diff --git a/pkg/commands/artifact/option.go b/pkg/commands/artifact/option.go
index 95c817c478..39a7a5b3b7 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/artifact/option.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/artifact/option.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ func (c *Option) Init() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// "--list-all-pkgs" option is unavailable with "--format table".
+	// If user specifies "--list-all-pkgs" with "--format table", we should warn it.
+	if c.ListAllPkgs && c.Format != "json" {
+		c.Logger.Warn(`"--list-all-pkgs" cannot be used with "--format table". Try "--format json" or other formats.`)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/artifact/option_test.go b/pkg/commands/artifact/option_test.go
index 4ed00fa290..ad3bf0a4d0 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/artifact/option_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/artifact/option_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,43 @@ func TestOption_Init(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path with list-all-pkgs warning",
+			args: []string{"--format", "table", "--list-all-pkgs", "centos:7"},
+			logs: []string{
+				`"--list-all-pkgs" cannot be used with "--format table". Try "--format json" or other formats.`,
+			},
+			want: Option{
+				ReportOption: option.ReportOption{
+					Severities:     []dbTypes.Severity{dbTypes.SeverityCritical},
+					Format:         "table",
+					Output:         os.Stdout,
+					VulnType:       []string{types.VulnTypeOS, types.VulnTypeLibrary},
+					SecurityChecks: []string{types.SecurityCheckVulnerability},
+					ListAllPkgs:    true,
+				},
+				ArtifactOption: option.ArtifactOption{
+					Target: "centos:7",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path without list-all-pkgs warning",
+			args: []string{"--format", "json", "--list-all-pkgs", "centos:7"},
+			want: Option{
+				ReportOption: option.ReportOption{
+					Severities:     []dbTypes.Severity{dbTypes.SeverityCritical},
+					Format:         "json",
+					Output:         os.Stdout,
+					VulnType:       []string{types.VulnTypeOS, types.VulnTypeLibrary},
+					SecurityChecks: []string{types.SecurityCheckVulnerability},
+					ListAllPkgs:    true,
+				},
+				ArtifactOption: option.ArtifactOption{
+					Target: "centos:7",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid option combination: --template enabled without --format",
 			args: []string{"--template", "@contrib/gitlab.tpl", "gitlab/gitlab-ce:12.7.2-ce.0"},
@@ -177,6 +214,7 @@ func TestOption_Init(t *testing.T) {
 			set.Bool("reset", false, "")
 			set.Bool("skip-db-update", false, "")
 			set.Bool("download-db-only", false, "")
+			set.Bool("list-all-pkgs", false, "")
 			set.String("severity", "CRITICAL", "")
 			set.String("vuln-type", "os,library", "")
 			set.String("security-checks", "vuln", "")
diff --git a/pkg/commands/client/option.go b/pkg/commands/client/option.go
index 150204ff2a..278c602561 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/client/option.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/client/option.go
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ func (c *Option) Init() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// "--list-all-pkgs" option is unavailable with "--format table".
+	// If user specifies "--list-all-pkgs" with "--format table", we should warn it.
+	if c.ListAllPkgs && c.Format == "table" {
+		c.Logger.Warn(`"--list-all-pkgs" cannot be used with "--format table". Try "--format json" or other formats.`)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/client/option_test.go b/pkg/commands/client/option_test.go
index 491ebe07ca..fc67a12f35 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/client/option_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/client/option_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,45 @@ func TestConfig_Init(t *testing.T) {
 				CustomHeaders: http.Header{},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path with list-all-pkgs warning",
+			args: []string{"--format", "table", "--list-all-pkgs", "centos:7"},
+			logs: []string{
+				`"--list-all-pkgs" cannot be used with "--format table". Try "--format json" or other formats.`,
+			},
+			want: Option{
+				ReportOption: option.ReportOption{
+					Severities:     []dbTypes.Severity{dbTypes.SeverityCritical},
+					Format:         "table",
+					Output:         os.Stdout,
+					VulnType:       []string{types.VulnTypeOS, types.VulnTypeLibrary},
+					SecurityChecks: []string{types.SecurityCheckVulnerability},
+					ListAllPkgs:    true,
+				},
+				ArtifactOption: option.ArtifactOption{
+					Target: "centos:7",
+				},
+				CustomHeaders: http.Header{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path without list-all-pkgs warning",
+			args: []string{"--format", "json", "--list-all-pkgs", "centos:7"},
+			want: Option{
+				ReportOption: option.ReportOption{
+					Severities:     []dbTypes.Severity{dbTypes.SeverityCritical},
+					Format:         "json",
+					Output:         os.Stdout,
+					VulnType:       []string{types.VulnTypeOS, types.VulnTypeLibrary},
+					SecurityChecks: []string{types.SecurityCheckVulnerability},
+					ListAllPkgs:    true,
+				},
+				ArtifactOption: option.ArtifactOption{
+					Target: "centos:7",
+				},
+				CustomHeaders: http.Header{},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid option combination: --template enabled without --format",
 			args: []string{"--template", "@contrib/gitlab.tpl", "gitlab/gitlab-ce:12.7.2-ce.0"},
@@ -238,6 +277,7 @@ func TestConfig_Init(t *testing.T) {
 			set.Bool("quiet", false, "")
 			set.Bool("no-progress", false, "")
 			set.Bool("clear-cache", false, "")
+			set.Bool("list-all-pkgs", false, "")
 			set.String("severity", "CRITICAL", "")
 			set.String("vuln-type", "os,library", "")
 			set.String("security-checks", "vuln", "")