diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9bf64a1..bcb84d81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - Bump `@graphiql/plugin-explorer` version to `^1`
+- Ignore fields that represent foreign keys in GraphQL schema generation
 - When compiling to GraphQL using the CDS API or CLI, only generate GraphQL schemas for services that are annotated with GraphQL protocol annotations
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/schema/util/index.js b/lib/schema/util/index.js
index f229ebcf..3331ed63 100644
--- a/lib/schema/util/index.js
+++ b/lib/schema/util/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ const hasScalarFields = entity =>
     ([, el]) => !(shouldElementBeIgnored(el) || el.isAssociation || el.isComposition)
   )
 
+const _isFlatForeignKey = element => Boolean(element['@odata.foreignKey4'] || element._foreignKey4)
+
 const _isLocalized = element => element.name === 'localized' && element.target?.endsWith('.texts')
 
-const shouldElementBeIgnored = element => element.name.startsWith('up_') || _isLocalized(element)
+// TODO: add check for @cds.api.ignore
+const shouldElementBeIgnored = element =>
+  element.name.startsWith('up_') || _isLocalized(element) || _isFlatForeignKey(element)
 
 const isCompositionOfAspect = entity =>
   Object.values(entity.elements.up_?._target.elements ?? {}).some(e => e.targetAspect && e._target.name === entity.name)
diff --git a/test/schemas/bookshop-graphql.gql b/test/schemas/bookshop-graphql.gql
index 1c9253cf..ec3dc211 100644
--- a/test/schemas/bookshop-graphql.gql
+++ b/test/schemas/bookshop-graphql.gql
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ See https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/cds/common#aspect-managed
 type AdminService_Books {
   ID: Int
   author: AdminService_Authors
-  author_ID: Int
   chapters(filter: [AdminService_Chapters_filter], orderBy: [AdminService_Chapters_orderBy], skip: Int, top: Int): AdminService_Chapters_connection
   createdAt: Timestamp
 
@@ -118,10 +117,8 @@ type AdminService_Books {
   See https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/cds/common#type-currency
   """
   currency: AdminService_Currencies
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: AdminService_Genres
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
 
@@ -136,15 +133,12 @@ type AdminService_Books {
 input AdminService_Books_C {
   ID: Int
   author: AdminService_Authors_C
-  author_ID: Int
   chapters: [AdminService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   createdBy: String
   currency: AdminService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: AdminService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   modifiedBy: String
@@ -156,15 +150,12 @@ input AdminService_Books_C {
 
 input AdminService_Books_U {
   author: AdminService_Authors_C
-  author_ID: Int
   chapters: [AdminService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   createdBy: String
   currency: AdminService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: AdminService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   modifiedBy: String
@@ -181,12 +172,9 @@ type AdminService_Books_connection {
 
 input AdminService_Books_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
-  author_ID: [Int_filter]
   createdAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   createdBy: [String_filter]
-  currency_code: [String_filter]
   descr: [String_filter]
-  genre_ID: [Int_filter]
   image: [Binary_filter]
   modifiedAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   modifiedBy: [String_filter]
@@ -203,12 +191,9 @@ type AdminService_Books_input {
 
 input AdminService_Books_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
-  author_ID: SortDirection
   createdAt: SortDirection
   createdBy: SortDirection
-  currency_code: SortDirection
   descr: SortDirection
-  genre_ID: SortDirection
   image: SortDirection
   modifiedAt: SortDirection
   modifiedBy: SortDirection
@@ -266,7 +251,6 @@ input AdminService_Books_texts_orderBy {
 """A Chapter of a Book"""
 type AdminService_Chapters {
   book: AdminService_Books
-  book_ID: Int
   createdAt: Timestamp
 
