diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/AppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/AppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
index b1dfa951ae3..4c461b91fbc 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/AppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/AppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ public async Task<GetResourcesResponse> GetResourcesV2Async(GetResourcesRequest?
         {
             // Fall back to v1
             var snapshots = await GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var includeHidden = request?.IncludeHidden is true;
 
             // Apply filter if specified
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request?.Filter))
@@ -472,6 +473,11 @@ public async Task<GetResourcesResponse> GetResourcesV2Async(GetResourcesRequest?
                 snapshots = snapshots.Where(s => s.Name.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
             }
 
+            if (!includeHidden)
+            {
+                snapshots = snapshots.Where(s => !s.IsHidden).ToList();
+            }
+
             return new GetResourcesResponse
             {
                 Resources = snapshots.ToArray()
@@ -503,12 +509,19 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourcesV2Async(
         {
             // Fall back to v1
             var filter = request?.Filter;
+            var includeHidden = request?.IncludeHidden is true;
             await foreach (var snapshot in WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter) && !snapshot.Name.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
+
+                if (!includeHidden && snapshot.IsHidden)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 yield return snapshot;
             }
             yield break;
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
index b97adaf08fe..5a3b73dc80d 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ internal interface IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel : IDisposable
     /// <returns>A list of resource snapshots representing current state.</returns>
     Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets resources using the v2 API.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">The request with optional filtering and hidden-resource inclusion.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The resources response.</returns>
+    Task<GetResourcesResponse> GetResourcesV2Async(GetResourcesRequest? request = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Watches for resource snapshot changes and streams them from the AppHost.
     /// </summary>
@@ -62,6 +70,14 @@ internal interface IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel : IDisposable
     /// <returns>An async enumerable of resource snapshots as they change.</returns>
     IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Watches resources using the v2 API.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">The request with optional filtering and hidden-resource inclusion.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>An async enumerable of resource snapshots.</returns>
+    IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourcesV2Async(WatchResourcesRequest? request = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets resource log lines from the AppHost.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/DescribeCommand.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/DescribeCommand.cs
index 0fdc9fdd292..f1eecf255a2 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/DescribeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/DescribeCommand.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ internal sealed class DescribeCommand : BaseCommand
     {
         Description = DescribeCommandStrings.JsonOptionDescription
     };
+    private static readonly Option<bool> s_includeHiddenOption = new("--include-hidden")
+    {
+        Description = DescribeCommandStrings.IncludeHiddenOptionDescription
+    };
 
     public DescribeCommand(
         IInteractionService interactionService,
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ public DescribeCommand(
         Options.Add(s_appHostOption);
         Options.Add(s_followOption);
         Options.Add(s_formatOption);
+        Options.Add(s_includeHiddenOption);
     }
 
     protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(ParseResult parseResult, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(ParseResult parseResult, Cancell
         var passedAppHostProjectFile = parseResult.GetValue(s_appHostOption);
         var follow = parseResult.GetValue(s_followOption);
         var format = parseResult.GetValue(s_formatOption);
+        var includeHidden = parseResult.GetValue(s_includeHiddenOption);
 
         var result = await _connectionResolver.ResolveConnectionAsync(
             passedAppHostProjectFile,
@@ -139,12 +145,15 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(ParseResult parseResult, Cancell
         // Get dashboard URL and resource snapshots in parallel before
         // dispatching to the snapshot or watch path.
         var dashboardUrlsTask = connection.GetDashboardUrlsAsync(cancellationToken);
-        var snapshotsTask = connection.GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var snapshotsTask = connection.GetResourcesV2Async(new GetResourcesRequest
+        {
+            IncludeHidden = includeHidden
+        }, cancellationToken);
 
         await Task.WhenAll(dashboardUrlsTask, snapshotsTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         var dashboardBaseUrl = TelemetryCommandHelpers.ExtractDashboardBaseUrl((await dashboardUrlsTask.ConfigureAwait(false))?.BaseUrlWithLoginToken);
-        var snapshots = await snapshotsTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var snapshots = (await snapshotsTask.ConfigureAwait(false)).Resources;
 
