diff --git a/drift/lib/src/dsl/columns.dart b/drift/lib/src/dsl/columns.dart
index 000e948e..f85c51d2 100644
--- a/drift/lib/src/dsl/columns.dart
+++ b/drift/lib/src/dsl/columns.dart
@@ -409,3 +409,34 @@ class JsonKey {
   /// generated json. See the documentation for [JsonKey] for details.
   const JsonKey(this.key);
 }
+
+/// Annotation to use on reference columns inside of a [Table] to define the name
+/// of the filters and orderings for the reverse relation.
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```dart
+/// class TodoEntries extends Table {
+///   IntColumn get id => integer().autoIncrement()();
+///   TextColumn get body => text()();
+///   @ReferenceName("categories")
+///   IntColumn get category => integer().nullable().references(Categories, #id)();
+/// }
+/// class Categories extends Table {
+///   IntColumn get id => integer().autoIncrement()();
+/// }
+/// /// Filter all Categories which contain a TodoEntries with a body of "Todo"
+/// categories.filter((f) => f.categories((f) => f.body("Todo")))
+///
+/// ```
+/// When these aren't specified, drift will use the referenced tables name followed by `Refs`.
+/// If a reference name clashes with other fields on the table, the generator will show a warning,
+/// and filters and orderings wont be generated
+class ReferenceName {
+  /// The name that this reference will use when generating filters and ordering in the reverse direction
+  /// for [ReferenceName] for details.
+  final String name;
+
+  /// Annotation to use on reference columns inside of a [Table] to define the name
+  /// of the filters and orderings for the reverse relation.
+  const ReferenceName(this.name);
+}
diff --git a/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/resolver/dart/column.dart b/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/resolver/dart/column.dart
index ef9b9e4a..68e74608 100644
--- a/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/resolver/dart/column.dart
+++ b/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/resolver/dart/column.dart
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ class ColumnParser {
         documentationComment: docString,
         constraints: foundConstraints,
         customConstraints: foundCustomConstraint,
+        referenceName: _readJsonKey(element),
       ),
       referencesColumnInSameTable: referencesColumnInSameTable,
     );
@@ -507,6 +508,22 @@ class ColumnParser {
     return object.computeConstantValue()!.getField('key')!.toStringValue();
   }
 
+  String? _readReferenceName(Element getter) {
+    final annotations = getter.metadata;
+    final object = annotations.firstWhereOrNull((e) {
+      final value = e.computeConstantValue();
+      final valueType = value?.type;
+
+      return valueType is InterfaceType &&
+          isFromDrift(valueType) &&
+          valueType.element.name == 'ReferenceName';
+    });
+
+    if (object == null) return null;
+
+    return object.computeConstantValue()!.getField('name')!.toStringValue();
+  }
+
   Future<List<DriftColumnConstraint>> _driftConstraintsFromCustomConstraints({
     required bool isNullable,
     String? customConstraints,
diff --git a/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/results/column.dart b/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/results/column.dart
index bbd150aa..14f23d35 100644
--- a/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/results/column.dart
+++ b/drift_dev/lib/src/analysis/results/column.dart
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class DriftColumn implements HasType {
   /// set.
   final AnnotatedDartCode? clientDefaultCode;
 
+  /// If this column references another column, this column will contain the name
+  /// that the filters and orderings should use to denote the reverse direction
+  final String? referenceName;
+
   @override
   final AppliedTypeConverter? typeConverter;
 
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ class DriftColumn implements HasType {
     this.documentationComment,
     this.constraints = const [],
     this.customConstraints,
+    this.referenceName,
     bool foreignConverter = false,
   }) {
     if (typeConverter != null && !foreignConverter) {
diff --git a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/manager.dart b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/manager.dart
index 8d294937..222aa760 100644
--- a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/manager.dart
+++ b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/manager.dart
@@ -396,9 +396,11 @@ class _TableNames {
           // If we are referencing the current table, add a back ref
           if (referencedTableNames.table.entityInfoName ==
               table.entityInfoName) {
+            final backRefName = referencedCol.referenceName ??
+                "${otherTableNames.table.dbGetterName}Refs";
             backRefFilters.add(_ReferencedFilter(
                 referencedColumnNames.fieldGetter,
-                "${otherTableNames.table.dbGetterName}Refs",
+                backRefName,
                 otherTableNames,
                 referencedColumnNames));
           }