diff --git a/generator/binaryserializationcodegenerator.cpp b/generator/binaryserializationcodegenerator.cpp
index a527104..0ce5c1b 100644
--- a/generator/binaryserializationcodegenerator.cpp
+++ b/generator/binaryserializationcodegenerator.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ void BinarySerializationCodeGenerator::generate(ostream &os) const
         os << "    // write members\n";
         auto membersWritten = false;
         for (const clang::FieldDecl *field : relevantClass.record->fields()) {
+            for (const auto &attr : field->getAttrs()) {
+                cout << "    // annotation: " << readAnnotation(attr) << '\n';
+            }
             if (writePrivateMembers || field->getAccess() == clang::AS_public) {
                 os << "    serializer.write(customObject." << field->getName() << ");\n";
                 membersWritten = true;
diff --git a/generator/codegenerator.cpp b/generator/codegenerator.cpp
index 0694ae6..5ef257d 100644
--- a/generator/codegenerator.cpp
+++ b/generator/codegenerator.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <c++utilities/application/global.h>
 
+#include <clang/AST/Attr.h>
 #include <clang/AST/DeclCXX.h>
 #include <clang/Frontend/CompilerInstance.h>
+#include <clang/Lex/Lexer.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ void CodeGenerator::addDeclaration(clang::Decl *decl)
 
 /*!
  * \brief Lazy initializes the source manager.
- * \remarks This method must be called in generate() when subclassing to make use of isOnlyIncluded().
+ * \remarks This method must be called in generate() when subclassing to make use of isOnlyIncluded() and readAnnotation().
  */
 void CodeGenerator::lazyInitializeSourceManager() const
 {
@@ -42,6 +44,21 @@ bool CodeGenerator::isOnlyIncluded(const clang::Decl *declaration) const
         && m_sourceManager->getFileID(m_sourceManager->getExpansionLoc(declaration->getSourceRange().getBegin())) != m_sourceManager->getMainFileID();
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the specified \a annotation's text.
+ */
+std::string_view CodeGenerator::readAnnotation(const clang::Attr *annotation) const
+{
+    if (!m_sourceManager) {
+        return std::string_view();
+    }
+    auto text = clang::Lexer::getSourceText(clang::CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(annotation->getRange()), *sourceManager(), clang::LangOptions());
+    if (text.size() >= 12 && text.startswith("annotate(\"") && text.endswith("\")")) {
+        text = text.substr(10, text.size() - 12);
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns whether the specified \a record inherits from an instantiation of the specified \a templateClass.
  * \remarks The specified \a record must be defined (not only forward-declared).
diff --git a/generator/codegenerator.h b/generator/codegenerator.h
index 0c5de9d..6ceeed9 100644
--- a/generator/codegenerator.h
+++ b/generator/codegenerator.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace clang {
+class Attr;
 class Decl;
 class CXXRecordDecl;
 class SourceManager;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ protected:
     CodeFactory &factory() const;
     void lazyInitializeSourceManager() const;
     bool isOnlyIncluded(const clang::Decl *declaration) const;
+    std::string_view readAnnotation(const clang::Attr *annotation) const;
+    const clang::SourceManager *sourceManager() const;
     static bool inheritsFromInstantiationOf(clang::CXXRecordDecl *record, const char *templateClass);
 
 private:
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ inline CodeFactory &CodeGenerator::factory() const
     return m_factory;
 }
 
+inline const clang::SourceManager *CodeGenerator::sourceManager() const
+{
+    return m_sourceManager;
+}
+
 } // namespace ReflectiveRapidJSON
 
 #endif // REFLECTIVE_RAPIDJSON_CODE_GENERATOR_H
diff --git a/generator/tests/morestructs.h b/generator/tests/morestructs.h
index d355236..489e96b 100644
--- a/generator/tests/morestructs.h
+++ b/generator/tests/morestructs.h
@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ struct PointerStruct : public BinarySerializable<PointerStruct> {
     std::shared_ptr<PointerTarget> s3;
 };
 
+struct AnnotatedStruct : public BinarySerializable<AnnotatedStruct> {
+    int anyVersion;
+    __attribute__((annotate("cond:version >= 1"))) __attribute__((annotate("foo"))) int newInVersion1;
+};
+
 #endif // REFLECTIVE_RAPIDJSON_TESTS_MORE_STRUCTS_H