diff --git a/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/FromSchema.scala b/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/FromSchema.scala
index 5c03790..0c3b28c 100644
--- a/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/FromSchema.scala
+++ b/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/FromSchema.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ object JsonEngs {
   */
 @compileTimeOnly("You must enable the macro paradise plugin.")
 class fromSchemaJson(json: String, debug: Boolean = false, jsonEng: Option[JsonEng] = None, outPath: Option[String] = None,
-                     name: String = "Root") extends StaticAnnotation {
+                     name: String = "Root", parent: Option[String] = None) extends StaticAnnotation {
   def macroTransform(annottees: Any*): Any = macro SchemaMacros.fromSchemaMacroImpl
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class fromSchemaJson(json: String, debug: Boolean = false, jsonEng: Option[JsonE
   */
 @compileTimeOnly("You must enable the macro paradise plugin.")
 class fromSchemaResource(path: String, debug: Boolean = false, jsonEng: Option[JsonEng] = None, outPath: Option[String] = None,
-                         name: String = "Root") extends StaticAnnotation {
+                         name: String = "Root", parent: Option[String] = None) extends StaticAnnotation {
   def macroTransform(annottees: Any*): Any = macro SchemaMacros.fromSchemaMacroImpl
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class fromSchemaResource(path: String, debug: Boolean = false, jsonEng: Option[J
   */
 @compileTimeOnly("You must enable the macro paradise plugin.")
 class fromSchemaURL(url: String, debug: Boolean = false, jsonEng: Option[JsonEng] = None, outPath: Option[String],
-                    name: String = "Root") extends StaticAnnotation {
+                    name: String = "Root", parent: Option[String] = None) extends StaticAnnotation {
   def macroTransform(annottees: Any*): Any = macro SchemaMacros.fromSchemaMacroImpl
 }
 
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ class SchemaMacros(val c: Context) {
   private val helpers = new ASTHelpers[c.universe.type](c.universe)
   import helpers._
 
-  case class Params(schema: Schema.Root, debug: Boolean, jsonEnd: Option[JsonEng], outPath: Option[String], name: String)
+  case class Params(schema: Schema.Root, debug: Boolean, jsonEnd: Option[JsonEng], outPath: Option[String], name: String, parent: Option[String])
 
   private def extractParams(prefix: Tree): Params = {
     val q"new $name (..$paramASTs)" = prefix
     val (Ident(TypeName(fn: String))) = name
 
     val commonParams = ("debug", false) :: ("jsonEng", q"Some(JsonEngs.Circe)") :: ("outPath", None) ::
-                       ("name", "Root") :: Nil
+                       ("name", "Root") :: ("parent", None) :: Nil
 
     val params = fn match {
       case "fromSchemaResource" => {
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class SchemaMacros(val c: Context) {
       params("debug").asInstanceOf[Boolean],
       params("jsonEng") match { case q"Some(JsonEngs.Circe)" => Some(JsonEngs.Circe); case q"None" => None },
       params("outPath").asInstanceOf[Option[String]],
-      params("name").asInstanceOf[String]
+      params("name").asInstanceOf[String],
+      params("parent").asInstanceOf[Option[String]]
     )
   }
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class SchemaMacros(val c: Context) {
       // Add definitions and codecs to annotated object
       case (objDef @ q"$mods object $tname extends { ..$earlydefns } with ..$parents { $self => ..$stats }") :: _ => {
 
-        val (_, defs) = modelBuilder.mkSchemaDef(params.name, schema)
+        val (_, defs) = modelBuilder.mkSchemaDef(params.name, params.parent, schema)
 
         q"""
           $mods object $tname extends { ..$earlydefns } with ..$parents { $self =>
diff --git a/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilder.scala b/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilder.scala
index 623a0ec..c61d52c 100644
--- a/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilder.scala
+++ b/argus/src/main/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilder.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
   /**
     * Main workhorse. Creates case-classes from given fields.
     */
-  def mkCaseClassDef(path: List[String], name: String, fields: List[Field],
+  def mkCaseClassDef(path: List[String], name: String, parent: Option[String], fields: List[Field],
                      requiredFields: Option[List[String]]): (Tree, List[Tree]) = {
 
