diff --git a/cli/command/image/list.go b/cli/command/image/list.go
index 2ac5f9e6c4d7..d267c4778bea 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/list.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build go1.23
+
 package image
 
 import (
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ 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 != "" {
@@ -98,20 +102,32 @@ func runImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options imagesOptions
 		if options.format != "" {
 			return errors.New("--format is not yet supported with --tree")
 		}
+	}
 
-		return runTree(ctx, dockerCLI, treeOptions{
-			all:     options.all,
-			filters: filters,
-		})
+	listOpts := client.ImageListOptions{
+		All:       options.all,
+		Filters:   filters,
+		Manifests: options.tree,
 	}
 
-	images, err := dockerCLI.Client().ImageList(ctx, client.ImageListOptions{
-		All:     options.all,
-		Filters: filters,
-	})
+	res, err := dockerCLI.Client().ImageList(ctx, listOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	images := res.Items
+	if !options.all {
+		if _, ok := filters["dangling"]; ok {
+			images = slices.DeleteFunc(images, isDangling)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if options.tree {
+		return runTree(ctx, dockerCLI, treeOptions{
+			images:  images,
+			all:     options.all,
+			filters: filters,
+		})
+	}
 
 	format := options.format
 	if len(format) == 0 {
@@ -130,10 +146,10 @@ func runImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options imagesOptions
 		},
 		Digest: options.showDigests,
 	}
-	if err := formatter.ImageWrite(imageCtx, images.Items); err != nil {
+	if err := formatter.ImageWrite(imageCtx, images); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if options.matchName != "" && len(images.Items) == 0 && options.calledAs == "images" {
+	if options.matchName != "" && len(images) == 0 && options.calledAs == "images" {
 		printAmbiguousHint(dockerCLI.Err(), options.matchName)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cli/command/image/tree.go b/cli/command/image/tree.go
index c45dc4a906be..383a26522140 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/tree.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/tree.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type treeOptions struct {
+	images  []imagetypes.Summary
 	all     bool
 	filters client.Filters
 }
@@ -36,24 +36,17 @@ type treeView struct {
 }
 
 func runTree(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts treeOptions) error {
-	res, err := dockerCLI.Client().ImageList(ctx, client.ImageListOptions{
-		All:       opts.all,
-		Filters:   opts.filters,
-		Manifests: true,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !opts.all {
-		res.Items = slices.DeleteFunc(res.Items, isDangling)
-	}
+	images := opts.images
 
 	view := treeView{
-		images: make([]topImage, 0, len(res.Items)),
+		images: make([]topImage, 0, len(images)),
 	}
 	attested := make(map[digest.Digest]bool)
 
-	for _, img := range res.Items {
+	for _, img := range images {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
 		details := imageDetails{
 			ID:        img.ID,
 			DiskUsage: units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(img.Size), 3),