diff --git a/packages/schema/src/plugins/prisma/schema-generator.ts b/packages/schema/src/plugins/prisma/schema-generator.ts
index cdc37cc81..96a3b15f5 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/plugins/prisma/schema-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/plugins/prisma/schema-generator.ts
@@ -640,17 +640,49 @@ export class PrismaSchemaGenerator {
                 (attr) => (attr as PrismaFieldAttribute).name !== '@relation'
             );
 
+            const relKeyPairs = getRelationKeyPairs(f);
+
             if (
                 // array relation doesn't need FK
                 f.type.array ||
+                // FK field is defined on this side
+                relKeyPairs.length > 0 ||
                 // opposite relation already has FK, we don't need to generate on this side
                 (oppositeRelationAttr && getAttributeArg(oppositeRelationAttr, 'fields'))
             ) {
-                prismaField.attributes.push(
-                    new PrismaFieldAttribute('@relation', [
-                        new PrismaAttributeArg(undefined, new AttributeArgValue('String', relName)),
-                    ])
-                );
+                const relationArgs = [new PrismaAttributeArg(undefined, new AttributeArgValue('String', relName))];
+                const isSelfRelation = f.type.reference.ref === (f.$inheritedFrom ?? f.$container);
+                if (relKeyPairs.length > 0 && !isSelfRelation) {
+                    // carry over "fields" and "references" args if not a self-relation
+                    relationArgs.push(
+                        new PrismaAttributeArg(
+                            'fields',
+                            new AttributeArgValue(
+                                'Array',
+                                relKeyPairs.map(
+                                    (pair) =>
+                                        new AttributeArgValue(
+                                            'FieldReference',
+                                            new PrismaFieldReference(pair.foreignKey.name)
+                                        )
+                                )
+                            )
+                        )
+                    );
+                    relationArgs.push(
+                        new PrismaAttributeArg(
+                            'references',
+                            new AttributeArgValue(
+                                'Array',
+                                relKeyPairs.map(
+                                    (pair) =>
+                                        new AttributeArgValue('FieldReference', new PrismaFieldReference(pair.id.name))
+                                )
+                            )
+                        )
+                    );
+                }
+                prismaField.attributes.push(new PrismaFieldAttribute('@relation', relationArgs));
             } else {
                 // generate FK field
                 const oppositeModelIds = getIdFields(oppositeRelationField.$container as DataModel);
diff --git a/tests/regression/tests/issue-1894.test.ts b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1894.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0ca79030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1894.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+
+describe('issue 1894', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+        model A {
+            id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+            b  B[]
+        }
+
+        model B {
+            id   Int    @id @default(autoincrement())
+            a    A      @relation(fields: [aId], references: [id])
+            aId  Int
+
+            type String
+            @@delegate(type)
+        }
+
+        model C extends B {
+            f String?
+        }
+            `,
+            {
+                enhancements: ['delegate'],
+                compile: true,
+                extraSourceFiles: [
+                    {
+                        name: 'main.ts',
+                        content: `
+        import { enhance } from '.zenstack/enhance';
+        import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+
+        async function main() {
+            const db = enhance(new PrismaClient());
+            await db.a.create({ data: { id: 0 } });
+            await db.c.create({ data: { a: { connect: { id: 0 } } } });
+        }
+
+        main();
+
+                        `,
+                    },
+                ],
+            }
+        );
+
+        const db = enhance();
+        await db.a.create({ data: { id: 0 } });
+        await expect(db.c.create({ data: { a: { connect: { id: 0 } } } })).toResolveTruthy();
+    });
+});