diff --git a/changelog/59329.added.md b/changelog/59329.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09b36b2dd9c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/59329.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add 'show_changes' arg for file.append and file.prepend states to hide output
diff --git a/salt/states/file.py b/salt/states/file.py
index aab52142b073..d0f8d0260141 100644
--- a/salt/states/file.py
+++ b/salt/states/file.py
@@ -6918,6 +6918,7 @@ def append(
     defaults=None,
     context=None,
     ignore_whitespace=True,
+    show_changes=True,
 ):
     """
     Ensure that some text appears at the end of a file.
@@ -7009,6 +7010,12 @@ def append(
         appending content, one space or multiple tabs are the same for salt.
         Set this option to ``False`` if you want to change this behavior.
 
+    show_changes
+        .. versionadded:: 3008.0
+
+        Output a unified diff of the old file and the new file.
+        Set this option to  ``False`` to disable this.
+
     Multi-line example:
 
     .. code-block:: yaml
@@ -7148,6 +7155,8 @@ def append(
         if slines != nlines:
             if not __utils__["files.is_text"](name):
                 ret["changes"]["diff"] = "Replace binary file"
+            elif not show_changes:
+                ret["changes"]["diff"] = "<show_changes=False>"
             else:
                 # Changes happened, add them
                 ret["changes"]["diff"] = "\n".join(difflib.unified_diff(slines, nlines))
@@ -7170,6 +7179,8 @@ def append(
     if slines != nlines:
         if not __utils__["files.is_text"](name):
             ret["changes"]["diff"] = "Replace binary file"
+        elif not show_changes:
+            ret["changes"]["diff"] = "<show_changes=False>"
         else:
             # Changes happened, add them
             ret["changes"]["diff"] = "\n".join(difflib.unified_diff(slines, nlines))
@@ -7191,6 +7202,7 @@ def prepend(
     defaults=None,
     context=None,
     header=None,
+    show_changes=True,
 ):
     """
     Ensure that some text appears at the beginning of a file
@@ -7286,6 +7298,12 @@ def prepend(
         Forces the text to be prepended. If it exists in the file but not at
         the beginning, then it prepends a duplicate.
 
+    show_changes
+        .. versionadded:: 3008.0
+
+        Output a unified diff of the old file and the new file.
+        Set this option to  ``False`` to disable this.
+
     Multi-line example:
 
     .. code-block:: yaml
@@ -7441,6 +7459,8 @@ def prepend(
         if slines != nlines:
             if not __utils__["files.is_text"](name):
                 ret["changes"]["diff"] = "Replace binary file"
+            elif not show_changes:
+                ret["changes"]["diff"] = "<show_changes=False>"
             else:
                 # Changes happened, add them
                 ret["changes"]["diff"] = "".join(difflib.unified_diff(slines, nlines))
@@ -7480,6 +7500,8 @@ def prepend(
     if slines != nlines:
         if not __utils__["files.is_text"](name):
             ret["changes"]["diff"] = "Replace binary file"
+        elif not show_changes:
+            ret["changes"]["diff"] = "<show_changes=False>"
         else:
             # Changes happened, add them
             ret["changes"]["diff"] = "".join(difflib.unified_diff(slines, nlines))
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_append.py b/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_append.py
index 1d5d8cd9bc2d..aba3e07f39c9 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_append.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_append.py
@@ -160,3 +160,26 @@ def test_file_append_check_cmd(modules, state_tree, tmp_path):
         for state_run in ret:
             assert state_run.result is False
             assert state_run.comment == "check_cmd determined the state failed"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("show_changes", (None, True, False))
+def test_append_show_changes(file, show_changes, tmp_path):
+    """
+    Test show_changes argument for file.append
+    """
+
+    name = tmp_path / "testfile-show_changes"
+    name.write_text("#salty!")
+    if show_changes is None:
+        ret = file.append(name=str(name), text="cheese")
+    else:
+        ret = file.append(name=str(name), text="cheese", show_changes=show_changes)
+
+    assert ret.result is True
+    assert name.exists()
+
+    if show_changes in [True, None]:
+        assert "diff" in ret.changes
+        assert "cheese" in ret.changes["diff"]
+    else:
+        assert ret.changes["diff"] == "<show_changes=False>"
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_prepend.py b/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_prepend.py
index 55e7548b382e..219af9a8ecbe 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_prepend.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/states/file/test_prepend.py
@@ -34,3 +34,26 @@ def test_prepend_issue_27401_makedirs(file, tmp_path):
     assert name.is_file()
     assert name.read_text() == "cheese\n"
     assert name.parent.is_dir()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("show_changes", (None, True, False))
+def test_prepend_show_changes(file, show_changes, tmp_path):
+    """
+    Test show_changes argument for file.prepend
+    """
+
+    name = tmp_path / "testfile-prepend-show_changes"
+    name.write_text("#salty!")
+    if show_changes is None:
+        ret = file.prepend(name=str(name), text="cheese")
+    else:
+        ret = file.prepend(name=str(name), text="cheese", show_changes=show_changes)
+
+    assert ret.result is True
+    assert name.exists()
+
+    if show_changes in [True, None]:
+        assert "diff" in ret.changes
+        assert "cheese" in ret.changes["diff"]
+    else:
+        assert ret.changes["diff"] == "<show_changes=False>"