   """Canonical user ID"""
@@ -281,7 +265,6 @@ type AdminService_Chapters {
 
 input AdminService_Chapters_C {
   book: AdminService_Books_C
-  book_ID: Int
   createdAt: Timestamp
   createdBy: String
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
@@ -304,7 +287,6 @@ type AdminService_Chapters_connection {
 }
 
 input AdminService_Chapters_filter {
-  book_ID: [Int_filter]
   createdAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   createdBy: [String_filter]
   modifiedAt: [Timestamp_filter]
@@ -320,7 +302,6 @@ type AdminService_Chapters_input {
 }
 
 input AdminService_Chapters_orderBy {
-  book_ID: SortDirection
   createdAt: SortDirection
   createdBy: SortDirection
   modifiedAt: SortDirection
@@ -440,7 +421,6 @@ type AdminService_Genres {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: AdminService_Genres
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts(filter: [AdminService_Genres_texts_filter], orderBy: [AdminService_Genres_texts_orderBy], skip: Int, top: Int): AdminService_Genres_texts_connection
 }
 
@@ -450,7 +430,6 @@ input AdminService_Genres_C {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: AdminService_Genres_C
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts: [AdminService_Genres_texts_C]
 }
 
@@ -459,7 +438,6 @@ input AdminService_Genres_U {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: AdminService_Genres_C
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts: [AdminService_Genres_texts_C]
 }
 
@@ -472,7 +450,6 @@ input AdminService_Genres_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
   descr: [String_filter]
   name: [String_filter]
-  parent_ID: [Int_filter]
 }
 
 type AdminService_Genres_input {
@@ -485,7 +462,6 @@ input AdminService_Genres_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
   descr: SortDirection
   name: SortDirection
-  parent_ID: SortDirection
 }
 
 type AdminService_Genres_texts {
@@ -579,10 +555,8 @@ type CatalogService_Books {
   See https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/cds/common#type-currency
   """
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -597,10 +571,8 @@ input CatalogService_Books_C {
   chapters: [CatalogService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -614,10 +586,8 @@ input CatalogService_Books_U {
   chapters: [CatalogService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   descr: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -635,9 +605,7 @@ input CatalogService_Books_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
   author: [String_filter]
   createdAt: [Timestamp_filter]
-  currency_code: [String_filter]
   descr: [String_filter]
-  genre_ID: [Int_filter]
   image: [Binary_filter]
   modifiedAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   price: [Decimal_filter]
@@ -655,9 +623,7 @@ input CatalogService_Books_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
   author: SortDirection
   createdAt: SortDirection
-  currency_code: SortDirection
   descr: SortDirection
-  genre_ID: SortDirection
   image: SortDirection
   modifiedAt: SortDirection
   price: SortDirection
@@ -714,7 +680,6 @@ input CatalogService_Books_texts_orderBy {
 """A Chapter of a Book"""
 type CatalogService_Chapters {
   book: CatalogService_Books
-  book_ID: Int
   createdAt: Timestamp
 
   """Canonical user ID"""
@@ -729,7 +694,6 @@ type CatalogService_Chapters {
 
 input CatalogService_Chapters_C {
   book: CatalogService_Books_C
-  book_ID: Int
   createdAt: Timestamp
   createdBy: String
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
@@ -752,7 +716,6 @@ type CatalogService_Chapters_connection {
 }
 
 input CatalogService_Chapters_filter {
-  book_ID: [Int_filter]
   createdAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   createdBy: [String_filter]
   modifiedAt: [Timestamp_filter]
@@ -768,7 +731,6 @@ type CatalogService_Chapters_input {
 }
 
 input CatalogService_Chapters_orderBy {
-  book_ID: SortDirection
   createdAt: SortDirection
   createdBy: SortDirection
   modifiedAt: SortDirection
@@ -888,7 +850,6 @@ type CatalogService_Genres {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: CatalogService_Genres
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts(filter: [CatalogService_Genres_texts_filter], orderBy: [CatalogService_Genres_texts_orderBy], skip: Int, top: Int): CatalogService_Genres_texts_connection
 }
 
@@ -898,7 +859,6 @@ input CatalogService_Genres_C {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts: [CatalogService_Genres_texts_C]
 }
 
@@ -907,7 +867,6 @@ input CatalogService_Genres_U {
   descr: String
   name: String
   parent: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  parent_ID: Int
   texts: [CatalogService_Genres_texts_C]
 }
 
