diff --git a/docs/generators/aspnetcore.md b/docs/generators/aspnetcore.md
index f8a95fbb597..c4dc4acb6d5 100644
--- a/docs/generators/aspnetcore.md
+++ b/docs/generators/aspnetcore.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 |packageName|C# package name (convention: Title.Case).| |Org.OpenAPITools|
 |packageTitle|Specifies an AssemblyTitle for the .NET Framework global assembly attributes stored in the AssemblyInfo file.| |OpenAPI Library|
 |packageVersion|C# package version.| |1.0.0|
+|pocoModels|Build POCO Models| |false|
 |returnICollection|Return ICollection<T> instead of the concrete type.| |false|
 |sortParamsByRequiredFlag|Sort method arguments to place required parameters before optional parameters.| |true|
 |sourceFolder|source folder for generated code| |src|
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AspNetCoreServerCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AspNetCoreServerCodegen.java
index 35b277126d3..b220aa8b1ca 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AspNetCoreServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AspNetCoreServerCodegen.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import static java.util.UUID.randomUUID;
 public class AspNetCoreServerCodegen extends AbstractCSharpCodegen {
 
     public static final String USE_SWASHBUCKLE = "useSwashbuckle";
+    public static final String MODEL_POCOMODE = "pocoModels";
     public static final String ASPNET_CORE_VERSION = "aspnetCoreVersion";
     public static final String SWASHBUCKLE_VERSION = "swashbuckleVersion";
     public static final String CLASS_MODIFIER = "classModifier";
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class AspNetCoreServerCodegen extends AbstractCSharpCodegen {
     protected final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AspNetCoreServerCodegen.class);
 
     private boolean useSwashbuckle = true;
+    private boolean pocoModels = false;
     protected int serverPort = 8080;
     protected String serverHost = "0.0.0.0";
     protected CliOption swashbuckleVersion = new CliOption(SWASHBUCKLE_VERSION, "Swashbuckle version: 3.0.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, 6.0.0");
@@ -238,6 +240,10 @@ public class AspNetCoreServerCodegen extends AbstractCSharpCodegen {
                 "Uses the Swashbuckle.AspNetCore NuGet package for documentation.",
                 useSwashbuckle);
 
+        addSwitch(MODEL_POCOMODE,
+                "Build POCO Models",
+                pocoModels);
+
         addSwitch(IS_LIBRARY,
                 "Is the build a library",
                 isLibrary);
@@ -360,6 +366,7 @@ public class AspNetCoreServerCodegen extends AbstractCSharpCodegen {
         setClassModifier();
         setOperationModifier();
         setModelClassModifier();
+        setPocoModels();
         setUseSwashbuckle();
         setOperationIsAsync();
 
@@ -656,6 +663,14 @@ public class AspNetCoreServerCodegen extends AbstractCSharpCodegen {
         }
     }
 
+    private void setPocoModels() {
+        if (additionalProperties.containsKey(MODEL_POCOMODE)) {
+            pocoModels = convertPropertyToBooleanAndWriteBack(MODEL_POCOMODE);
+        } else {
+            additionalProperties.put(MODEL_POCOMODE, pocoModels);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setUseSwashbuckle() {
         if (isLibrary) {
             LOGGER.warn("isLibrary is true so changing default useSwashbuckle to false");
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.0/model.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.0/model.mustache
index d28375e4b9b..4e8fa2022b2 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.0/model.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.0/model.mustache
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Models
     /// {{description}}
     /// </summary>
     [DataContract]
-    public partial class {{classname}} : {{#parent}}{{{.}}}, {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>
+    public partial class {{classname}} {{#parent}}: {{{.}}}{{^pocoModels}}, {{/pocoModels}}{{/parent}}{{^pocoModels}}{{^parent}}: {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>{{/pocoModels}}
     {
         {{#vars}}
         {{#items.isEnum}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.1/model.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.1/model.mustache
index 9b146b15871..362708e149e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.1/model.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/2.1/model.mustache
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace {{modelPackage}}
     /// {{description}}
     /// </summary>
     [DataContract]
-    public {{#modelClassModifier}}{{.}} {{/modelClassModifier}}class {{classname}} : {{#parent}}{{{.}}}, {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>
+    public {{#modelClassModifier}}{{.}} {{/modelClassModifier}}class {{classname}} {{#parent}}: {{{.}}}{{^pocoModels}}, {{/pocoModels}}{{/parent}}{{^pocoModels}}{{^parent}}: {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>{{/pocoModels}}
     {
         {{#vars}}
         {{#items.isEnum}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/3.0/model.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/3.0/model.mustache
index 4cc9017e060..43d92560b73 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/3.0/model.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/aspnetcore/3.0/model.mustache
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace {{modelPackage}}
     [JsonSubtypes.KnownSubType(typeof({{{modelName}}}), "{{^vendorExtensions.x-discriminator-value}}{{{mappingName}}}{{/vendorExtensions.x-discriminator-value}}{{#vendorExtensions.x-discriminator-value}}{{{.}}}{{/vendorExtensions.x-discriminator-value}}")]
     {{/mappedModels}}
     {{/discriminator}}
-    public {{#modelClassModifier}}{{.}} {{/modelClassModifier}}class {{classname}} : {{#parent}}{{{.}}}, {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>
+    public {{#modelClassModifier}}{{.}} {{/modelClassModifier}}class {{classname}} {{#parent}}: {{{.}}}{{^pocoModels}}, {{/pocoModels}}{{/parent}}{{^pocoModels}}{{^parent}}: {{/parent}}IEquatable<{{classname}}>{{/pocoModels}}
     {
         {{#vars}}
         {{#items.isEnum}}
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace {{modelPackage}}
         {{/-last}}
         {{/vars}}
 
+        {{^pocoModels}}
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the string presentation of the object
         /// </summary>
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ namespace {{modelPackage}}
 
         #pragma warning restore 1591
         #endregion Operators
+        {{/pocoModels}}
     }
 {{/isEnum}}
 {{/model}}