diff --git a/.changeset/brave-nails-destroy.md b/.changeset/brave-nails-destroy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edbbd3c82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-nails-destroy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-listing": patch
+---
+
+Don't list hoisted dependencies as unsaved dependencies to avoid confusion.
diff --git a/.changeset/violet-cups-swim.md b/.changeset/violet-cups-swim.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9647e51ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-cups-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/list": minor
+---
+
+New option added: `showExtraneous`. When `showExtraneous` is `false`, unsaved dependencies are not listed.
diff --git a/packages/list/src/index.ts b/packages/list/src/index.ts
index cbcab0bed0..7d1f1778da 100644
--- a/packages/list/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/list/src/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   long: false,
   registries: undefined,
   reportAs: 'tree' as const,
+  showExtraneous: true,
 }
 
 export async function forPackages (
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export async function forPackages (
     depth: opts.depth,
     long: opts.long,
     search: Boolean(packages.length),
+    showExtraneous: opts.showExtraneous,
   })
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export default async function (
     include?: { [dependenciesField in DependenciesField]: boolean }
     reportAs?: 'parseable' | 'tree' | 'json'
     registries?: Registries
+    showExtraneous?: boolean
   }
 ) {
   const opts = { ...DEFAULTS, ...maybeOpts }
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ export default async function (
     depth: opts.depth,
     long: opts.long,
     search: false,
+    showExtraneous: opts.showExtraneous,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/list/src/renderTree.ts b/packages/list/src/renderTree.ts
index 324d307511..5f01159e2e 100644
--- a/packages/list/src/renderTree.ts
+++ b/packages/list/src/renderTree.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@ const NOT_SAVED_DEP_CLR = chalk.red
 
 const LEGEND = `Legend: ${PROD_DEP_CLR('production dependency')}, ${OPTIONAL_DEP_CLR('optional only')}, ${DEV_DEP_ONLY_CLR('dev only')}\n\n`
 
+export interface RenderTreeOptions {
+  alwaysPrintRootPackage: boolean
+  depth: number
+  long: boolean
+  search: boolean
+  showExtraneous: boolean
+}
+
 export default async function (
   packages: PackageDependencyHierarchy[],
-  opts: {
-    alwaysPrintRootPackage: boolean
-    depth: number
-    long: boolean
-    search: boolean
-  }
+  opts: RenderTreeOptions
 ) {
   const output = (
     await Promise.all(packages.map(async (pkg) => renderTreeForPackage(pkg, opts)))
@@ -36,19 +39,14 @@ export default async function (
 
 async function renderTreeForPackage (
   pkg: PackageDependencyHierarchy,
-  opts: {
-    alwaysPrintRootPackage: boolean
-    depth: number
-    long: boolean
-    search: boolean
-  }
+  opts: RenderTreeOptions
 ) {
   if (
     !opts.alwaysPrintRootPackage &&
     !pkg.dependencies?.length &&
     !pkg.devDependencies?.length &&
     !pkg.optionalDependencies?.length &&
-    !pkg.unsavedDependencies?.length
+    (!opts.showExtraneous || !pkg.unsavedDependencies?.length)
   ) return ''
 
   let label = ''
@@ -62,7 +60,13 @@ async function renderTreeForPackage (
   label += pkg.path
   let output = `${chalk.bold.underline(label)}\n`
   const useColumns = opts.depth === 0 && !opts.long && !opts.search
-  for (const dependenciesField of [...DEPENDENCIES_FIELDS.sort(), 'unsavedDependencies']) {
+  const dependenciesFields: string[] = [
+    ...DEPENDENCIES_FIELDS.sort(),
+  ]
+  if (opts.showExtraneous) {
+    dependenciesFields.push('unsavedDependencies')
+  }
+  for (const dependenciesField of dependenciesFields) {
     if (pkg[dependenciesField]?.length) {
       const depsLabel = chalk.cyanBright(
         dependenciesField !== 'unsavedDependencies'
diff --git a/packages/list/test/index.ts b/packages/list/test/index.ts
index 356231e2a3..921b737944 100644
--- a/packages/list/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/list/test/index.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ test('unsaved dependencies are marked', async () => {
       depth: 0,
       long: false,
       search: true,
+      showExtraneous: true,
     }
   )).toBe(`${LEGEND}
 
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ test('write long lists in columns', async () => {
       depth: 0,
       long: false,
       search: false,
+      showExtraneous: false,
     }
   )).toBe(`${LEGEND}
 
@@ -658,6 +660,7 @@ test('sort list items', async () => {
       depth: 0,
       long: false,
       search: false,
+      showExtraneous: false,
     }
   )).toBe(`${LEGEND}
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-listing/src/list.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-listing/src/list.ts
index 8083752164..cf4e31a6ff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-listing/src/list.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-listing/src/list.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export async function render (
     long: opts.long,
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion
     reportAs: (opts.parseable ? 'parseable' : (opts.json ? 'json' : 'tree')) as ('parseable' | 'json' | 'tree'),
+    showExtraneous: false,
   }
   return (params.length > 0)
     ? listForPackages(params, prefixes, listOpts)