diff --git a/bin/annotate b/bin/annotate
index ca770c2e0..d25d000dc 100755
--- a/bin/annotate
+++ b/bin/annotate
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ OptionParser.new do |opts|
     ENV['root_dir'] = dir
   end
 
+  opts.on('--ignore-models',
+          "Don't annotate models") do |dir|
+    ENV['ignore_models'] = 'yes'
+  end
+
   opts.on('--ignore-model-subdirects',
           "Ignore subdirectories of the models directory") do |dir|
     ENV['ignore_model_sub_dir'] = 'yes'
diff --git a/lib/annotate.rb b/lib/annotate.rb
index ec742bca0..34cb480be 100755
--- a/lib/annotate.rb
+++ b/lib/annotate.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def self.include_routes?
   end
 
   def self.include_models?
-    true
+    ENV['ignore_models'] !~ TRUE_RE
   end
 
   def self.loaded_tasks=(val)