diff --git a/src/GenericModel.php b/src/GenericModel.php
index 7e7ea91..30c3b11 100644
--- a/src/GenericModel.php
+++ b/src/GenericModel.php
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public static function query(Query $query): QueryResult
         }
 
         if (static::$registry) {
-            if ($query instanceof SelectQuery && $result->wasSuccessful() && count($result) > 0) {
+            if ($query instanceof SelectQuery && $result->wasSuccessful() && $query->shouldSaveResultsToRegistry()) {
                 foreach ($result as $model) {
                     if ($model->getId() === null) {
                         continue;
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ public static function query(Query $query): QueryResult
      * @param array|null $fields
      * @param array|int|Limit|null $limit
      * @param array|GroupField[]|string[]|null $group
+     * @param bool $saveResultsToRegistry Whether results of this query should be saved in the model registry.
      * @return QueryResult<static>|static[]
      * @noinspection PhpDocSignatureInspection
      */
@@ -518,9 +519,10 @@ public static function select(null|WhereCondition|array|WhereGroup $where = null
                                   null|array                           $order = null,
                                   null|array                           $fields = null,
                                   null|Limit|array|int                 $limit = null,
-                                  null|array                           $group = null): QueryResult
+                                  null|array                           $group = null,
+                                  bool                                 $saveResultsToRegistry = true): QueryResult
     {
-        return static::query(new SelectQuery($where, $order, $fields, $limit, $group));
+        return static::query(new SelectQuery($where, $order, $fields, $limit, $group, $saveResultsToRegistry));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -697,4 +699,4 @@ public static function search(Search $search): SearchResult
 
         return $result;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Query/SelectQuery.php b/src/Query/SelectQuery.php
index c845c14..0d266f2 100644
--- a/src/Query/SelectQuery.php
+++ b/src/Query/SelectQuery.php
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ class SelectQuery extends Query
      * @param array|null $fields
      * @param array|int|Limit|null $limit
      * @param array|GroupField[]|string[]|null $group
+     * @param bool $saveResultsToRegistry Whether results of this query should be saved in the model registry.
      */
     public function __construct(null|WhereCondition|array|WhereGroup $where = null,
                                 null|array                           $order = null,
                                 null|array                           $fields = null,
                                 null|Limit|array|int                 $limit = null,
-                                null|array                           $group = null)
+                                null|array                           $group = null,
+                                protected bool                       $saveResultsToRegistry = true)
     {
         if ($where) {
             $this->where($where);
@@ -97,4 +99,26 @@ public function getGroup(): ?array
     {
         return $this->group;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether results of this query should be saved in the model registry
+     *
+     * @param bool $saveResultsToRegistry
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function saveResultsToRegistry(bool $saveResultsToRegistry = true): static
+    {
+        $this->saveResultsToRegistry = $saveResultsToRegistry;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether results of this query should be saved in the model registry
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function shouldSaveResultsToRegistry(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->saveResultsToRegistry;
+    }
+}