diff --git a/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py b/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
index af1a6a610..a4e219757 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ def show(
         self,
         autoscale: bool = True,
         maintain_aspect: bool = None,
+        axes_visible: bool = True,
         sidecar: bool = False,
         sidecar_kwargs: dict = None,
     ):
@@ -606,6 +607,9 @@ def show(
         maintain_aspect: bool, default ``True``
             maintain aspect ratio
 
+        axes_visible: bool, default ``True``
+            show axes
+
         sidecar: bool, default ``True``
             display plot in a ``jupyterlab-sidecar``, only in jupyter
 
@@ -644,6 +648,11 @@ def show(
                     _maintain_aspect = maintain_aspect
                 subplot.auto_scale(maintain_aspect=maintain_aspect)
 
+        # set axes visibility if False
+        if not axes_visible:
+            for subplot in self:
+                subplot.axes.visible = False
+
         # parse based on canvas type
         if self.canvas.__class__.__name__ == "JupyterRenderCanvas":
             if sidecar: