diff --git a/misc/codegen/generators/dbschemegen.py b/misc/codegen/generators/dbschemegen.py
index 8266eb5be0f..f861972cdd6 100755
--- a/misc/codegen/generators/dbschemegen.py
+++ b/misc/codegen/generators/dbschemegen.py
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ def cls_to_dbscheme(cls: schema.Class, lookup: typing.Dict[str, schema.Class], a
         )
     # use property-specific tables for 1-to-many and 1-to-at-most-1 properties
     for f in cls.properties:
+        overridden_table_name = f.pragmas.get("ql_db_table_name")
         if f.synth:
             continue
         if f.is_unordered:
             yield Table(
-                name=inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
+                name=overridden_table_name or inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
                 columns=[
                     Column("id", type=dbtype(cls.name)),
                     Column(inflection.singularize(f.name), dbtype(f.type, add_or_none_except)),
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def cls_to_dbscheme(cls: schema.Class, lookup: typing.Dict[str, schema.Class], a
         elif f.is_repeated:
             yield Table(
                 keyset=KeySet(["id", "index"]),
-                name=inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
+                name=overridden_table_name or inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
                 columns=[
                     Column("id", type=dbtype(cls.name)),
                     Column("index", type="int"),
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ def cls_to_dbscheme(cls: schema.Class, lookup: typing.Dict[str, schema.Class], a
         elif f.is_optional:
             yield Table(
                 keyset=KeySet(["id"]),
-                name=inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
+                name=overridden_table_name or inflection.tableize(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
                 columns=[
                     Column("id", type=dbtype(cls.name)),
                     Column(f.name, dbtype(f.type, add_or_none_except)),
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ def cls_to_dbscheme(cls: schema.Class, lookup: typing.Dict[str, schema.Class], a
         elif f.is_predicate:
             yield Table(
                 keyset=KeySet(["id"]),
-                name=inflection.underscore(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
+                name=overridden_table_name or inflection.underscore(f"{cls.name}_{f.name}"),
                 columns=[
                     Column("id", type=dbtype(cls.name)),
                 ],
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ def check_name_conflicts(decls: list[Table | Union]):
         match decl:
             case Table(name=name):
                 if name in names:
-                    raise Error(f"Duplicate table name: {name}")
+                    raise Error(f"Duplicate table name: {
+                                name}, you can use `@ql.db_table_name` on a property to resolve this")
                 names.add(name)
 
 
diff --git a/misc/codegen/lib/schemadefs.py b/misc/codegen/lib/schemadefs.py
index dc8bd2aab4d..b0cf2b038a8 100644
--- a/misc/codegen/lib/schemadefs.py
+++ b/misc/codegen/lib/schemadefs.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ ql.add(_Parametrized(_ClassPragma("default_doc_name"), factory=lambda doc: doc))
 ql.add(_ClassPragma("hideable", inherited=True))
 ql.add(_Pragma("internal"))
 ql.add(_Parametrized(_Pragma("name"), factory=lambda name: name))
+ql.add(_Parametrized(_PropertyPragma("db_table_name"), factory=lambda name: name))
 
 cpp.add(_Pragma("skip"))
 
diff --git a/misc/codegen/test/test_dbschemegen.py b/misc/codegen/test/test_dbschemegen.py
index 5b1bd7e73dc..653ad7fc8a3 100644
--- a/misc/codegen/test/test_dbschemegen.py
+++ b/misc/codegen/test/test_dbschemegen.py
@@ -603,5 +603,68 @@ def test_table_conflict(generate):
         ])
 
 
+def test_table_name_overrides(generate):
+    assert generate([
+        schema.Class("Obj", properties=[
+            schema.OptionalProperty("x", "a", pragmas={"ql_db_table_name": "foo"}),
+            schema.RepeatedProperty("y", "b", pragmas={"ql_db_table_name": "bar"}),
+            schema.RepeatedOptionalProperty("z", "c", pragmas={"ql_db_table_name": "baz"}),
+            schema.PredicateProperty("p", pragmas={"ql_db_table_name": "hello"}),
+            schema.RepeatedUnorderedProperty("q", "d", pragmas={"ql_db_table_name": "world"}),
+        ]),
+    ]) == dbscheme.Scheme(
+        src=schema_file.name,
+        includes=[],
+        declarations=[
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="objs",
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj", binding=True),
+                ],
+            ),
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="foo",
+                keyset=dbscheme.KeySet(["id"]),
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("x", "a"),
+                ],
+            ),
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="bar",
+                keyset=dbscheme.KeySet(["id", "index"]),
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("index", "int"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("y", "b"),
+                ],
+            ),
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="baz",
+                keyset=dbscheme.KeySet(["id", "index"]),
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("index", "int"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("z", "c"),
+                ],
+            ),
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="hello",
+                keyset=dbscheme.KeySet(["id"]),
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj"),
+                ],
+            ),
+            dbscheme.Table(
+                name="world",
+                columns=[
+                    dbscheme.Column("id", "@obj"),
+                    dbscheme.Column("q", "d"),
+                ],
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.exit(pytest.main([__file__] + sys.argv[1:]))