diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index 17eeefac8f..91a0f7bdb2 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ const skip_with_fsanitize_memory = [
 	'vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_orm_test.v',
+	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_comptime_field_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/parent_child_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_vfs_lowlevel_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_enum_test.v',
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ const skip_on_ubuntu_musl = [
 	'vlib/net/http/status_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_orm_test.v',
+	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_comptime_field_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_vfs_lowlevel_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/parent_child_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_test.v',
diff --git a/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_comptime_field_test.v b/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_comptime_field_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbe5b33ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_comptime_field_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module main
+
+import db.sqlite
+
+@[table: 'blog']
+pub struct Blog {
+	id       int @[primary; sql: serial]
+	slug     string
+	language string
+}
+
+fn records_by_field[T](db sqlite.DB, fieldname string, value string) ![]T {
+	$for field in T.fields {
+		if field.name == fieldname {
+			entries := sql db {
+				select from Blog where field.name == value
+			} or { return err }
+			return entries
+		}
+	}
+	return error('fieldname not found')
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:')!
+	sql db {
+		create table Blog
+	}!
+
+	row := Blog{
+		slug:     'Test'
+		language: 'v'
+	}
+
+	sql db {
+		insert row into Blog
+	}!
+	rows := records_by_field[Blog](db, 'language', 'v') or {
+		println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	assert rows.len == 1
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/orm.v b/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
index fb6b46622a..5ff3f26470 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) check_where_expr_has_no_pointless_exprs(table_type_symbol &as
 			|| expr.left is ast.PrefixExpr {
 			c.check_where_expr_has_no_pointless_exprs(table_type_symbol, field_names,
 				expr.left)
-		} else {
+		} else if !(expr.left is ast.SelectorExpr
+			&& c.comptime.is_comptime_selector_field_name(expr.left, 'name')) {
 			c.orm_error(has_no_field_error, expr.left.pos())
 		}
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index 4851cd983a..c3d441dc2c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -809,7 +809,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_where_expr(expr ast.Expr, mut fields []string, mut pare
 			data << expr
 		}
 		ast.SelectorExpr {
-			data << expr
+			if g.comptime.is_comptime_selector_field_name(expr, 'name') {
+				fields << g.comptime.comptime_for_field_value.name
+			} else {
+				data << expr
+			}
 		}
 		ast.BoolLiteral {
 			data << expr