diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/IgnoreIndexes.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/IgnoreIndexes.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..112d87d316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/IgnoreIndexes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021-2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Ignore idexes defined in embedded object class
+ *
+ * @author Rocco Lagrotteria
+ * @since 4.3
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(value = { ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
+public @interface IgnoreIndexes {
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.java
index 7c4325c453..0a936e72a9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ private void potentiallyAddIndexForProperty(MongoPersistentEntity<?> root, Mongo
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (persistentProperty.isEntity()) {
+			if (persistentProperty.isEntity() && !persistentProperty.isAnnotationPresent(IgnoreIndexes.class) ) {
 				indexes.addAll(resolveIndexForEntity(mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(persistentProperty),
 						persistentProperty.isUnwrapped() ? "" : persistentProperty.getFieldName(), Path.of(persistentProperty),
 						root.getCollection(), guard));
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolverUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolverUnitTests.java
index 5660689695..cb7f881556 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
-import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.test.util.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
@@ -288,6 +289,22 @@ public void resolvesPartialFilter() {
 					org.bson.Document.parse("{'value': {'$exists': true}}"));
 		}
 
+		@Test // DATAMONGO-1965
+		public void indexOnLevelOneIsIgnoredCorrectly() {
+
+			List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexDefinitions = prepareMappingContextAndResolveIndexForType(IgnoreIndexesOnLevelOne.class);
+
+			assertThat(indexDefinitions).hasSize(0);
+		}
+
+		@Test // DATAMONGO-1965
+		public void deeplyNestedIndexIsIgnoredCorrectly() {
+
+			List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexDefinitions = prepareMappingContextAndResolveIndexForType(IgnoreIndexexOnLevelTwo.class);
+
+			assertThat(indexDefinitions).hasSize(0);
+		}
+
 		@Document("Zero")
 		class IndexOnLevelZero {
 			@Indexed String indexedProperty;
@@ -303,6 +320,18 @@ class IndexOnLevelTwo {
 			IndexOnLevelOne one;
 		}
 
+		@Document("IgnoreOne")
+		class IgnoreIndexesOnLevelOne {
+			@IgnoreIndexes
+			IndexOnLevelZero zero;
+		}
+
+		@Document("IgnoreOne")
+		class IgnoreIndexexOnLevelTwo {
+			@IgnoreIndexes
+			IndexOnLevelOne one;
+		}
+
 		@Document("WithOptionsOnIndexedProperty")
 		class WithOptionsOnIndexedProperty {