diff --git a/changelog.d/operation-id-combinator b/changelog.d/operation-id-combinator
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b179d6a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/operation-id-combinator
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+synopsis: Add OperationId combinator.
+prs: #1277
+issues: #1276
+
+description: {
+
+Adds a combinator that allows overriding the `operationId` field of a Swagger entry.
+
+}
diff --git a/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/HasClient.hs b/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/HasClient.hs
index 783072443..a67b74298 100644
--- a/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/HasClient.hs
+++ b/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/HasClient.hs
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ import           Servant.API
                  EmptyAPI, FramingRender (..), FramingUnrender (..),
                  FromSourceIO (..), Header', Headers (..), HttpVersion,
                  IsSecure, MimeRender (mimeRender),
-                 MimeUnrender (mimeUnrender), NoContent (NoContent), QueryFlag,
-                 QueryParam', QueryParams, Raw, ReflectMethod (..), RemoteHost,
-                 ReqBody', SBoolI, Stream, StreamBody', Summary, ToHttpApiData,
-                 ToSourceIO (..), Vault, Verb, NoContentVerb, WithNamedContext,
-                 contentType, getHeadersHList, getResponse, toQueryParam,
-                 toUrlPiece)
+                 MimeUnrender (mimeUnrender), NoContent (NoContent), OperationId, 
+                 QueryFlag, QueryParam', QueryParams, Raw, ReflectMethod (..), 
+                 RemoteHost, ReqBody', SBoolI, Stream, StreamBody', Summary, 
+                 ToHttpApiData, ToSourceIO (..), Vault, Verb, NoContentVerb, 
+                 WithNamedContext, contentType, getHeadersHList, getResponse, 
+                 toQueryParam, toUrlPiece)
 import           Servant.API.ContentTypes
                  (contentTypes)
 import           Servant.API.Modifiers
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ instance HasClient m api => HasClient m (Description desc :> api) where
 
   hoistClientMonad pm _ f cl = hoistClientMonad pm (Proxy :: Proxy api) f cl
 
+-- | Ignore @'Description'@ in client functions.
+instance (KnownSymbol opid, HasClient m api) => HasClient m (OperationId opid :> api) where
+  type Client m (OperationId opid :> api) = Client m api
+
+  clientWithRoute pm Proxy = clientWithRoute pm (Proxy :: Proxy api)
+
+  hoistClientMonad pm _ f cl = hoistClientMonad pm (Proxy :: Proxy api) f cl
+
 -- | If you use a 'QueryParam' in one of your endpoints in your API,
 -- the corresponding querying function will automatically take
 -- an additional argument of the type specified by your 'QueryParam',
diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal.hs
index f1a24a194..1a7c3af8e 100644
--- a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal.hs
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal.hs
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ import           Servant.API
                  ((:<|>) (..), (:>), Accept (..), BasicAuth, Capture',
                  CaptureAll, Description, EmptyAPI, FramingRender (..),
                  FramingUnrender (..), FromSourceIO (..), Header', If,
-                 IsSecure (..), QueryFlag, QueryParam', QueryParams, Raw,
-                 ReflectMethod (reflectMethod), RemoteHost, ReqBody',
-                 SBool (..), SBoolI (..), SourceIO, Stream, StreamBody',
-                 Summary, ToSourceIO (..), Vault, Verb, NoContentVerb,
-                 WithNamedContext)
+                 IsSecure (..), OperationId, QueryFlag, QueryParam', 
+                 QueryParams, Raw, ReflectMethod (reflectMethod), RemoteHost, 
+                 ReqBody', SBool (..), SBoolI (..), SourceIO, Stream, 
+                 StreamBody', Summary, ToSourceIO (..), Vault, Verb, 
+                 NoContentVerb, WithNamedContext)
 import           Servant.API.ContentTypes
                  (AcceptHeader (..), AllCTRender (..), AllCTUnrender (..),
                  AllMime, MimeRender (..), MimeUnrender (..), canHandleAcceptH,
@@ -718,6 +718,13 @@ instance HasServer api ctx => HasServer (Description desc :> api) ctx where
   route _ = route (Proxy :: Proxy api)
   hoistServerWithContext _ pc nt s = hoistServerWithContext (Proxy :: Proxy api) pc nt s
 
+-- | Ignore @'OperationId'@ in server handlers.
+instance HasServer api ctx => HasServer (OperationId opid :> api) ctx where
+  type ServerT (OperationId opid :> api) m = ServerT api m
+
+  route _ = route (Proxy :: Proxy api)
+  hoistServerWithContext _ pc nt s = hoistServerWithContext (Proxy :: Proxy api) pc nt s
+
 -- | Singleton type representing a server that serves an empty API.
 data EmptyServer = EmptyServer deriving (Typeable, Eq, Show, Bounded, Enum)
 
diff --git a/servant/src/Servant/API.hs b/servant/src/Servant/API.hs
index 772a38878..38b307e9c 100644
--- a/servant/src/Servant/API.hs
+++ b/servant/src/Servant/API.hs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import           Servant.API.ContentTypes
                  MimeUnrender (..), NoContent (NoContent), OctetStream,
                  PlainText)
 import           Servant.API.Description
-                 (Description, Summary)
+                 (Description, OperationId, Summary)
 import           Servant.API.Empty
                  (EmptyAPI (..))
 import           Servant.API.Experimental.Auth
diff --git a/servant/src/Servant/API/Description.hs b/servant/src/Servant/API/Description.hs
index 18c54322f..75439c0f5 100644
--- a/servant/src/Servant/API/Description.hs
+++ b/servant/src/Servant/API/Description.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Servant.API.Description (
     -- * Combinators
     Description,
     Summary,
+    OperationId,
     -- * Used as modifiers
     FoldDescription,
     FoldDescription',
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ data Summary (sym :: Symbol)
 data Description (sym :: Symbol)
     deriving (Typeable)
 
+-- | Specify the operation ID used by swagger.
+--
+-- Example:
+--
+-- >>> :{
+--type MyApi = OperationId "getBooks"
+-- :> Get '[JSON] Book
+-- :}
+data OperationId (sym :: Symbol)
+    deriving (Typeable)
+
 -- | Fold list of modifiers to extract description as a type-level String.
 --
 -- >>> :kind! FoldDescription '[]