diff --git a/src/Commands/Database/Eloquent.php b/src/Commands/Database/Eloquent.php
index 02d7dbcc..af44814d 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Database/Eloquent.php
+++ b/src/Commands/Database/Eloquent.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function codeHasBeenGenerated(string $className): int
             $this->createSeeder($className);
         }
 
-        if ($this->option('controller') || $this->option('resource')) {
+        if ($this->option('controller') || $this->option('resource') || $this->option('api')) {
             $this->createController($className);
         }
 
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ protected function createController(string $eloquentClassName): void
     {
         $controller = Str::studly(\class_basename($this->argument('name')));
 
-        $this->call('make:controller', [
+        $this->call('make:controller', \array_filter([
             'name' => "{$controller}Controller",
-            '--model' => $this->option('resource') ? $eloquentClassName : null,
-        ]);
+            '--model' => $this->option('resource') || $this->option('api') ? $eloquentClassName : null,
+            '--api' => $this->option('api'),
+        ]));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
             ['seed', 's', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Create a new seeder file for the model'],
             ['pivot', 'p', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Indicates if the generated model should be a custom intermediate table model'],
             ['resource', 'r', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Indicates if the generated controller should be a resource controller'],
+            ['api', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Indicates if the generated controller should be an api controller'],
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Generators/Database/EloquentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Generators/Database/EloquentTest.php
index a4a941ec..019e4afc 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Generators/Database/EloquentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Generators/Database/EloquentTest.php
@@ -216,6 +216,34 @@ public function it_can_generate_nested_eloquent_with_resource_controller_options
         $this->assertFilenameNotExists('database/seeds/FooSeeder.php');
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_generate_nested_eloquent_with_api_controller_options_file()
+    {
+        $this->artisan('make:model', ['name' => 'Foo/Bar', '--api' => true, '--no-interaction' => true])
+            ->assertExitCode(0);
+
+        $this->assertFileContains([
+            'namespace App\Foo;',
+            'use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;',
+            'class Bar extends Model',
+        ], 'app/Foo/Bar.php');
+
+        $this->assertFileContains([
+            'namespace App\Http\Controllers;',
+            'use App\Foo\Bar;',
+            'use Illuminate\Http\Request;',
+            'class BarController extends Controller',
+            'public function index()',
+            'public function store(Request $request)',
+            'public function show(Bar $bar)',
+            'public function update(Request $request, Bar $bar)',
+            'public function destroy(Bar $bar)',
+        ], 'app/Http/Controllers/BarController.php');
+
+        $this->assertFilenameNotExists('database/factories/FooFactory.php');
+        $this->assertFilenameNotExists('database/seeds/FooSeeder.php');
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_can_generate_eloquent_with_all_options_file()
     {