fastapi · YuriiMotov · Jan 28, 2026 · Feb 20, 2026
diff --git a/sqlmodel/__init__.py b/sqlmodel/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 __version__ = "0.0.35"
 
+# Re-export from Pydantic
+from pydantic import AliasChoices as AliasChoices
+from pydantic import AliasPath as AliasPath
+
 # Re-export from SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.engine import create_engine as create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.engine import create_mock_engine as create_mock_engine

diff --git a/sqlmodel/main.py b/sqlmodel/main.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     overload,
 )
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr
+from pydantic import AliasChoices, AliasPath, BaseModel, EmailStr
 from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo as PydanticFieldInfo
 from sqlalchemy import (
     Boolean,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def Field(
     *,
     default_factory: NoArgAnyCallable | None = None,
     alias: str | None = None,
-    validation_alias: str | None = None,
+    validation_alias: str | AliasPath | AliasChoices | None = None,
     serialization_alias: str | None = None,
     title: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def Field(
     *,
     default_factory: NoArgAnyCallable | None = None,
     alias: str | None = None,
-    validation_alias: str | None = None,
+    validation_alias: str | AliasPath | AliasChoices | None = None,
     serialization_alias: str | None = None,
     title: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def Field(
     *,
     default_factory: NoArgAnyCallable | None = None,
     alias: str | None = None,
-    validation_alias: str | None = None,
+    validation_alias: str | AliasPath | AliasChoices | None = None,
     serialization_alias: str | None = None,
     title: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def Field(
     *,
     default_factory: NoArgAnyCallable | None = None,
     alias: str | None = None,
-    validation_alias: str | None = None,
+    validation_alias: str | AliasPath | AliasChoices | None = None,
     serialization_alias: str | None = None,
     title: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,

diff --git a/tests/test_aliases.py b/tests/test_aliases.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
+from pydantic import AliasChoices as PAliasChoices
+from pydantic import AliasPath as PAliasPath
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
 from pydantic import Field as PField
-from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+from sqlmodel import AliasChoices, AliasPath, Field, SQLModel
 
 """
 Alias tests for SQLModel and Pydantic compatibility
@@ -95,10 +97,18 @@ def test_json_by_alias(
 
 class PydanticUserV2(BaseModel):
     first_name: str = PField(validation_alias="firstName", serialization_alias="f_name")
+    second_name: str | None = PField(
+        default=None, validation_alias=PAliasChoices("secondName", "surname")
+    )
+    nickname: str | None = PField(default=None, validation_alias=PAliasPath("names", 2))
 
 
 class SQLModelUserV2(SQLModel):
     first_name: str = Field(validation_alias="firstName", serialization_alias="f_name")
+    second_name: str | None = Field(
+        default=None, validation_alias=AliasChoices("secondName", "surname")
+    )
+    nickname: str | None = Field(default=None, validation_alias=AliasPath("names", 2))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("model", [PydanticUserV2, SQLModelUserV2])
@@ -109,6 +119,27 @@ def test_create_with_validation_alias(
     assert user.first_name == "John"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model", [PydanticUserV2, SQLModelUserV2])
+def test_create_with_validation_alias_alias_choices(
+    model: type[PydanticUserV2] | type[SQLModelUserV2],
+):
+    user = model.model_validate({"firstName": "John", "secondName": "Doe"})
+    assert user.second_name == "Doe"
+
+    user2 = model.model_validate({"firstName": "John", "surname": "Doe"})
+    assert user2.second_name == "Doe"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model", [PydanticUserV2, SQLModelUserV2])
+def test_create_with_validation_alias_alias_path(
+    model: type[PydanticUserV2] | type[SQLModelUserV2],
+):
+    user = model.model_validate(
+        {"firstName": "John", "names": ["John", "Doe", "Johnny"]}
+    )
+    assert user.nickname == "Johnny"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("model", [PydanticUserV2, SQLModelUserV2])
 def test_serialize_with_serialization_alias(
     model: type[PydanticUserV2] | type[SQLModelUserV2],