diff --git a/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/association.rb b/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/association.rb
index fb95a48..a8435ba 100644
--- a/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/association.rb
+++ b/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/association.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module ArLazyPreload
   # ActiveRecord::Association patch with a hook for lazy preloading
   module Association
     def load_target
-      owner.try_preload_lazily(reflection.name)
+      owner.try_preload_lazily(reflection.name) unless owner.auto_preload == false
       super
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/base.rb b/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/base.rb
index 51888fd..1df911b 100644
--- a/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/lib/ar_lazy_preload/active_record/base.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ def self.included(base)
     end
 
     attr_accessor :lazy_preload_context
+    attr_reader :auto_preload
 
     delegate :try_preload_lazily, to: :lazy_preload_context, allow_nil: true
+
+    def skip_auto_preload
+      @auto_preload = false
+      self
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ar_lazy_preload/ar_lazy_preload_spec.rb b/spec/ar_lazy_preload/ar_lazy_preload_spec.rb
index c529670..dd49af5 100644
--- a/spec/ar_lazy_preload/ar_lazy_preload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ar_lazy_preload/ar_lazy_preload_spec.rb
@@ -230,4 +230,16 @@
       end.to make_database_queries(count: 2)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "skip_auto_preload" do
+    subject { Comment.threads.lazy_preload(:replies) }
+
+    # SELECT "comments".* FROM "comments"
+    # SELECT "comments".* FROM "comments" WHERE "comments"."parent_comment_id" = ?
+    it "only load own association" do
+      expect do
+        subject.map { |comment| comment.skip_auto_preload.reply_ids }
+      end.to make_database_queries(matching: '"comments"."parent_comment_id" = ?')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ar_lazy_preload/auto_preload_spec.rb b/spec/ar_lazy_preload/auto_preload_spec.rb
index 123f1fd..4307e88 100644
--- a/spec/ar_lazy_preload/auto_preload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ar_lazy_preload/auto_preload_spec.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
   let!(:comment1) { create(:comment, user: user1, post: post) }
   let!(:comment1) { create(:comment, user: user2, post: post) }
 
-  before(:all) { ArLazyPreload.config.auto_preload = true }
+  before(:each) { ArLazyPreload.config.auto_preload = true }
 
   describe "auto preloading" do
+
     subject { Comment.all }
 
     # SELECT "comments".* FROM "comments"
@@ -20,5 +21,13 @@
     it "loads association automatically" do
       expect { subject.each { |comment| comment.user&.id } }.to make_database_queries(count: 2)
     end
+
+    # SELECT "comments".* FROM "comments"
+    # SELECT "users".* FROM "users" WHERE "users"."id"  = ? LIMIT ?
+    it "only load own association" do
+      expect do
+        subject.each { |comment| comment.skip_auto_preload.user&.id }
+      end.to make_database_queries(matching: '"users"."id" = ?')
+    end
   end
 end