diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
index e8b489a23..a7ca30444 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationParser.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationParser extends AnnotationBase {
     } else {
       prop.setId();
       if (prop.getPropertyType().equals(UUID.class)) {
-        if (descriptor.getIdGeneratorName() == null) {
+        if (readConfig.isIdGeneratorAutomatic() && descriptor.getIdGeneratorName() == null) {
           descriptor.setUuidGenerator();
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotationConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotationConfig.java
index 4b3bf96d0..545bcab0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotationConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ReadAnnotationConfig.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ReadAnnotationConfig {
   private final boolean eagerFetchLobs;
   private final boolean javaxValidationAnnotations;
   private final boolean jacksonAnnotations;
+  private final boolean idGeneratorAutomatic;
 
   ReadAnnotationConfig(GeneratedPropertyFactory generatedPropFactory, String asOfViewSuffix, String versionsBetweenSuffix, ServerConfig serverConfig) {
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class ReadAnnotationConfig {
     this.versionsBetweenSuffix = versionsBetweenSuffix;
     this.disableL2Cache = serverConfig.isDisableL2Cache();
     this.eagerFetchLobs = serverConfig.isEagerFetchLobs();
+    this.idGeneratorAutomatic = serverConfig.isIdGeneratorAutomatic();
 
     this.javaxValidationAnnotations = generatedPropFactory.getClassLoadConfig().isJavaxValidationAnnotationsPresent();
     this.jacksonAnnotations = generatedPropFactory.getClassLoadConfig().isJacksonAnnotationsPresent();
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ class ReadAnnotationConfig {
     return eagerFetchLobs;
   }
 
+  public boolean isIdGeneratorAutomatic() {
+    return idGeneratorAutomatic;
+  }
+
   boolean isJavaxValidationAnnotations() {
     return javaxValidationAnnotations;
   }