diff --git a/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/main.rs b/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/main.rs
index 8699463a..03153fb8 100644
--- a/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/main.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern crate libimagentrylink;
 use std::io::Write;
 
 use failure::Error;
+use toml_query::read::TomlValueReadTypeExt;
 
 use libimagentryannotation::annotateable::*;
 use libimagentryannotation::annotation_fetcher::*;
@@ -119,17 +120,20 @@ fn add(rt: &Runtime) {
             let _ = entry.add_internal_link(&mut annotation).map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
         }
 
-        if let Some(annotation_id) = annotation
-            .get_header()
-            .read_string("annotation.name")
-            .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1)
-        {
-            let _ = writeln!(rt.stdout(), "Name of the annotation: {}", annotation_id)
-                .to_exit_code()
-                .unwrap_or_exit(1);
-        } else {
-            error!("Unnamed annotation: {:?}", annotation.get_location());
-            error!("This is most likely a BUG, please report!");
+        if !scmd.is_present("dont-print-name") {
+            if let Some(annotation_id) = annotation
+                .get_header()
+                .read_string("annotation.name")
+                .map_err(Error::from)
+                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1)
+            {
+                let _ = writeln!(rt.stdout(), "Name of the annotation: {}", annotation_id)
+                    .to_exit_code()
+                    .unwrap_or_exit();
+            } else {
+                error!("Unnamed annotation: {:?}", annotation.get_location());
+                error!("This is most likely a BUG, please report!");
+            }
         }
     } else {
         debug!("No entries to annotate");
diff --git a/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/ui.rs b/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/ui.rs
index ab17f744..024d6a3d 100644
--- a/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/ui.rs
+++ b/bin/core/imag-annotate/src/ui.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ pub fn build_ui<'a>(app: App<'a, 'a>) -> App<'a, 'a> {
         .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("add")
                     .about("Add annotation to an entry")
                     .version("0.1")
+
+                    .arg(Arg::with_name("dont-print-name")
+                         .short("N")
+                         .long("no-name")
+                         .takes_value(false)
+                         .required(false)
+                         .multiple(false)
+                         .help("Do not print the name of the annotation after annotating.")
+                         )
                     .arg(Arg::with_name("entry")
                          .index(1)
                          .takes_value(true)