diff --git a/.changeset/document-internationalization-omnisearch.md b/.changeset/document-internationalization-omnisearch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1185df12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/document-internationalization-omnisearch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sanity/document-internationalization": minor
+---
+
+Add a `metadataOmnisearchVisibility` option to control whether translation metadata documents appear in Omnisearch.
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/README.md b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/README.md
index 4f9e88b40..c4e4e3b9c 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/README.md
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ export const defineConfig({
       // - An array of schema type names: `hideLanguageFilter: ['lesson']`
       // - A function for dynamic control: `hideLanguageFilter: (ctx) => ctx.schemaType === 'lesson'`
       hideLanguageFilter: true, // defaults to false
+
+      // Optional
+      // Controls whether translation.metadata documents are visible in Omnisearch
+      metadataOmnisearchVisibility: true, // defaults to true
     })
   ]
 })
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
index b1aeb6a94..190e74287 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: PluginConfigContext = {
   allowCreateMetaDoc: false,
   callback: null,
   hideLanguageFilter: false,
+  metadataOmnisearchVisibility: true,
   addTemplates: true,
 }
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
index 5ca2cd281..267bd421a 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const documentInternationalization = definePlugin<PluginConfig>((config)
     bulkPublish,
     metadataFields,
     hideLanguageFilter,
+    metadataOmnisearchVisibility,
     metadataInternationalization,
     addTemplates,
   } = pluginConfig
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export const documentInternationalization = definePlugin<PluginConfig>((config)
     // - The `Translations metadata` document type to the schema
     schema: {
       // Create the metadata document type
-      types: [metadata(schemaTypes, metadataFields)],
+      types: [metadata(schemaTypes, metadataFields, metadataOmnisearchVisibility)],
 
       // For every schema type this plugin is enabled on
       // Create an initial value template to set the language
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.test.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.test.ts
index 111995652..350608aa6 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import {describe, expect, test} from 'vitest'
 import {METADATA_SCHEMA_NAME, TRANSLATIONS_ARRAY_NAME} from '../../constants'
 import createMetadataSchema from './metadata'
 
+type MetadataSchema = ReturnType<typeof createMetadataSchema> & {
+  __experimental_omnisearch_visibility?: boolean
+}
+
 describe('metadata schema', () => {
   const schemaTypes = ['article', 'page']
 
@@ -95,6 +99,24 @@ describe('metadata schema', () => {
     expect(schema.liveEdit).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  test('sets Omnisearch visibility to true by default', () => {
+    const schema = createMetadataSchema(schemaTypes, []) as MetadataSchema
+
+    expect(schema.__experimental_omnisearch_visibility).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('configures Omnisearch visibility when provided', () => {
+    const schema = createMetadataSchema(schemaTypes, [], true) as MetadataSchema
+
+    expect(schema.__experimental_omnisearch_visibility).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('configures Omnisearch visibility when provided false', () => {
+    const schema = createMetadataSchema(schemaTypes, [], false) as MetadataSchema
+
+    expect(schema.__experimental_omnisearch_visibility).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   test('uses TranslateIcon', () => {
     const schema = createMetadataSchema(schemaTypes, [])
 
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.ts
index 533a767df..9d0a2b538 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/schema/translation/metadata.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ import type {TranslationReference} from '../../types'
  * metadata fields provided by the plugin consumer. The document uses `liveEdit`
  * so changes are published immediately without drafts.
  */
-export default (schemaTypes: string[], metadataFields: FieldDefinition[]): DocumentDefinition =>
+export default (schemaTypes: string[], metadataFields: FieldDefinition[], omnisearchVisibility = true): DocumentDefinition =>
   defineType({
     type: 'document',
     name: METADATA_SCHEMA_NAME,
     title: 'Translation metadata',
     icon: TranslateIcon,
     liveEdit: true,
+    __experimental_omnisearch_visibility: omnisearchVisibility,
     fields: [
       defineField({
         name: TRANSLATIONS_ARRAY_NAME,
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
index 57969fad5..13e69d506 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ export type PluginConfig = {
   allowCreateMetaDoc?: boolean
   callback?: ((args: PluginCallbackArgs) => Promise<void>) | null
   hideLanguageFilter?: boolean | string[] | ((ctx: DocumentLanguageFilterContext) => boolean)
+  /**
+   * Controls whether the translation metadata document type appears in Omnisearch.
+   *
+   * Set to false to hide `translation.metadata` documents from Omnisearch.
+   */
+  metadataOmnisearchVisibility?: boolean
   /**
    * Allows configuring the behavior of the internationalized array for the metadata document.
    */