     // Build val defs for each field in case class, keeping track of new class defs created along the way (for nested
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
     }
 
     val typ = mkTypeSelectPath(path :+ name)
-    val ccDef = q"""case class ${ TypeName(name) } (..$params)"""
+    val ccDef = parent match {
+      case Some(p) => q"""case class ${TypeName(name)}(..$params) extends ${TypeName(p)}"""
+      case None => q"""case class ${TypeName(name)} (..$params)"""
+    }
 
     val defs = if (fieldDefs.isEmpty)
       ccDef :: Nil
@@ -121,16 +124,17 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
     * Creates a Class/Type definition (i.e. creates a case class or type alias).
     *
     * @param name The name of the class/type to that is created
-    * @param schema. The schema that defines the type. Rough set of rules are:
+    * @param parent The name of a trait that the created class extends
+    * @param schema The schema that defines the type. Rough set of rules are:
     *   - schema.typ.$ref, creates a type alias
     *   - schema.typ.object, creates a new Case Class
     *   - schema.typ.intrinicType, creates a type alias to the intrinic type
     *   - schmea.typ.array, creates an array based on the type defined within schema.items
     *   - schema.typ.List[st], ???
     */
-  def mkDef(path: List[String], name: String, schema: Root): (Tree, List[Tree]) = {
+  def mkDef(path: List[String], name: String, parent: Option[String], schema: Root): (Tree, List[Tree]) = {
 
-    (schema.$ref, schema.enum, schema.typ,  schema.oneOf, schema.multiOf) match {
+    (schema.$ref, schema.enum, schema.typ, schema.oneOf, schema.multiOf) match {
 
       // Refs
       case (Some(ref),_,_,_,_) => {
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
 
       // Object (which defines a case-class)
       case (_,_,Some(SimpleTypeTyp(SimpleTypes.Object)),_,_) => {
-        mkCaseClassDef(path, name, schema.properties.get, schema.required)
+        mkCaseClassDef(path, name, parent, schema.properties.get, schema.required)
       }
 
       // Array, create type alias to List of type defined by schema.items (which itself is a schema)
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
 
     // Types are a bit strange. They are type definitions and schemas. We extract any inner /definitions
     // and embed those
-    val (_, defDefs) = mkSchemaDef(defaultName, schema.justDefinitions, path)
+    val (_, defDefs) = mkSchemaDef(defaultName, None, schema.justDefinitions, path)
 
     // If references existing schema, use that instead
     (schema.typ, schema.$ref, schema.enum, schema.oneOf, schema.multiOf) match {
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
            | (_,_,_,_,Some(_)) => {
 
         // NB: We ignore defDefs here since we're re-calling mkSchema
-        mkSchemaDef(defaultName, schema, path)
+        mkSchemaDef(defaultName, None, schema, path)
       }
 
       // If not type info specified then we have no option but to make it a map of strings (field names) to anys (values)
@@ -299,18 +303,18 @@ class ModelBuilder[U <: Universe](val u: U) {
     * @param path A package path for where this is defined. Defaults to Nil.
     * @return A tuple containing the type of the root element that is generated, and all definitions required to support it
     */
-  def mkSchemaDef(name: String, schema: Root, path: List[String] = Nil): (Tree, List[Tree]) = {
+  def mkSchemaDef(name: String, parent: Option[String], schema: Root, path: List[String] = Nil): (Tree, List[Tree]) = {
 
     // Make definitions
     val fieldDefs = for {
       fields <- schema.definitions.toList
       field <- fields
-      (_, defDefs) = mkSchemaDef(field.name.capitalize, field.schema, path)
+      (_, defDefs) = mkSchemaDef(field.name.capitalize, None, field.schema, path)
       defDef <- defDefs
     } yield defDef
 
     // Make root
-    val (typ, rootDefs) = mkDef(path, name, schema)
+    val (typ, rootDefs) = mkDef(path, name, parent, schema)
 
     (typ, fieldDefs ++ rootDefs)
   }
diff --git a/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/FromSchemaSpec.scala b/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/FromSchemaSpec.scala
index c7ecea2..9ed6bf3 100644
--- a/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/FromSchemaSpec.scala
+++ b/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/FromSchemaSpec.scala
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ class FromSchemaSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with JsonMatchers {
     Schema.Person(age=Some(42)).age should === (Some(42))
   }
 
