diff --git a/macros/src/data_type_from/attr/field.rs b/macros/src/data_type_from/attr/field.rs
index 3191151f..337fc42a 100644
--- a/macros/src/data_type_from/attr/field.rs
+++ b/macros/src/data_type_from/attr/field.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::Result;
 
 use crate::utils::Attribute;
@@ -5,11 +7,18 @@ use crate::utils::Attribute;
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct FieldAttr {
     pub skip: bool,
+    pub rename: Option<TokenStream>,
 }
 
 impl_parse! {
     FieldAttr(attr, out) {
         "skip" => out.skip = true,
+        "rename" => {
+            let attr = attr.parse_string()?;
+            out.rename = out.rename.take().or_else(|| Some(
+                attr.to_token_stream()
+            ))
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/macros/src/data_type_from/mod.rs b/macros/src/data_type_from/mod.rs
index 301bef77..3aff146d 100644
--- a/macros/src/data_type_from/mod.rs
+++ b/macros/src/data_type_from/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod attr;
 
-use quote::quote;
+use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
 use syn::{parse_macro_input, Data, DeriveInput, Fields};
 
 use attr::*;
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ pub fn derive(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> syn::Result<proc_macro::TokenSt
                         .as_ref()
                         // TODO: Proper syn error would be nice
                         .expect("'specta::DataTypeFrom' requires named fields.");
-                    let ident_str = ident.to_string();
+
+                    let ident_str = match &attrs.rename {
+                        Some(rename) => rename.to_token_stream(),
+                        None => ident.to_string().to_token_stream(),
+                    };
 
                     let ty = then_option(attrs.skip, quote!(t.#ident.into()));
 
diff --git a/tests/datatype.rs b/tests/datatype.rs
index 8e740d40..f4c3fd94 100644
--- a/tests/datatype.rs
+++ b/tests/datatype.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ struct Procedures8 {}
 #[derive(DataTypeFrom)]
 struct Procedures9(DataType, DataType);
 
+#[derive(DataTypeFrom)]
+struct Procedures10 {
+    #[specta(rename = "b")]
+    pub a: DataType,
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_datatype() {
     let val: DataType = Procedures1(vec![
@@ -159,4 +165,14 @@ fn test_datatype() {
         ts::datatype(&Default::default(), &val, &Default::default()),
         Ok("[any, string]".into())
     );
+
+    let val: StructType = Procedures10 { a: DataType::Any }.into();
+    assert_eq!(
+        ts::datatype(
+            &Default::default(),
+            &val.clone().to_anonymous(),
+            &Default::default()
+        ),
+        Ok("{ b: any }".into())
+    );
 }