diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea079941e..77172c813 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ a release.
 ---
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Mapping Driver: Configure usage separately with Doctrine `.orm.xml` -> `.gedmo.xml` files, also add an alternative option - force the use of AttributeReader and ignore the configuration of the Doctrine chain driver (#2613)
 
 ## [3.16.1]
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/Mapping/Driver/File.php b/src/Mapping/Driver/File.php
index 116bd1a8d..365cefe1e 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/Driver/File.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/Driver/File.php
@@ -120,20 +120,56 @@ abstract protected function _loadMappingFile($file);
      */
     protected function _getMapping($className)
     {
-        // try loading mapping from original driver first
         $mapping = null;
-        if (null !== $this->_originalDriver) {
-            if ($this->_originalDriver instanceof FileDriver) {
-                $mapping = $this->_originalDriver->getElement($className);
-            }
+        $separatedFile = strpos($this->locator->getFileExtension(), '.gedmo') === 0;
+
+        if($separatedFile){
+            // try loading mapping from gedmo driver first
+            $mapping = $this->getMappingFromGedmoFileDriver($className);
         }
 
-        // if no mapping found try to load mapping file again
+        // if no mapping found try to load mapping file from original driver again
         if (null === $mapping) {
-            $yaml = $this->_loadMappingFile($this->locator->findMappingFile($className));
-            $mapping = $yaml[$className];
+            // read .orm.xml
+            $mapping = $this->getMappingFromOriginalDriver($className);
+        }
+        if (!$separatedFile && null === $mapping) {
+            // if no mapping found try to load mapping file again
+            $mapping = $this->getMappingFromGedmoFileDriver($className);
+        }
+
+        return $mapping;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Tries to get a mapping for a given class from gedmo driver.
+     *
+     * @param string $className
+     *
+     * @return array|object|null
+     */
+    private function getMappingFromGedmoFileDriver($className){
+        if(!$this->locator->fileExists($className)){
+            return null;
         }
 
+        $mapping = $this->_loadMappingFile($this->locator->findMappingFile($className));
+        return $mapping[$className] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tries to get a mapping for a given class from original doctrine driver.
+     *
+     * @param string $className
+     *
+     * @return array|object|null
+     */
+    private function getMappingFromOriginalDriver($className){
+        $mapping = null;
+        if (null !== $this->_originalDriver) {
+            if ($this->_originalDriver instanceof FileDriver) {
+                $mapping = $this->_originalDriver->getElement($className);
+            }
+        }
         return $mapping;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php b/src/Mapping/ExtensionMetadataFactory.php
index ccfd4fcd1..23ca7d600 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 +71,24 @@ class ExtensionMetadataFactory
 
     private ?CacheItemPoolInterface $cacheItemPool = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Ignore doctrine driver class and force  use attribute reader for gedmo properties
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $forceUseAttributeReader;
+
+    /**
+     * Search mapping in .gedmo.xml and does not use doctrine *.orm.xml or *.dcm.xml file
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $separateXmlMapping;
+
     /**
      * @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, bool $separateXmlMapping = false)
     {
         if (null !== $annotationReader) {
             if ($annotationReader instanceof Reader) {
@@ -101,6 +114,9 @@ public function __construct(ObjectManager $objectManager, string $extensionNames
         $this->objectManager = $objectManager;
         $this->annotationReader = $annotationReader;
         $this->extensionNamespace = $extensionNamespace;
+        $this->forceUseAttributeReader = $forceUseAttributeReader;
+        $this->separateXmlMapping = $separateXmlMapping;
+
         $omDriver = $objectManager->getConfiguration()->getMetadataDriverImpl();
         $this->driver = $this->getDriver($omDriver);
         $this->cacheItemPool = $cacheItemPool;
@@ -184,6 +200,10 @@ public static function getCacheId($className, $extensionNamespace)
         return str_replace('\\', '_', $className).'_$'.strtoupper(str_replace('\\', '_', $extensionNamespace)).'_CLASSMETADATA';
     }
 
+    private function getFileExtension($fileExtension)
+    {
+        return $this->separateXmlMapping ? str_replace(['.orm.','.dcm.'], '.gedmo.', $fileExtension) : $fileExtension;
+    }
     /**
      * Get the extended driver instance which will
      * read the metadata required by extension
@@ -205,11 +225,12 @@ protected function getDriver($omDriver)
         $driverName = substr($className, strrpos($className, '\\') + 1);
         if ($omDriver instanceof MappingDriverChain || 'DriverChain' === $driverName) {
             $driver = new Chain();
+            $attributeDriver = $this->forceUseAttributeReader ? new AttributeDriver([]) : null;
             foreach ($omDriver->getDrivers() as $namespace => $nestedOmDriver) {
-                $driver->addDriver($this->getDriver($nestedOmDriver), $namespace);
+                $driver->addDriver($this->getDriver($attributeDriver ?? $nestedOmDriver), $namespace);
             }
             if (null !== $omDriver->getDefaultDriver()) {
-                $driver->setDefaultDriver($this->getDriver($omDriver->getDefaultDriver()));
+                $driver->setDefaultDriver($this->getDriver($attributeDriver ?? $omDriver->getDefaultDriver()));
             }
         } else {
             $driverName = substr($driverName, 0, strpos($driverName, 'Driver'));
@@ -243,12 +264,14 @@ protected function getDriver($omDriver)
             $driver->setOriginalDriver($omDriver);
             if ($driver instanceof FileDriver) {
                 if ($omDriver instanceof MappingDriver) {
-                    $driver->setLocator($omDriver->getLocator());
+                    $locator = clone $omDriver->getLocator();
+                    $locator->setFileExtension($this->getFileExtension( $locator->getFileExtension()));
+                    $driver->setLocator($locator);
                 // BC for Doctrine 2.2
                 } elseif ($isSimplified) {
-                    $driver->setLocator(new SymfonyFileLocator($omDriver->getNamespacePrefixes(), $omDriver->getFileExtension()));
+                    $driver->setLocator(new SymfonyFileLocator($omDriver->getNamespacePrefixes(), $this->getFileExtension( $omDriver->getFileExtension())));
                 } else {
-                    $driver->setLocator(new DefaultFileLocator($omDriver->getPaths(), $omDriver->getFileExtension()));
+                    $driver->setLocator(new DefaultFileLocator($omDriver->getPaths(), $this->getFileExtension( $omDriver->getFileExtension())));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php b/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
index 67d110714..47d9d496f 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/MappedEventSubscriber.php
@@ -99,12 +99,35 @@ 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;
+
+    /**
+     * Search mapping in .gedmo.xml and does not use doctrine *.orm.xml or *.dcm.xml file
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $separateXmlMapping = false;
+
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         $parts = explode('\\', $this->getNamespace());
         $this->name = end($parts);
     }
 
+
+    public  function setForceUseAttributeReader(bool $forceUseAttributeReader) {
+        $this->forceUseAttributeReader = $forceUseAttributeReader;
+    }
+    public  function setSeparateXmlMapping(bool $separateXmlMapping) {
+        $this->separateXmlMapping = $separateXmlMapping;
+    }
+
+
+
     /**
      * Get the configuration for specific object class
      * if cache driver is present it scans it also
@@ -183,7 +206,9 @@ public function getExtensionMetadataFactory(ObjectManager $objectManager)
                 $objectManager,
                 $this->getNamespace(),
                 $this->annotationReader,
-                $this->getCacheItemPool($objectManager)
+                $this->getCacheItemPool($objectManager),
+                $this->forceUseAttributeReader,
+                $this->separateXmlMapping
             );
         }