diff --git a/configuration-schema.json b/configuration-schema.json
index 5c16cabb..db71f6ce 100644
--- a/configuration-schema.json
+++ b/configuration-schema.json
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "AlwaysPrefixEnumValues specifies whether to always prefix enum values with the schema name. Defaults to true."
         },
+        "additional-tags": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "description": "Additional struct tags to emit on generated fields, mirroring the json tag value. For example, [\"yaml\"] emits yaml:\"field_name,omitempty\" alongside the json tag. Useful when structs are decoded by libraries that don't read json tags (e.g. go.yaml.in/yaml/v4). Per-property x-oapi-codegen-extra-tags take priority over these global tags."
+        },
         "validation": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/ValidationOptions",
           "description": "Validation specifies options for Validate() method generation."
diff --git a/examples/extensions/additionaltags/api.yaml b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/api.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02dc45bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/api.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+openapi: "3.0.0"
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: additional-tags
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Issue:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - id
+        - closed_at
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+        closed_at:
+          type: string
+          format: date-time
+        label_name:
+          type: string
+        extra_override:
+          type: string
+          x-oapi-codegen-extra-tags:
+            yaml: custom_override
+        ignored_field:
+          type: string
+          x-go-json-ignore: true
diff --git a/examples/extensions/additionaltags/cfg.yaml b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/cfg.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..115692fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/cfg.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../../configuration-schema.json
+package: additionaltags
+# to make sure that all types are generated, even if they're unreferenced
+skip-prune: true
+generate:
+  client: false
+  additional-tags:
+    - yaml
+output:
+  use-single-file: true
diff --git a/examples/extensions/additionaltags/gen.go b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/gen.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62771eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/gen.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Code generated by oapi-codegen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package additionaltags
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/doordash-oss/oapi-codegen-dd/v3/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
+)
+
+type Issue struct {
+	ID            int       `json:"id" yaml:"id"`
+	ClosedAt      time.Time `json:"closed_at" validate:"required" yaml:"closed_at"`
+	LabelName     *string   `json:"label_name,omitempty" yaml:"label_name,omitempty"`
+	ExtraOverride *string   `json:"extra_override,omitempty" yaml:"custom_override"`
+	IgnoredField  *string   `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+}
+
+func (i Issue) Validate() error {
+	return runtime.ConvertValidatorError(typesValidator.Struct(i))
+}
+
+var typesValidator *validator.Validate
+
+func init() {
+	typesValidator = validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled())
+	runtime.RegisterCustomTypeFunc(typesValidator)
+}
diff --git a/examples/extensions/additionaltags/generate.go b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/generate.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3401bfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/extensions/additionaltags/generate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package additionaltags
+
+//go:generate go run github.com/doordash-oss/oapi-codegen-dd/v3/cmd/oapi-codegen -config cfg.yaml api.yaml
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/codegen.go b/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
index 8311c2f0..76837b13 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
@@ -94,10 +94,15 @@ func CreateParseContextFromModel(model *v3high.Document, cfg Configuration) (*Pa
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	if err := cfg.Generate.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	parseOptions := ParseOptions{
 		OmitDescription:        cfg.Generate.OmitDescription,
 		DefaultIntType:         cfg.Generate.DefaultIntType,
 		AlwaysPrefixEnumValues: cfg.Generate.AlwaysPrefixEnumValues,
+		AdditionalTags:         cfg.Generate.AdditionalTags,
 		SkipValidation:         cfg.Generate.Validation.Skip,
 		ErrorMapping:           cfg.ErrorMapping,
 		typeTracker:            newTypeTracker(),
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/configuration.go b/pkg/codegen/configuration.go
index c714ffca..9dc209e7 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/configuration.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package codegen
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ func (o Configuration) OverwriteWith(other Configuration) Configuration {
 			if other.Generate.AlwaysPrefixEnumValues {
 				o.Generate.AlwaysPrefixEnumValues = other.Generate.AlwaysPrefixEnumValues
 			}
+			if len(other.Generate.AdditionalTags) > 0 {
+				o.Generate.AdditionalTags = other.Generate.AdditionalTags
+			}
 			// Overwrite Validation options
 			if other.Generate.Validation.Skip {
 				o.Generate.Validation.Skip = other.Generate.Validation.Skip
@@ -312,10 +316,25 @@ type GenerateOptions struct {
 	// AlwaysPrefixEnumValues specifies whether to always prefix enum values with the schema name. Defaults to true.
 	AlwaysPrefixEnumValues bool `yaml:"always-prefix-enum-values"`
 
+	// AdditionalTags specifies additional struct tags to emit on generated fields,
+	// mirroring the json tag value. For example, ["yaml"] emits yaml:"field_name,omitempty"
+	// alongside the json tag. Per-property x-oapi-codegen-extra-tags take priority.
+	AdditionalTags []string `yaml:"additional-tags"`
+
 	// Validation specifies options for Validate() method generation.
 	Validation ValidationOptions `yaml:"validation"`
 }
 
