diff --git a/extension.go b/extension.go
index 9be9987..2ba207e 100644
--- a/extension.go
+++ b/extension.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type (
 		Target string
 		// The Views created by entoas.
 		Views map[string]*entoas.View
+		// Whether to allow the client to supply IDs in case uuids are used.
+		// AllowClientUUIDs, when enabled, allows the built-in "id" field as part of the payload for create, allowing the client to supply UUIDs as primary keys and for idempotency.
+		AllowClientUUIDs bool
 	}
 	// Extension implements entc.Extension interface providing integration with ogen.
 	Extension struct {
@@ -41,12 +44,14 @@ func NewExtension(spec *ogen.Spec, opts ...ExtensionOption) (*Extension, error)
 	if spec == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("ogent: spec cannot be nil")
 	}
-	ex := &Extension{spec: spec, cfg: new(Config), templates: []*gen.Template{templates}}
+	ex := &Extension{spec: spec, cfg: new(Config)}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		if err := opt(ex); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	ex.templates = []*gen.Template{genTemplates(ex.cfg)}
+
 	return ex, nil
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +63,14 @@ func Target(t string) ExtensionOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// AllowClientUUIDs allows the client to supply IDs in case uuids are used.
+func AllowClientUUIDs() ExtensionOption {
+	return func(ex *Extension) error {
+		ex.cfg.AllowClientUUIDs = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Templates adds the given templates to the code generator.
 func Templates(ts ...*gen.Template) ExtensionOption {
 	return func(ex *Extension) error {
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index ccfe02b..822dfdc 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ import (
 var (
 	//go:embed template
 	templateDir embed.FS
+)
+
+func genTemplates(cfg *Config) *gen.Template {
 	// funcMap contains extra template functions used by ogent.
-	funcMap = template.FuncMap{
+	funcMap := template.FuncMap{
+		"allowClientUUIDs": func() bool {
+			return cfg.AllowClientUUIDs
+		},
 		"convertTo":       convertTo,
 		"eagerLoad":       eagerLoad,
 		"edgeOperations":  entoas.EdgeOperations,
@@ -43,8 +49,9 @@ var (
 		"viewNameEdge":    entoas.ViewNameEdge,
 	}
 	// templates holds all templates used by ogent.
-	templates = gen.MustParse(gen.NewTemplate("ogent").Funcs(funcMap).ParseFS(templateDir, "template/*tmpl"))
-)
+	templates := gen.MustParse(gen.NewTemplate("ogent").Funcs(funcMap).ParseFS(templateDir, "template/*tmpl"))
+	return templates
+}
 
 // eagerLoad returns the Go expression to eager load the required edges on the node operation.
 func eagerLoad(n *gen.Type, op entoas.Operation) (string, error) {
@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@ func setFieldExpr(f *gen.Field, schema, rec, ident string) (string, error) {
 		case Date:
 			opt = "Date"
 		case Time:
-			opt = "Time"			
+			opt = "Time"
 		case Duration:
 			opt = "Duration"
 		case UUID:
diff --git a/template/create.tmpl b/template/create.tmpl
index cb4f5dc..62e17a5 100644
--- a/template/create.tmpl
+++ b/template/create.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {{ define "ogent/ogent/helper/create" }}{{/* gotype: entgo.io/ent/entc/gen.Type */}}
 	b := h.client.{{ $.Name }}.Create()
+	{{ if allowClientUUIDs }}
+	{{ if eq $.ID.Type.Ident "uuid.UUID" }}
+	if v, ok := req.{{ $.ID.StructField }}.Get(); ok && v != uuid.Nil {
+		b.Set{{ $.ID.StructField }}(v)
+	}
+	{{ end }}
+	{{ end }}
 	// Add all fields.
 	{{- range $f := $.Fields }}
 		{{- $a := fieldAnnotation $f }}