         // Pre-resolve colors for all resource names so that assignment is
         // deterministic regardless of which resources are displayed.
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(ParseResult parseResult, Cancell
 
         if (follow)
         {
-            return await ExecuteWatchAsync(connection, snapshots, dashboardBaseUrl, resourceName, format, cancellationToken);
+            return await ExecuteWatchAsync(connection, snapshots, dashboardBaseUrl, resourceName, format, includeHidden, cancellationToken);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ private int ExecuteSnapshot(IReadOnlyList<ResourceSnapshot> snapshots, string? d
         return ExitCodeConstants.Success;
     }
 
-    private async Task<int> ExecuteWatchAsync(IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel connection, IReadOnlyList<ResourceSnapshot> initialSnapshots, string? dashboardBaseUrl, string? resourceName, OutputFormat format, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private async Task<int> ExecuteWatchAsync(IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel connection, IReadOnlyList<ResourceSnapshot> initialSnapshots, string? dashboardBaseUrl, string? resourceName, OutputFormat format, bool includeHidden, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         // Maintain a dictionary of the current state per resource for relationship resolution
         // and display name deduplication. Keyed by snapshot.Name so each resource has exactly
@@ -208,7 +217,10 @@ private async Task<int> ExecuteWatchAsync(IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel connectio
         var lastDisplayedContent = new Dictionary<string, object>(StringComparers.ResourceName);
 
         // Stream resource snapshots
-        await foreach (var snapshot in connection.WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        await foreach (var snapshot in connection.WatchResourcesV2Async(new WatchResourcesRequest
+        {
+            IncludeHidden = includeHidden
+        }, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
         {
             // Update the dictionary with the latest state for this resource
             allResources[snapshot.Name] = snapshot;
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.Designer.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.Designer.cs
index 5af196f709e..4ee2c62ed17 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.Designer.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public static string JsonOptionDescription {
             }
         }
 
+        public static string IncludeHiddenOptionDescription {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("IncludeHiddenOptionDescription", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+
         public static string NoAppHostFound {
             get {
                 return ResourceManager.GetString("NoAppHostFound", resourceCulture);
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.resx b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.resx
index 02ae09ec64a..e987e4e4a2a 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.resx
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/DescribeCommandStrings.resx
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@
   <data name="JsonOptionDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Output format (Table or Json)</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Include hidden resources in the output</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="NoAppHostFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No AppHost project found.</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.cs.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.cs.xlf
index 21a8ade34a2..b58d91c8154 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.cs.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.cs.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Typ</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Výstup ve formátu JSON pro spotřebu počítače.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.de.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.de.xlf
index 67dbf06b15c..71de6f20058 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.de.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.de.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Typ</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Ausgabe im JSON-Format zur maschinellen Verarbeitung.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.es.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.es.xlf
index e7fc87444d6..0c9e17791a5 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.es.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.es.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Tipo</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Salida en formato JSON para el consumo de la máquina.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.fr.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.fr.xlf
index d86dfd96846..de914f1d8f3 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.fr.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.fr.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Type</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Générer la sortie au format JSON pour traitement automatique.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.it.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.it.xlf
index 0ad4ae7e3a4..1963cbb8ebf 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.it.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.it.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Tipo</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Output in formato JSON per l'utilizzo da parte del computer.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ja.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ja.xlf
index 79ac2a7a571..f8826532c6a 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ja.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ja.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">型</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">機械処理用の JSON 形式で出力します。</target>
@@ -64,4 +69,4 @@
       </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
-</xliff>
+</xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ko.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ko.xlf
index 60fac2f9f1f..91e7176191f 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ko.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ko.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">형식</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">컴퓨터 사용량에 대한 JSON형식의 출력입니다.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pl.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pl.xlf
index 0df2633b17e..d55ad48be3d 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pl.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pl.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Typ</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Wynik w formacie JSON do przetwarzania przez maszynę.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pt-BR.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pt-BR.xlf
index e3aaa9ba42c..37c182e1277 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pt-BR.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.pt-BR.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Tipo</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Saída no formato JSON para consumo do computador.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ru.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ru.xlf
index 56763629412..a3cc80b1b73 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ru.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.ru.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Тип</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Вывод в формате JSON для потребления компьютером.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.tr.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.tr.xlf
index 54b0a58fa7e..5dad3c0ba9e 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.tr.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.tr.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">Tür</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">Makine tarafından kullanılmak üzere JSON biçiminde çıktı ver.</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hans.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hans.xlf
index bf95d804387..93a668d2292 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hans.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hans.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">类型</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">以 JSON 格式输出，供计算机使用。</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hant.xlf b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hant.xlf
index f789855b264..45d05384832 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hant.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/DescribeCommandStrings.zh-Hant.xlf
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <target state="translated">類型</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="IncludeHiddenOptionDescription">
+        <source>Include hidden resources in the output</source>
+        <target state="new">Include hidden resources in the output</target>
+        <note />
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="JsonOptionDescription">
         <source>Output format (Table or Json)</source>
         <target state="needs-review-translation">輸出為 JSON 格式供機器使用。</target>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs
index 9b642300c6c..ca43f27f48a 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public async Task<GetDashboardInfoResponse> GetDashboardInfoAsync(GetDashboardIn
     /// <returns>The resources response containing snapshots.</returns>
     public async Task<GetResourcesResponse> GetResourcesAsync(GetResourcesRequest? request = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var snapshots = await GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var snapshots = await GetResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(request?.IncludeHidden is true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         // Apply filter if specified
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request?.Filter))
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourcesAsync(WatchResourc
     {
         var filter = request?.Filter;
 
-        await foreach (var snapshot in WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        await foreach (var snapshot in WatchResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(request?.IncludeHidden is true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
         {
             // Apply filter if specified
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter) && !snapshot.Name.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -404,7 +404,12 @@ public async Task<DashboardUrlsState> GetDashboardUrlsAsync(CancellationToken ca
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">A cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>A list of resource snapshots.</returns>
-    public async Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return GetResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(includeHiddenResources: false, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(bool includeHiddenResources, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var appModel = serviceProvider.GetService<DistributedApplicationModel>();
         var notificationService = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ResourceNotificationService>();
@@ -418,26 +423,20 @@ public async Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(Cancellation
         // Get current state for each resource directly using TryGetCurrentState
         foreach (var resource in appModel.Resources)
         {
-            // Skip the dashboard resource
-            if (string.Equals(resource.Name, KnownResourceNames.AspireDashboard, StringComparisons.ResourceName))
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             foreach (var instanceName in resource.GetResolvedResourceNames())
             {
-                await AddResult(instanceName).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await AddResult(instanceName, includeHiddenResources).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
         return results;
 
-        async Task AddResult(string resourceName)
+        async Task AddResult(string resourceName, bool includeHidden)
         {
             if (notificationService.TryGetCurrentState(resourceName, out var resourceEvent))
             {
                 var snapshot = await CreateResourceSnapshotFromEventAsync(resourceEvent, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                if (snapshot is not null)
+                if (snapshot is not null && (includeHidden || !snapshot.IsHidden))
                 {
                     results.Add(snapshot);
                 }
@@ -450,7 +449,12 @@ async Task AddResult(string resourceName)
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">A cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>An async enumerable of resource snapshots as they change.</returns>
-    public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync([EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return WatchResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(includeHiddenResources: false, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsCoreAsync(bool includeHiddenResources, [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var notificationService = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ResourceNotificationService>();
 