+// Validate returns an error if any generate options are invalid.
+func (o GenerateOptions) Validate() error {
+	for _, tag := range o.AdditionalTags {
+		if tag == "" || strings.ContainsAny(tag, " \t\"'`:") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrInvalidAdditionalTag, tag)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type ValidationOptions struct {
 	// Skip specifies whether to skip Validation method generation. Defaults to false.
 	Skip bool `yaml:"skip"`
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/configuration_test.go b/pkg/codegen/configuration_test.go
index 3fa33785..5587832f 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/configuration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/configuration_test.go
@@ -353,3 +353,35 @@ func TestBasePathOverwriteWith(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "/keep/this", result.BasePath)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestGenerateOptions_Validate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid tags", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{AdditionalTags: []string{"yaml", "toml", "mapstructure"}}
+		assert.NoError(t, o.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty tag name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{AdditionalTags: []string{""}}
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, o.Validate(), ErrInvalidAdditionalTag)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("tag with space", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{AdditionalTags: []string{"my tag"}}
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, o.Validate(), ErrInvalidAdditionalTag)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("tag with colon", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{AdditionalTags: []string{"bad:tag"}}
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, o.Validate(), ErrInvalidAdditionalTag)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("tag with quote", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{AdditionalTags: []string{`bad"tag`}}
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, o.Validate(), ErrInvalidAdditionalTag)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil tags is valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o := GenerateOptions{}
+		assert.NoError(t, o.Validate())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/errors.go b/pkg/codegen/errors.go
index c5bb6881..69bfc817 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/errors.go
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ var (
 	ErrHandlerKindUnsupported                    = errors.New("unsupported handler kind")
 	ErrServerHandlerPackageRequired              = errors.New("server handler-package is required when server generation is enabled")
 	ErrServerRequiresService                     = errors.New("server generation requires service generation: add 'service: {}' to handler config")
+	ErrInvalidAdditionalTag                      = errors.New("invalid additional tag name: must not be empty or contain spaces, quotes, or colons")
 )
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/parser.go b/pkg/codegen/parser.go
index ab3b7150..dc1f3f85 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/parser.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type ParseOptions struct {
 	OmitDescription        bool
 	DefaultIntType         string
 	AlwaysPrefixEnumValues bool
+	AdditionalTags         []string
 	SkipValidation         bool
 
 	// ErrorMapping maps response type names to the field that should be used
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/schema_property.go b/pkg/codegen/schema_property.go
index dd576b19..30cdad7c 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/schema_property.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/schema_property.go
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ func genFieldsFromProperties(props []Property, options ParseOptions) []string {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Emit additional tags (mirrors json tag value, but doesn't overwrite extra-tags)
+		for _, tag := range options.AdditionalTags {
+			if _, exists := fieldTags[tag]; !exists {
+				fieldTags[tag] = fieldTags["json"]
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Support x-sensitive-data - add a simple marker tag
 		// The actual masking is handled via custom MarshalJSON generation
 		if _, ok := p.Extensions[extSensitiveData]; ok {
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/schema_property_test.go b/pkg/codegen/schema_property_test.go
index c7dc8335..36326dce 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/schema_property_test.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/schema_property_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,102 @@ func TestProperty_GoTypeDef(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGenFieldsFromProperties_AdditionalTags(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		props       []Property
+		options     ParseOptions
+		contains    []string
+		notContains []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "yaml tag mirrors json tag",
+			props: []Property{
+				{
+					GoName:        "ClosedAt",
+					JsonFieldName: "closed_at",
+					Schema:        GoSchema{GoType: "string"},
+					Constraints:   Constraints{Required: ptr(true)},
+				},
+			},
+			options: ParseOptions{
+				AdditionalTags: []string{"yaml"},
+				SkipValidation: true,
+			},
+			contains: []string{`json:"closed_at"`, `yaml:"closed_at"`},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "yaml tag includes omitempty when nullable",
+			props: []Property{
+				{
+					GoName:        "LabelName",
+					JsonFieldName: "label_name",
+					Schema:        GoSchema{GoType: "*string"},
+					Constraints:   Constraints{Nullable: ptr(true)},
+				},
+			},
+			options: ParseOptions{
+				AdditionalTags: []string{"yaml"},
+				SkipValidation: true,
+			},
+			contains: []string{`json:"label_name,omitempty"`, `yaml:"label_name,omitempty"`},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "extra-tags take priority over additional-tags",
+			props: []Property{
+				{
+					GoName:        "ExtraOverride",
+					JsonFieldName: "extra_override",
+					Schema:        GoSchema{GoType: "*string"},
+					Constraints:   Constraints{Nullable: ptr(true)},
+					Extensions: map[string]any{
+						"x-oapi-codegen-extra-tags": map[string]any{
+							"yaml": "custom_override",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			options: ParseOptions{
+				AdditionalTags: []string{"yaml"},
+				SkipValidation: true,
+			},
+			contains:    []string{`json:"extra_override,omitempty"`, `yaml:"custom_override"`},
+			notContains: []string{`yaml:"extra_override,omitempty"`},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "json ignored fields get yaml ignored too",
+			props: []Property{
+				{
+					GoName:        "IgnoredField",
+					JsonFieldName: "ignored_field",
+					Schema:        GoSchema{GoType: "*string"},
+					Extensions: map[string]any{
+						"x-go-json-ignore": true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			options: ParseOptions{
+				AdditionalTags: []string{"yaml"},
+				SkipValidation: true,
+			},
+			contains: []string{`json:"-"`, `yaml:"-"`},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fields := genFieldsFromProperties(tt.props, tt.options)
+			assert.Len(t, fields, 1)
+			for _, s := range tt.contains {
+				assert.Contains(t, fields[0], s)
+			}
+			for _, s := range tt.notContains {
+				assert.NotContains(t, fields[0], s)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProperty_GoTypeDef_nullable(t *testing.T) {
 	type fields struct {
 		GlobalStateDisableRequiredReadOnlyAsPointer bool