diff --git a/packages/plugins/openapi/src/generator-base.ts b/packages/plugins/openapi/src/generator-base.ts
index 9dc94a57c..f91423346 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/openapi/src/generator-base.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/openapi/src/generator-base.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export abstract class OpenAPIGeneratorBase {
     abstract generate(): PluginResult;
 
     protected get includedModels() {
-        return getDataModels(this.model).filter((d) => !hasAttribute(d, '@@openapi.ignore'));
+        const includeOpenApiIgnored = this.getOption<boolean>('includeOpenApiIgnored', false);
+        const models = getDataModels(this.model);
+        return includeOpenApiIgnored ? models : models.filter((d) => !hasAttribute(d, '@@openapi.ignore'));
     }
 
     protected wrapArray(