diff --git a/docs/site/Discovering-models.md b/docs/site/Discovering-models.md
index a5064cb6a61d..9fd0b009a49e 100644
--- a/docs/site/Discovering-models.md
+++ b/docs/site/Discovering-models.md
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ placed. Default is `src/models`
 `--schema`: Specify the schema which the datasource will find the models to
 discover
 
+**`--models`**: Specify the models to be generated e.g:--models=table1,table2
+
 `--optionalId`: Specify if the Id property of generated models will be marked as
+
 not required
 
 ### Interactive Prompts
diff --git a/packages/cli/.yo-rc.json b/packages/cli/.yo-rc.json
index 36ea32e39dc9..25ebb973f6b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/.yo-rc.json
+++ b/packages/cli/.yo-rc.json
@@ -1278,6 +1278,12 @@
           "name": "outDir",
           "hide": false
         },
+        "models": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "description": "Discover specific models without prompting users to select e.g:--models=table1,table2",
+          "name": "models",
+          "hide": false
+        },
         "optionalId": {
           "type": "Boolean",
           "description": "Boolean to mark id property as optional field",
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/discover/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/discover/index.js
index 3f3d5cc3fe7e..891b797f2f7e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/discover/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/discover/index.js
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ module.exports = class DiscoveryGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
       default: undefined,
     });
 
+    this.option('models', {
+      type: String,
+      description: g.f(
+        'Discover specific models without prompting users to select e.g:--models=table1,table2',
+      ),
+      default: undefined,
+    });
+
     this.option('optionalId', {
       type: Boolean,
       description: g.f('Boolean to mark id property as optional field'),
@@ -201,6 +209,16 @@ module.exports = class DiscoveryGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
       this.discoveringModels = this.modelChoices;
     }
 
+    if (this.options.models) {
+      const answers = {discoveringModels: this.options.models.split(',')};
+      debug(`Models specified: ${JSON.stringify(answers)}`);
+      this.discoveringModels = [];
+      answers.discoveringModels.forEach(m => {
+        this.discoveringModels.push(this.modelChoices.find(c => c.name === m));
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const prompts = [
       {
         name: 'discoveringModels',
diff --git a/packages/cli/snapshots/integration/cli/cli.integration.snapshots.js b/packages/cli/snapshots/integration/cli/cli.integration.snapshots.js
index 902b96b7db2b..b0ed39183e17 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snapshots/integration/cli/cli.integration.snapshots.js
+++ b/packages/cli/snapshots/integration/cli/cli.integration.snapshots.js
@@ -1336,6 +1336,12 @@ exports[`cli saves command metadata to .yo-rc.json 1`] = `
           "name": "outDir",
           "hide": false
         },
+        "models": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "description": "Discover specific models without prompting users to select e.g:--models=table1,table2",
+          "name": "models",
+          "hide": false
+        },
         "optionalId": {
           "type": "Boolean",
           "description": "Boolean to mark id property as optional field",
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/generators/discover.integration.js b/packages/cli/test/integration/generators/discover.integration.js
index 3a23e02826ee..77dffdc3b09f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/generators/discover.integration.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/generators/discover.integration.js
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ const disableCamelCaseOptions = {
 const missingDataSourceOptions = {
   dataSource: 'foo',
 };
+const specificmodelsOptions = {
+  models: 'Test',
+  dataSource: 'mem',
+  views: false,
+  disableCamelCase: true,
+};
 const optionalIdOptions = {
   ...baseOptions,
   optionalId: true,
@@ -174,4 +180,17 @@ describe('lb4 discover integration', () => {
       expectFileToMatchSnapshot(defaultExpectedTestModel);
     });
   });
+  it('generates specific models without prompts using --models', async () => {
+    await testUtils
+      .executeGenerator(generator)
+      .inDir(sandbox.path, () =>
+        testUtils.givenLBProject(sandbox.path, {
+          additionalFiles: SANDBOX_FILES,
+        }),
+      )
+      .withOptions(specificmodelsOptions);
+
+    basicModelFileChecks(defaultExpectedTestModel, defaultExpectedIndexFile);
+    assert.file(defaultExpectedTestModel);
+  });
 });