diff --git a/lib/interfaces/swagger-document-options.interface.ts b/lib/interfaces/swagger-document-options.interface.ts
index 59c6c6a91..4f0412198 100644
--- a/lib/interfaces/swagger-document-options.interface.ts
+++ b/lib/interfaces/swagger-document-options.interface.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ export interface SwaggerDocumentOptions {
    * If `true`, swagger will also load routes from the modules imported by `include` modules
    */
   deepScanRoutes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * If `true`, only uses the method name in operations (getUser) instead of methods prefixed by the controller name (UserController_getUser).
+   */
+  useMethodNameForOperations?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/lib/swagger-explorer.ts b/lib/swagger-explorer.ts
index e9ad56e9a..9ecb77f11 100644
--- a/lib/swagger-explorer.ts
+++ b/lib/swagger-explorer.ts
@@ -56,14 +56,17 @@ export class SwaggerExplorer {
   private readonly metadataScanner = new MetadataScanner();
   private readonly schemas: SchemaObject[] = [];
   private readonly schemaRefsStack: string[] = [];
+  private useMethodNameForOperations: boolean;
 
   constructor(private readonly schemaObjectFactory: SchemaObjectFactory) {}
 
   public exploreController(
     wrapper: InstanceWrapper<Controller>,
     modulePath?: string,
-    globalPrefix?: string
+    globalPrefix?: string,
+    useMethodNameForOperations?: boolean
   ) {
+    this.useMethodNameForOperations = useMethodNameForOperations;
     const { instance, metatype } = wrapper;
     const prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(instance);
     const documentResolvers: DenormalizedDocResolvers = {
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ export class SwaggerExplorer {
   }
 
   private getOperationId(instance: object, method: Function): string {
-    if (instance.constructor) {
+    if (instance.constructor && !this.useMethodNameForOperations) {
       return `${instance.constructor.name}_${method.name}`;
     }
     return method.name;
diff --git a/lib/swagger-scanner.ts b/lib/swagger-scanner.ts
index dcf9c199e..e80669e4c 100644
--- a/lib/swagger-scanner.ts
+++ b/lib/swagger-scanner.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export class SwaggerScanner {
       deepScanRoutes,
       include: includedModules = [],
       extraModels = [],
-      ignoreGlobalPrefix = false
+      ignoreGlobalPrefix = false,
+      useMethodNameForOperations = false
     } = options;
 
     const container: NestContainer = (app as any).container;
@@ -64,7 +65,12 @@ export class SwaggerScanner {
           ? Reflect.getMetadata(MODULE_PATH, metatype)
           : undefined;
 
-        return this.scanModuleRoutes(allRoutes, path, globalPrefix);
+        return this.scanModuleRoutes(
+          allRoutes,
+          path,
+          globalPrefix,
+          useMethodNameForOperations
+        );
       }
     );
 
@@ -85,10 +91,16 @@ export class SwaggerScanner {
   public scanModuleRoutes(
     routes: Map<string, InstanceWrapper>,
     modulePath?: string,
-    globalPrefix?: string
+    globalPrefix?: string,
+    useMethodNameForOperations?: boolean
   ): Array<Omit<OpenAPIObject, 'openapi' | 'info'> & Record<'root', any>> {
     const denormalizedArray = [...routes.values()].map((ctrl) =>
-      this.explorer.exploreController(ctrl, modulePath, globalPrefix)
+      this.explorer.exploreController(
+        ctrl,
+        modulePath,
+        globalPrefix,
+        useMethodNameForOperations
+      )
     );
     return flatten(denormalizedArray) as any;
   }
diff --git a/test/explorer/swagger-explorer.spec.ts b/test/explorer/swagger-explorer.spec.ts
index 7340b30fd..6d9503195 100644
--- a/test/explorer/swagger-explorer.spec.ts
+++ b/test/explorer/swagger-explorer.spec.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ import { ModelPropertiesAccessor } from '../../lib/services/model-properties-acc
 import { SchemaObjectFactory } from '../../lib/services/schema-object-factory';
 import { SwaggerTypesMapper } from '../../lib/services/swagger-types-mapper';
 import { SwaggerExplorer } from '../../lib/swagger-explorer';
+import { DenormalizedDoc } from '../../lib/interfaces/denormalized-doc.interface';
 
 describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
   const schemaObjectFactory = new SchemaObjectFactory(
     new ModelPropertiesAccessor(),
     new SwaggerTypesMapper()
   );
+
   describe('when module only uses metadata', () => {
     class Foo {}
 
@@ -76,11 +78,35 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
         } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
         'path'
       );
+      const operationPrefix = 'FooController_';
+
+      validateRoutes(routes, operationPrefix);
+    });
+
+    it('sees two controller operations and their responses with useMethodNameForOperations = true', () => {
+      const explorer = new SwaggerExplorer(schemaObjectFactory);
+      const routes = explorer.exploreController(
+        {
+          instance: new FooController(),
+          metatype: FooController
+        } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
+        'path',
+        undefined,
+        true
+      );
+      const operationPrefix = '';
 
