diff --git a/src/Database/Eloquent/FMEloquentBuilder.php b/src/Database/Eloquent/FMEloquentBuilder.php
index a173b4b..42325ef 100644
--- a/src/Database/Eloquent/FMEloquentBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Database/Eloquent/FMEloquentBuilder.php
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public function editRecord()
             }
         }
 
+        // set the ModID if that option is set on the model
+        if ($model->withModId()) {
+            $this->query->modId($model->getModId());
+        }
+
         if ($fieldsToWrite->count() > 0 || count($modifiedPortals) > 0) {
             // we have some regular text fields to update
             // forward this request to a base query builder to execute the edit record request
diff --git a/src/Database/Eloquent/FMModel.php b/src/Database/Eloquent/FMModel.php
index 47644a4..47ab340 100644
--- a/src/Database/Eloquent/FMModel.php
+++ b/src/Database/Eloquent/FMModel.php
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ abstract class FMModel extends Model
      */
     protected $modId;
 
+    protected $useModId = false;
+
     /**
      * The "type" of the primary key ID. FileMaker uses UUID strings by default.
      *
@@ -219,6 +221,17 @@ public function setModId($modId): void
         $this->modId = $modId;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Include the modification Id when editing a record
+     */
+    public function withModId($include = true): self
+    {
+        // remove any set ModId if the user wishes to remove it
+        $this->useModId = $include;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function getReadOnlyFields()
     {
         return $this->readOnlyFields;