diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87a857263..89b277639 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -206,9 +206,10 @@ The results will be output in `./benchmarks/results.md`.
 
 ## strictObjectIDCoercion flag
 
-In version 1.17.0, the id of string type is being converted to ObjectID, when the string length is 12 or 24 and has the format of an ObjectID i.e /^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$/. To avoid this issue, the strictObjectIDCoercion flag should be set to true in the model-definition file.
+In version 1.17.0, the id of string type is being converted to ObjectID, when the string length is 12 or 24 and has the format of an ObjectID i.e /^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$/.
+To avoid this issue, the strictObjectIDCoercion flag should be set to true in the model-definition file. It is also possible to enable this flag on a per method bases by passing it in as part of the options object.
 
-model-definition.js
+### model-definition.js
 
 ```js
 {
@@ -264,6 +265,18 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 };
 ```
 
+### Per method basis
+
+```js
+myModelName.find(
+  {where: {id: {inq: ['59460487e9532ae90c324b59', '59460487e9532ae90c324b5a']}}},
+  {strictObjectIDCoercion: true},
+  function(err, result) {
+    // ... 
+  }
+)
+```
+
 ## Release notes
 
   * 1.1.7 - Do not return MongoDB-specific _id to client API, except if specifically specified in the model definition
diff --git a/lib/mongodb.js b/lib/mongodb.js
index 1eef886f1..d64fa3652 100644
--- a/lib/mongodb.js
+++ b/lib/mongodb.js
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ exports.initialize = function initializeDataSource(dataSource, callback) {
 // compatibility of model connector hooks, this maps the new
 // commands to previous names for the observors of this command.
 const COMMAND_MAPPINGS = {
-  'insertOne': 'insert',
-  'updateOne': 'save',
-  'findOneAndUpdate': 'findAndModify',
-  'deleteOne': 'delete',
-  'deleteMany': 'delete',
-  'replaceOne': 'update',
-  'updateMany': 'update',
-  'countDocuments': 'count',
+  insertOne: 'insert',
+  updateOne: 'save',
+  findOneAndUpdate: 'findAndModify',
+  deleteOne: 'delete',
+  deleteMany: 'delete',
+  replaceOne: 'update',
+  updateMany: 'update',
+  countDocuments: 'count',
 };
 
 exports.MongoDB = MongoDB;
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.execute = function(model, command) {
   }
 };
 
-MongoDB.prototype.coerceId = function(model, id) {
+MongoDB.prototype.coerceId = function(model, id, options) {
   // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-connector-mongodb/issues/206
   if (id == null) return id;
   var self = this;
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.coerceId = function(model, id) {
       }
     }
 
-    if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, idProp, idValue)) {
+    if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, idProp, idValue, options)) {
       idValue = ObjectID(idValue);
     }
   }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.create = function(model, data, options, callback) {
   if (idValue === null) {
     delete data[idName]; // Allow MongoDB to generate the id
   } else {
-    var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue); // Is it an Object ID?c
+    var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue, options); // Is it an Object ID?c
     data._id = oid; // Set it to _id
     if (idName !== '_id') {
       delete data[idName];
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.create = function(model, data, options, callback) {
       return callback(err);
     }
     idValue = result.ops[0]._id;
-    idValue = self.coerceId(model, idValue);
+    idValue = self.coerceId(model, idValue, options);
     // Wrap it to process.nextTick as delete data._id seems to be interferring
     // with mongo insert
     process.nextTick(function() {
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.save = function(model, data, options, callback) {
   var idValue = self.getIdValue(model, data);
   var idName = self.idName(model);
 
-  var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue);
+  var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue, options);
   data._id = oid;
   if (idName !== '_id') {
     delete data[idName];
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.exists = function(model, id, options, callback) {
   if (self.debug) {
     debug('exists', model, id);
   }
-  id = self.coerceId(model, id);
+  id = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
   this.execute(model, 'findOne', {_id: id}, function(err, data) {
     if (self.debug) {
       debug('exists.callback', model, id, err, data);
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.find = function find(model, id, options, callback) {
     debug('find', model, id);
   }
   var idName = self.idName(model);
-  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id);
+  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
   this.execute(model, 'findOne', {_id: oid}, function(err, data) {
     if (self.debug) {
       debug('find.callback', model, id, err, data);
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.updateOrCreate = function updateOrCreate(
 
   var id = self.getIdValue(model, data);
   var idName = self.idName(model);
-  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id);
+  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
   delete data[idName];
 
   data = self.toDatabase(model, data);
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.replaceOrCreate = function(model, data, options, cb) {
   if (this.debug) debug('replaceOrCreate', model, data);
 
   var id = this.getIdValue(model, data);
-  var oid = this.coerceId(model, id);
+  var oid = this.coerceId(model, id, options);
   var idName = this.idName(model);
   data._id = data[idName];
   delete data[idName];
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.destroy = function destroy(model, id, options, callback) {
   if (self.debug) {
     debug('delete', model, id);
   }
-  id = self.coerceId(model, id);
+  id = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
   this.execute(model, 'deleteOne', {_id: id}, function(err, result) {
     if (self.debug) {
       debug('delete.callback', model, id, err, result);
@@ -902,9 +902,9 @@ MongoDB.prototype.buildWhere = function(model, where, options) {
     k = self.getDatabaseColumnName(model, k);
 