@@ -458,14 +462,8 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync([Enu
 
         await foreach (var resourceEvent in resourceEvents.WithCancellation(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
         {
-            // Skip the dashboard resource
-            if (string.Equals(resourceEvent.Resource.Name, KnownResourceNames.AspireDashboard, StringComparisons.ResourceName))
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             var snapshot = await CreateResourceSnapshotFromEventAsync(resourceEvent, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            if (snapshot is not null)
+            if (snapshot is not null && (includeHiddenResources || !snapshot.IsHidden))
             {
                 yield return snapshot;
             }
@@ -597,6 +595,7 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync([Enu
             DisplayName = resource.Name,
             ResourceType = snapshot.ResourceType,
             State = snapshot.State?.Text,
+            IsHidden = snapshot.IsHidden,
             StateStyle = snapshot.State?.Style,
             HealthStatus = snapshot.HealthStatus?.ToString(),
             ExitCode = snapshot.ExitCode,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/BackchannelDataTypes.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/BackchannelDataTypes.cs
index 350906a0988..31b89daa752 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/BackchannelDataTypes.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Backchannel/BackchannelDataTypes.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ internal sealed class GetResourcesRequest
     /// Gets an optional filter pattern for resource names.
     /// </summary>
     public string? Filter { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether hidden resources should be included.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool? IncludeHidden { get; init; }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -164,6 +169,11 @@ internal sealed class WatchResourcesRequest
     /// Gets an optional filter pattern for resource names.
     /// </summary>
     public string? Filter { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether hidden resources should be included.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool? IncludeHidden { get; init; }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -742,6 +752,11 @@ public string? Type
     /// </summary>
     public string? State { get; init; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the resource is hidden.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsHidden { get; init; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the state style hint (e.g., "success", "error", "warning").
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/DescribeCommandTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/DescribeCommandTests.cs
index 58c0a7eb120..f5cf67dc6b3 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/DescribeCommandTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/DescribeCommandTests.cs
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@ public async Task DescribeCommand_FollowAndFormat_CanBeCombined()
         Assert.Equal(ExitCodeConstants.Success, exitCode);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DescribeCommand_IncludeHiddenOption_CanBeUsedWithHelp()
+    {
+        using var workspace = TemporaryWorkspace.Create(outputHelper);
+        var services = CliTestHelper.CreateServiceCollection(workspace, outputHelper);
+        var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+
+        var command = provider.GetRequiredService<RootCommand>();
+        var result = command.Parse("describe --include-hidden --help");
+
+        var exitCode = await result.InvokeAsync().DefaultTimeout();
+
+        Assert.Equal(ExitCodeConstants.Success, exitCode);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task DescribeCommand_ResourceNameArgument_CanBeParsed()
     {
@@ -390,6 +405,57 @@ public async Task DescribeCommand_Follow_JsonFormat_StripsLoginPathFromDashboard
         Assert.Equal("http://localhost:18888/?resource=redis", resource.DashboardUrl);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DescribeCommand_DefaultOutput_ExcludesHiddenResources()
+    {
+        using var workspace = TemporaryWorkspace.Create(outputHelper);
+        var outputWriter = new TestOutputTextWriter(outputHelper);
+        var provider = CreateDescribeTestServices(workspace, outputWriter, [
+            new ResourceSnapshot { Name = "frontend", DisplayName = "frontend", ResourceType = "Project", State = "Running" },
+            new ResourceSnapshot { Name = "aspire-dashboard", DisplayName = "aspire-dashboard", ResourceType = "Executable", State = "Running", IsHidden = true },
+        ]);
+
+        var command = provider.GetRequiredService<RootCommand>();
+        var result = command.Parse("describe --format json");
+
+        var exitCode = await result.InvokeAsync().DefaultTimeout();
+
+        Assert.Equal(ExitCodeConstants.Success, exitCode);
+
+        var jsonOutput = string.Join("", outputWriter.Logs);
+        var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(jsonOutput, ResourcesCommandJsonContext.RelaxedEscaping.ResourcesOutput);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(deserialized);
+        Assert.Single(deserialized.Resources);
+        Assert.Equal("frontend", deserialized.Resources[0].Name);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DescribeCommand_IncludeHiddenOutput_IncludesHiddenResources()
+    {
+        using var workspace = TemporaryWorkspace.Create(outputHelper);
+        var outputWriter = new TestOutputTextWriter(outputHelper);
+        var provider = CreateDescribeTestServices(workspace, outputWriter, [
+            new ResourceSnapshot { Name = "frontend", DisplayName = "frontend", ResourceType = "Project", State = "Running" },
+            new ResourceSnapshot { Name = "aspire-dashboard", DisplayName = "aspire-dashboard", ResourceType = "Executable", State = "Running", IsHidden = true },
+        ]);
+
+        var command = provider.GetRequiredService<RootCommand>();
+        var result = command.Parse("describe --format json --include-hidden");
+
+        var exitCode = await result.InvokeAsync().DefaultTimeout();
+
+        Assert.Equal(ExitCodeConstants.Success, exitCode);
+
+        var jsonOutput = string.Join("", outputWriter.Logs);
+        var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(jsonOutput, ResourcesCommandJsonContext.RelaxedEscaping.ResourcesOutput);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(deserialized);
+        Assert.Equal(2, deserialized.Resources.Length);
+        Assert.Contains(deserialized.Resources, r => r.Name == "frontend");
+        Assert.Contains(deserialized.Resources, r => r.Name == "aspire-dashboard");
+    }
+
     private ServiceProvider CreateDescribeTestServices(
         TemporaryWorkspace workspace,
         TestOutputTextWriter outputWriter,
diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
index 16d1eee74eb..3093efa7fd9 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs
@@ -63,16 +63,39 @@ public Task<List<ResourceSnapshot>> GetResourceSnapshotsAsync(CancellationToken
             return GetResourceSnapshotsHandler(cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        return Task.FromResult(ResourceSnapshots);
+        return Task.FromResult(ApplyResourceFilters(ResourceSnapshots, filter: null, includeHidden: false).ToList());
+    }
+
+    public async Task<GetResourcesResponse> GetResourcesV2Async(GetResourcesRequest? request = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (GetResourceSnapshotsHandler is not null)
+        {
+            return new GetResourcesResponse
+            {
+                Resources = ApplyResourceFilters(await GetResourceSnapshotsHandler(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false), request).ToArray()
+            };
+        }
+
+        return new GetResourcesResponse
+        {
+            Resources = ApplyResourceFilters(ResourceSnapshots, request).ToArray()
+        };
     }
 
