diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts.snap b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts.snap
index f94d6486f..b12f44e55 100644
--- a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts.snap
@@ -2173,3 +2173,150 @@ exports[`Primary Key Info tests should generate correct primary key info for mod
     \\"nonModels\\": {}
 }"
 `;
+
+exports[`Primary key info within a belongsTo model tests should generate correct primary key info for model when the primary key field is part of belongsTo connection field and custom PK is disabled 1`] = `
+"{
+    \\"version\\": 1,
+    \\"models\\": {
+        \\"Post\\": {
+            \\"name\\": \\"Post\\",
+            \\"fields\\": {
+                \\"postId\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"postId\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"ID\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": []
+                },
+                \\"node\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"node\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": {
+                        \\"model\\": \\"PostNode\\"
+                    },
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"association\\": {
+                        \\"connectionType\\": \\"BELONGS_TO\\",
+                        \\"targetNames\\": [
+                            \\"postId\\"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                },
+                \\"title\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"title\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"String\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": []
+                },
+                \\"createdAt\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"createdAt\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"AWSDateTime\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": false,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"isReadOnly\\": true
+                },
+                \\"updatedAt\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"updatedAt\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"AWSDateTime\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": false,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"isReadOnly\\": true
+                }
+            },
+            \\"syncable\\": true,
+            \\"pluralName\\": \\"Posts\\",
+            \\"attributes\\": [
+                {
+                    \\"type\\": \\"model\\",
+                    \\"properties\\": {}
+                },
+                {
+                    \\"type\\": \\"key\\",
+                    \\"properties\\": {
+                        \\"fields\\": [
+                            \\"postId\\"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            ],
+            \\"primaryKeyInfo\\": {
+                \\"isCustomPrimaryKey\\": true,
+                \\"primaryKeyFieldName\\": \\"postId\\",
+                \\"sortKeyFieldNames\\": []
+            }
+        },
+        \\"PostNode\\": {
+            \\"name\\": \\"PostNode\\",
+            \\"fields\\": {
+                \\"id\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"id\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"ID\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": []
+                },
+                \\"post\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"post\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": {
+                        \\"model\\": \\"Post\\"
+                    },
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"association\\": {
+                        \\"connectionType\\": \\"HAS_ONE\\",
+                        \\"associatedWith\\": [
+                            \\"node\\"
+                        ],
+                        \\"targetNames\\": [
+                            \\"postNodePostId\\"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                },
+                \\"createdAt\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"createdAt\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"AWSDateTime\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": false,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"isReadOnly\\": true
+                },
+                \\"updatedAt\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"updatedAt\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"AWSDateTime\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": false,
+                    \\"attributes\\": [],
+                    \\"isReadOnly\\": true
+                },
+                \\"postNodePostId\\": {
+                    \\"name\\": \\"postNodePostId\\",
+                    \\"isArray\\": false,
+                    \\"type\\": \\"ID\\",
+                    \\"isRequired\\": true,
+                    \\"attributes\\": []
+                }
+            },
+            \\"syncable\\": true,
+            \\"pluralName\\": \\"PostNodes\\",
+            \\"attributes\\": [
+                {
+                    \\"type\\": \\"model\\",
+                    \\"properties\\": {}
+                }
+            ],
+            \\"primaryKeyInfo\\": {
+                \\"isCustomPrimaryKey\\": false,
+                \\"primaryKeyFieldName\\": \\"id\\",
+                \\"sortKeyFieldNames\\": []
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    \\"enums\\": {},
+    \\"nonModels\\": {}
+}"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts
index 42698d282..01b8b2188 100644
--- a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-model-introspection-visitor.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 import { buildSchema, GraphQLSchema, parse, visit } from 'graphql';
 import { METADATA_SCALAR_MAP } from '../../scalars';
 import { directives, scalars } from '../../scalars/supported-directives';
-import {
-  CodeGenConnectionType,
-  CodeGenFieldConnectionBelongsTo,
-  CodeGenFieldConnectionHasMany,
-  CodeGenFieldConnectionHasOne,
-} from '../../utils/process-connections';
 import { AppSyncModelIntrospectionVisitor } from '../../visitors/appsync-model-introspection-visitor';
-import { CodeGenEnum, CodeGenField, CodeGenModel } from '../../visitors/appsync-visitor';
 
 const defaultModelIntropectionVisitorSettings = {
   isTimestampFieldsAdded: true,
@@ -217,4 +210,22 @@ describe('Primary Key Info tests', () => {
     const visitor: AppSyncModelIntrospectionVisitor = getVisitor(schema);
     expect(visitor.generate()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+});
+
+describe('Primary key info within a belongsTo model tests', () => {
+  const schema = /* GraphQL */ `
+    type Post @model {
+      postId: ID! @primaryKey
+      node: PostNode! @belongsTo(fields: ["postId"])
+      title: String!
+    }
+    type PostNode @model {
+      id: ID!
+      post: Post! @hasOne
+    }
+  `;
+  it('should generate correct primary key info for model when the primary key field is part of belongsTo connection field and custom PK is disabled', () => {
+    const visitor: AppSyncModelIntrospectionVisitor = getVisitor(schema, { respectPrimaryKeyAttributesOnConnectionField: false });
+    expect(visitor.generate()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-visitor.ts b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-visitor.ts
index 6ec29dc33..8b5479002 100644
--- a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-visitor.ts
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-visitor.ts
@@ -1028,7 +1028,9 @@ export class AppSyncModelVisitor<
             connectionInfo &&
             connectionInfo.kind !== CodeGenConnectionType.HAS_MANY &&
             connectionInfo.kind !== CodeGenConnectionType.HAS_ONE &&
-            connectionInfo.targetName !== 'id'
+            connectionInfo.targetName !== 'id' &&
+            !(this.config.target === 'introspection' &&
+              this.getFieldName(getModelPrimaryKeyComponentFields(model)[0]) === connectionInfo.targetName)
           ) {
             // Need to remove the field that is targetName
             removeFieldFromModel(model, connectionInfo.targetName);