diff --git a/src/graphql/controller.ts b/src/graphql/controller.ts
index 450c8cd..278f9b4 100644
--- a/src/graphql/controller.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/controller.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ export class GqlEntityController {
    *   INDEX name (name)
    * );
    * ```
-   *
    */
   public async createEntityStores(knex: Knex): Promise<{ builder: Knex.SchemaBuilder }> {
     let builder = knex.schema;
@@ -212,31 +211,40 @@ export class GqlEntityController {
       const tableName = pluralize(type.name.toLowerCase());
 
       builder = builder.dropTableIfExists(tableName).createTable(tableName, t => {
-        t.primary(['id']);
+        let tableHasAutoIncrement = false;
 
         this.getTypeFields(type).forEach(field => {
           const fieldType = field.type instanceof GraphQLNonNull ? field.type.ofType : field.type;
           if (isListType(fieldType) && fieldType.ofType instanceof GraphQLObjectType) return;
-          const sqlType = this.getSqlType(field.type);
-
-          let column =
-            'options' in sqlType
-              ? t[sqlType.name](field.name, ...sqlType.options)
-              : t[sqlType.name](field.name);
 
-          if (field.type instanceof GraphQLNonNull) {
-            column = column.notNullable();
-          }
+          const directives = field.astNode?.directives ?? [];
+          const autoIncrementDirective = directives.find(dir => dir.name.value === 'autoIncrement');
+
+          if (autoIncrementDirective) {
+            t.increments(field.name, { primaryKey: true });
+            tableHasAutoIncrement = true;
+          } else {
+            const sqlType = this.getSqlType(field.type);
+            let column =
+              'options' in sqlType
+                ? t[sqlType.name](field.name, ...sqlType.options)
+                : t[sqlType.name](field.name);
+
+            if (field.type instanceof GraphQLNonNull) {
+              column = column.notNullable();
+            }
 
-          if (!['text', 'json'].includes(sqlType.name)) {
-            column.index();
+            if (!['text', 'json'].includes(sqlType.name)) {
+              column.index();
+            }
           }
         });
+
+        if (!tableHasAutoIncrement) t.primary(['id']);
       });
     });
 
     await builder;
-
     return { builder };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/graphql.ts b/src/utils/graphql.ts
index f42d5ef..a48f109 100644
--- a/src/utils/graphql.ts
+++ b/src/utils/graphql.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import { jsonToGraphQLQuery } from 'json-to-graphql-query';
 import pluralize from 'pluralize';
 
 export const extendSchema = (schema: string): string => {
-  return `directive @derivedFrom(field: String!) on FIELD_DEFINITION
-${schema}`;
+  return `directive @derivedFrom(field: String!) on FIELD_DEFINITION 
+  directive @autoIncrement on FIELD_DEFINITION
+  ${schema}`;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/unit/graphql/__snapshots__/controller.test.ts.snap b/test/unit/graphql/__snapshots__/controller.test.ts.snap
index d3e1442..5c652aa 100644
--- a/test/unit/graphql/__snapshots__/controller.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/unit/graphql/__snapshots__/controller.test.ts.snap
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ exports[` 3`] = `"'id' field for type Participant is not a scalar type."`;
 
 exports[`GqlEntityController createEntityStores should work 1`] = `
 "drop table if exists \`votes\`;
-create table \`votes\` (\`id\` integer not null, \`name\` varchar(256), \`authenticators\` json, \`big_number\` bigint, \`decimal\` float, \`big_decimal\` float, primary key (\`id\`));
-create index \`votes_id_index\` on \`votes\` (\`id\`);
+create table \`votes\` (\`id\` integer not null primary key autoincrement, \`name\` varchar(256), \`authenticators\` json, \`big_number\` bigint, \`decimal\` float, \`big_decimal\` float, \`poster\` varchar(256));
 create index \`votes_name_index\` on \`votes\` (\`name\`);
 create index \`votes_big_number_index\` on \`votes\` (\`big_number\`);
 create index \`votes_decimal_index\` on \`votes\` (\`decimal\`);
-create index \`votes_big_decimal_index\` on \`votes\` (\`big_decimal\`)"
+create index \`votes_big_decimal_index\` on \`votes\` (\`big_decimal\`);
+create index \`votes_poster_index\` on \`votes\` (\`poster\`);
+drop table if exists \`posters\`;
+create table \`posters\` (\`id\` integer not null primary key autoincrement, \`name\` varchar(256) not null);
+create index \`posters_name_index\` on \`posters\` (\`name\`)"
 `;
 
 exports[`GqlEntityController generateQueryFields should work 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/unit/graphql/controller.test.ts b/test/unit/graphql/controller.test.ts
index ac91b10..b962d78 100644
--- a/test/unit/graphql/controller.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/graphql/controller.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLSchema, printSchema } from 'graphql';
 import knex from 'knex';
 import { GqlEntityController } from '../../../src/graphql/controller';
+import { extendSchema } from '../../../src/utils/graphql';
 
 describe('GqlEntityController', () => {
   describe('generateQueryFields', () => {
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ type Vote {
         name: 'Query',
         fields: queryFields
       });
-
       const schema = printSchema(new GraphQLSchema({ query: querySchema }));
       expect(schema).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
@@ -56,23 +56,33 @@ type Vote {
     });
 
     it('should work', async () => {
-      const controller = new GqlEntityController(`
+      let schema = `
 scalar BigInt
 scalar Decimal
 scalar BigDecimal
 
 type Vote {
-  id: Int!
+  id: Int! @autoIncrement
   name: String
   authenticators: [String]
   big_number: BigInt
   decimal: Decimal
   big_decimal: BigDecimal
+  poster : Poster
+}
+
+type Poster {
+  id: ID! @autoIncrement
+  name: String!
 }
-  `);
-      const { builder } = await controller.createEntityStores(mockKnex);
 
-      expect(builder.toString()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  `;
+
+      schema = extendSchema(schema);
+      const controller = new GqlEntityController(schema);
+      const { builder } = await controller.createEntityStores(mockKnex);
+      const createQuery = builder.toString();
+      expect(createQuery).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });