diff --git a/docs/2-the-zarf-cli/100-cli-commands/zarf_dev_find-images.md b/docs/2-the-zarf-cli/100-cli-commands/zarf_dev_find-images.md
index 221ee2020a..6f0c335aec 100644
--- a/docs/2-the-zarf-cli/100-cli-commands/zarf_dev_find-images.md
+++ b/docs/2-the-zarf-cli/100-cli-commands/zarf_dev_find-images.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ zarf dev find-images [ PACKAGE ] [flags]
       --kube-version string         Override the default helm template KubeVersion when performing a package chart template
       --registry-url string         Override the ###ZARF_REGISTRY### value (default "127.0.0.1:31999")
   -p, --repo-chart-path string      If git repos hold helm charts, often found with gitops tools, specify the chart path, e.g. "/" or "/chart"
+      --skip-cosign                 Skip searching for cosign artifacts related to discovered images
       --why string                  Prints the source manifest for the specified image
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/dev.go b/src/cmd/dev.go
index 92a46e3bcf..068565f7c7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dev.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dev.go
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ func init() {
 	devFindImagesCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pkgConfig.FindImagesOpts.KubeVersionOverride, "kube-version", "", lang.CmdDevFlagKubeVersion)
 	// check which manifests are using this particular image
 	devFindImagesCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pkgConfig.FindImagesOpts.Why, "why", "", lang.CmdDevFlagFindImagesWhy)
+	// skip searching cosign artifacts in find images
+	devFindImagesCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&pkgConfig.FindImagesOpts.SkipCosign, "skip-cosign", false, lang.CmdDevFlagFindImagesSkipCosign)
 
 	defaultRegistry := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", helpers.IPV4Localhost, types.ZarfInClusterContainerRegistryNodePort)
 	devFindImagesCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pkgConfig.FindImagesOpts.RegistryURL, "registry-url", defaultRegistry, lang.CmdDevFlagFindImagesRegistry)
diff --git a/src/config/lang/english.go b/src/config/lang/english.go
index 9c9219a231..658ebab539 100644
--- a/src/config/lang/english.go
+++ b/src/config/lang/english.go
@@ -385,13 +385,14 @@ $ zarf package pull oci://ghcr.io/defenseunicorns/packages/dos-games:1.0.0 -a sk
 		"NOTE: This file must not already exist. If no filename is provided, the config will be written to the current working directory as zarf-config.toml."
 	CmdDevGenerateConfigErr = "Unable to write the config file %s, make sure the file doesn't already exist"
 
-	CmdDevFlagExtractPath        = `The path inside of an archive to use to calculate the sha256sum (i.e. for use with "files.extractPath")`
-	CmdDevFlagSet                = "Specify package variables to set on the command line (KEY=value). Note, if using a config file, this will be set by [package.create.set]."
-	CmdDevFlagRepoChartPath      = `If git repos hold helm charts, often found with gitops tools, specify the chart path, e.g. "/" or "/chart"`
-	CmdDevFlagGitAccount         = "User or organization name for the git account that the repos are created under."
-	CmdDevFlagKubeVersion        = "Override the default helm template KubeVersion when performing a package chart template"
-	CmdDevFlagFindImagesRegistry = "Override the ###ZARF_REGISTRY### value"
-	CmdDevFlagFindImagesWhy      = "Prints the source manifest for the specified image"
+	CmdDevFlagExtractPath          = `The path inside of an archive to use to calculate the sha256sum (i.e. for use with "files.extractPath")`
+	CmdDevFlagSet                  = "Specify package variables to set on the command line (KEY=value). Note, if using a config file, this will be set by [package.create.set]."
+	CmdDevFlagRepoChartPath        = `If git repos hold helm charts, often found with gitops tools, specify the chart path, e.g. "/" or "/chart"`
+	CmdDevFlagGitAccount           = "User or organization name for the git account that the repos are created under."
+	CmdDevFlagKubeVersion          = "Override the default helm template KubeVersion when performing a package chart template"
+	CmdDevFlagFindImagesRegistry   = "Override the ###ZARF_REGISTRY### value"
+	CmdDevFlagFindImagesWhy        = "Prints the source manifest for the specified image"
+	CmdDevFlagFindImagesSkipCosign = "Skip searching for cosign artifacts related to discovered images"
 
 	CmdDevLintShort = "Lints the given package for valid schema and recommended practices"
 	CmdDevLintLong  = "Verifies the package schema, checks if any variables won't be evaluated, and checks for unpinned images/repos/files"
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ $ zarf tools registry digest reg.example.com/stefanprodan/podinfo:6.4.0
 	CmdToolsGetGitPasswdShort       = "[Deprecated] Returns the push user's password for the Git server"
 	CmdToolsGetGitPasswdLong        = "[Deprecated] Reads the password for a user with push access to the configured Git server in Zarf State. Note that this command has been replaced by 'zarf tools get-creds git' and will be removed in Zarf v1.0.0."
 	CmdToolsGetGitPasswdDeprecation = "Deprecated: This command has been replaced by 'zarf tools get-creds git' and will be removed in Zarf v1.0.0."
-	CmdToolsYqExample = `
+	CmdToolsYqExample               = `
 # yq defaults to 'eval' command if no command is specified. See "zarf tools yq eval --help" for more examples.
 