+      validateRoutes(routes, operationPrefix);
+    });
+
+    const validateRoutes = (
+      routes: DenormalizedDoc[],
+      operationPrefix: string
+    ) => {
       expect(routes.length).toEqual(2);
 
       // POST
-      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_create');
+      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'create');
       expect(routes[0].root.method).toEqual('post');
       expect(routes[0].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos');
       expect(routes[0].root.summary).toEqual('Create foo');
@@ -141,7 +167,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
       });
 
       // GET
-      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_find');
+      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'find');
       expect(routes[1].root.method).toEqual('get');
       expect(routes[1].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos/{objectId}');
       expect(routes[1].root.summary).toEqual('List all Foos');
@@ -179,8 +205,9 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
           }
         }
       });
-    });
+    };
   });
+
   describe('when explicit decorators and metadata are used', () => {
     class Foo {}
 
@@ -223,11 +250,35 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
         } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
         'path'
       );
+      const prefix = 'FooController_';
+
+      validateRoutes(routes, prefix);
+    });
+
+    it('sees two controller operations and their responses when useMethodNameForOperations = true', () => {
+      const explorer = new SwaggerExplorer(schemaObjectFactory);
+      const routes = explorer.exploreController(
+        {
+          instance: new FooController(),
+          metatype: FooController
+        } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
+        'path',
+        undefined,
+        true
+      );
+      const prefix = '';
+
+      validateRoutes(routes, prefix);
+    });
 
+    const validateRoutes = (
+      routes: DenormalizedDoc[],
+      operationPrefix: string
+    ) => {
       expect(routes.length).toEqual(2);
 
       // POST
-      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_create');
+      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'create');
       expect(routes[0].root.method).toEqual('post');
       expect(routes[0].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos');
       expect(routes[0].root.summary).toEqual('Create foo');
@@ -260,7 +311,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
       });
 
       // GET
-      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_find');
+      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'find');
       expect(routes[1].root.method).toEqual('get');
       expect(routes[1].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos/{objectId}');
       expect(routes[1].root.summary).toEqual('List all Foos');
@@ -310,7 +361,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
           }
         }
       });
-    });
+    };
   });
   describe('when only explicit decorators are used', () => {
     class Foo {}
@@ -351,11 +402,35 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
         } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
         'path'
       );
+      const operationPrefix = 'FooController_';
+
+      validateRoutes(routes, operationPrefix);
+    });
+
+    it('sees two controller operations and their responses when useMethodNameForOperations = true', () => {
+      const explorer = new SwaggerExplorer(schemaObjectFactory);
+      const routes = explorer.exploreController(
+        {
+          instance: new FooController(),
+          metatype: FooController
+        } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
+        'path',
+        undefined,
+        true
+      );
+      const operationPrefix = '';
 
+      validateRoutes(routes, operationPrefix);
+    });
+
+    const validateRoutes = (
+      routes: DenormalizedDoc[],
+      operationPrefix: string
+    ) => {
       expect(routes.length).toEqual(2);
 
       // POST
-      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_create');
+      expect(routes[0].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'create');
       expect(routes[0].root.method).toEqual('post');
       expect(routes[0].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos');
       expect(routes[0].root.summary).toEqual('Create foo');
@@ -385,7 +460,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
       });
 
       // GET
-      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual('FooController_find');
+      expect(routes[1].root.operationId).toEqual(operationPrefix + 'find');
       expect(routes[1].root.method).toEqual('get');
       expect(routes[1].root.path).toEqual('/path/foos/{objectId}');
       expect(routes[1].root.summary).toEqual('List all Foos');
@@ -424,7 +499,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
           }
         }
       });
-    });
+    };
   });
   describe('when custom properties are passed', () => {
     class Foo {}
@@ -492,6 +567,25 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
         'path'
       );
 
+      validateRoutes(routes);
+    });
+
+    it('should merge implicit metadata with explicit options and useMethodNameForOperations = true', () => {
+      const explorer = new SwaggerExplorer(schemaObjectFactory);
+      const routes = explorer.exploreController(
+        {
+          instance: new FooController(),
+          metatype: FooController
+        } as InstanceWrapper<FooController>,
+        'path',
+        undefined,
+        true
+      );
+
+      validateRoutes(routes);
+    });
+
+    const validateRoutes = (routes: DenormalizedDoc[]) => {
       expect(routes.length).toEqual(2);
 
       // POST
@@ -581,7 +675,7 @@ describe('SwaggerExplorer', () => {
           }
         }
       });
-    });
+    };
   });
   describe('when enum is used', () => {
     enum ParamEnum {