diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
index ea249016427..04942aa36cc 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 import internal.CaptureModels
 
+class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateToSinkConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 from DataFlowTargetApi api, string sink
 where sink = captureSink(api)
 select sink order by sink
diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
index 72ce31d4b61..65ea96c3003 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 import internal.CaptureModels
 
+class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateFromSourceConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 from DataFlowTargetApi api, string source
 where source = captureSource(api)
 select source order by source
diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
index 82ac94c8fc4..51cf0dcd2c3 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 
 private import CaptureModelsSpecific
 
+class ActiveConfiguration extends Unit {
+  predicate activateThroughFlowConfig() { none() }
+
+  predicate activateFromSourceConfig() { none() }
+
+  predicate activateToSinkConfig() { none() }
+}
+
 class DataFlowTargetApi extends TargetApiSpecific {
   DataFlowTargetApi() { isRelevantForDataFlowModels(this) }
 }
@@ -140,7 +148,9 @@ private class TaintStore extends DataFlow::FlowState {
  * This can be used to generate Flow summaries for APIs from parameter to return.
  */
 private class ThroughFlowConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  ThroughFlowConfig() { this = "ThroughFlowConfig" }
+  ThroughFlowConfig() {
+    this = "ThroughFlowConfig" and any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateThroughFlowConfig()
+  }
 
   override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::FlowState state) {
     source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode and
@@ -210,7 +220,9 @@ string captureThroughFlow(DataFlowTargetApi api) {
  * via its return (then the API itself becomes a source).
  */
 private class FromSourceConfiguration extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  FromSourceConfiguration() { this = "FromSourceConfiguration" }
+  FromSourceConfiguration() {
+    this = "FromSourceConfiguration" and any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateFromSourceConfig()
+  }
 
   override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { ExternalFlow::sourceNode(source, _) }
 
@@ -250,8 +262,13 @@ string captureSource(DataFlowTargetApi api) {
  * This can be used to generate Sink summaries for APIs, if the API propagates a parameter (or enclosing type field)
  * into an existing known sink (then the API itself becomes a sink).
  */
-private class PropagateToSinkConfiguration extends PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific {
-  PropagateToSinkConfiguration() { this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" }
+private class PropagateToSinkConfiguration extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
+  PropagateToSinkConfiguration() {
+    this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" and
+    any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateToSinkConfig()
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { apiSource(source) }
 
   override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { ExternalFlow::sinkNode(sink, _) }
 
diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
index bd8b227e76f..461148bf5eb 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module TaintTracking = CS::TaintTracking;
 
 class Type = CS::Type;
 
+class Unit = DataFlowPrivate::Unit;
+
 /**
  * Holds if any of the parameters of `api` are `System.Func<>`.
  */
@@ -174,15 +176,11 @@ private predicate isRelevantMemberAccess(DataFlow::Node node) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Language specific parts of the `PropagateToSinkConfiguration`.
+ * Holds if `source` is an api entrypoint relevant for creating sink models.
  */
-class PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific extends CS::TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific() { this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" }
-
-  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) {
-    (isRelevantMemberAccess(source) or source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode) and
-    isRelevantForModels(source.getEnclosingCallable())
-  }
+predicate apiSource(DataFlow::Node source) {
+  (isRelevantMemberAccess(source) or source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode) and
+  isRelevantForModels(source.getEnclosingCallable())
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
index e06ea1a609a..2f16baec794 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 private import CaptureModels
 
+private class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateThroughFlowConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 /**
  * Capture fluent APIs that return `this`.
  * Example of a fluent API:
diff --git a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
index 154c87928fc..740e5aa119a 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSinkModels.ql
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 import internal.CaptureModels
 
+class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateToSinkConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 from DataFlowTargetApi api, string sink
 where sink = captureSink(api)
 select sink order by sink
diff --git a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
index 8c7de037a90..77a00602f3f 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/CaptureSourceModels.ql
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 import internal.CaptureModels
 
+class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateFromSourceConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 from DataFlowTargetApi api, string source
 where source = captureSource(api)
 select source order by source
diff --git a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
index 82ac94c8fc4..51cf0dcd2c3 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModels.qll
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 
 private import CaptureModelsSpecific
 