 # read the "stuff" node from "myfile.yml"
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go b/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
index 96bbe10ac8..407ddcac4c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
@@ -313,29 +313,31 @@ func (p *Packager) findImages() (imgMap map[string][]string, err error) {
 
 		spinner.Success()
 
-		// Handle cosign artifact lookups
-		if len(imagesMap[component.Name]) > 0 {
-			var cosignArtifactList []string
-			spinner := message.NewProgressSpinner("Looking up cosign artifacts for discovered images (0/%d)", len(imagesMap[component.Name]))
-			defer spinner.Stop()
-
-			for idx, image := range imagesMap[component.Name] {
-				spinner.Updatef("Looking up cosign artifacts for discovered images (%d/%d)", idx+1, len(imagesMap[component.Name]))
-				cosignArtifacts, err := utils.GetCosignArtifacts(image)
-				if err != nil {
-					message.WarnErrf(err, "Problem looking up cosign artifacts for %s: %s", image, err.Error())
-					erroredCosignLookups = append(erroredCosignLookups, image)
+		if !p.cfg.FindImagesOpts.SkipCosign {
+			// Handle cosign artifact lookups
+			if len(imagesMap[component.Name]) > 0 {
+				var cosignArtifactList []string
+				spinner := message.NewProgressSpinner("Looking up cosign artifacts for discovered images (0/%d)", len(imagesMap[component.Name]))
+				defer spinner.Stop()
+
+				for idx, image := range imagesMap[component.Name] {
+					spinner.Updatef("Looking up cosign artifacts for discovered images (%d/%d)", idx+1, len(imagesMap[component.Name]))
+					cosignArtifacts, err := utils.GetCosignArtifacts(image)
+					if err != nil {
+						message.WarnErrf(err, "Problem looking up cosign artifacts for %s: %s", image, err.Error())
+						erroredCosignLookups = append(erroredCosignLookups, image)
+					}
+					cosignArtifactList = append(cosignArtifactList, cosignArtifacts...)
 				}
-				cosignArtifactList = append(cosignArtifactList, cosignArtifacts...)
-			}
 
-			spinner.Success()
+				spinner.Success()
 
-			if len(cosignArtifactList) > 0 {
-				imagesMap[component.Name] = append(imagesMap[component.Name], cosignArtifactList...)
-				componentDefinition += fmt.Sprintf("      # Cosign artifacts for images - %s - %s\n", p.cfg.Pkg.Metadata.Name, component.Name)
-				for _, cosignArtifact := range cosignArtifactList {
-					componentDefinition += fmt.Sprintf("      - %s\n", cosignArtifact)
+				if len(cosignArtifactList) > 0 {
+					imagesMap[component.Name] = append(imagesMap[component.Name], cosignArtifactList...)
+					componentDefinition += fmt.Sprintf("      # Cosign artifacts for images - %s - %s\n", p.cfg.Pkg.Metadata.Name, component.Name)
+					for _, cosignArtifact := range cosignArtifactList {
+						componentDefinition += fmt.Sprintf("      - %s\n", cosignArtifact)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/types/runtime.go b/src/types/runtime.go
index 1ee40f91a0..4df0299175 100644
--- a/src/types/runtime.go
+++ b/src/types/runtime.go
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ type ZarfFindImagesOptions struct {
 	RepoHelmChartPath   string `json:"repoHelmChartPath" jsonschema:"description=Path to the helm chart directory"`
 	KubeVersionOverride string `json:"kubeVersionOverride" jsonschema:"description=Kubernetes version to use for the helm chart"`
 	RegistryURL         string `json:"registryURL" jsonschema:"description=Manual override for ###ZARF_REGISTRY###"`
-	Why                 string `json:"why" jsonschema:"description=Find the location of the image given as an argument and print it to the console."`
+	Why                 string `json:"why" jsonschema:"description=Find the location of the image given as an argument and print it to the console"`
+	SkipCosign          bool   `json:"skip-cosign" jsonschema:"description=Optionally skip lookup of cosign artifacts when finding images"`
 }
 
 // ZarfDeployOptions tracks the user-defined preferences during a package deploy.