diff --git a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodec.scala b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodec.scala
index 04d7e0642..7bb351ea7 100644
--- a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodec.scala
+++ b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodec.scala
@@ -259,12 +259,19 @@ object JsonCodec extends BinaryCodec {
             case d: discriminatorName => (d, case_.id)
           }
 
+          val caseName = case_ match {
+            case Schema.Case(id, _, _, _, _, annotations) =>
+              annotations.collectFirst {
+                case name: caseName => name
+              }.map(_.name).getOrElse(id)
+          }
+
           if (discriminatorChunk.isEmpty) out.write('{')
           val indent_ = bump(indent)
           pad(indent_, out)
 
           if (discriminatorChunk.isEmpty) {
-            string.encoder.unsafeEncode(JsonFieldEncoder.string.unsafeEncodeField(case_.id), indent_, out)
+            string.encoder.unsafeEncode(JsonFieldEncoder.string.unsafeEncodeField(caseName), indent_, out)
             if (indent.isEmpty) out.write(':')
             else out.write(" : ")
           }
@@ -429,7 +436,10 @@ object JsonCodec extends BinaryCodec {
         {
           val caseNameAliases = cases.map {
             case Schema.Case(name, _, _, _, _, annotations) =>
-              (name, annotations.collectFirst { case a: caseNameAliases => a.aliases.toList }.getOrElse(List.empty))
+              (name, annotations.collectFirst {
+                case a: caseNameAliases => a.aliases.toList
+                case cn: caseName       => List(cn.name)
+              }.getOrElse(List.empty))
           }.toMap
           Lexer.char(trace, in, '{')
           if (Lexer.firstField(trace, in)) {
diff --git a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala-2/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala-2/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
index b23ea1fb8..3c65ad8b1 100644
--- a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala-2/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala-2/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import zio.schema._
 import zio.schema.annotation._
 import zio.schema.codec.DecodeError.ReadError
 import zio.schema.codec.JsonCodec.JsonEncoder.charSequenceToByteChunk
-import zio.schema.codec.JsonCodecSpec.PaymentMethod.CreditCard
+import zio.schema.codec.JsonCodecSpec.PaymentMethod.{ CreditCard, WireTransfer }
 import zio.stream.ZStream
 import zio.test.Assertion._
 import zio.test.TestAspect._
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ object JsonCodecSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
           SearchRequestWithTransientField("foo", 10, 20, "bar"),
           charSequenceToByteChunk("""{"query":"foo","pageNumber":10,"resultPerPage":20}""")
         )
+      },
+      test("case name annotation") {
+        assertEncodes(
+          PaymentMethod.schema,
+          WireTransfer("foo", "bar"),
+          charSequenceToByteChunk("""{"wire_transfer":{"accountNumber":"foo","bankCode":"bar"}}""")
+        )
       }
     )
   )
@@ -268,6 +275,13 @@ object JsonCodecSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
           CreditCard("foo", 12, 2022),
           charSequenceToByteChunk("""{"cc":{"number":"foo","expirationMonth":12,"expirationYear":2022}}""")
         )
+      },
+      test("case name") {
+        assertDecodes(
+          PaymentMethod.schema,
+          WireTransfer("foo", "bar"),
+          charSequenceToByteChunk("""{"wire_transfer":{"accountNumber":"foo","bankCode":"bar"}}""")
+        )
       }
     )
   )
@@ -1034,7 +1048,8 @@ object JsonCodecSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
       expirationYear: Int
     ) extends PaymentMethod
 
-    final case class WireTransfer(accountNumber: String, bankCode: String) extends PaymentMethod
+    @caseName("wire_transfer") final case class WireTransfer(accountNumber: String, bankCode: String)
+        extends PaymentMethod
 
     implicit lazy val schema: Schema[PaymentMethod] = DeriveSchema.gen[PaymentMethod]
   }
diff --git a/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/annotation/caseName.scala b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/annotation/caseName.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..326f32775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/annotation/caseName.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package zio.schema.annotation
+
+import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
+final case class caseName(name: String) extends StaticAnnotation