@@ -920,7 +879,6 @@ input CatalogService_Genres_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
   descr: [String_filter]
   name: [String_filter]
-  parent_ID: [Int_filter]
 }
 
 type CatalogService_Genres_input {
@@ -933,7 +891,6 @@ input CatalogService_Genres_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
   descr: SortDirection
   name: SortDirection
-  parent_ID: SortDirection
 }
 
 type CatalogService_Genres_texts {
@@ -995,9 +952,7 @@ type CatalogService_ListOfBooks {
   See https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/cds/common#type-currency
   """
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies
-  currency_code: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -1012,9 +967,7 @@ input CatalogService_ListOfBooks_C {
   chapters: [CatalogService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -1028,9 +981,7 @@ input CatalogService_ListOfBooks_U {
   chapters: [CatalogService_Chapters_C]
   createdAt: Timestamp
   currency: CatalogService_Currencies_C
-  currency_code: String
   genre: CatalogService_Genres_C
-  genre_ID: Int
   image: Binary
   modifiedAt: Timestamp
   price: Decimal
@@ -1048,8 +999,6 @@ input CatalogService_ListOfBooks_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
   author: [String_filter]
   createdAt: [Timestamp_filter]
-  currency_code: [String_filter]
-  genre_ID: [Int_filter]
   image: [Binary_filter]
   modifiedAt: [Timestamp_filter]
   price: [Decimal_filter]
@@ -1067,8 +1016,6 @@ input CatalogService_ListOfBooks_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
   author: SortDirection
   createdAt: SortDirection
-  currency_code: SortDirection
-  genre_ID: SortDirection
   image: SortDirection
   modifiedAt: SortDirection
   price: SortDirection
diff --git a/test/schemas/edge-cases/field-named-localized.gql b/test/schemas/edge-cases/field-named-localized.gql
index ddd3d4da..6cb32b2d 100644
--- a/test/schemas/edge-cases/field-named-localized.gql
+++ b/test/schemas/edge-cases/field-named-localized.gql
@@ -45,20 +45,17 @@ type FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized {
   ID: Int
   localized: String
   root: FieldNamedLocalizedService_Root
-  root_ID: Int
 }
 
 input FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_C {
   ID: Int
   localized: String
   root: FieldNamedLocalizedService_Root_C
-  root_ID: Int
 }
 
 input FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_U {
   localized: String
   root: FieldNamedLocalizedService_Root_C
-  root_ID: Int
 }
 
 type FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_connection {
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ type FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_connection {
 input FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_filter {
   ID: [Int_filter]
   localized: [String_filter]
-  root_ID: [Int_filter]
 }
 
 type FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_input {
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ type FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_input {
 input FieldNamedLocalizedService_localized_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
   localized: SortDirection
-  root_ID: SortDirection
 }
 
 input Int_filter {
diff --git a/test/schemas/edge-cases/fields-with-connection-names.gql b/test/schemas/edge-cases/fields-with-connection-names.gql
index 2b578c2a..1c3de2a6 100644
--- a/test/schemas/edge-cases/fields-with-connection-names.gql
+++ b/test/schemas/edge-cases/fields-with-connection-names.gql
@@ -46,20 +46,17 @@ input FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Nodes_orderBy {
 type FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root {
   ID: ID
   nodes: FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Nodes
-  nodes_ID: ID
   totalCount: String
 }
 
 input FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_C {
   ID: ID
   nodes: FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Nodes_C
-  nodes_ID: ID
   totalCount: String
 }
 
 input FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_U {
   nodes: FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Nodes_C
-  nodes_ID: ID
   totalCount: String
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ type FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_connection {
 
 input FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_filter {
   ID: [ID_filter]
-  nodes_ID: [ID_filter]
   totalCount: [String_filter]
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@ type FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_input {
 
 input FieldsWithConnectionNamesService_Root_orderBy {
   ID: SortDirection
-  nodes_ID: SortDirection
   totalCount: SortDirection
 }