diff --git a/next_cvat/app/download.py b/next_cvat/app/download.py
index bc7ed6c..8dad705 100644
--- a/next_cvat/app/download.py
+++ b/next_cvat/app/download.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def download(
         "-f",
         help="Load credentials from a specific .env file",
     ),
+    include_images: bool = typer.Option(
+        True,
+        "--include-images",
+        help="Include images in the dataset",
+    ),
 ):
     """
     Download annotations and images from a CVAT project.
@@ -35,4 +40,6 @@ def download(
         username=settings_.username,
         password=settings_.password,
         token=settings_.token,
-    ).download_(project_id=project_id, dataset_path=dataset_path)
+    ).download_(
+        project_id=project_id, dataset_path=dataset_path, include_images=include_images
+    )
diff --git a/next_cvat/client/client.py b/next_cvat/client/client.py
index 885e730..2600515 100644
--- a/next_cvat/client/client.py
+++ b/next_cvat/client/client.py
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ def list_projects(self):
     def project(self, project_id: int) -> Project:
         return Project(client=self, id=project_id)
 
-    def download_(self, project_id, dataset_path):
-        return self.project(project_id=project_id).download_(dataset_path)
+    def download_(self, project_id, dataset_path, include_images=True):
+        return self.project(project_id=project_id).download_(
+            dataset_path=dataset_path, include_images=include_images
+        )
 
 
 Project.model_rebuild()
diff --git a/next_cvat/client/project.py b/next_cvat/client/project.py
index 3def388..be56b1d 100644
--- a/next_cvat/client/project.py
+++ b/next_cvat/client/project.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def cvat(self) -> Generator[CVATProject, None, None]:
         with self.client.cvat_client() as client:
             yield client.projects.retrieve(self.id)
 
-    def download_(self, dataset_path: Union[str, Path]) -> Project:
+    def download_(self, dataset_path: Union[str, Path], include_images=True) -> Project:
         """Download project data to the specified path.
 
         Args:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def download_(self, dataset_path: Union[str, Path]) -> Project:
                 cvat_project.export_dataset(
                     format_name="CVAT for images 1.1",
                     filename=temp_file_path,
-                    include_images=True,
+                    include_images=include_images,
                 )
 
                 # Extract contents