diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d606f01..cde9c71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ OBS
 
 Set `$returnNullOnInvalidColumnAttributeAccess = false;` in model if you want exception instead of null on accessing invalid model attributes or invalid relations (It also needs error_reporting = E_ALL in php ini file).
 
+Set `LIST_UN_HYDRATED_WHEN_POSSIBLE = true` in model if you want to skip eloquent hydration for list db query results; note that setting this to true will not append the primary_key_identifier on response.
+
 Set LIVE_MODE=false in your .env file for non prod environments.
 
 Use Request::getFiltered macro to sanitize data retrieved from request
diff --git a/src/Eloquent/CustomRelations/Builders/CleverEloquentBuilder.php b/src/Eloquent/CustomRelations/Builders/CleverEloquentBuilder.php
index b69ba72..7c644ae 100644
--- a/src/Eloquent/CustomRelations/Builders/CleverEloquentBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Eloquent/CustomRelations/Builders/CleverEloquentBuilder.php
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 namespace MacropaySolutions\LaravelCrudWizard\Eloquent\CustomRelations\Builders;
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\CursorPaginator;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\Paginator;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\RelationNotFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\Cursor;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use MacropaySolutions\LaravelCrudWizard\Models\BaseModel;
 
 /**
@@ -15,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 class CleverEloquentBuilder extends Builder
 {
+    protected bool $getUnHydrated = false;
+
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
@@ -41,6 +48,73 @@ public function getRelation($name): Relation
         return $relation;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @throws \Throwable
+     */
+    public function getUnHydrated(array|string $columns = ['*']): Collection
+    {
+        return $this->toBase()->get($columns);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Throwable
+     */
+    public function paginateUnHydrated(
+        int|null|\Closure $perPage = null,
+        array|string $columns = ['*'],
+        string $pageName = 'page',
+        int|null $page = null,
+        int|null|\Closure $total = null,
+    ): LengthAwarePaginator {
+        $this->getUnHydrated = true;
+        $result = $total !== null ?
+            $this->paginate($perPage, $columns, $pageName, $page, $total) :
+            $this->paginate($perPage, $columns, $pageName, $page);
+        $this->getUnHydrated = false;
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Throwable
+     */
+    public function simplePaginateUnHydrated(
+        int|null $perPage = null,
+        array $columns = ['*'],
+        string $pageName = 'page',
+        int|null $page = null
+    ): Paginator {
+        $this->getUnHydrated = true;
+        $result = $this->simplePaginate($perPage, $columns, $pageName, $page);
+        $this->getUnHydrated = false;
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Throwable
+     */
+    public function cursorPaginateUnHydrated(
+        int|null $perPage = null,
+        array|string $columns = ['*'],
+        string $cursorName = 'cursor',
+        Cursor|string|null $cursor = null
+    ): CursorPaginator {
+        $this->getUnHydrated = true;
+        $result = $this->cursorPaginate($perPage, $columns, $cursorName, $cursor);
+        $this->getUnHydrated = false;
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function get($columns = ['*']): \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection|array|Collection
+    {
+        return $this->getUnHydrated ? $this->getUnHydrated($columns) : parent::get($columns);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
@@ -100,4 +174,4 @@ public function with($relations, $callback = null): static
 
         return $this;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceControllerTrait.php b/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceControllerTrait.php
index 8d43d9a..fc5d253 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceControllerTrait.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/ResourceControllerTrait.php
@@ -435,8 +435,28 @@ protected function getPaginator(
     ): LengthAwarePaginator | Paginator | CursorPaginator {
         $model = $builder instanceof Relation ? $builder->getRelated() : $builder->getModel();
         $limit = \max(1, (int)($allRequest['limit'] ?? $model->getPerPage()));
+        $listUnHydrated = false;
+
+        if ($model::LIST_UN_HYDRATED_WHEN_POSSIBLE) {
+            /** @var BaseModel $first */
+            $first = $model->exists ? $model : ($model::query()->first() ?? $model);
+            $listUnHydrated = $builder->getEagerLoads() === []
+                && \array_diff_key(
+                    $first->attributesToArray(),
+                    ['primary_key_identifier' => null]
+                ) === $first->getRawOriginal();
+        }
 
         if (isset($allRequest['cursor'])) {
+            if ($listUnHydrated) {
+                return $builder->cursorPaginateUnHydrated(
+                    $limit,
+                    ['*'],
+                    'cursor',
+                    $allRequest['cursor']
+                );
+            }
+
             return $builder->cursorPaginate(
                 $limit,
                 ['*'],
@@ -445,6 +465,24 @@ protected function getPaginator(
             );
         }
 
+        if ($listUnHydrated) {
+            if ($this->simplePaginate) {
+                return $builder->simplePaginateUnHydrated(
+                    $limit,
+                    ['*'],
+                    'page',
+                    \max((int)($allRequest['page'] ?? 1), 1)
+                );
+            }
+
+            return $builder->paginateUnHydrated(
+                $limit,
+                ['*'],
+                'page',
+                \max((int)($allRequest['page'] ?? 1), 1)
+            );
+        }
+
         return $builder->{$this->simplePaginate ? 'simplePaginate' : 'paginate'}(
             $limit,
             ['*'],
diff --git a/src/Models/BaseModel.php b/src/Models/BaseModel.php
index 3c31e74..4f9c013 100644
--- a/src/Models/BaseModel.php
+++ b/src/Models/BaseModel.php
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ abstract class BaseModel extends Model
     public const CREATED_AT_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
     public const UPDATED_AT_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
     public const COMPOSITE_PK_SEPARATOR = '_';
+    /**
+     * Setting this to true will not append the primary_key_identifier on response
+     */
+    public const LIST_UN_HYDRATED_WHEN_POSSIBLE = false;
     public $timestamps = false;
     public static $snakeAttributes = false;
     public BaseModelAttributes $a;
@@ -110,8 +114,7 @@ public function getIndexRequiredOnFilteringAttribute(): array
      */
     public function getPrimaryKeyIdentifierAttribute(): string
     {
-        return \implode(
-            $this::COMPOSITE_PK_SEPARATOR, \array_map(
+        return \implode($this::COMPOSITE_PK_SEPARATOR, \array_map(
             fn (mixed $value): string => (string)(\is_array($value) ? \last($value) : $value),
             $this->getPrimaryKeyFilter()
         ));
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ function () use ($driver): array {
                 Carbon::now()->addDay(),
                 $callback
             ));
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
             return \collect($callback());
         }
     }
@@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ public function getAttributeValue($key): mixed
         if (!$this->hasGetMutator($key) && !$this->hasAttributeGetMutator($key)) {
             try {
                 return $this->attributes[$key];
-            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
                 throw new \Exception('Undefined attribute: ' . $key . ' in model: ' . static::class);
             }
         }