     var spec = false;
-    var options = null;
+    var regexOptions = null;
     if (cond && cond.constructor.name === 'Object') {
-      options = cond.options;
+      regexOptions = cond.options;
       spec = Object.keys(cond)[0];
       cond = cond[spec];
     }
@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ MongoDB.prototype.buildWhere = function(model, where, options) {
         cond = [].concat(cond || []);
         query[k] = {
           $in: cond.map(function(x) {
-            if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, x)) return ObjectID(x);
+            if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, x, options))
+              return ObjectID(x);
             return x;
           }),
         };
@@ -923,7 +924,8 @@ MongoDB.prototype.buildWhere = function(model, where, options) {
         cond = [].concat(cond || []);
         query[k] = {
           $nin: cond.map(function(x) {
-            if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, x)) return ObjectID(x);
+            if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, x, options))
+              return ObjectID(x);
             return x;
           }),
         };
@@ -931,13 +933,13 @@ MongoDB.prototype.buildWhere = function(model, where, options) {
         if (cond instanceof RegExp) {
           query[k] = {$regex: cond};
         } else {
-          query[k] = {$regex: new RegExp(cond, options)};
+          query[k] = {$regex: new RegExp(cond, regexOptions)};
         }
       } else if (spec === 'nlike') {
         if (cond instanceof RegExp) {
           query[k] = {$not: cond};
         } else {
-          query[k] = {$not: new RegExp(cond, options)};
+          query[k] = {$not: new RegExp(cond, regexOptions)};
         }
       } else if (spec === 'neq') {
         query[k] = {$ne: cond};
@@ -956,7 +958,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.buildWhere = function(model, where, options) {
         // Null: 10
         query[k] = {$type: 10};
       } else {
-        if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, cond)) {
+        if (self.isObjectIDProperty(model, prop, cond, options)) {
           cond = ObjectID(cond);
         }
         query[k] = cond;
@@ -1387,7 +1389,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.count = function count(model, where, options, callback) {
  */
 MongoDB.prototype.replaceById = function replace(model, id, data, options, cb) {
   if (this.debug) debug('replace', model, id, data);
-  var oid = this.coerceId(model, id);
+  var oid = this.coerceId(model, id, options);
   this.replaceWithOptions(model, oid, data, {upsert: false}, function(
     err,
     data
@@ -1480,7 +1482,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttrs(
     return;
   }
 
-  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id);
+  var oid = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
   var idName = this.idName(model);
 
   this.execute(
@@ -1813,7 +1815,7 @@ MongoDB.prototype.ping = function(cb) {
  * Check whether the property is an ObjectID (or Array thereof)
  *
  */
-MongoDB.prototype.isObjectIDProperty = function(model, prop, value) {
+MongoDB.prototype.isObjectIDProperty = function(model, prop, value, options) {
   if (
     prop &&
     (prop.type === ObjectID ||
@@ -1822,9 +1824,11 @@ MongoDB.prototype.isObjectIDProperty = function(model, prop, value) {
     return true;
   } else if ('string' === typeof value) {
     var settings = this._models[model] && this._models[model].settings;
+    options = options || {};
     var strict =
       (settings && settings.strictObjectIDCoercion) ||
-      this.settings.strictObjectIDCoercion;
+      this.settings.strictObjectIDCoercion ||
+      options.strictObjectIDCoercion;
     if (strict) return false; // unless explicitly typed, don't coerce
     return /^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$/.test(value);
   } else {
@@ -1873,7 +1877,7 @@ function optimizedFindOrCreate(model, filter, data, options, callback) {
   if (idValue == null) {
     delete data[idName]; // Allow MongoDB to generate the id
   } else {
-    var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue); // Is it an Object ID?
+    var oid = self.coerceId(model, idValue, options); // Is it an Object ID?
     data._id = oid; // Set it to _id
     if (idName !== '_id') {
       delete data[idName];
@@ -1886,7 +1890,7 @@ function optimizedFindOrCreate(model, filter, data, options, callback) {
     if (filter.where[idName]) {
       var id = filter.where[idName];
       delete filter.where[idName];
-      id = self.coerceId(model, id);
+      id = self.coerceId(model, id, options);
       filter.where._id = id;
     }
     query = self.buildWhere(model, filter.where, options);
diff --git a/test/objectid.test.js b/test/objectid.test.js
index 0bb0e39c9..dcd20face 100644
--- a/test/objectid.test.js
+++ b/test/objectid.test.js
@@ -53,4 +53,19 @@ describe('ObjectID', function() {
     var id = 123;
     ObjectID(id).should.be.equal(123);
   });
+
+  it('coerces ObjectID', function() {
+    const coercedId = db.connector.isObjectIDProperty('Book', {}, '52fcef5c0325ace8dcb7a0bd');
+    coercedId.should.be.True();
+  });
+
+  it('given strictObjectIDCoercion: true, does not coerce ObjectID', function() {
+    const coercedId = db.connector.isObjectIDProperty(
+      'Book',
+      {},
+      '52fcef5c0325ace8dcb7a0bd',
+      {strictObjectIDCoercion: true}
+    );
+    coercedId.should.be.False();
+  });
 });