     public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourceSnapshotsAsync([EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        foreach (var snapshot in ResourceSnapshots)
+        foreach (var snapshot in ApplyResourceFilters(ResourceSnapshots, filter: null, includeHidden: false))
+        {
+            yield return snapshot;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> WatchResourcesV2Async(WatchResourcesRequest? request = null, [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        foreach (var snapshot in ApplyResourceFilters(ResourceSnapshots, request))
         {
             yield return snapshot;
         }
-        await Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
     public async IAsyncEnumerable<ResourceLogLine> GetResourceLogsAsync(
@@ -110,6 +133,29 @@ public Task<ExecuteResourceCommandResponse> ExecuteResourceCommandAsync(
         return Task.FromResult(ExecuteResourceCommandResult);
     }
 
+    private static IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> ApplyResourceFilters(IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> snapshots, GetResourcesRequest? request)
+        => ApplyResourceFilters(snapshots, request?.Filter, request?.IncludeHidden is true);
+
+    private static IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> ApplyResourceFilters(IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> snapshots, WatchResourcesRequest? request)
+        => ApplyResourceFilters(snapshots, request?.Filter, request?.IncludeHidden is true);
+
+    private static IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> ApplyResourceFilters(IEnumerable<ResourceSnapshot> snapshots, string? filter, bool includeHidden)
+    {
+        var result = snapshots;
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter))
+        {
+            result = result.Where(r => r.Name.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        }
+
+        if (!includeHidden)
+        {
+            result = result.Where(r => !r.IsHidden);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the result to return from WaitForResourceAsync.
     /// </summary>