diff --git a/src/generate/gen_enum.rs b/src/generate/gen_enum.rs
index a230263..2eeb06b 100644
--- a/src/generate/gen_enum.rs
+++ b/src/generate/gen_enum.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
-    AttributeContainer, Field, FieldBuilder, Impl, ImplFor, Parent, StreamBuilder, StringOrIdent,
+    AttributeContainer, Field, FieldBuilder, Impl, ImplFor, Parent, Path, StreamBuilder,
+    StringOrIdent,
 };
 use crate::parse::{Generic, Generics, Visibility};
 use crate::prelude::{Delimiter, Ident, Span};
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ pub struct GenEnum<'a, P: Parent> {
     visibility: Visibility,
     generics: Option<Generics>,
     values: Vec<EnumValue>,
-    derives: Vec<StringOrIdent>,
+    derives: Vec<Path>,
     attributes: Vec<StreamBuilder>,
     additional: Vec<StreamBuilder>,
 }
@@ -75,20 +76,22 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenEnum<'a, P> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use virtue::prelude::Generator;
+    /// # use virtue::generate::Path;
     /// # let mut generator = Generator::with_name("Bar");
     /// generator
     ///     .generate_enum("Foo")
     ///     .with_derive("Clone")
-    ///     .with_derive("Default");
-    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default)] enum Foo { }");
+    ///     .with_derive("Default")
+    ///     .with_derive(Path::from_iter(vec!["serde", "Deserialize"]));
+    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default , serde ::Deserialize)] enum Foo { }");
     /// # Ok::<_, virtue::Error>(())
     /// ```
     ///
     /// Generates:
     /// ```ignore
-    /// #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    /// #[derive(Clone, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
     /// enum Foo { }
-    pub fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
+    pub fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<Path>) -> &mut Self {
         AttributeContainer::with_derive(self, derive)
     }
 
@@ -96,19 +99,24 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenEnum<'a, P> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use virtue::prelude::Generator;
+    /// # use virtue::generate::Path;
     /// # let mut generator = Generator::with_name("Bar");
     /// generator
     ///     .generate_enum("Foo")
-    ///     .with_derives(["Clone".into(), "Default".into()]);
-    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default)] enum Foo { }");
+    ///     .with_derives([
+    ///         "Clone".into(),
+    ///         "Default".into(),
+    ///         Path::from_iter(vec!["serde", "Deserialize"]),
+    ///     ]);
+    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default , serde ::Deserialize)] enum Foo { }");
     /// # Ok::<_, virtue::Error>(())
     /// ```
     ///
     /// Generates:
     /// ```ignore
-    /// #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    /// #[derive(Clone, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
     /// enum Foo { }
-    pub fn with_derives(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
+    pub fn with_derives<T: Into<Path>>(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) -> &mut Self {
         AttributeContainer::with_derives(self, derives)
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +268,7 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenEnum<'a, P> {
 }
 
 impl<P: Parent> AttributeContainer for GenEnum<'_, P> {
-    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StringOrIdent> {
+    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Path> {
         &mut self.derives
     }
 
@@ -480,7 +488,7 @@ impl EnumValue {
 }
 
 impl AttributeContainer for EnumValue {
-    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StringOrIdent> {
+    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Path> {
         unreachable!("enum variants cannot have derives")
     }
 
diff --git a/src/generate/gen_struct.rs b/src/generate/gen_struct.rs
index 8763fb7..438a3f7 100644
--- a/src/generate/gen_struct.rs
+++ b/src/generate/gen_struct.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
-    AttributeContainer, Field, FieldBuilder, Impl, ImplFor, Parent, StreamBuilder, StringOrIdent,
+    AttributeContainer, Field, FieldBuilder, Impl, ImplFor, Parent, Path, StreamBuilder,
+    StringOrIdent,
 };
 use crate::parse::{Generic, Generics, Visibility};
 use crate::prelude::{Delimiter, Ident, Span};
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct GenStruct<'a, P: Parent> {
     visibility: Visibility,
     generics: Option<Generics>,
     fields: Vec<Field>,
-    derives: Vec<StringOrIdent>,
+    derives: Vec<Path>,
     attributes: Vec<StreamBuilder>,
     additional: Vec<StreamBuilder>,
     struct_type: StructType,
@@ -176,20 +177,23 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenStruct<'a, P> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use virtue::prelude::Generator;
+    /// # use virtue::generate::Path;
     /// # let mut generator = Generator::with_name("Bar");
     /// generator
     ///     .generate_struct("Foo")
     ///     .with_derive("Clone")
-    ///     .with_derive("Default");
-    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default)] struct Foo { }");
+    ///     .with_derive("Default")
+    ///     .with_derive(Path::from_iter(vec!["serde", "Deserialize"]));
+    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default , serde ::Deserialize)] struct Foo { }");
     /// # Ok::<_, virtue::Error>(())
     /// ```
     ///
     /// Generates:
     /// ```ignore
-    /// #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    /// #[derive(Clone, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
     /// struct Foo { }
-    pub fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<Path>) -> &mut Self {
         AttributeContainer::with_derive(self, derive)
     }
 
