diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index 731cad8e..03a8b72d 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ pub struct MainOptions {
     /// See `crate::GenerationConfig::diesel_backend` for more details.
     #[arg(short = 'b', long = "diesel-backend")]
     pub diesel_backend: String,
+
+    /// Add these additional derives to each generated `struct`
+    #[arg(short = 'd', long = "derive")]
+    pub additional_derives: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, ValueEnum, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ fn actual_main() -> dsync::Result<()> {
                 once_connection_type: args.once_connection_type,
                 readonly_prefixes: args.readonly_prefixes,
                 readonly_suffixes: args.readonly_suffixes,
+                additional_derives: args.additional_derives,
             },
         },
     )?;
diff --git a/src/code.rs b/src/code.rs
index 44629b74..6b1d8267 100644
--- a/src/code.rs
+++ b/src/code.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,17 @@ impl<'a> Struct<'a> {
 
     /// Assemble the `derive` attribute for the struct
     fn attr_derive(&self) -> String {
-        let mut derives_vec = Vec::with_capacity(10);
+        let mut derives_vec =
+            Vec::<&str>::with_capacity(10 + self.config.options.additional_derives.len());
+        if !self.config.options.additional_derives.is_empty() {
+            derives_vec.extend(
+                self.config
+                    .options
+                    .additional_derives
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|s| -> &str { s.as_ref() }),
+            );
+        }
         // Default derives that exist on every struct
         derives_vec.extend_from_slice(&[derives::DEBUG, derives::CLONE]);
 
diff --git a/src/global.rs b/src/global.rs
index 9ce6ec7e..06da255e 100644
--- a/src/global.rs
+++ b/src/global.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ pub struct GenerationConfigOpts<'a> {
     pub readonly_prefixes: Vec<String>,
     /// Suffixes to treat tables as readonly
     pub readonly_suffixes: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// Add these additional derives to each generated `struct`
+    pub additional_derives: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl GenerationConfigOpts<'_> {
@@ -363,6 +366,7 @@ impl Default for GenerationConfigOpts<'_> {
             once_connection_type: false,
             readonly_prefixes: Vec::default(),
             readonly_suffixes: Vec::default(),
+            additional_derives: Vec::default(),
         }
     }
 }