diff --git a/oteapi_dlite/strategies/generate.py b/oteapi_dlite/strategies/generate.py
index c277703b..e80065e3 100644
--- a/oteapi_dlite/strategies/generate.py
+++ b/oteapi_dlite/strategies/generate.py
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@ class DLiteStorageConfig(AttrDict):
     Either `label` or `datamodel` should be provided.
     """
 
-    label: Optional[str] = Field(
-        None,
-        description="Label of DLite instance in the collection to serialise.",
-    )
-    datamodel: Optional[str] = Field(
-        None,
-        description="URI to the datamodel of the new instance.  Needed when "
-        "generating the instance from mappings.  Cannot be combined with "
-        "`label`",
-    )
     driver: Optional[str] = Field(
         None,
         description='Name of DLite driver (ex: "json").',
@@ -60,6 +50,21 @@ class DLiteStorageConfig(AttrDict):
             "storage plugin."
         ),
     )
+    label: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Label of DLite instance in the collection to serialise.",
+    )
+    datamodel: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="URI to the datamodel of the new instance.  Needed when "
+        "generating the instance from mappings.  Cannot be combined with "
+        "`label`",
+    )
+    store_collection: bool = Field(
+        False,
+        description="Whether to store the entire collection instead of a "
+        "single instance.  Cannot be combined with `label` or `datamodel`.",
+    )
     allow_incomplete: Optional[bool] = Field(
         False,
         description="Whether to allow incomplete property mappings.",
@@ -137,8 +142,9 @@ def get(
                 allow_incomplete=config.allow_incomplete,
             )
             inst = next(instances)
-            # fail if there are more instances
-        else:
+        elif config.store_collection:
+            inst = coll
+        else:  # fail if there are more instances
             raise ValueError(
                 "One of `label` or `datamodel` configurations should be given."
             )
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa688a82..1b1e057b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DLite-Python>=0.3.3,<0.4
+DLite-Python>=0.3.3,<0.5
 numpy>=1.21,<2
 oteapi-core>=0.1.2
 Pillow>=9.0.1,<11
diff --git a/tests/strategies/test_generate_collection.py b/tests/strategies/test_generate_collection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f79941ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/strategies/test_generate_collection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Test to store the entire collection with the generate strategy."""
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import dlite
+from oteapi.datacache import DataCache
+
+from oteapi_dlite.strategies.generate import (
+    DLiteGenerateConfig,
+    DLiteGenerateStrategy,
+)
+from oteapi_dlite.utils import get_meta
+
+thisdir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+entitydir = thisdir / ".." / "entities"
+outdir = thisdir / ".." / "output"
+
+
+config = DLiteGenerateConfig(
+    functionType="application/vnd.dlite-generate",
+    configuration={
+        "driver": "json",
+        "location": str(outdir / "coll.json"),
+        "options": "mode=w",
+        "store_collection": True,
+    },
+)
+
+coll = dlite.Collection("coll_id")
+
+Image = get_meta("http://onto-ns.com/meta/1.0/Image")
+image = Image([2, 2, 1])
+image.data = [[[1], [2]], [[3], [4]]]
+coll.add("image", image)
+coll.add_relation("image", "rdf:type", "onto:Image")
+coll.add_relation("image", "dcterms:title", "Madonna")
+
+
+session = {"collection_id": coll.uuid}
+DataCache().add(coll.asjson(), key=coll.uuid)
+
+generator = DLiteGenerateStrategy(config)
+session.update(generator.initialize(session))
+
+generator = DLiteGenerateStrategy(config)
+session.update(generator.get(session))
+
+
+# Check that the data in the newly created generated json file matches our
+# collection.
+# Before loading the generated file, we delete the original collection
+# to ensure that we are not just fetching it from the dlite cache...
+del coll
+with dlite.Storage("json", outdir / "coll.json", "mode=r") as s:
+    # Assume we don't know the collection uuid, but we know that there is only
+    # one collection in the json file
+    (coll_uuid,) = s.get_uuids("http://onto-ns.com/meta/0.1/Collection")
+    coll = s.load(id=coll_uuid)
+assert coll.uri == "coll_id"
+assert coll.nrelations == 5
+assert coll["image"] == image