diff --git a/docs/docs/features/command-line-interface.md b/docs/docs/features/command-line-interface.md
index 03e96e5080..c3eab1605f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/features/command-line-interface.md
+++ b/docs/docs/features/command-line-interface.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Options:
   -H, --include-hidden        Include hidden folders (default: false, env: IMMICH_INCLUDE_HIDDEN)
   -a, --album                 Automatically create albums based on folder name (default: false, env: IMMICH_AUTO_CREATE_ALBUM)
   -A, --album-name <name>     Add all assets to specified album (env: IMMICH_ALBUM_NAME)
+  --visibility <visibility>   Set the visibility of uploaded assets (choices: "archive", "timeline", "hidden", "locked", env: IMMICH_VISIBILITY)
   -n, --dry-run               Don't perform any actions, just show what will be done (default: false, env: IMMICH_DRY_RUN)
   -c, --concurrency <number>  Number of assets to upload at the same time (default: 4, env: IMMICH_UPLOAD_CONCURRENCY)
   -j, --json-output           Output detailed information in json format (default: false, env: IMMICH_JSON_OUTPUT)
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ By default, hidden files are skipped. If you want to include hidden files, use t
 immich upload --include-hidden --recursive directory/
 ```
 
+You can set the visibility of uploaded assets to `archive`, `timeline`, `hidden`, or `locked` with the `--visibility` option:
+
+```bash
+immich upload --visibility archive --recursive directory/
+```
+
 You can use the `--json-output` option to get a json printed which includes
 three keys: `newFiles`, `duplicates` and `newAssets`. Due to some logging
 output you will need to strip the first three lines of output to get the json.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.spec.ts
index f179b350c9..4959e43642 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { setTimeout as sleep } from 'node:timers/promises';
 import { describe, expect, it, MockedFunction, vi } from 'vitest';
 
-import { AssetRejectReason, AssetUploadAction, checkBulkUpload, defaults, getSupportedMediaTypes } from '@immich/sdk';
+import {
+  AssetRejectReason,
+  AssetUploadAction,
+  AssetVisibility,
+  checkBulkUpload,
+  defaults,
+  getSupportedMediaTypes,
+} from '@immich/sdk';
 import createFetchMock from 'vitest-fetch-mock';
 
 import {
@@ -102,6 +109,20 @@ describe('uploadFiles', () => {
 
     await expect(uploadFiles([testFilePath], { concurrency: 1 })).resolves.toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it('uploads assets with the specified visibility', async () => {
+    fetchMocker.doMockIf(new RegExp(`${baseUrl}/assets$`), function () {
+      return {
+        status: 200,
+        body: JSON.stringify({ id: 'fc5621b1-86f6-44a1-9905-403e607df9f5', status: 'created' }),
+      };
+    });
+
+    await uploadFiles([testFilePath], { concurrency: 1, visibility: AssetVisibility.Hidden });
+
+    const formData = fetchMocker.mock.calls[0]?.[1]?.body as FormData;
+    expect(formData.get('visibility')).toBe('hidden');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('checkForDuplicates', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.ts
index b0a9037289..1c3d0163a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/asset.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   AssetMediaResponseDto,
   AssetMediaStatus,
   AssetUploadAction,
+  AssetVisibility,
   Permission,
   addAssetsToAlbum,
   checkBulkUpload,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export interface UploadOptionsDto {
   deleteDuplicates?: boolean;
   album?: boolean;
   albumName?: string;
+  visibility?: AssetVisibility;
   includeHidden?: boolean;
   concurrency: number;
   progress?: boolean;
@@ -306,10 +308,8 @@ export const checkForDuplicates = async (files: string[], { concurrency, skipHas
   return { newFiles, duplicates };
 };
 
-export const uploadFiles = async (
-  files: string[],
-  { dryRun, concurrency, progress }: UploadOptionsDto,
-): Promise<Asset[]> => {
+export const uploadFiles = async (files: string[], options: UploadOptionsDto): Promise<Asset[]> => {
+  const { dryRun, concurrency, progress } = options;
   if (files.length === 0) {
     console.log('All assets were already uploaded, nothing to do.');
     return [];
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export const uploadFiles = async (
         throw new Error(`Stats not found for ${filepath}`);
       }
 
-      const response = await uploadFile(filepath, stats);
+      const response = await uploadFile(filepath, stats, options);
       newAssets.push({ id: response.id, filepath });
       if (response.status === AssetMediaStatus.Duplicate) {
         duplicateCount++;
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ export const uploadFiles = async (
   return newAssets;
 };
 
-const uploadFile = async (input: string, stats: Stats): Promise<AssetMediaResponseDto> => {
+const uploadFile = async (
+  input: string,
+  stats: Stats,
+  { visibility }: UploadOptionsDto,
+): Promise<AssetMediaResponseDto> => {
   const { baseUrl, headers } = defaults;
 
   const formData = new FormData();
@@ -409,6 +413,9 @@ const uploadFile = async (input: string, stats: Stats): Promise<AssetMediaRespon
   formData.append('fileSize', String(stats.size));
   formData.append('isFavorite', 'false');
   formData.append('assetData', new UploadFile(input, stats.size));
+  if (visibility) {
+    formData.append('visibility', visibility);
+  }
 
   const sidecarPath = findSidecar(input);
   if (sidecarPath) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 0bc2e5de37..c82c7d852b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env node
+import { AssetVisibility } from '@immich/sdk';
 import { Command, Option } from 'commander';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ program
       .env('IMMICH_ALBUM_NAME')
       .conflicts('album'),
   )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option('--visibility <visibility>', 'Set the visibility of uploaded assets')
+      .choices(Object.values(AssetVisibility))
+      .env('IMMICH_VISIBILITY'),
+  )
   .addOption(
     new Option('-n, --dry-run', "Don't perform any actions, just show what will be done")
       .env('IMMICH_DRY_RUN')