diff --git a/snafu-derive/src/lib.rs b/snafu-derive/src/lib.rs
index 99568737..26dcc63b 100644
--- a/snafu-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/snafu-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ fn parse_snafu_enum(
                 match attr {
                     SnafuAttribute::Display(d) => display_format = Some(d),
                     SnafuAttribute::Visibility(v) => visibility = Some(v),
+                    SnafuAttribute::Source(..) => { /* Report this isn't valid here? */ }
                     SnafuAttribute::Backtrace => { /* Report this isn't valid here? */ }
                 }
             }
@@ -147,11 +148,23 @@ fn parse_snafu_enum(
                     ty: syn_field.ty,
                 };
 
-                let has_backtrace = attributes_from_syn(syn_field.attrs)?
-                    .iter()
-                    .any(SnafuAttribute::is_backtrace);
+                let mut has_backtrace = false;
+                let mut is_source = None;
+
+                for attr in attributes_from_syn(syn_field.attrs)? {
+                    match attr {
+                        SnafuAttribute::Source(s) => match s {
+                            Source::Flag(v) => is_source = Some(v),
+                        },
+                        SnafuAttribute::Backtrace => has_backtrace = true,
+                        SnafuAttribute::Visibility(_) => { /* Report this isn't valid here? */ }
+                        SnafuAttribute::Display(_) => { /* Report this isn't valid here? */ }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let is_source = is_source.unwrap_or(field.name == "source");
 
-                if field.name == "source" {
+                if is_source {
                     if has_backtrace {
                         backtrace_delegates.push(field.clone());
                     }
@@ -310,9 +323,22 @@ impl syn::parse::Parse for MyExprList {
     }
 }
 
+enum Source {
+    Flag(bool),
+}
+
+impl syn::parse::Parse for Source {
+    fn parse(input: syn::parse::ParseStream) -> SynResult<Self> {
+        use syn::LitBool;
+        let val: LitBool = input.parse()?;
+        Ok(Source::Flag(val.value))
+    }
+}
+
 enum SnafuAttribute {
     Display(UserInput),
     Visibility(UserInput),
+    Source(Source),
     Backtrace,
 }
 
@@ -323,13 +349,6 @@ impl SnafuAttribute {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
-
-    fn is_backtrace(&self) -> bool {
-        match *self {
-            SnafuAttribute::Backtrace => true,
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl syn::parse::Parse for SnafuAttribute {
@@ -353,13 +372,20 @@ impl syn::parse::Parse for SnafuAttribute {
                 .into_option()
                 .map_or_else(private_visibility, |v| Box::new(v) as UserInput);
             Ok(SnafuAttribute::Visibility(v))
+        } else if name == "source" {
+            if inside.is_empty() {
+                Ok(SnafuAttribute::Source(Source::Flag(true)))
+            } else {
+                let v: MyParens<Source> = inside.parse()?;
+                Ok(SnafuAttribute::Source(v.0))
+            }
         } else if name == "backtrace" {
             let _: MyParens<Ident> = inside.parse()?;
             Ok(SnafuAttribute::Backtrace)
         } else {
             Err(SynError::new(
                 name.span(),
-                "expected `display`, `visibility`, or `backtrace`",
+                "expected `display`, `visibility`, `source`, or `backtrace`",
             ))
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/guide/attributes.rs b/src/guide/attributes.rs
index 21b1012c..0d91fc7e 100644
--- a/src/guide/attributes.rs
+++ b/src/guide/attributes.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 //!
+//! ## Controlling error sources
+//!
+//! If your error enum variant contains other errors but the field
+//! cannot be named `source`, or if it contains a field named `source`
+//! which is not actually an error, you can use `#[snafu(source)]` to
+//! indicate if a field is an underlying cause or not:
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! # mod another {
+//! #     use snafu::Snafu;
+//! #     #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+//! #     pub enum Error {}
+//! # }
+//! # use snafu::Snafu;
+//! #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+//! enum Error {
+//!     SourceIsNotAnError {
+//!         #[snafu(source(false))]
+//!         source: String,
+//!     },
+//!
+//!     CauseIsAnError {
+//!         #[snafu(source)]
+//!         cause: another::Error,
+//!     },
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
 //! ## Controlling backtraces
 //!
 //! If your error contains other SNAFU errors which can report
diff --git a/tests/source_attributes.rs b/tests/source_attributes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5338dd66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source_attributes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+extern crate snafu;
+
+use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+enum InnerError {
+    Boom,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+enum Error {
+    NoArgument {
+        #[snafu(source)]
+        cause: InnerError,
+    },
+
+    ExplicitTrue {
+        #[snafu(source(true))]
+        cause: InnerError,
+    },
+
+    ExplicitFalse {
+        #[snafu(source(false))]
+        source: i32,
+    },
+}
+
+fn inner() -> Result<(), InnerError> {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn example() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    inner().context(NoArgument)?;
+    inner().context(ExplicitTrue)?;
+    ExplicitFalse { source: 42 }.fail()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn implements_error() {
+    fn check<T: std::error::Error>() {}
+    check::<Error>();
+    example().unwrap_err();
+}