@@ -197,19 +201,25 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenStruct<'a, P> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use virtue::prelude::Generator;
+    /// # use virtue::generate::Path;
     /// # let mut generator = Generator::with_name("Bar");
     /// generator
     ///     .generate_struct("Foo")
-    ///     .with_derives(["Clone".into(), "Default".into()]);
-    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default)] struct Foo { }");
+    ///     .with_derives([
+    ///         "Clone".into(),
+    ///         "Default".into(),
+    ///         Path::from_iter(vec!["serde", "Deserialize"]),
+    ///     ]);
+    /// # generator.assert_eq("# [derive (Clone , Default , serde ::Deserialize)] struct Foo { }");
     /// # Ok::<_, virtue::Error>(())
     /// ```
     ///
     /// Generates:
     /// ```ignore
-    /// #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    /// #[derive(Clone, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
     /// struct Foo { }
-    pub fn with_derives(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_derives<T: Into<Path>>(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) -> &mut Self {
         AttributeContainer::with_derives(self, derives)
     }
 
@@ -317,7 +327,7 @@ impl<'a, P: Parent> GenStruct<'a, P> {
 }
 
 impl<P: Parent> AttributeContainer for GenStruct<'_, P> {
-    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StringOrIdent> {
+    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Path> {
         &mut self.derives
     }
 
diff --git a/src/generate/mod.rs b/src/generate/mod.rs
index 070739e..d68b5c2 100644
--- a/src/generate/mod.rs
+++ b/src/generate/mod.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,66 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a str> for StringOrIdent {
     }
 }
 
+/// A path of identifiers, like `mod::Type`.
+pub struct Path(Vec<StringOrIdent>);
+
+impl From<String> for Path {
+    fn from(s: String) -> Self {
+        StringOrIdent::from(s).into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Ident> for Path {
+    fn from(i: Ident) -> Self {
+        StringOrIdent::from(i).into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for Path {
+    fn from(s: &str) -> Self {
+        StringOrIdent::from(s).into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<StringOrIdent> for Path {
+    fn from(value: StringOrIdent) -> Self {
+        Self(vec![value])
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<String> for Path {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = String>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        iter.into_iter().map(StringOrIdent::from).collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<Ident> for Path {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = Ident>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        iter.into_iter().map(StringOrIdent::from).collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> FromIterator<&'a str> for Path {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = &'a str>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        iter.into_iter().map(StringOrIdent::from).collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<StringOrIdent> for Path {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = StringOrIdent>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Self(iter.into_iter().collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoIterator for Path {
+    type Item = StringOrIdent;
+    type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<StringOrIdent>;
+
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.0.into_iter()
+    }
+}
+
 /// A struct or enum variant field.
 struct Field {
     name: String,
@@ -251,16 +311,16 @@ impl<P> FieldBuilder<'_, P> {
 
 /// A helper trait to share attribute code between struct and enum generators.
 trait AttributeContainer {
-    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StringOrIdent>;
+    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Path>;
     fn attributes(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StreamBuilder>;
 
-    fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
+    fn with_derive(&mut self, derive: impl Into<Path>) -> &mut Self {
         self.derives().push(derive.into());
         self
     }
 
-    fn with_derives(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = StringOrIdent>) -> &mut Self {
-        self.derives().extend(derives);
+    fn with_derives<T: Into<Path>>(&mut self, derives: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) -> &mut Self {
+        self.derives().extend(derives.into_iter().map(Into::into));
         self
     }
 
@@ -291,10 +351,16 @@ trait AttributeContainer {
                         if idx > 0 {
                             b.punct(',');
                         }
-                        match derive {
-                            StringOrIdent::String(s) => b.ident_str(s),
-                            StringOrIdent::Ident(i) => b.ident(i),
-                        };
+                        for (idx, component) in derive.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                            if idx > 0 {
+                                b.puncts("::");
+                            }
+
+                            match component {
+                                StringOrIdent::String(s) => b.ident_str(s),
+                                StringOrIdent::Ident(i) => b.ident(i),
+                            };
+                        }
                     }
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -313,7 +379,7 @@ trait AttributeContainer {
 }
 
 impl AttributeContainer for Field {
-    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<StringOrIdent> {
+    fn derives(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Path> {
         unreachable!("fields cannot have derives")
     }