diff --git a/impl/src/valid.rs b/impl/src/valid.rs
index 7657265..cf5b859 100644
--- a/impl/src/valid.rs
+++ b/impl/src/valid.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ fn check_field_attrs(fields: &[Field]) -> Result<()> {
         }
     }
     if let Some(from_field) = from_field {
-        if fields.len() > 1 + has_backtrace as usize {
+        let max_expected_fields = match backtrace_field {
+            Some(backtrace_field) => 1 + !same_member(from_field, backtrace_field) as usize,
+            None => 1 + has_backtrace as usize,
+        };
+        if fields.len() > max_expected_fields {
             return Err(Error::new_spanned(
                 from_field.attrs.from,
                 "deriving From requires no fields other than source and backtrace",
diff --git a/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.rs b/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aefe0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// https://github.com/dtolnay/thiserror/issues/163
+
+#![feature(backtrace)]
+
+use std::backtrace::Backtrace;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[error("...")]
+pub struct Error(#[from] #[backtrace] std::io::Error, Backtrace);
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.stderr b/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2322dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+error: deriving From requires no fields other than source and backtrace
+  --> tests/ui/from-backtrace-backtrace.rs:10:18
+   |
+10 | pub struct Error(#[from] #[backtrace] std::io::Error, Backtrace);
+   |                  ^^^^^^^