diff --git a/docs/models/index.md b/docs/models/index.md
index 9f4da22..3fdf2da 100644
--- a/docs/models/index.md
+++ b/docs/models/index.md
@@ -373,6 +373,31 @@ You can set this parameter by providing `Meta` class `constraints` argument.
         To set one column as unique use [`unique`](../fields/common-parameters.md#unique) common parameter. 
         Of course you can set many columns as unique with this param but each of them will be checked separately.
 
+### Pydantic configuration
+
+As each `ormar.Model` is also a `pydantic` model, you might want to tweak the settings of the pydantic configuration.
+
+The way to do this in pydantic is to adjust the settings on the `Config` class provided to your model, and it works exactly the same for ormer.Models.
+
+So in order to set your own preferences you need to provide not only the `Meta` class but also the `Config` class to your model.
+
+!!!note
+        To read more about available settings visit the [pydantic](https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/usage/model_config/) config page.
+
+Note that if you do not provide your own configuration, ormar will do it for you.
+The default config provided is as follows:
+
+```python
+class Config(pydantic.BaseConfig):
+    orm_mode = True
+    validate_assignment = True
+```
+
+So to overwrite setting or provide your own a sample model can look like following:
+```Python hl_lines="15-16"
+--8<-- "../docs_src/models/docs016.py"
+```
+
 ## Model sort order
 
 When querying the database with given model by default the Model is ordered by the `primary_key`
diff --git a/docs_src/models/docs016.py b/docs_src/models/docs016.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9d71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs_src/models/docs016.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import databases
+import sqlalchemy
+
+import ormar
+
+database = databases.Database("sqlite:///db.sqlite")
+metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+
+
+class Course(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        database = database
+        metadata = metadata
+
+    class Config:
+        allow_mutation = False
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    completed: bool = ormar.Boolean(default=False)
diff --git a/ormar/models/metaclass.py b/ormar/models/metaclass.py
index c9ac863..1b8c210 100644
--- a/ormar/models/metaclass.py
+++ b/ormar/models/metaclass.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import inspect
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Dict,
@@ -552,12 +553,20 @@ class ModelMetaclass(pydantic.main.ModelMetaclass):
         :param attrs: class namespace
         :type attrs: Dict
         """
+        DefaultConfig = get_pydantic_base_orm_config()
         if "Config" in attrs:
-            class Config(attrs["Config"], get_pydantic_base_orm_config()):
+            ProvidedConfig = attrs["Config"]
+            if not inspect.isclass(ProvidedConfig):
+                raise ModelDefinitionError(
+                    f"Config provided for class {name} has to be a class."
+                )
+
+            class Config(ProvidedConfig, DefaultConfig):  # type: ignore
                 pass
+
             attrs["Config"] = Config
         else:
-            attrs["Config"] = get_pydantic_base_orm_config()
+            attrs["Config"] = DefaultConfig
 
         attrs["__name__"] = name
         attrs, model_fields = extract_annotations_and_default_vals(attrs)
diff --git a/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_inheritance_concrete.py b/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_inheritance_concrete.py
index 488fdef..fda8e7c 100644
--- a/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_inheritance_concrete.py
+++ b/tests/test_inheritance_and_pydantic_generation/test_inheritance_concrete.py
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ def test_duplicated_related_name_on_different_model():
             max_persons: int = ormar.Integer()
 
 
+def test_config_is_not_a_class_raises_error():
+    with pytest.raises(ModelDefinitionError):
+
+        class ImmutablePerson2(Person):
+            Config = dict(allow_mutation=False, validate_assignment=False)
+
+
 def test_field_redefining_in_concrete_models():
     class RedefinedField(DateFieldsModel):
         class Meta(ormar.ModelMeta):