diff --git a/datamodel/document_config.go b/datamodel/document_config.go
index 8051dad..7b7d113 100644
--- a/datamodel/document_config.go
+++ b/datamodel/document_config.go
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ type DocumentConfiguration struct {
 	// BypassDocumentCheck will bypass the document check. This is disabled by default. This will allow any document to
 	// passed in and used. Only enable this when parsing non openapi documents.
 	BypassDocumentCheck bool
+
+	// IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences will skip over checking for circular references in polymorphic schemas.
+	// A polymorphic schema is any schema that is composed other schemas using references via `oneOf`, `anyOf` of `allOf`.
+	// This is disabled by default, which means polymorphic circular references will be checked.
+	IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences bool
+
+	// IgnoreArrayCircularReferences will skip over checking for circular references in arrays. Sometimes a circular
+	// reference is required to describe a data-shape correctly. Often those shapes are valid circles if the
+	// type of the schema implementing the loop is an array. An empty array would technically break the loop.
+	// So if libopenapi is returning circular references for this use case, then this option should be enabled.
+	// this is disabled by default, which means array circular references will be checked.
+	IgnoreArrayCircularReferences bool
 }
 
 func NewOpenDocumentConfiguration() *DocumentConfiguration {
diff --git a/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go b/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
index fce4e7e..85cc843 100644
--- a/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
+++ b/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ func createDocument(info *datamodel.SpecInfo, config *datamodel.DocumentConfigur
 
 	// create resolver and check for circular references.
 	resolve := resolver.NewResolver(idx)
+
+	// if configured, ignore circular references in arrays and polymorphic schemas
+	if config.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences {
+		resolve.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences()
+	}
+	if config.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences {
+		resolve.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences()
+	}
+
+	// check for circular references.
 	resolvingErrors := resolve.CheckForCircularReferences()
 
 	if len(resolvingErrors) > 0 {
diff --git a/document_test.go b/document_test.go
index 9c7d3c5..2c9be68 100644
--- a/document_test.go
+++ b/document_test.go
@@ -790,3 +790,71 @@ paths:
 
 	assert.Equal(t, spec, strings.TrimSpace(string(rend)))
 }
+
+func TestDocument_IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var d = `openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  schemas:
+    ProductCategory:
+      type: "object"
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: "string"
+        children:
+          type: "object"
+          anyOf:
+            - $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProductCategory"
+          description: "Array of sub-categories in the same format."
+      required:
+        - "name"
+        - "children"`
+
+	config := datamodel.NewClosedDocumentConfiguration()
+	config.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences = true
+
+	doc, err := NewDocumentWithConfiguration([]byte(d), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	m, errs := doc.BuildV3Model()
+
+	assert.Len(t, errs, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, m.Index.GetCircularReferences(), 0)
+
+}
+
+func TestDocument_IgnoreArrayCircularReferences(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var d = `openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  schemas:
+    ProductCategory:
+      type: "object"
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: "string"
+        children:
+          type: "array"
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProductCategory"
+          description: "Array of sub-categories in the same format."
+      required:
+        - "name"
+        - "children"`
+
+	config := datamodel.NewClosedDocumentConfiguration()
+	config.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences = true
+
+	doc, err := NewDocumentWithConfiguration([]byte(d), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	m, errs := doc.BuildV3Model()
+
+	assert.Len(t, errs, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, m.Index.GetCircularReferences(), 0)
+
+}
diff --git a/index/index_model.go b/index/index_model.go
index 5058c8e..08f629b 100644
--- a/index/index_model.go
+++ b/index/index_model.go
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ type SpecIndexConfig struct {
 	// Use the `BuildIndex()` method on the index to build it out once resolved/ready.
 	AvoidBuildIndex bool
 
-	// If set to true, the index will ignore circular references in polymorphic schemas.
-	IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences bool // ignore circular references in polymorphic schemas.
-
-	// If set to true, the index will ignore circular references in arrays.
-	IgnoreArrayCircularReferences bool // ignore circular references in arrays.
-
 	// private fields
 	seenRemoteSources *syncmap.Map
 	remoteLock        *sync.Mutex