diff --git a/src/robofish/io/file.py b/src/robofish/io/file.py
index aa037c523872df65049eaa9610eedab8d07424d4..5f0dbb66e7f59a9f573ef5b4a0e3940e6017f602 100644
--- a/src/robofish/io/file.py
+++ b/src/robofish/io/file.py
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ class File(h5py.File):
         cmap="Set1",
         skip_timesteps=0,
         max_timesteps=None,
+        show=False,
     ):
         """Plot the file using matplotlib.pyplot
 
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ class File(h5py.File):
             cmap (matplotlib.colors.Colormap, optional): The colormap to use
             skip_timesteps (int, optional): Skip timesteps in the begining of the file
             max_timesteps (int, optional): Cut of timesteps in the end of the file.
+            show (bool, optional): Show the created plot.
         Returns:
             matplotlib.axes: The axes object with the plot.
         """
@@ -784,6 +786,10 @@ class File(h5py.File):
         ax.legend(loc="lower right")
         ax.set_xlabel("x [cm]")
         ax.set_ylabel("y [cm]")
+
+        if show:
+            plt.show()
+
         return ax
 
     def render(self, video_path=None, **kwargs):