diff --git a/huma.go b/huma.go
index 20aaa9c0..f6b14561 100644
--- a/huma.go
+++ b/huma.go
@@ -582,8 +582,11 @@ func Register[I, O any](api API, op Operation, handler func(context.Context, *I)
 			if c := f.Tag.Get("contentType"); c != "" {
 				contentType = c
 			}
-
-			s := SchemaFromField(registry, f, getHint(inputType, f.Name, op.OperationID+"Request"))
+			hint := getHint(inputType, f.Name, op.OperationID+"Request")
+			if nameHint := f.Tag.Get("nameHint"); nameHint != "" {
+				hint = nameHint
+			}
+			s := SchemaFromField(registry, f, hint)
 
 			op.RequestBody = &RequestBody{
 				Required: required,
@@ -708,7 +711,11 @@ func Register[I, O any](api API, op Operation, handler func(context.Context, *I)
 			op.Responses[statusStr].Headers = map[string]*Param{}
 		}
 		if !outBodyFunc {
-			outSchema := SchemaFromField(registry, f, getHint(outputType, f.Name, op.OperationID+"Response"))
+			hint := getHint(outputType, f.Name, op.OperationID+"Response")
+			if nameHint := f.Tag.Get("nameHint"); nameHint != "" {
+				hint = nameHint
+			}
+			outSchema := SchemaFromField(registry, f, hint)
 			if op.Responses[statusStr].Content == nil {
 				op.Responses[statusStr].Content = map[string]*MediaType{}
 			}
diff --git a/huma_test.go b/huma_test.go
index 9af8c405..77f1887a 100644
--- a/huma_test.go
+++ b/huma_test.go
@@ -605,6 +605,25 @@ func TestFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, resp.Code)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "request-body-nameHint",
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodPut,
+					Path:   "/body",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, input *struct {
+					Body struct {
+						Name string `json:"name"`
+					} `nameHint:"ANameHint"`
+				}) (*struct{}, error) {
+					return nil, nil
+				})
+				assert.Equal(t, "#/components/schemas/ANameHint", api.OpenAPI().Paths["/body"].Put.RequestBody.Content["application/json"].Schema.Ref)
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodPut,
+			URL:    "/body",
+			Body:   `{"name": "Name"}`,
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "request-ptr-body-required",
 			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
@@ -1009,6 +1028,27 @@ Content of example2.txt.
 				assert.Equal(t, "application/custom-type", resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"))
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "response-body-nameHint",
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				type Resp struct {
+					Body struct {
+						Greeting string `json:"greeting" `
+					} `nameHint:"GreetingResp"`
+				}
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/response",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, input *struct{}) (*Resp, error) {
+					resp := &Resp{}
+					resp.Body.Greeting = "Hello, world!"
+					return resp, nil
+				})
+				assert.Equal(t, "#/components/schemas/GreetingResp", api.OpenAPI().Paths["/response"].Get.Responses["200"].Content["application/json"].Schema.Ref)
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			URL:    "/response",
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "response",
 			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {