diff --git a/packages/graphql/lib/interfaces/build-schema-options.interface.ts b/packages/graphql/lib/interfaces/build-schema-options.interface.ts
index 0b0507461..9792e9700 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/lib/interfaces/build-schema-options.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/lib/interfaces/build-schema-options.interface.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ export interface BuildSchemaOptions {
    */
   scalarsMap?: ScalarsTypeMap[];
 
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to register all detected orphaned types in the schema
+   * @default true
+   */
+  autoRegisterOrphanedTypes?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Orphaned type classes/enums that are not explicitly used in GraphQL types definitions
    */
diff --git a/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/factories/orphaned-types.factory.ts b/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/factories/orphaned-types.factory.ts
index 2788ab895..ed1420c24 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/factories/orphaned-types.factory.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/factories/orphaned-types.factory.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ export class OrphanedTypesFactory {
     private readonly orphanedReferenceRegistry: OrphanedReferenceRegistry,
   ) {}
 
-  public create(types: (Function | object)[]): GraphQLNamedType[] {
-    types = (types || []).concat(this.orphanedReferenceRegistry.getAll());
+  public create(
+    types: (Function | object)[],
+    useRegistry: boolean,
+  ): GraphQLNamedType[] {
+    types = types || [];
+    if (useRegistry) {
+      types = types.concat(this.orphanedReferenceRegistry.getAll());
+    }
 
     if (types.length === 0) {
       return [];
diff --git a/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/graphql-schema.factory.ts b/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/graphql-schema.factory.ts
index 55db1d34e..067cf3348 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/graphql-schema.factory.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/lib/schema-builder/graphql-schema.factory.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ export class GraphQLSchemaFactory {
       query: this.queryTypeFactory.create(resolvers, options),
       subscription: this.subscriptionTypeFactory.create(resolvers, options),
       types: [
-        ...this.orphanedTypesFactory.create(options.orphanedTypes),
+        ...this.orphanedTypesFactory.create(
+          options.orphanedTypes,
+          options.autoRegisterOrphanedTypes ?? true,
+        ),
         ...(options.scalarsMap ?? []).map(({ scalar }) => scalar),
       ],
       directives: [...specifiedDirectives, ...(options.directives ?? [])],