+  it should "support parent, and make the root element extend it" in {
+    trait Person
+    @fromSchemaResource("/simple.json", parent=Some("Person"))
+    object Schema
+
+    implicitly[Schema.Root <:< Person]
+  }
+
   "Complex example" should "work end to end" in {
     @fromSchemaResource("/vega-lite-schema.json")
     object Vega
diff --git a/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilderSpec.scala b/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilderSpec.scala
index 687e616..8230311 100644
--- a/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilderSpec.scala
+++ b/argus/src/test/scala/argus/macros/ModelBuilderSpec.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
     val fields = Field("a", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.Integer)) ::
       Field("b", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String)) :: Nil
 
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", fields, None)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", None, fields, None)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     res should === (q"case class Bar(a: Option[Int] = None, b: Option[String] = None)" :: Nil)
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       Field("a", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.Integer)) ::
       Field("b", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String)) :: Nil
 
-    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", fields, Some("b" :: Nil))
+    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", None, fields, Some("b" :: Nil))
 
     res should === (q"case class Bar(a: Option[Int] = None, b: String)" :: Nil)
   }
 
   it should "reference other classes when type is $ref" in {
     val fields = Field("a", schemaFromRef("#/definitions/Address")) :: Nil
-    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", fields, None)
+    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Bar", None, fields, None)
 
     res should === (q"case class Bar(a: Option[Address] = None)" :: Nil)
   }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       Field("name", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String)) ::
       Field("address", innerSchema) :: Nil
 
-    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Person", fields, None)
+    val (_, res) = mb.mkCaseClassDef(List("Foo"), "Person", None, fields, None)
     res should === (
       q"case class Person(name: Option[String] = None, address: Option[Foo.Person.Address] = None)" ::
       q"""
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
 
   "mkDef()" should "create a type alias for a $ref schema" in {
     val schema = schemaFromRef("#/definitions/ABC")
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     res should === (
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
 
   it should "create an enum for a enum schema" in {
     val schema = schemaFromEnum("\"A\"" :: "\"B\"" :: Nil)
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     showCode(res.head) should include ("@enum")
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       Field("a", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.Integer)) ::
       Nil
     )
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     showCode(res.head) should include ("case class Bar")
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
 
   it should "create an type alias for an array schema named using name" in {
     val schema = schemaFromArray(schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String))
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     showCode(res.head) should include ("type Bar = List[String]")
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
 
   it should "create an type alias for intrinsic types" in {
     val schema = schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String)
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Bar")
     showCode(res.head) should include ("type Bar = String")
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       schemaFromArray(schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.String)) ::
       Nil
     )
-    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", schema)
+    val (typ, res) = mb.mkDef("Foo" :: Nil, "Bar", None, schema)
     val code = res.map(showCode(_)).mkString("\n")
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.BarUnion")
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       )) ::
       Nil
 
-    val (typ: Tree, res) = mb.mkSchemaDef("Root", schema=base.copy(definitions=Some(defs)), "Foo" :: Nil)
+    val (typ: Tree, res) = mb.mkSchemaDef("Root", None, schema=base.copy(definitions=Some(defs)), "Foo" :: Nil)
     val code = res.map(showCode(_)).mkString("\n")
 
     typ should === (tq"Foo.Root")
@@ -361,10 +361,21 @@ class ModelBuilderSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers with ASTMatchers {
       Nil
     )
 
-    val (typ: Tree, res) = mb.mkSchemaDef("Root", schema)
+    val (typ: Tree, res) = mb.mkSchemaDef("Root", None, schema)
     val code = res.map(showCode(_)).mkString("\n")
     code should include ("case class Root(a: Option[Int] = None, b: Option[Root.C] = None)")
     code should include ("type C = String")
   }
 
+  it should "support extending a provided parent" in {
+    val schema = schemaFromFields(
+      Field("a", schemaFromSimpleType(SimpleTypes.Integer)) ::
+        Nil
+    )
+
+    val (typ: Tree, res) = mb.mkSchemaDef("Root", Some("ParentTrait"), schema)
+    val code = res.map(showCode(_)).mkString("\n")
+    code should include ("case class Root(a: Option[Int] = None) extends ParentTrait")
+  }
+
 }