diff --git a/native_db_macro/src/model_attributes.rs b/native_db_macro/src/model_attributes.rs
index a4124ae..9859bbf 100644
--- a/native_db_macro/src/model_attributes.rs
+++ b/native_db_macro/src/model_attributes.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ use quote::ToTokens;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use syn::meta::ParseNestedMeta;
 use syn::parse::Result;
-use syn::Field;
+use syn::{Field, LitBool};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct ModelAttributes {
     pub(crate) struct_name: StructName,
     pub(crate) primary_key: Option<KeyDefinition<()>>,
     pub(crate) secondary_keys: HashSet<KeyDefinition<KeyOptions>>,
+    pub(crate) do_export_keys: Option<LitBool>,
 }
 
 impl ModelAttributes {
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ impl ModelAttributes {
             }
 
             self.secondary_keys.insert(key);
+        } else if meta.path.is_ident("export_keys") {
+            self.do_export_keys = Some(meta.value()?.parse()?);
         } else {
             panic!(
                 "Unknown attribute: {}",
diff --git a/native_db_macro/src/model_native_db.rs b/native_db_macro/src/model_native_db.rs
index 26b008d..885c913 100644
--- a/native_db_macro/src/model_native_db.rs
+++ b/native_db_macro/src/model_native_db.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ impl ModelNativeDB {
         Ident::new(&format!("{}Key", struct_name), Span::call_site().into())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn keys_enum_visibility(&self) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+        let do_export = match &self.attrs.do_export_keys {
+            Some(do_export_keys) => do_export_keys.value,
+            None => false,
+        };
+
+        let visibility = if do_export {
+            ""
+        } else {
+            "(crate)"
+        };
+
+        format!("pub{}", visibility).parse().unwrap()
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn secondary_keys_enum(&self) -> Vec<proc_macro2::TokenStream> {
         self.attrs
             .secondary_keys
diff --git a/native_db_macro/src/native_db.rs b/native_db_macro/src/native_db.rs
index c262f30..37b88a1 100644
--- a/native_db_macro/src/native_db.rs
+++ b/native_db_macro/src/native_db.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub fn native_db(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         struct_name: struct_name.clone(),
         primary_key: None,
         secondary_keys: Default::default(),
+        do_export_keys: None,
     };
     let model_attributes_parser = syn::meta::parser(|meta| attrs.parse(meta));
     parse_macro_input!(args with model_attributes_parser);
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn native_db(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let native_db_gks = model_native_db.native_db_secondary_key();
     let native_db_model = model_native_db.native_db_model();
 
+    let keys_enum_visibility = model_native_db.keys_enum_visibility();
     let keys_enum_name = model_native_db.keys_enum_name();
     let keys_enum = model_native_db.secondary_keys_enum();
     let keys_enum_database_key = model_native_db.keys_enum_database_key();
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn native_db(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         }
 
         #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-        pub(crate) enum #keys_enum_name {
+        #keys_enum_visibility enum #keys_enum_name {
             #(#keys_enum),*
         }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 18c9ec7..8ff39b9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ doc_comment! {
     include_str!("../README.md")
 }
 
-/// Macro which link [`native_model`](https://crates.io/crates/native_model) to the Native DB. See [`Builder.define`](struct.Builder.html#method.define) for more information.
+/// Macro which link [`native_model`](https://crates.io/crates/native_model) to the Native DB. See
+/// [`Builder.define`](struct.Builder.html#method.define) for more information.
+///
+/// Optional parameter `export_keys` controls whether the model keys enum is visible outside of the
+/// crate, default value is false with visibility limited to `pub(crate)`. Use
+/// `#[native_db(export_keys = true)]` to make enum visible outside of crate (ie. `pub`).
 pub use native_db_macro::*;
 pub use serialization::*;
diff --git a/tests/macro_def/export_keys_attribute.rs b/tests/macro_def/export_keys_attribute.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27db9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/macro_def/export_keys_attribute.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use native_db::*;
+use native_model::{native_model, Model};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+// TODO somehow test visibility of keys enum from a sibling/child crate?
+
+/// Test struct to ensure `#[native_db(export_keys = true)]` compiles successfully
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[native_model(id = 1, version = 1)]
+#[native_db(export_keys = true)]
+struct Item {
+    #[primary_key]
+    id: u32,
+    #[secondary_key]
+    name: String,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_insert_my_item() {
+    let item = Item {
+        id: 1,
+        name: "test".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let key = item.native_db_primary_key();
+    assert_eq!(key, 1_u32.to_key());
+}
diff --git a/tests/macro_def/mod.rs b/tests/macro_def/mod.rs
index b620a0a..b68db14 100644
--- a/tests/macro_def/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/macro_def/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ mod primary_key_attribute;
 mod secondary_key;
 mod secondary_key_attribute;
 mod secondary_key_mix;
+mod export_keys_attribute;