diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/codahale/jerkson/ser/CaseClassSerializer.scala b/src/main/scala/com/codahale/jerkson/ser/CaseClassSerializer.scala
index 6fb187c..a33cac2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/codahale/jerkson/ser/CaseClassSerializer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/codahale/jerkson/ser/CaseClassSerializer.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Modifier
 import com.codahale.jerkson.JsonSnakeCase
 import com.codahale.jerkson.Util._
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.{JsonIgnore, JsonIgnoreProperties}
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.{JsonIgnore, JsonIgnoreProperties, JsonProperty}
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.{SerializerProvider, JsonSerializer}
 
 class CaseClassSerializer[A <: Product](klass: Class[_]) extends JsonSerializer[A] {
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@ class CaseClassSerializer[A <: Product](klass: Class[_]) extends JsonSerializer[
   private val methods = klass.getDeclaredMethods
                                 .filter { _.getParameterTypes.isEmpty }
                                 .map { m => m.getName -> m }.toMap
+                                
+  private val jsonGetters = methods
+							  	.filter { _._2.getAnnotation(classOf[JsonProperty]) != null }
+							    .map { m => m._2.getAnnotation(classOf[JsonProperty]).value -> m._2 }.toMap                           
   
   def serialize(value: A, json: JsonGenerator, provider: SerializerProvider) {
     json.writeStartObject()
     for (field <- nonIgnoredFields) {
       val methodOpt = methods.get(field.getName)
-      val fieldValue: Object = methodOpt.map { _.invoke(value) }.getOrElse(field.get(value))
+      val getterOpt = jsonGetters.get(field.getName)
+      val fieldValue: Object = getterOpt.map { _.invoke(value) }.getOrElse(methodOpt.map { _.invoke(value) }.getOrElse(field.get(value)))
       if (fieldValue != None) {
         val fieldName = methodOpt.map { _.getName }.getOrElse(field.getName)
         provider.defaultSerializeField(if (isSnakeCase) snakeCase(fieldName) else fieldName, fieldValue, json)