diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/bean/BeanCollection.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/bean/BeanCollection.java
index 17cbf6ab3..59470843e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/bean/BeanCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/bean/BeanCollection.java
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public interface BeanCollection<E> extends Serializable {
     ALL
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the disableLazyLoad state.
+   */
+  void setDisableLazyLoad(boolean disableLazyLoad);
+
   /**
    * Load bean from another collection.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/AbstractBeanCollection.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/AbstractBeanCollection.java
index 7e1e21171..d7270fcbf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/AbstractBeanCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/AbstractBeanCollection.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements BeanCollection<E> {
 
   protected boolean readOnly;
 
+  protected boolean disableLazyLoad;
+
   /**
    * The EbeanServer this is associated with. (used for lazy fetch).
    */
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements BeanCollection<E> {
     this.filterMany = filterMany;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setDisableLazyLoad(boolean disableLazyLoad) {
+    this.disableLazyLoad = disableLazyLoad;
+  }
+
   protected void lazyLoadCollection(boolean onlyIds) {
     if (loader == null) {
       loader = (BeanCollectionLoader) Ebean.getServer(ebeanServerName);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/BeanList.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/BeanList.java
index fbfb9bfd5..2b01cd367 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/BeanList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/common/BeanList.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class BeanList<E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements List
   private void initClear() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (list == null) {
-        if (modifyListening) {
+        if (!disableLazyLoad && modifyListening) {
           lazyLoadCollection(true);
         } else {
           list = new ArrayList<E>();
@@ -114,7 +114,11 @@ public final class BeanList<E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements List
   private void init() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (list == null) {
-        lazyLoadCollection(false);
+        if (disableLazyLoad) {
+          list = new ArrayList<E>();
+        } else {
+          lazyLoadCollection(false);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
index 9cefd1689..b41467ca5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class SqlTreeNodeBean implements SqlTreeNode {
     if (!lazyLoadMany && localBean != null) {
       ctx.setCurrentPrefix(prefix, pathMap);
       if (readId && !temporalVersions) {
-        createListProxies(localDesc, ctx, localBean);
+        createListProxies(localDesc, ctx, localBean, disableLazyLoad);
       }
       if (temporalMode == SpiQuery.TemporalMode.DRAFT) {
         localDesc.setDraft(localBean);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class SqlTreeNodeBean implements SqlTreeNode {
    * Create lazy loading proxies for the Many's except for the one that is
    * included in the actual query.
    */
-  private void createListProxies(BeanDescriptor<?> localDesc, DbReadContext ctx, EntityBean localBean) {
+  private void createListProxies(BeanDescriptor<?> localDesc, DbReadContext ctx, EntityBean localBean, boolean disableLazyLoad) {
 
     BeanPropertyAssocMany<?> fetchedMany = ctx.getManyProperty();
 
@@ -371,8 +371,12 @@ public class SqlTreeNodeBean implements SqlTreeNode {
       if (fetchedMany == null || !fetchedMany.equals(manys[i])) {
         // create a proxy for the many (deferred fetching)
         BeanCollection<?> ref = manys[i].createReferenceIfNull(localBean);
-        if (ref != null && !ref.isRegisteredWithLoadContext()) {
-          ctx.register(manys[i].getName(), ref);
+        if (ref != null) {
+          if (disableLazyLoad) {
+            ref.setDisableLazyLoad(true);
+          } else if (!ref.isRegisteredWithLoadContext()) {
+            ctx.register(manys[i].getName(), ref);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestQueryDisableLazyLoad.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestQueryDisableLazyLoad.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54b18bf49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestQueryDisableLazyLoad.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.batchload;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.basic.Order;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.basic.OrderDetail;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.basic.ResetBasicData;
+import org.avaje.ebeantest.LoggedSqlCollector;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class TestQueryDisableLazyLoad {
+
+  @Test
+  public void onAssocMany() {
+
+    ResetBasicData.reset();
+
+    LoggedSqlCollector.start();
+
+    List<Order> l0 = Ebean.find(Order.class)
+        .setDisableLazyLoading(true)
+        .order().asc("id")
+        .findList();
+
+    assertThat(l0).isNotEmpty();
+
+    Order order = l0.get(0);
+
+    List<OrderDetail> details = order.getDetails();
+    assertEquals(details.size(), 0);
+
+    List<String> loggedSql = LoggedSqlCollector.stop();
+    assertThat(loggedSql).hasSize(1);
+
+    assertThat(loggedSql.get(0)).contains("select t0.id c0, t0.status c1, t0.order_date c2,");
+    assertThat(loggedSql.get(0)).contains(" from o_order t0 ");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index 466673fd5..c6a513108 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
   <logger name="com.avaje.ebean" level="INFO"/>
   <logger name="org.avaje.ebean" level="INFO"/>
 
-  <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.SQL" level="TRACE"/>-->
-  <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.TXN" level="TRACE"/>-->
-  <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.SUM" level="TRACE"/>-->
-  <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.ELA" level="TRACE"/>-->
+  <logger name="org.avaje.ebean.SQL" level="TRACE"/>
+  <logger name="org.avaje.ebean.TXN" level="TRACE"/>
+  <logger name="org.avaje.ebean.SUM" level="TRACE"/>
+  <logger name="org.avaje.ebean.ELA" level="TRACE"/>
 
   <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.cache.QUERY" level="TRACE"/>-->
   <!--<logger name="org.avaje.ebean.cache.BEAN" level="TRACE"/>-->