diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3b46bde0..e523be42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.24.x, 1.25.x]
+        go-version: [1.24.x, 1.25.x, 1.26.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 62015cdf..4c3748c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   linters:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.25.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 086a37f0..cb02f730 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ ci: prepare
 	if [ `arch` == 'x86_64' ]; then \
 		sudo apt-get -y -q update; \
 		sudo apt-get -y -q install build-essential; \
-		wget -q https://github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/releases/download/v0.39.0/tinygo_0.39.0_amd64.deb; \
-		sudo dpkg -i tinygo_0.39.0_amd64.deb; \
+		wget -q https://github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/releases/download/v0.41.1/tinygo_0.41.1_amd64.deb; \
+		sudo dpkg -i tinygo_0.41.1_amd64.deb; \
 		export PATH=$$PATH:/usr/local/tinygo/bin; \
 	fi
 	go test -v ./... ./_generated
diff --git a/_generated/custom_tags.go b/_generated/custom_tags.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b29ab478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_generated/custom_tags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package _generated
+
+//go:generate msgp -d "tags primary,fallback"
+
+type CustomTags struct {
+	Field1 string `primary:"f1_primary"`
+	Field2 string `fallback:"f2_fallback"`
+	Field3 string `primary:"f3_primary" fallback:"f3_fallback_ignored"`
+	Field4 string `msg:"f4_msg"`
+	Field5 string `msgpack:"f5_msgpack"`
+	Field6 string `fallback:"f6_fallback" msg:"f6_msg_ignored"`
+	Field7 string `fallback:"f7_fallback" msgpack:"f7_msgpack_ignored"`
+	Field8 string `primary:"f8_primary" msg:"f8_msg_ignored" msgpack:"f8_msgpack_ignored"`
+}
diff --git a/_generated/custom_tags_test.go b/_generated/custom_tags_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a1c72d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_generated/custom_tags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package _generated
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/tinylib/msgp/msgp"
+)
+
+func TestCustomTags(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := CustomTags{
+		Field1: "v1",
+		Field2: "v2",
+		Field3: "v3",
+		Field4: "v4",
+		Field5: "v5",
+		Field6: "v6",
+		Field7: "v7",
+		Field8: "v8",
+	}
+	wantKeys := map[string]any{
+		"f1_primary":  "v1",
+		"f2_fallback": "v2",
+		"f3_primary":  "v3",
+		"f4_msg":      "v4",
+		"f5_msgpack":  "v5",
+		"f6_fallback": "v6",
+		"f7_fallback": "v7",
+		"f8_primary":  "v8",
+	}
+
+	t.Run("EncodeDecode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var b bytes.Buffer
+		if err := msgp.Encode(&b, &ts); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		var got CustomTags
+		if err := msgp.Decode(&b, &got); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got != ts {
+			t.Errorf("got %+v, want %+v", got, ts)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("MarshalUnmarshal", func(t *testing.T) {
+		buf, err := ts.MarshalMsg(nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		var got CustomTags
+		left, err := got.UnmarshalMsg(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if len(left) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("%d bytes left after unmarshal", len(left))
+		}
+		if got != ts {
+			t.Errorf("got %+v, want %+v", got, ts)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("WireKeys", func(t *testing.T) {
+		buf, err := ts.MarshalMsg(nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		var jsonBuf bytes.Buffer
+		if _, err := msgp.UnmarshalAsJSON(&jsonBuf, buf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		got := map[string]any{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonBuf.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantKeys) {
+			t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", got, wantKeys)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Msgsize", func(t *testing.T) {
+		buf, err := ts.MarshalMsg(nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if est := ts.Msgsize(); est < len(buf) {
+			t.Errorf("Msgsize %d underestimates actual %d", est, len(buf))
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/parse/directives.go b/parse/directives.go
index b03eeb86..597ac21f 100644
--- a/parse/directives.go
+++ b/parse/directives.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var directives = map[string]directive{
 // and then add it to this list.
 var earlyDirectives = map[string]directive{
 	"tag":     tag,
+	"tags":    tag,
 	"pointer": pointer,
 	"maps":    maps,
 }
@@ -237,12 +238,28 @@ func asvartuple(text []string, f *FileSet) error {
 }
 
 //msgp:tag {tagname}
+//msgp:tags {tag1},{tag2},...
+//
+// The tag/tags directive accepts a comma-separated priority list; fields are
+// read from the first tag that has a non-empty value, falling back to msg
+// then msgpack if none of the listed tags match.
 func tag(text []string, f *FileSet) error {
-	if len(text) != 2 {
+	if len(text) < 2 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	f.tagName = strings.TrimSpace(text[1])
-	infof("using field tag %q\n", f.tagName)
+	var names []string
+	for _, t := range text[1:] {
+		for n := range strings.SplitSeq(t, ",") {
+			if n = strings.TrimSpace(n); n != "" {
+				names = append(names, n)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	f.tagNames = append(names, "msg", "msgpack") // Add defaults
+	if len(names) > 0 {
+		infof("using field tags %q\n", strings.Join(names, ","))
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/parse/getast.go b/parse/getast.go
index 4e69ecd0..bc5c7cb0 100644
--- a/parse/getast.go
+++ b/parse/getast.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ type FileSet struct {
 	NoDuplicates    bool                 // Reject duplicate keys for all types
 	NoDupTypes      map[string]struct{}   // Reject duplicate keys for specific types only
 
-	tagName    string // tag to read field names from
-	pointerRcv bool   // generate with pointer receivers.
+	tagNames   []string // tags to read field names from, in priority order
+	pointerRcv bool     // generate with pointer receivers.
 }
 
 // File parses a file at the relative path
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func File(name string, unexported bool, directives []string) (*FileSet, error) {
 		Directives: append([]string{}, directives...),
 		ArrayLimit: math.MaxUint32,
 		MapLimit:   math.MaxUint32,
+		tagNames:   []string{"msg", "msgpack"},
 	}
 
 	fset := token.NewFileSet()
@@ -527,15 +528,12 @@ func (fs *FileSet) getField(f *ast.Field) []gen.StructField {
 	var extension, flatten bool
 	// parse tag; otherwise field name is field tag
 	if f.Tag != nil {
+		st := reflect.StructTag(strings.Trim(f.Tag.Value, "`"))
 		var body string
-		if fs.tagName != "" {
-			body = reflect.StructTag(strings.Trim(f.Tag.Value, "`")).Get(fs.tagName)
-		}
-		if body == "" {
-			body = reflect.StructTag(strings.Trim(f.Tag.Value, "`")).Get("msg")
-		}
-		if body == "" {
-			body = reflect.StructTag(strings.Trim(f.Tag.Value, "`")).Get("msgpack")
+		for _, name := range fs.tagNames {
+			if body = st.Get(name); body != "" {
+				break
+			}
 		}
 		tags := strings.Split(body, ",")
 		if len(tags) >= 2 {