diff --git a/cmd/config/create.go b/cmd/config/create.go
index f9af314b9b3f..a1b709e37631 100644
--- a/cmd/config/create.go
+++ b/cmd/config/create.go
@@ -27,11 +27,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	var includeImages bool
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "create",
 		Short: "Output the default k0s configuration yaml to stdout",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cfg, err := yaml.Marshal(v1beta1.DefaultClusterConfig())
+			config := v1beta1.DefaultClusterConfig()
+			if !includeImages {
+				config.Spec.Images = nil
+			}
+
+			cfg, err := yaml.Marshal(config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -39,6 +46,7 @@ func NewCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&includeImages, "include-images", false, "include the default images in the output")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().AddFlagSet(config.GetPersistentFlagSet())
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index a45ea7d87fdf..c954819de6bb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -56,40 +56,6 @@ spec:
     storage:
       create_default_storage_class: false
       type: external_storage
-  images:
-    default_pull_policy: IfNotPresent
-    calico:
-      cni:
-        image: docker.io/calico/cni
-        version: v3.24.5
-      kubecontrollers:
-        image: docker.io/calico/kube-controllers
-        version: v3.24.5
-      node:
-        image: docker.io/calico/node
-        version: v3.24.5
-    coredns:
-      image: docker.io/coredns/coredns
-      version: 1.10.0
-    konnectivity:
-      image: quay.io/k0sproject/apiserver-network-proxy-agent
-      version: 0.0.33-k0s
-    kubeproxy:
-      image: registry.k8s.io/kube-proxy
-      version: v1.26.1
-    kuberouter:
-      cni:
-        image: docker.io/cloudnativelabs/kube-router
-        version: v1.5.1
-      cniInstaller:
-        image: quay.io/k0sproject/cni-node
-        version: 1.1.1-k0s.0
-    metricsserver:
-      image: registry.k8s.io/metrics-server/metrics-server
-      version: v0.6.2
-    pushgateway:
-      image: quay.io/k0sproject/pushgateway-ttl
-      version: edge@sha256:7031f6bf6c957e2fdb496161fe3bea0a5bde3de800deeba7b2155187196ecbd9
   installConfig:
     users:
       etcdUser: etcd
@@ -412,6 +378,8 @@ spec:
       version: v1.7.0
 ```
 
+If you want to get the default values or the full struct, use `k0s config create --include-images`.
+
 #### Available keys
 
 - `spec.images.konnectivity`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/clusterconfig_types.go b/pkg/apis/k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/clusterconfig_types.go
index b35631f8af0a..f6731d04a878 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/clusterconfig_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/clusterconfig_types.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type ClusterSpec struct {
 	WorkerProfiles    WorkerProfiles         `json:"workerProfiles,omitempty"`
 	Telemetry         *ClusterTelemetry      `json:"telemetry"`
 	Install           *InstallSpec           `json:"installConfig,omitempty"`
-	Images            *ClusterImages         `json:"images"`
+	Images            *ClusterImages         `json:"images,omitempty"`
 	Extensions        *ClusterExtensions     `json:"extensions,omitempty"`
 	Konnectivity      *KonnectivitySpec      `json:"konnectivity,omitempty"`
 }