diff --git a/codegen/config/config.go b/codegen/config/config.go
index 6238b7702a7..5cbc6e24965 100644
--- a/codegen/config/config.go
+++ b/codegen/config/config.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	OmitComplexity                bool                       `yaml:"omit_complexity,omitempty"`
 	OmitGQLGenFileNotice          bool                       `yaml:"omit_gqlgen_file_notice,omitempty"`
 	OmitGQLGenVersionInFileNotice bool                       `yaml:"omit_gqlgen_version_in_file_notice,omitempty"`
+	OmitRootModels                bool                       `yaml:"omit_root_models,omitempty"`
 	StructFieldsAlwaysPointers    bool                       `yaml:"struct_fields_always_pointers,omitempty"`
 	ReturnPointersInUmarshalInput bool                       `yaml:"return_pointers_in_unmarshalinput,omitempty"`
 	ResolversAlwaysReturnPointers bool                       `yaml:"resolvers_always_return_pointers,omitempty"`
diff --git a/docs/content/config.md b/docs/content/config.md
index f464359aca8..c69c4202af1 100644
--- a/docs/content/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/config.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ resolver:
 # Optional: turn on to exclude the gqlgen version in the generated file notice. No effect if `omit_gqlgen_file_notice` is true.
 # omit_gqlgen_version_in_file_notice: false
 
+# Optional: turn on to exclude root models such as Query and Mutation from the generated models file.
+# omit_root_models: false
+
 # Optional: turn off to make struct-type struct fields not use pointers
 # e.g. type Thing struct { FieldA OtherThing } instead of { FieldA *OtherThing }
 # struct_fields_always_pointers: true
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/models.go b/plugin/modelgen/models.go
index c7a27988d4c..fc37c7e2ea2 100644
--- a/plugin/modelgen/models.go
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/models.go
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@ func (m *Plugin) MutateConfig(cfg *config.Config) error {
 			b.Interfaces = append(b.Interfaces, it)
 		case ast.Object, ast.InputObject:
 			if cfg.IsRoot(schemaType) {
-				b.Models = append(b.Models, &Object{
-					Description: schemaType.Description,
-					Name:        schemaType.Name,
-				})
+				if !cfg.OmitRootModels {
+					b.Models = append(b.Models, &Object{
+						Description: schemaType.Description,
+						Name:        schemaType.Name,
+					})
+				}
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/models_test.go b/plugin/modelgen/models_test.go
index a9182d02f02..164dcee3144 100644
--- a/plugin/modelgen/models_test.go
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/models_test.go
@@ -298,6 +298,23 @@ func TestModelGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestModelGenerationOmitRootModels(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig("testdata/gqlgen_omit_root_models.yml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, cfg.Init())
+	p := Plugin{
+		MutateHook: mutateHook,
+		FieldHook:  DefaultFieldMutateHook,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, p.MutateConfig(cfg))
+	require.NoError(t, goBuild(t, "./out/"))
+	generated, err := os.ReadFile("./out/generated_omit_root_models.go")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotContains(t, string(generated), "type Mutation struct")
+	require.NotContains(t, string(generated), "type Query struct")
+	require.NotContains(t, string(generated), "type Subscription struct")
+}
+
 func TestModelGenerationStructFieldPointers(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig("testdata/gqlgen_struct_field_pointers.yml")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/out/generated.go b/plugin/modelgen/out/generated.go
index 4d51c32d915..f90f8b974a1 100644
--- a/plugin/modelgen/out/generated.go
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/out/generated.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/plugin/modelgen/internal/extrafields"
 )
 
-// Add any new functions or any additional code/template functionality here
-
 type A interface {
 	IsA()
 	GetA() string
@@ -196,9 +194,6 @@ func (MissingTypeNullable) IsMissingUnion() {}
 
 func (MissingTypeNullable) IsExistingUnion() {}
 
-type Mutation struct {
-}
-
 type NotCyclicalA struct {
 	FieldOne string `json:"FieldOne" database:"NotCyclicalAFieldOne"`
 	FieldTwo int    `json:"FieldTwo" database:"NotCyclicalAFieldTwo"`
@@ -214,9 +209,6 @@ type OmitEmptyJSONTagTest struct {
 	Value       *string `json:"Value,omitempty" database:"OmitEmptyJsonTagTestValue"`
 }
 
-type Query struct {
-}
-
 type Recursive struct {
 	FieldOne   *Recursive `json:"FieldOne" database:"RecursiveFieldOne"`
 	FieldTwo   *Recursive `json:"FieldTwo" database:"RecursiveFieldTwo"`
@@ -229,9 +221,6 @@ type RenameFieldTest struct {
 	OtherField string `json:"otherField" database:"RenameFieldTestotherField"`
 }
 
-type Subscription struct {
-}
-
 // TypeWithDescription is a type with a description
 type TypeWithDescription struct {
 	Name *string `json:"name,omitempty" database:"TypeWithDescriptionname"`
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/out/generated_omit_root_models.go b/plugin/modelgen/out/generated_omit_root_models.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0150b18b5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/out/generated_omit_root_models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Code generated by github.com/99designs/gqlgen, DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package out
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+type SomeContent string
+
+const (
+	SomeContentThis SomeContent = "This"
+	SomeContentIs   SomeContent = "Is"
+	SomeContentA    SomeContent = "A"
+	SomeContentTest SomeContent = "Test"
+)
+
+var AllSomeContent = []SomeContent{
+	SomeContentThis,
+	SomeContentIs,
+	SomeContentA,
+	SomeContentTest,
+}
+
+func (e SomeContent) IsValid() bool {
+	switch e {
+	case SomeContentThis, SomeContentIs, SomeContentA, SomeContentTest:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (e SomeContent) String() string {
+	return string(e)
+}
+
+func (e *SomeContent) UnmarshalGQL(v interface{}) error {
+	str, ok := v.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("enums must be strings")
+	}
+
+	*e = SomeContent(str)
+	if !e.IsValid() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid SomeContent", str)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e SomeContent) MarshalGQL(w io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprint(w, strconv.Quote(e.String()))
+}
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/testdata/gqlgen_omit_root_models.yml b/plugin/modelgen/testdata/gqlgen_omit_root_models.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63720084d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/testdata/gqlgen_omit_root_models.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+schema:
+  - "testdata/schema_omit_root_models.graphql"
+
+exec:
+  filename: out/ignored.go
+model:
+  filename: out/generated_omit_root_models.go
+
+omit_root_models: true
diff --git a/plugin/modelgen/testdata/schema_omit_root_models.graphql b/plugin/modelgen/testdata/schema_omit_root_models.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..800020b1c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/modelgen/testdata/schema_omit_root_models.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+type Query {
+    thisShoudlntGetGenerated: Boolean
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+    thisShoudlntGetGenerated: Boolean
+}
+
+type Subscription {
+    thisShoudlntGetGenerated: Boolean
+}
+
+enum SomeContent {
+    This
+    Is
+    A
+    Test
+}