diff --git a/templates/projects/api-server/data.js b/templates/projects/api-server/data.js
index 9b117153..a747eb3a 100644
--- a/templates/projects/api-server/data.js
+++ b/templates/projects/api-server/data.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ template.server = {
     {
       name: 'RoleMapping',
       dataSource: 'db',
+      options: {
+        strictObjectIDCoercion: true,
+      },
       public: false,
     },
     {
diff --git a/templates/projects/hello-world/data.js b/templates/projects/hello-world/data.js
index d21894ea..740c9690 100644
--- a/templates/projects/hello-world/data.js
+++ b/templates/projects/hello-world/data.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ template.server = {
     {
       name: 'RoleMapping',
       dataSource: 'db',
+      options: {
+        strictObjectIDCoercion: true,
+      },
       public: false,
     },
     {
diff --git a/templates/projects/notes/data.js b/templates/projects/notes/data.js
index acb26c49..deb234cd 100644
--- a/templates/projects/notes/data.js
+++ b/templates/projects/notes/data.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ template.server = {
     {
       name: 'RoleMapping',
       dataSource: 'db',
+      options: {
+        strictObjectIDCoercion: true,
+      },
       public: false,
     },
     {
diff --git a/test/end-to-end.js b/test/end-to-end.js
index 4133afaa..7373a54c 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end.js
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
         .expect(422)
         .end(done);
     });
+
+    it('enables strictObjectIDCoercion for RoleMapping model', function() {
+      expect(app.models.RoleMapping.settings.strictObjectIDCoercion)
+        .to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('notes template', function() {
@@ -464,6 +469,11 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
         }
       });
     });
+
+    it('enables strictObjectIDCoercion for RoleMapping model', function() {
+      expect(app.models.RoleMapping.settings.strictObjectIDCoercion)
+        .to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('hello-world template', function() {
@@ -504,6 +514,11 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
         .get('/api/Messages')
         .expect(404, done);
     });
+
+    it('enables strictObjectIDCoercion for RoleMapping model', function() {
+      expect(app.models.RoleMapping.settings.strictObjectIDCoercion)
+        .to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('scaffold 3.x loopback project with option 3.x', function(done) {