
-		if options.quiet {
-			return errors.New("--quiet is not yet supported with --tree")
-		}
-		if options.noTrunc {
-			return errors.New("--no-trunc is not yet supported with --tree")
-		}
-		if options.showDigests {
-			return errors.New("--show-digest is not yet supported with --tree")
-		}
-		if options.format != "" {
-			return errors.New("--format is not yet supported with --tree")
-		}
+	useTree, err := shouldUseTree(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	listOpts := client.ImageListOptions{
 		All:       options.all,
 		Filters:   filters,
-		Manifests: options.tree,
+		Manifests: useTree,
 	}
 
 	res, err := dockerCLI.Client().ImageList(ctx, listOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	images := res.Items
 	if !options.all {
 		if _, ok := filters["dangling"]; !ok {
@@ -121,11 +111,12 @@ func runImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options imagesOptions
 		}
 	}
 
-	if options.tree {
+	if useTree {
 		return runTree(ctx, dockerCLI, treeOptions{
-			images:  images,
-			all:     options.all,
-			filters: filters,
+			images:   images,
+			all:      options.all,
+			filters:  filters,
+			expanded: options.tree,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -155,6 +146,34 @@ func runImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options imagesOptions
 	return nil
 }
 
+func shouldUseTree(options imagesOptions) (bool, error) {
+	if options.quiet {
+		if options.tree {
+			return false, errors.New("--quiet is not yet supported with --tree")
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	if options.noTrunc {
+		if options.tree {
+			return false, errors.New("--no-trunc is not yet supported with --tree")
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	if options.showDigests {
+		if options.tree {
+			return false, errors.New("--show-digest is not yet supported with --tree")
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	if options.format != "" {
+		if options.tree {
+			return false, errors.New("--format is not yet supported with --tree")
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
 // isDangling is a copy of [formatter.isDangling].
 func isDangling(img image.Summary) bool {
 	if len(img.RepoTags) == 0 && len(img.RepoDigests) == 0 {
diff --git a/cli/command/image/tree.go b/cli/command/image/tree.go
index c1586af58d..d356aef808 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/tree.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/tree.go
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type treeOptions struct {
-	images  []imagetypes.Summary
-	all     bool
-	filters client.Filters
+	images   []imagetypes.Summary
+	all      bool
+	filters  client.Filters
+	expanded bool
 }
 
 type treeView struct {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func runTree(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts treeOptions) error
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		}
-		details := imageDetails{
+		topDetails := imageDetails{
 			ID:        img.ID,
 			DiskUsage: units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(img.Size), 3),
 			InUse:     img.Containers > 0,
@@ -67,41 +68,58 @@ func runTree(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts treeOptions) error
 				continue
 			}
 
+			inUse := len(im.ImageData.Containers) > 0
+			if inUse {
+				// Mark top-level parent image as used if any of its subimages are used.
+				topDetails.InUse = true
+			}
+
+			if !opts.expanded {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			sub := subImage{
 				Platform:  platforms.Format(im.ImageData.Platform),
 				Available: im.Available,
 				Details: imageDetails{
 					ID:          im.ID,
 					DiskUsage:   units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(im.Size.Total), 3),
-					InUse:       len(im.ImageData.Containers) > 0,
+					InUse:       inUse,
 					ContentSize: units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(im.Size.Content), 3),
 				},
 			}
 
-			if sub.Details.InUse {
-				// Mark top-level parent image as used if any of its subimages are used.
-				details.InUse = true
-			}
-
 			children = append(children, sub)
 
 			// Add extra spacing between images if there's at least one entry with children.
 			view.imageSpacing = true
 		}
 
-		details.ContentSize = units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(totalContent), 3)
+		topDetails.ContentSize = units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(totalContent), 3)
 
 		// Sort tags for this image
 		sortedTags := make([]string, len(img.RepoTags))
 		copy(sortedTags, img.RepoTags)
 		slices.Sort(sortedTags)
 
-		view.images = append(view.images, topImage{
-			Names:    sortedTags,
-			Details:  details,
-			Children: children,
-			created:  img.Created,
-		})
+		if opts.expanded {
+			view.images = append(view.images, topImage{
+				Names:    sortedTags,
+				Details:  topDetails,
+				Children: children,
+				created:  img.Created,
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, tag := range sortedTags {
+			view.images = append(view.images, topImage{
+				Names:    []string{tag},
+				Details:  topDetails,
+				Children: children,
+				created:  img.Created,
+			})
+		}
 	}
 
 	slices.SortFunc(view.images, func(a, b topImage) int {