diff --git a/crates/icp-cli/src/commands/identity/account_id.rs b/crates/icp-cli/src/commands/identity/account_id.rs
index b7007fde..7e458a34 100644
--- a/crates/icp-cli/src/commands/identity/account_id.rs
+++ b/crates/icp-cli/src/commands/identity/account_id.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use candid::Principal;
-use clap::Args;
+use clap::{Args, ValueEnum};
 use ic_ledger_types::{AccountIdentifier, Subaccount};
 use icp::context::Context;
 use icrc_ledger_types::icrc1::account::Account;
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@ use icrc_ledger_types::icrc1::account::Account;
 use crate::commands::parsers::parse_subaccount;
 use crate::options::IdentityOpt;
 
-/// Display the ICP ledger and ICRC-1 account identifiers for the current identity
+/// The account identifier format to display
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, ValueEnum)]
+pub(crate) enum OutputFormat {
+    /// ICP ledger account identifier
+    #[default]
+    Ledger,
+    /// ICRC-1 account identifier
+    Icrc1,
+}
+
+/// Display the ICP ledger or ICRC-1 account identifier for the current identity
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
 pub(crate) struct AccountIdArgs {
     #[command(flatten)]
@@ -17,9 +27,13 @@ pub(crate) struct AccountIdArgs {
     #[arg(long = "of-principal", conflicts_with = "identity")]
     pub(crate) of_principal: Option<Principal>,
 
-    /// Specify a subaccount. If absent, the ICRC-1 account will be omitted as it is just the principal
+    /// Specify a subaccount
     #[arg(long, value_parser = parse_subaccount)]
     pub(crate) of_subaccount: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+
+    /// Account identifier format to display
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "ledger")]
+    pub(crate) format: OutputFormat,
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn exec(ctx: &Context, args: &AccountIdArgs) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
@@ -31,21 +45,28 @@ pub(crate) async fn exec(ctx: &Context, args: &AccountIdArgs) -> Result<(), anyh
             .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to load identity principal: {e}"))?
     };
 
-    let account_id = AccountIdentifier::new(
-        &principal,
-        &args
-            .of_subaccount
-            .map(Subaccount)
-            .unwrap_or(Subaccount([0; 32])),
-    );
-
-    println!("ICP ledger: {account_id}");
-    if args.of_subaccount.is_some() {
-        let account = Account {
-            owner: principal,
-            subaccount: args.of_subaccount,
-        };
-        println!("ICRC-1: {account}");
+    match args.format {
+        OutputFormat::Ledger => {
+            let account_id = AccountIdentifier::new(
+                &principal,
+                &args
+                    .of_subaccount
+                    .map(Subaccount)
+                    .unwrap_or(Subaccount([0; 32])),
+            );
+            println!("{account_id}");
+        }
+        OutputFormat::Icrc1 => {
+            if let Some(subaccount) = args.of_subaccount {
+                let account = Account {
+                    owner: principal,
+                    subaccount: Some(subaccount),
+                };
+                println!("{account}");
+            } else {
+                println!("{principal}");
+            }
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/docs/guides/tokens-and-cycles.md b/docs/guides/tokens-and-cycles.md
index c5fe100e..c63abb67 100644
--- a/docs/guides/tokens-and-cycles.md
+++ b/docs/guides/tokens-and-cycles.md
@@ -308,9 +308,12 @@ The ICRC-1 account format works for both `icp token transfer` and `icp cycles tr
 ```bash
 # Show account identifiers for a subaccount
 icp identity account-id --of-subaccount 1
+
+# Show the icrc1 format
+icp identity account-id --of-subaccount 1 --format icrc1
 ```
 
-When a subaccount is specified, this prints both the ICP ledger account identifier and the ICRC-1 account format.
+You can choose to the output format as either `ledger` (the default) or `icrc1`.
 
 ## Fees and Safety
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/reference/cli.md
index b22106d9..31f341a3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ Manage your identities
 
 ###### **Subcommands:**
 
-* `account-id` — Display the ICP ledger and ICRC-1 account identifiers for the current identity
+* `account-id` — Display the ICP ledger or ICRC-1 account identifier for the current identity
 * `default` — Display the currently selected identity
 * `delete` — Delete an identity
 * `export` — Print the PEM file for the identity
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ Manage your identities
 
 ## `icp identity account-id`
 
-Display the ICP ledger and ICRC-1 account identifiers for the current identity
+Display the ICP ledger or ICRC-1 account identifier for the current identity
 
 **Usage:** `icp identity account-id [OPTIONS]`
 
@@ -848,7 +848,17 @@ Display the ICP ledger and ICRC-1 account identifiers for the current identity
 
 * `--identity <IDENTITY>` — The user identity to run this command as
 * `--of-principal <OF_PRINCIPAL>` — Convert this Principal instead of the current identity's Principal
-* `--of-subaccount <OF_SUBACCOUNT>` — Specify a subaccount. If absent, the ICRC-1 account will be omitted as it is just the principal
+* `--of-subaccount <OF_SUBACCOUNT>` — Specify a subaccount
+* `--format <FORMAT>` — Account identifier format to display
+
+  Default value: `ledger`
+
+  Possible values:
+  - `ledger`:
+    ICP ledger account identifier
+  - `icrc1`:
+    ICRC-1 account identifier
+