@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ func (i *ImageService) ImageInspect(ctx context.Context, refOrID string, opts im

 		target = multi.Best.Target()

 	}

-	identity, err := i.imageIdentity(ctx, c8dImg.Target, multi)

-	if err != nil {

-		log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Warn("failed to determine Identity property")

+	var identity *imagetypes.Identity

+	if opts.Identity {

+		var err error

+		identity, err = i.imageIdentity(ctx, c8dImg.Target, multi)

+		if err != nil {

+			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Warn("failed to determine Identity property")

+		}

 	}

 	resp := &imagebackend.InspectData{

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type GetImageOpts struct {

 // ImageInspectOpts holds parameters to inspect an image.

 type ImageInspectOpts struct {

 	Manifests bool

+	Identity  bool

 	Platform  *ocispec.Platform

 }

@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ func (ir *imageRouter) getImagesByName(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWrite

 	inspectData, err := ir.backend.ImageInspect(ctx, vars["name"], imagebackend.ImageInspectOpts{

 		Manifests: manifests,

+		Identity:  versions.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(httputils.VersionFromContext(ctx), "1.53"),

 		Platform:  platform,

 	})

 	if err != nil {