+class ActiveConfiguration extends Unit {
+  predicate activateThroughFlowConfig() { none() }
+
+  predicate activateFromSourceConfig() { none() }
+
+  predicate activateToSinkConfig() { none() }
+}
+
 class DataFlowTargetApi extends TargetApiSpecific {
   DataFlowTargetApi() { isRelevantForDataFlowModels(this) }
 }
@@ -140,7 +148,9 @@ private class TaintStore extends DataFlow::FlowState {
  * This can be used to generate Flow summaries for APIs from parameter to return.
  */
 private class ThroughFlowConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  ThroughFlowConfig() { this = "ThroughFlowConfig" }
+  ThroughFlowConfig() {
+    this = "ThroughFlowConfig" and any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateThroughFlowConfig()
+  }
 
   override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::FlowState state) {
     source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode and
@@ -210,7 +220,9 @@ string captureThroughFlow(DataFlowTargetApi api) {
  * via its return (then the API itself becomes a source).
  */
 private class FromSourceConfiguration extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  FromSourceConfiguration() { this = "FromSourceConfiguration" }
+  FromSourceConfiguration() {
+    this = "FromSourceConfiguration" and any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateFromSourceConfig()
+  }
 
   override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { ExternalFlow::sourceNode(source, _) }
 
@@ -250,8 +262,13 @@ string captureSource(DataFlowTargetApi api) {
  * This can be used to generate Sink summaries for APIs, if the API propagates a parameter (or enclosing type field)
  * into an existing known sink (then the API itself becomes a sink).
  */
-private class PropagateToSinkConfiguration extends PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific {
-  PropagateToSinkConfiguration() { this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" }
+private class PropagateToSinkConfiguration extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
+  PropagateToSinkConfiguration() {
+    this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" and
+    any(ActiveConfiguration ac).activateToSinkConfig()
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { apiSource(source) }
 
   override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { ExternalFlow::sinkNode(sink, _) }
 
diff --git a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
index 2e630ec5214..9aed8ddf2ba 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureModelsSpecific.qll
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ module TaintTracking = Tt::TaintTracking;
 
 class Type = J::Type;
 
+class Unit = J::Unit;
+
 private J::Method superImpl(J::Method m) {
   result = m.getAnOverride() and
   not exists(result.getAnOverride()) and
@@ -223,24 +225,21 @@ predicate isOwnInstanceAccessNode(ReturnNode node) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Language specific parts of the `PropagateToSinkConfiguration`.
+ * Holds if `source` is an api entrypoint relevant for creating sink models.
  */
-class PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  PropagateToSinkConfigurationSpecific() { this = "parameters or fields flowing into sinks" }
-
-  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) {
-    (
-      source.asExpr().(J::FieldAccess).isOwnFieldAccess() or
-      source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode
-    ) and
-    source.getEnclosingCallable().isPublic() and
-    exists(J::RefType t |
-      t = source.getEnclosingCallable().getDeclaringType().getAnAncestor() and
-      not t instanceof J::TypeObject and
-      t.isPublic()
-    ) and
-    isRelevantForModels(source.getEnclosingCallable())
-  }
+predicate apiSource(DataFlow::Node source) {
+  (
+    source.asExpr().(J::FieldAccess).isOwnFieldAccess() or
+    source instanceof DataFlow::ParameterNode
+  ) and
+  source.getEnclosingCallable().isPublic() and
+  exists(J::RefType t |
+    t = source.getEnclosingCallable().getDeclaringType().getAnAncestor() and
+    not t instanceof J::TypeObject and
+    t.isPublic()
+  ) and
+  isRelevantForModels(source.getEnclosingCallable()) and
+  exists(asPartialModel(source.getEnclosingCallable()))
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
index dce9ce9cfef..4b5293e63cd 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/utils/model-generator/internal/CaptureSummaryFlow.qll
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 private import CaptureModels
 
+private class Activate extends ActiveConfiguration {
+  override predicate activateThroughFlowConfig() { any() }
+}
+
 /**
  * Capture fluent APIs that return `this`.
  * Example of a fluent API: