diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
index 96d1d2a0aa..7dfbb43671 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
@@ -386,15 +386,28 @@ class UpdateRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
     bl_label = "Update Representation"
     bl_description = (
         "Write selected objects representations to IFC.\n"
-        "A star in the operator name indicates that active object representation in IFC is not yet synced with Blender"
+        "A star in the operator name indicates that active object representation in IFC is not yet synced with Blender.\n"
+        "ALT+CLICK to apply openings to the mesh"
     )
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
     obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
     ifc_representation_class: bpy.props.StringProperty()
+    apply_openings: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        name="Apply Openings",
+        description=(
+            "Whether to apply openings to the mesh.\n"
+            "If False, operator will skip updating representation that has openings"
+        ),
+        default=False,
+        options={"SKIP_SAVE"},
+    )
 
     from_ui = False
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):
+        if event.type == "LEFTMOUSE" and event.alt:
+            self.apply_openings = True
+
         self.from_ui = True
         return self.execute(context)
 
@@ -426,7 +439,8 @@ class UpdateRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
         # NOTE: Currently iterator doesn't detect whether opening is actually affected the representation
         # or it's just present on the element. In theory, we can also allow editing representations
         # if we know that representation wasn't affected by existing openings.
-        if tool.Geometry.has_openings(product) and obj.data.BIMMeshProperties.has_openings_applied:
+        has_openings = tool.Geometry.has_openings(product) and obj.data.BIMMeshProperties.has_openings_applied
+        if has_openings and not self.apply_openings:
             # Meshlike things with openings can only be updated without openings applied.
             if self.from_ui:
                 self.report({"ERROR"}, f"Object '{obj.name}' has openings - representation cannot be updated.")
@@ -514,6 +528,17 @@ class UpdateRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
         for inverse in self.file.get_inverse(old_representation):
             ifcopenshell.util.element.replace_attribute(inverse, old_representation, new_representation)
 
+        # As openings are already 'baked' to the geometry, we mark their representation as 'Reference'
+        # as they're not part of the object representation anymore.
+        if has_openings and self.apply_openings:
+            ifc_context = new_representation.ContextOfItems
+            for opening_rel in tool.Geometry.get_openings(product):
+                opening = opening_rel.RelatedOpeningElement
+                representation = ifcopenshell.util.representation.get_representation(opening, ifc_context)
+                if not representation:
+                    continue
+                representation.RepresentationIdentifier = "Reference"
+
         obj.data.BIMMeshProperties.ifc_definition_id = int(new_representation.id())
         obj.data.name = f"{old_representation.ContextOfItems.id()}/{new_representation.id()}"
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
index d580a0dff9..c5f94b8486 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from math import radians, pi
 from mathutils import Vector, Matrix
 from bonsai.bim.ifc import IfcStore
-from typing import Union, Iterable, Optional, Literal, Iterator, List, TYPE_CHECKING, get_args
+from typing import Union, Iterable, Optional, Literal, Iterator, List, TYPE_CHECKING, get_args, Generator
 from typing_extensions import TypeIs
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -1470,12 +1470,20 @@ class Geometry(bonsai.core.tool.Geometry):
         return use_immediate_repr
 
     @classmethod
-    def has_openings(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
-        if getattr(element, "HasOpenings", None):
-            return True
+    def get_openings(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> Generator[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None, None]:
+        """Get element openings as IfcRelVoidsElements.
+
+        Use `.RelatedOpeningElement` to get the opening element.
+        """
+        for element in getattr(element, "HasOpenings", ()):
+            yield element
+
         if aggregate := ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(element):
-            return cls.has_openings(aggregate)
-        return False
+            yield from cls.get_openings(aggregate)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def has_openings(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
+        return bool(next(cls.get_openings(element), False))
 
     @classmethod
     def get_elements_by_representation(