diff --git a/graphene_django/settings.py b/graphene_django/settings.py
index 46d70ee15..c3301cd33 100644
--- a/graphene_django/settings.py
+++ b/graphene_django/settings.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     'RELAY_CONNECTION_ENFORCE_FIRST_OR_LAST': False,
     # Max items returned in ConnectionFields / FilterConnectionFields
     'RELAY_CONNECTION_MAX_LIMIT': 100,
+    # Set to True if you want all models to include ForeignKey id fields
+    'INCLUDE_FOREIGNKEY_IDS': False
 }
 
 if settings.DEBUG:
diff --git a/graphene_django/tests/test_types.py b/graphene_django/tests/test_types.py
index 83d9b4070..4b2bb076e 100644
--- a/graphene_django/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/graphene_django/tests/test_types.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from graphene.relay import Node
 
 from .. import registry
-from ..types import DjangoObjectType
+from ..settings import graphene_settings
+from ..types import DjangoObjectType, construct_fields
 from .models import Article as ArticleModel
 from .models import Reporter as ReporterModel
 
@@ -176,3 +177,27 @@ class Meta:
 
     fields = list(Reporter._meta.fields.keys())
     assert 'email' not in fields
+
+
+def test_construct_fields_ignores_fkids_by_default():
+    fields = construct_fields(
+        ArticleModel,
+        registry.registry,
+        (), ()
+    )
+
+    assert 'reporter_id' not in fields
+    assert 'editor_id' not in fields
+
+
+def test_construct_fields_adds_fkids_when_setting_is_true():
+    graphene_settings.INCLUDE_FOREIGNKEY_IDS = True
+    fields = construct_fields(
+        ArticleModel,
+        registry.registry,
+        (), ()
+    )
+    graphene_settings.INCLUDE_FOREIGNKEY_IDS = False
+
+    assert 'reporter_id' in fields
+    assert 'editor_id' in fields
diff --git a/graphene_django/types.py b/graphene_django/types.py
index 684863a89..be2a892be 100644
--- a/graphene_django/types.py
+++ b/graphene_django/types.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+from django.db.models import ForeignKey
 from django.utils.functional import SimpleLazyObject
 from graphene import Field
 from graphene.relay import Connection, Node
 from graphene.types.objecttype import ObjectType, ObjectTypeOptions
 from graphene.types.utils import yank_fields_from_attrs
 
-from .converter import convert_django_field_with_choices
+from .converter import convert_django_field_with_choices, convert_field_to_id
 from .registry import Registry, get_global_registry
+from .settings import graphene_settings
 from .utils import (DJANGO_FILTER_INSTALLED, get_model_fields,
                     is_valid_django_model)
 
@@ -30,6 +32,15 @@ def construct_fields(model, registry, only_fields, exclude_fields):
         converted = convert_django_field_with_choices(field, registry)
         fields[name] = converted
 
+        attname = getattr(field, 'attname', '')
+        add_foreignkey_attname = all([
+            isinstance(field, ForeignKey),
+            graphene_settings.INCLUDE_FOREIGNKEY_IDS,
+            attname not in fields,
+        ])
+        if add_foreignkey_attname:
+            fields[field.attname] = convert_field_to_id(field)
+
     return fields