diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/from_row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/from_row.rs
index 08246bbc8a..82ebd9c98e 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/from_row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/from_row.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,41 @@ use crate::row::Row;
 ///
 /// This field is compatible with the `default` attribute.
 ///
+/// #### `skip`
+///
+/// This is a variant of the `default` attribute which instead always takes the value from
+/// the `Default` implementation for this field type ignoring any results in your query.
+/// This can be useful, if some field does not satifisfy the trait bounds (i.e.
+/// `sqlx::decode::Decode`, `sqlx::type::Type`), in particular in case of nested structures.
+/// For example:
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+/// struct Address {
+///     user_name: String,
+///     street: String,
+///     city: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+/// struct User {
+///     name: String,
+///     #[sqlx(skip)]
+///     addresses: Vec<Address>,
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// Then when querying into `User`, only `name` needs to be set:
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// let user: User = sqlx::query_as("SELECT name FROM users")
+///    .fetch_one(&mut some_connection)
+///    .await?;
+///
+/// `Default` for `Vec<Address>` is an empty vector.
+/// assert!(user.addresses.is_empty());
+/// ```
+///
 /// ## Manual implementation
 ///
 /// You can also implement the [`FromRow`] trait by hand. This can be useful if you
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
index bf3c126c45..bfbc32f60d 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub struct SqlxChildAttributes {
     pub default: bool,
     pub flatten: bool,
     pub try_from: Option<Type>,
+    pub skip: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn parse_container_attributes(input: &[Attribute]) -> syn::Result<SqlxContainerAttributes> {
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ pub fn parse_child_attributes(input: &[Attribute]) -> syn::Result<SqlxChildAttri
     let mut default = false;
     let mut try_from = None;
     let mut flatten = false;
+    let mut skip: bool = false;
 
     for attr in input.iter().filter(|a| a.path.is_ident("sqlx")) {
         let meta = attr
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ pub fn parse_child_attributes(input: &[Attribute]) -> syn::Result<SqlxChildAttri
                         }) if path.is_ident("try_from") => try_set!(try_from, val.parse()?, value),
                         Meta::Path(path) if path.is_ident("default") => default = true,
                         Meta::Path(path) if path.is_ident("flatten") => flatten = true,
+                        Meta::Path(path) if path.is_ident("skip") => skip = true,
                         u => fail!(u, "unexpected attribute"),
                     },
                     u => fail!(u, "unexpected attribute"),
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ pub fn parse_child_attributes(input: &[Attribute]) -> syn::Result<SqlxChildAttri
         default,
         flatten,
         try_from,
+        skip,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
index 11192b7d93..41ac16cae9 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ fn expand_derive_from_row_struct(
             let attributes = parse_child_attributes(&field.attrs).unwrap();
             let ty = &field.ty;
 
+            if attributes.skip {
+                return Some(parse_quote!(
+                    let #id: #ty = Default::default();
+                ));
+            }
+
             let expr: Expr = match (attributes.flatten, attributes.try_from) {
                 (true, None) => {
                     predicates.push(parse_quote!(#ty: ::sqlx::FromRow<#lifetime, R>));
diff --git a/tests/postgres/derives.rs b/tests/postgres/derives.rs
index 5d53f3f351..16a0f38119 100644
--- a/tests/postgres/derives.rs
+++ b/tests/postgres/derives.rs
@@ -614,3 +614,31 @@ async fn test_flatten() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "macros")]
+#[sqlx_macros::test]
+async fn test_skip() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Default, sqlx::FromRow)]
+    struct AccountDefault {
+        default: Option<i32>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, sqlx::FromRow)]
+    struct AccountKeyword {
+        id: i32,
+        #[sqlx(skip)]
+        default: AccountDefault,
+    }
+
+    let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
+
+    let account: AccountKeyword = sqlx::query_as(r#"SELECT * from (VALUES (1)) accounts("id")"#)
+        .fetch_one(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+    println!("{:?}", account);
+
+    assert_eq!(1, account.id);
+    assert_eq!(None, account.default.default);
+
+    Ok(())
+}