diff --git a/cmd/syft/internal/options/catalog.go b/cmd/syft/internal/options/catalog.go
index 99359abec51..06f74ca1dda 100644
--- a/cmd/syft/internal/options/catalog.go
+++ b/cmd/syft/internal/options/catalog.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func (cfg Catalog) ToFilesConfig() filecataloging.Config {
 	}
 
 	return filecataloging.Config{
+		Enabled:   cfg.File.Enabled,
 		Selection: cfg.File.Metadata.Selection,
 		Hashers:   hashers,
 		Content: filecontent.Config{
diff --git a/cmd/syft/internal/options/file.go b/cmd/syft/internal/options/file.go
index 6ac9c8d2ba3..18fa7d86d2d 100644
--- a/cmd/syft/internal/options/file.go
+++ b/cmd/syft/internal/options/file.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type fileConfig struct {
+	Enabled    bool           `yaml:"enabled" json:"enabled" mapstructure:"enabled"`
 	Metadata   fileMetadata   `yaml:"metadata" json:"metadata" mapstructure:"metadata"`
 	Content    fileContent    `yaml:"content" json:"content" mapstructure:"content"`
 	Executable fileExecutable `yaml:"executable" json:"executable" mapstructure:"executable"`
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type fileExecutable struct {
 
 func defaultFileConfig() fileConfig {
 	return fileConfig{
+		Enabled: true,
 		Metadata: fileMetadata{
 			Selection: file.FilesOwnedByPackageSelection,
 			Digests:   []string{"sha1", "sha256"},
diff --git a/syft/cataloging/filecataloging/config.go b/syft/cataloging/filecataloging/config.go
index cc639c2f17b..2dd37e84c11 100644
--- a/syft/cataloging/filecataloging/config.go
+++ b/syft/cataloging/filecataloging/config.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
+	Enabled    bool               `yaml:"enabled" json:"enabled" mapstructure:"enabled"`
 	Selection  file.Selection     `yaml:"selection" json:"selection" mapstructure:"selection"`
 	Hashers    []crypto.Hash      `yaml:"hashers" json:"hashers" mapstructure:"hashers"`
 	Content    filecontent.Config `yaml:"content" json:"content" mapstructure:"content"`
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type configMarshaledForm struct {
+	Enabled   bool               `yaml:"enabled" json:"enabled" mapstructure:"enabled"`
 	Selection file.Selection     `yaml:"selection" json:"selection" mapstructure:"selection"`
 	Hashers   []string           `yaml:"hashers" json:"hashers" mapstructure:"hashers"`
 	Content   filecontent.Config `yaml:"content" json:"content" mapstructure:"content"`
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		log.WithFields("error", err).Warn("unable to create file hashers")
 	}
 	return Config{
+		Enabled:    true,
 		Selection:  file.FilesOwnedByPackageSelection,
 		Hashers:    hashers,
 		Content:    filecontent.DefaultConfig(),
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 
 func (cfg Config) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	marshaled := configMarshaledForm{
+		Enabled:   cfg.Enabled,
 		Selection: cfg.Selection,
 		Hashers:   hashersToString(cfg.Hashers),
 	}
diff --git a/syft/create_sbom_config.go b/syft/create_sbom_config.go
index 1f7deb18d72..998e9c5ed01 100644
--- a/syft/create_sbom_config.go
+++ b/syft/create_sbom_config.go
@@ -201,18 +201,19 @@ func (c *CreateSBOMConfig) makeTaskGroups(src source.Description) ([][]task.Task
 // fileTasks returns the set of tasks that should be run to catalog files.
 func (c *CreateSBOMConfig) fileTasks() []task.Task {
 	var tsks []task.Task
-
-	if t := task.NewFileDigestCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection, c.Files.Hashers...); t != nil {
-		tsks = append(tsks, t)
-	}
-	if t := task.NewFileMetadataCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection); t != nil {
-		tsks = append(tsks, t)
-	}
-	if t := task.NewFileContentCatalogerTask(c.Files.Content); t != nil {
-		tsks = append(tsks, t)
-	}
-	if t := task.NewExecutableCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection, c.Files.Executable); t != nil {
-		tsks = append(tsks, t)
+	if c.Files.Enabled {
+		if t := task.NewFileDigestCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection, c.Files.Hashers...); t != nil {
+			tsks = append(tsks, t)
+		}
+		if t := task.NewFileMetadataCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection); t != nil {
+			tsks = append(tsks, t)
+		}
+		if t := task.NewFileContentCatalogerTask(c.Files.Content); t != nil {
+			tsks = append(tsks, t)
+		}
+		if t := task.NewExecutableCatalogerTask(c.Files.Selection, c.Files.Executable); t != nil {
+			tsks = append(tsks, t)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return tsks
diff --git a/syft/sbom/sbom.go b/syft/sbom/sbom.go
index ba3f95f3d46..46ee2dc2846 100644
--- a/syft/sbom/sbom.go
+++ b/syft/sbom/sbom.go
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ func (s SBOM) AllCoordinates() []file.Coordinates {
 	for coordinates := range s.Artifacts.FileDigests {
 		set.Add(coordinates)
 	}
-	for _, relationship := range s.Relationships {
-		for _, coordinates := range extractCoordinates(relationship) {
-			set.Add(coordinates)
+	if len(set.ToSlice()) > 0 {
+		for _, relationship := range s.Relationships {
+			for _, coordinates := range extractCoordinates(relationship) {
+				set.Add(coordinates)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return set.ToSlice()