diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea079941e4..746f7241e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ a release.
 ---
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Mapping Driver: Added option `forceUseAttributeReader`, force the use of AttributeReader for Gedmo attributes ( ignore default XML driver for all  namespaces) (#2613)
 
 ## [3.16.1]
 ### Fixed
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ a release.
 - Dropped support for doctrine/dbal < 3.2
 
 ### Deprecated
-- Calling `Gedmo\Mapping\Event\Adapter\ORM::getObjectManager()` and `getObject()` on EventArgs that do not implement `getObjectManager()` and `getObject()` (such as old EventArgs implementing `getEntityManager()` and `getEntity()`) 
+- Calling `Gedmo\Mapping\Event\Adapter\ORM::getObjectManager()` and `getObject()` on EventArgs that do not implement `getObjectManager()` and `getObject()` (such as old EventArgs implementing `getEntityManager()` and `getEntity()`)
 - Calling `Gedmo\Uploadable\Event\UploadableBaseEventArgs::getEntityManager()` and `getEntity()`. Call `getObjectManager()` and `getObject()` instead.
 
 ## [3.13.0] - 2023-09-06
diff --git a/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php b/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php
index ccfd4fcd15..672afc8403 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\ClassMetadata as DocumentClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata as EntityClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo as LegacyEntityClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Driver\AttributeDriver;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\DefaultFileLocator;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\MappingDriver;
@@ -70,12 +71,18 @@ class ExtensionMetadataFactory
 
     private ?CacheItemPoolInterface $cacheItemPool = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Ignore doctrine driver class and force  use attribute reader for gedmo properties
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $forceUseAttributeReader;
+
     /**
      * @param Reader|AttributeReader|object|null $annotationReader
      *
      * @note Providing any object as the third argument is deprecated, as of 4.0 an {@see AttributeReader} will be required
      */
-    public function __construct(ObjectManager $objectManager, string $extensionNamespace, ?object $annotationReader = null, ?CacheItemPoolInterface $cacheItemPool = null)
+    public function __construct(ObjectManager $objectManager, string $extensionNamespace, ?object $annotationReader = null, ?CacheItemPoolInterface $cacheItemPool = null, bool $forceUseAttributeReader = false)
     {
         if (null !== $annotationReader) {
             if ($annotationReader instanceof Reader) {
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ public function __construct(ObjectManager $objectManager, string $extensionNames
         $this->objectManager = $objectManager;
         $this->annotationReader = $annotationReader;
         $this->extensionNamespace = $extensionNamespace;
+        $this->forceUseAttributeReader = $forceUseAttributeReader;
         $omDriver = $objectManager->getConfiguration()->getMetadataDriverImpl();
         $this->driver = $this->getDriver($omDriver);
         $this->cacheItemPool = $cacheItemPool;
@@ -205,11 +213,19 @@ protected function getDriver($omDriver)
         $driverName = substr($className, strrpos($className, '\\') + 1);
         if ($omDriver instanceof MappingDriverChain || 'DriverChain' === $driverName) {
             $driver = new Chain();
+            $attributeDriver = $this->forceUseAttributeReader ? new AttributeDriver([], true) : null;
             foreach ($omDriver->getDrivers() as $namespace => $nestedOmDriver) {
+                if (!$nestedOmDriver instanceof AttributeDriver && $attributeDriver) {
+                    $nestedOmDriver = $attributeDriver;
+                }
                 $driver->addDriver($this->getDriver($nestedOmDriver), $namespace);
             }
-            if (null !== $omDriver->getDefaultDriver()) {
-                $driver->setDefaultDriver($this->getDriver($omDriver->getDefaultDriver()));
+            if ($attributeDriver || null !== $omDriver->getDefaultDriver()) {
+                $defDriver = $omDriver->getDefaultDriver();
+                if (!$defDriver instanceof AttributeDriver && $attributeDriver) {
+                    $defDriver = $attributeDriver;
+                }
+                $driver->setDefaultDriver($this->getDriver($defDriver));
             }
         } else {
             $driverName = substr($driverName, 0, strpos($driverName, 'Driver'));
diff --git a/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php b/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
index 67d110714a..789a6fdc0d 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
@@ -99,12 +99,22 @@ abstract class MappedEventSubscriber implements EventSubscriber
 
     private ?ClockInterface $clock = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Ignore doctrine driver class and force  use attribute reader for gedmo properties
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $forceUseAttributeReader = false;
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         $parts = explode('\\', $this->getNamespace());
         $this->name = end($parts);
     }
 
+    public  function setForceUseAttributeReader(bool $forceUseAttributeReader) {
+        $this->forceUseAttributeReader = $forceUseAttributeReader;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the configuration for specific object class
      * if cache driver is present it scans it also
@@ -183,7 +193,8 @@ public function getExtensionMetadataFactory(ObjectManager $objectManager)
                 $objectManager,
                 $this->getNamespace(),
                 $this->annotationReader,
-                $this->getCacheItemPool($objectManager)
+                $this->getCacheItemPool($objectManager),
+                $this->forceUseAttributeReader
             );
         }