diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5611347..d82f2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -137,3 +137,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           run: echo "Use job.status variable to check the job status (success, failure or cancelled)"
           post: if [ "${{ job.status }}" = "success" ]; then echo "Test passed"; else exit 1; fi
+
+      - name: Disable command trace
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          post: |
+            echo "::group::Group logs"
+            echo "This is a group"
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+          disable-command-trace: 'true'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7ddc29..898551f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ More examples can be found in the [tests](./.github/workflows/tests.yml).
 
 The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
 
-| Name                |        Type        | Default | Required | Description                                                                |
-|---------------------|:------------------:|:-------:|:--------:|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `run`               | `string` or `list` |         |    no    | A commands that needs to be run in place                                   |
-| `post`              | `string` or `list` |         |   yes    | A commands that needs to be run once a workflow job has ended              |
-| `working-directory` |      `string`      |         |    no    | A working directory from which the command needs to be run                 |
-| `shell`             |      `string`      | `bash`  |    no    | A shell to use for executing `run` commands                                |
-| `post-shell`        |      `string`      |         |    no    | A shell to use for executing `post` commands. Defaults to value of `shell` |
+| Name                    |        Type        | Default | Required | Description                                                                |
+|-------------------------|:------------------:|:-------:|:--------:|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `run`                   | `string` or `list` |         |    no    | A commands that needs to be run in place                                   |
+| `post`                  | `string` or `list` |         |   yes    | A commands that needs to be run once a workflow job has ended              |
+| `working-directory`     |      `string`      |         |    no    | A working directory from which the command needs to be run                 |
+| `shell`                 |      `string`      | `bash`  |    no    | A shell to use for executing `run` commands                                |
+| `post-shell`            |      `string`      |         |    no    | A shell to use for executing `post` commands. Defaults to value of `shell` |
+| `disable-command-trace` |     `boolean`      | `false` |    no    | Disable command trace for `run` and `post` commands                        |
 
 ## Releasing
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 13246dd..c607595 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ inputs:
   post-shell:
     description: A shell to use for executing post commands. Defaults to value of shell input
     required: false
+  disable-command-trace:
+    description: Disable command trace for run and post commands
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 
 runs:
   using: node20
diff --git a/src/common.js b/src/common.js
index ba20dd4..bfd0f75 100644
--- a/src/common.js
+++ b/src/common.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const input = {
   workingDirectory: core.getInput('working-directory'),
   shell: core.getInput('shell'),
   postShell: core.getInput('post-shell'),
+  disableCommandTrace: core.getBooleanInput('disable-command-trace'),
 }
 
 export async function run() {
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ async function runCommands(commands, shell) {
   return (async () => {
     for (const command of commands) {
       if (command && command.trim() !== '') {
-        core.info(`\x1b[1m$ ${command}\x1b[0m`)
+        // make this behavior default in the next major version
+        if (!input.disableCommandTrace) {
+          core.info(`\x1b[1m$ ${command}\x1b[0m`)
+        }
 
         const exitCode = shell === ''
           ? await exec.exec(command, [], options)