diff --git a/src/Contracts/Syncable.php b/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
index 1f6e36e7..5c35f317 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Syncable.php
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ interface Syncable
     public function getSyncedAttributeNames(): array;
 
     public function triggerSyncEvent();
+
+    public function isSyncEnabled();
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php b/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
index f1026f7a..3d6c4cc2 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/ResourceSyncing.php
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ trait ResourceSyncing
     {
         static::saved(function (Syncable $model) {
             /** @var ResourceSyncing $model */
-            $model->triggerSyncEvent();
+            if ($model->isSyncEnabled()) {
+                $model->triggerSyncEvent();
+            }
         });
 
         static::creating(function (self $model) {
-            if (! $model->getAttribute($model->getGlobalIdentifierKeyName()) && app()->bound(UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class)) {
-                $model->setAttribute(
-                    $model->getGlobalIdentifierKeyName(),
-                    app(UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class)->generate($model)
-                );
+            $keyName = $model->getGlobalIdentifierKeyName();
+
+            if (! $model->getAttribute($keyName) && app()->bound(UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class)) {
+                $model->setAttribute($keyName, app(UniqueIdentifierGenerator::class)->generate($model));
             }
         });
     }
@@ -32,4 +33,9 @@ trait ResourceSyncing
         /** @var Syncable $this */
         event(new SyncedResourceSaved($this, tenant()));
     }
+
+    public function isSyncEnabled()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php b/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
index f745b45a..877d9466 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
+++ b/src/Database/Models/TenantPivot.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TenantPivot extends Pivot
         static::saved(function (self $pivot) {
             $parent = $pivot->pivotParent;
 
-            if ($parent instanceof Syncable) {
+            if ($parent instanceof Syncable && $parent->isSyncEnabled()) {
                 $parent->triggerSyncEvent();
             }
         });
diff --git a/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php b/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
index 570448d1..ea71ead4 100644
--- a/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
+++ b/tests/ResourceSyncingTest.php
@@ -89,6 +89,61 @@ class ResourceSyncingTest extends TestCase
         });
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function resources_are_synced_only_sync_is_enabled()
+    {
+        CentralUser::create([
+            'global_id' => 'acme',
+            'name' => 'John Doe',
+            'email' => 'john@localhost',
+            'password' => 'secret',
+            'role' => 'commenter', // synced
+        ]);
+
+        $tenant = ResourceTenant::create();
+        $this->migrateTenants();
+
+        $tenant->run(function() {
+            ResourceUser::create([
+                'name' => 'Foo',
+                'email' => 'foo@email.com',
+                'password' => 'secret',
+                'global_id' => 'acme',
+                'role' => 'not_sync',
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        $centralUser = CentralUser::first();
+        $this->assertSame('John Doe',  $centralUser->name); // not sync
+        $this->assertSame('john@localhost',  $centralUser->email); // not sync
+        $this->assertSame('secret',  $centralUser->password); // not sync
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function central_users_are_synced_only_sync_is_enabled()
+    {
+        $centralUser = CentralUser::create([
+            'global_id' => 'acme',
+            'name' => 'John Doe',
+            'email' => 'john@localhost',
+            'password' => 'secret',
+            'role' => 'not_sync', // unsynced
+        ]);
+
+        $t1 = ResourceTenant::create([
+            'id' => 't1',
+        ]);
+        $this->migrateTenants();
+
+        $centralUser->tenants()->attach('t1');
+
+        $t1->run(function () {
+            // assert user not exsits
+            $this->assertCount(0, ResourceUser::all());
+        });
+
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function only_the_synced_columns_are_updated_in_the_central_db()
     {
@@ -626,6 +681,11 @@ class CentralUser extends Model implements SyncMaster
             'email',
         ];
     }
+
+    public function isSyncEnabled()
+    {
+        return $this->role !== 'not_sync';
+    }
 }
 
 class ResourceUser extends Model implements Syncable
@@ -659,4 +719,9 @@ class ResourceUser extends Model implements Syncable
             'email',
         ];
     }
+
+    public function isSyncEnabled()
+    {
+        return $this->role !== 'not_sync';
+    }
 }