diff --git a/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
index dc16179f0b..6e321893be 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ export type UseResponseCacheParameter<PluginContext extends Record<string, any>
    * Defaults to `["id"]`
    */
   idFields?: Array<string>;
+  /**
+   * List of SchemaCoordinates in format {ObjectType}.{FieldName} which are ignored during scan for entities.
+   * Defaults to `[]`
+   */
+  ignoreIdFieldsBySchemaCoordinate?: Array<string>;
   /**
    * Whether the mutation execution result should be used for invalidating resources.
    * Defaults to `true`
@@ -294,6 +299,7 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
   ttlPerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   scopePerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   idFields = ['id'],
+  ignoreIdFieldsBySchemaCoordinate = [],
   invalidateViaMutation = true,
   buildResponseCacheKey = defaultBuildResponseCacheKey,
   getDocumentString = defaultGetDocumentString,
@@ -361,7 +367,11 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
           const resultTypeNames = unwrapTypenames(fieldConfig.type);
           typePerSchemaCoordinateMap.set(schemaCoordinates, resultTypeNames);
 
-          if (idFields.includes(fieldName) && !idFieldByTypeName.has(typeName)) {
+          if (
+            idFields.includes(fieldName) &&
+            !idFieldByTypeName.has(typeName) &&
+            !ignoreIdFieldsBySchemaCoordinate?.includes(schemaCoordinates)
+          ) {
             idFieldByTypeName.set(typeName, fieldName);
           }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts b/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
index 61abd5ef35..48df9f6200 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
@@ -4031,3 +4031,129 @@ it('calls enabled fn after context building', async () => {
     },
   });
 });
+
+it('id field in body is returned as is and not overwritten', async () => {
+  expect.assertions(1);
+  const queryResult = {
+    id: 'idString',
+    header: { id: { fieldA: 'Tick', fieldB: 'Trick', fieldC: 'Track' }, someField: 'someData' },
+  };
+  const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
+    typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+      type Query {
+        subgraphObject: SubgraphObject
+      }
+      type SubgraphObject {
+        id: String
+        header: Header
+      }
+      type Header {
+        id: IdObject
+        someField: String
+      }
+      type IdObject {
+        fieldA: String
+        fieldB: String
+        fieldC: String
+      }
+    `,
+    resolvers: { Query: { subgraphObject: () => queryResult } },
+  });
+  const testkit = createTestkit(
+    [
+      useEngine({ ...GraphQLJS, execute: normalizedExecutor, subscribe: normalizedExecutor }),
+      useResponseCache({
+        session: () => null,
+        ttl: 0,
+        ignoreIdFieldsBySchemaCoordinate: ['Header.id'],
+      }),
+    ],
+    schema,
+  );
+
+  const document = /* GraphQL */ `
+    query {
+      subgraphObject {
+        id
+        header {
+          id {
+            fieldA
+            fieldB
+            fieldC
+          }
+          someField
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  const result = await testkit.execute(document);
+  assertSingleExecutionValue(result);
+  expect(result).toMatchObject({
+    data: {
+      subgraphObject: queryResult,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+it('id field in body overwritten and request fails', async () => {
+  expect.assertions(1);
+  const queryResult = {
+    id: 'idString',
+    header: { id: { fieldA: 'Tick', fieldB: 'Trick', fieldC: 'Track' }, someField: 'someData' },
+  };
+  const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
+    typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+      type Query {
+        subgraphObject: SubgraphObject
+      }
+      type SubgraphObject {
+        id: String
+        header: Header!
+      }
+      type Header {
+        id: IdObject!
+        someField: String
+      }
+      type IdObject {
+        fieldA: String!
+        fieldB: String!
+        fieldC: String!
+      }
+    `,
+    resolvers: { Query: { subgraphObject: () => queryResult } },
+  });
+  const testkit = createTestkit(
+    [
+      useEngine({ ...GraphQLJS, execute: normalizedExecutor, subscribe: normalizedExecutor }),
+      useResponseCache({
+        enabled(context: any): boolean {
+          return true;
+        },
+        session(context: any): string | undefined | null {
+          return 'sessionString';
+        },
+        ttl: 0,
+      }),
+    ],
+    schema,
+  );
+
+  const document = /* GraphQL */ `
+    query {
+      subgraphObject {
+        id
+        header {
+          id {
+            fieldA
+            fieldB
+            fieldC
+          }
+          someField
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  await expect(testkit.execute(document)).rejects.toThrow(TypeError);
+});