diff --git a/src/server/templates/go.ts b/src/server/templates/go.ts
index d2cf5b9d..4ffa883a 100644
--- a/src/server/templates/go.ts
+++ b/src/server/templates/go.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ function formatForGoTypeName(name: string): string {
     .join('')
 }
 
+// Go raw string literals cannot contain a backtick, so a column name with one
+// has to be emitted as an interpreted literal instead.
+function formatGoStructTag(name: string): string {
+  const tag = `json:"${name}"`
+  if (!tag.includes('`')) {
+    return `\`${tag}\``
+  }
+  return `"${tag.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`
+}
+
 function generateTableStruct(
   schema: PostgresSchema,
   table: PostgresTable | PostgresView | PostgresMaterializedView,
@@ -157,7 +167,7 @@ function generateTableStruct(
   const formattedColumnEntries = columnEntries.map(([formattedName, type, name]) => {
     return `  ${formattedName.padEnd(maxFormattedNameLength)} ${type.padEnd(
       maxTypeLength
-    )} \`json:"${name}"\``
+    )} ${formatGoStructTag(name)}`
   })
 
   return `
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ function generateCompositeTypeStruct(
   const formattedAttributeEntries = attributeEntries.map(([formattedName, type, name]) => {
     return `  ${formattedName.padEnd(maxFormattedNameLength)} ${type.padEnd(
       maxTypeLength
-    )} \`json:"${name}"\``
+    )} ${formatGoStructTag(name)}`
   })
 
   return `
diff --git a/test/server/templates/go.test.ts b/test/server/templates/go.test.ts
index f1be6b50..e3c75fd8 100644
--- a/test/server/templates/go.test.ts
+++ b/test/server/templates/go.test.ts
@@ -104,3 +104,24 @@ describe('go typegen pgTypeToGoType array fallback', () => {
     expect(result).toMatch(/Tags\s+\[]string\b/)
   })
 })
+
+describe('go typegen struct tags', () => {
+  test('a column name containing a backtick is emitted as an interpreted literal', () => {
+    const result = apply(buildMetadata([baseColumn({ name: 'bad`tag' })]))
+
+    expect(result).toContain('"json:\\"bad`tag\\""')
+    expect(result).not.toContain('`json:"bad`tag"`')
+  })
+
+  test('double quotes are escaped alongside the backtick', () => {
+    const result = apply(buildMetadata([baseColumn({ name: 'a"b`c' })]))
+
+    expect(result).toContain('"json:\\"a\\"b`c\\""')
+  })
+
+  test('ordinary column names keep the raw literal form', () => {
+    const result = apply(buildMetadata([baseColumn({ name: 'title' })]))
+
+    expect(result).toContain('`json:"title"`')
+  })
+})