diff --git a/compiler/jsgen.v b/compiler/jsgen.v
index b3ef5cd209..3c7d9ef725 100644
--- a/compiler/jsgen.v
+++ b/compiler/jsgen.v
@@ -85,15 +85,17 @@ string res = tos2("");
 		if field.attr == 'skip' {
 			continue
 		}
-		
+		name := if field.attr.starts_with('json:') {
+			field.attr.right(5)
+		} else {
+			field.name
+		}
 		field_type := p.table.find_type(field.typ)
-		name := field.name
 		_typ := field.typ.replace('*', '')
-
 		enc_name := js_enc_name(_typ)
-
 		if field.attr == 'raw' {
-			dec += ' /*prim*/ res->$name = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(js_get(root, "$field.name")));\n'
+			dec += ' res->$field.name = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(' +
+				'js_get(root, "$name")));\n'
 			
 		} else {
 			// Now generate decoders for all field types in this struct
@@ -103,16 +105,15 @@ string res = tos2("");
 			dec_name := js_dec_name(_typ)
 
 			if is_js_prim(_typ) {
-				dec += ' /*prim*/ res->$name = $dec_name(js_get(root, "$field.name"))'
-				// dec += '.data'
+				dec += ' res->$field.name = $dec_name(js_get(' +
+					'root, "$name"))'
 			}
 			else {
-				dec += ' /*!!*/ $dec_name(js_get(root, "$field.name"), & (res->$name))'
+				dec += ' $dec_name(js_get(root, "$name"), & (res->$name))'
 			}
 			dec += ';\n'
 		}
-
-		enc += '  cJSON_AddItemToObject(o,  "$name", $enc_name(val.$name)); \n'
+		enc += '  cJSON_AddItemToObject(o,  "$name",$enc_name(val.$field.name)); \n'
 	}
 	// cJSON_delete
 	//p.cgen.fns << '$dec return opt_ok(res); \n}'
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index eb0eefcfed..db47a23384 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -645,6 +645,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 		if p.tok == .lsbr {
 			p.next()
 			attr = p.check_name()
+			if p.tok == .colon {
+				p.check(.colon)
+				attr += ':' + p.check_name()
+			}
 			p.check(.rsbr)
 		}
 		if attr == 'raw' && field_type != 'string' {
diff --git a/vlib/json/json_test.v b/vlib/json/json_test.v
index 9d0acf35de..e2f32558ff 100644
--- a/vlib/json/json_test.v
+++ b/vlib/json/json_test.v
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-import json 
+import json
 
 struct User {
-	age  int
-	nums []int
+	age       int
+	nums      []int
+	last_name string [json:lastName]
 }
 
 fn test_parse_user() {
-	s := '{"age": 10, "nums": [1,2,3]}'
+	s := '{"age": 10, "nums": [1,2,3], "lastName": "Johnson"}'
 	u := json.decode(User, s) or {
-		exit(1) 
+		exit(1)
 	}
 	assert u.age == 10
+	assert u.last_name == 'Johnson'
 	assert u.nums.len == 3
-	assert u.nums[0] == 1 
-	assert u.nums[1] == 2 
-	assert u.nums[2] == 3 
+	assert u.nums[0] == 1
+	assert u.nums[1] == 2
+	assert u.nums[2] == 3
 }
 
 struct Color {