diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/BeanState.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/BeanState.java
index 78017fb03..51e54d940 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/BeanState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/BeanState.java
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ public interface BeanState {
    */
   boolean isDirty();
 
+  /**
+   * This can be called with true to disable lazy loading on the bean.
+   */
+  void setDisableLazyLoad(boolean disableLazyLoading);
+
   /**
    * For partially populated beans returns the properties that are loaded on the
    * bean.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBeanState.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBeanState.java
index cf409ca2c..daa516599 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBeanState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBeanState.java
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@ public class DefaultBeanState implements BeanState {
 	public void setLoaded() {
 	  intercept.setLoaded();
 	}
-	
+
+  @Override
+  public void setDisableLazyLoad(boolean disableLazyLoading) {
+    intercept.setDisableLazyLoad(disableLazyLoading);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestLoadOnDirty.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestLoadOnDirty.java
index d008701db..9d4a95dc2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestLoadOnDirty.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/batchload/TestLoadOnDirty.java
@@ -43,4 +43,22 @@ public class TestLoadOnDirty extends BaseTestCase {
     Assert.assertEquals(2, beanState.getChangedProps().size());
 
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDisableLazyLoad() {
+
+    ResetBasicData.reset();
+
+    List<Customer> custs = Ebean.find(Customer.class).order("id").findList();
+
+    Customer customer = Ebean.find(Customer.class)
+        .setId(custs.get(0).getId())
+        .select("id")
+        .setUseCache(false)
+        .findUnique();
+
+    BeanState beanState = Ebean.getBeanState(customer);
+    beanState.setDisableLazyLoad(true);
+    Assert.assertNull(customer.getName());
+  }
 }