diff --git a/drift/lib/src/runtime/api/connection_user.dart b/drift/lib/src/runtime/api/connection_user.dart
index e997309e..3b1b1528 100644
--- a/drift/lib/src/runtime/api/connection_user.dart
+++ b/drift/lib/src/runtime/api/connection_user.dart
@@ -223,17 +223,24 @@ abstract class DatabaseConnectionUser {
   /// The [distinct] parameter (defaults to false) can be used to remove
   /// duplicate rows from the result set.
   ///
+  /// The [includeJoinedTableColumns] parameter (defaults to true) can be used
+  /// to determinate join statement's `useColumns` parameter default value. Set
+  /// it to false if you don't want to include joined table columns by default.
+  /// If you leave it on true and don't set `useColumns` parameter to false in
+  /// join declarations, all columns of joined table will be included in query
+  /// by default.
+  ///
   /// For simple queries, use [select].
   ///
   /// See also:
   ///  - the documentation on [aggregate expressions](https://drift.simonbinder.eu/docs/getting-started/expressions/#aggregate)
   ///  - the documentation on [group by](https://drift.simonbinder.eu/docs/advanced-features/joins/#group-by)
   JoinedSelectStatement<T, R> selectOnly<T extends HasResultSet, R>(
-    ResultSetImplementation<T, R> table, {
-    bool distinct = false,
-  }) {
+      ResultSetImplementation<T, R> table,
+      {bool distinct = false,
+      bool includeJoinedTableColumns = true}) {
     return JoinedSelectStatement<T, R>(
-        resolvedEngine, table, [], distinct, false);
+        resolvedEngine, table, [], distinct, false, includeJoinedTableColumns);
   }
 
   /// Starts a [DeleteStatement] that can be used to delete rows from a table.
diff --git a/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/components/join.dart b/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/components/join.dart
index 9b6405ec..8fb3bcbf 100644
--- a/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/components/join.dart
+++ b/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/components/join.dart
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ class Join<T extends HasResultSet, D> extends Component {
   final Expression<bool?>? on;
 
   /// Whether [table] should appear in the result set (defaults to true).
+  /// Default value can be changed by `includeJoinedTableColumns` in
+  /// `selectOnly` statements.
   ///
   /// It can be useful to exclude some tables. Sometimes, tables are used in a
   /// join only to run aggregate functions on them.
-  final bool includeInResult;
+  final bool? includeInResult;
 
   /// Constructs a [Join] by providing the relevant fields. [on] is optional for
   /// [_JoinType.cross].
diff --git a/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/statements/select/select_with_join.dart b/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/statements/select/select_with_join.dart
index 4af4525d..2ba86d40 100644
--- a/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/statements/select/select_with_join.dart
+++ b/drift/lib/src/runtime/query_builder/statements/select/select_with_join.dart
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ class JoinedSelectStatement<FirstT extends HasResultSet, FirstD>
   /// instead.
   JoinedSelectStatement(DatabaseConnectionUser database,
       ResultSetImplementation<FirstT, FirstD> table, this._joins,
-      [this.distinct = false, this._includeMainTableInResult = true])
+      [this.distinct = false,
+      this._includeMainTableInResult = true,
+      this._includeJoinedTablesInResult = true])
       : super(database, table);
 
   /// Whether to generate a `SELECT DISTINCT` query that will remove duplicate
   /// rows from the result set.
   final bool distinct;
   final bool _includeMainTableInResult;
+  final bool _includeJoinedTablesInResult;
   final List<Join> _joins;
 
   /// All columns that we're selecting from.
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ class JoinedSelectStatement<FirstT extends HasResultSet, FirstD>
   @override
   int get _returnedColumnCount {
     return _joins.fold(_selectedColumns.length, (prev, join) {
-      if (join.includeInResult) {
+      if (join.includeInResult ?? _includeJoinedTablesInResult) {
         return prev + (join.table as ResultSetImplementation).$columns.length;
       }
       return prev;
@@ -61,7 +64,8 @@ class JoinedSelectStatement<FirstT extends HasResultSet, FirstD>
     }
 
     for (final join in _joins) {
-      if (onlyResults && !join.includeInResult) continue;
+      if (onlyResults &&
+          !(join.includeInResult ?? _includeJoinedTablesInResult)) continue;
 
       yield join.table as ResultSetImplementation;
     }
diff --git a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/view_writer.dart b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/view_writer.dart
index 6c9a4a47..c736853b 100644
--- a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/view_writer.dart
+++ b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/view_writer.dart
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class ViewWriter extends TableOrViewWriter {
     buffer.write('@override\nQuery? get query => ');
     final query = view.viewQuery;
     if (query != null) {
-      buffer.write('(_db.selectOnly(${query.from})..addColumns(\$columns))'
+      buffer.write('(_db.selectOnly(${query.from}, '
+          'includeJoinedTableColumns: false)..addColumns(\$columns))'
           '${query.query};');
     } else {
       buffer.write('null;\n');