diff --git a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl.xsl b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl.xsl
index c772a9748..fe1656e86 100644
--- a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl.xsl
+++ b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl.xsl
@@ -2512,7 +2512,6 @@
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='printerShare']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='allowedUsers']|
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='servicePrincipal']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='claimsMappingPolicies']|
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='servicePrincipal']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='homeRealmDiscoveryPolicies']|
-                        edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='manager']|
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='managedDevice']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='deviceCategory']|
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:ComplexType[@Name='userFlowApiConnectorConfiguration']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='postAttributeCollection']|
                         edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:ComplexType[@Name='userFlowApiConnectorConfiguration']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='postFederationSignup']">
@@ -2559,7 +2558,6 @@
                     edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='transitiveReports'] |
                     edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='appRoleAssignments'] |
                     edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='oAuth2PermissionGrant'] |
-                    edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='manager'] |
                     edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='rbacApplication']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='transitiveRoleAssignments']">
         <xsl:copy>
             <xsl:copy-of select="@*|node()"/>
@@ -2570,6 +2568,20 @@
         </xsl:copy>
     </xsl:template>
 
+    <!-- Add both $ref and consistency level header to manager navigation property-->
+    <xsl:template match="edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='manager']">
+        <xsl:copy>
+            <xsl:copy-of select="@*|node()"/>
+            <xsl:element name="Annotation">
+                <xsl:attribute name="Term">Org.OData.Capabilities.V1.ReadRestrictions</xsl:attribute>
+                <xsl:call-template name="ConsistencyLevelHeaderTemplate"/>
+            </xsl:element>
+            <xsl:call-template name="ReferenceableRestrictionsTemplate">
+                <xsl:with-param name="referenceable">true</xsl:with-param>
+            </xsl:call-template>
+        </xsl:copy>
+    </xsl:template>
+
     <!-- Add IfMatch header for these paths-->
     <xsl:template match="edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='user']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='planner'] |
                     edm:Schema[@Namespace='microsoft.graph']/edm:EntityType[@Name='group']/edm:NavigationProperty[@Name='planner'] |
diff --git a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_input.xml b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_input.xml
index 2236314f5..4ba083b10 100644
--- a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_input.xml
+++ b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_input.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
                 <NavigationProperty Name="messages" Type="Collection(graph.message)" ContainsTarget="true" />
                 <NavigationProperty Name="memberOf" Type="Collection(graph.directoryObject)" />
                 <NavigationProperty Name="followedSites" Type="Collection(graph.site)" />
+                <NavigationProperty Name="manager" Type="graph.directoryObject" />
             </EntityType>
             <EntityType Name="site" BaseType="graph.baseItem">
                 <NavigationProperty Name="analytics" Type="graph.itemAnalytics" ContainsTarget="true">
diff --git a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_output.xml b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_output.xml
index b7abef69a..3a6107fd6 100644
--- a/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_output.xml
+++ b/transforms/csdl/preprocess_csdl_test_output.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
       <EntityType Name="synchronizationJob" BaseType="graph.entity">
         <NavigationProperty Name="schema" Type="graph.synchronizationSchema" ContainsTarget="true" />
       </EntityType>
+      <EntityType Name="schema" BaseType="graph.entity">
+        <Property Name="baseType" Type="Edm.String" Nullable="false" />
+        <Property Name="properties" Type="Collection(graph.property)" />
+      </EntityType>
       <EntityType Name="synchronizationSchema" BaseType="graph.entity">
         <Property Name="synchronizationRules" Type="Collection(graph.synchronizationRule)" />
         <Property Name="version" Type="Edm.String" />
@@ -334,6 +338,35 @@
             </Collection>
           </Annotation>
         </NavigationProperty>
+        <NavigationProperty Name="manager" Type="graph.directoryObject">
+          <Annotation Term="Org.OData.Capabilities.V1.ReadRestrictions">
+            <Record>
+              <PropertyValue Property="CustomHeaders">
+                <Collection>
+                  <Record>
+                    <PropertyValue Property="Name" String="ConsistencyLevel" />
+                    <PropertyValue Property="Description" String="Indicates the requested consistency level." />
+                    <PropertyValue Property="DocumentationURL" String="https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/aad-advanced-queries" />
+                    <PropertyValue Property="Required" Bool="false" />
+                    <PropertyValue Property="ExampleValues">
+                      <Collection>
+                        <Record>
+                          <PropertyValue Property="Value" String="eventual" />
+                          <PropertyValue Property="Description" String="$search and $count queries require the client to set the ConsistencyLevel HTTP header to 'eventual'." />
+                        </Record>
+                      </Collection>
+                    </PropertyValue>
+                  </Record>
+                </Collection>
+              </PropertyValue>
+            </Record>
+          </Annotation>
+          <Annotation Term="Org.OData.Capabilities.V1.NavigationRestrictions">
+            <Record>
+              <PropertyValue Property="Referenceable" Bool="true" />
+            </Record>
+          </Annotation>
+        </NavigationProperty>
       </EntityType>
       <EntityType Name="site" BaseType="graph.baseItem">
         <NavigationProperty Name="analytics" Type="graph.itemAnalytics" ContainsTarget="true">