diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsForInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsForInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 187df02b3..1752eceb9 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsForInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsForInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsForInputTypes.expected.cl
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsForInputTypes.expected.types.PersonFilter
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(filter: PersonFilter? = default<QueryProjection, PersonFilter?>("filter"),
-      _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "filter" to filter)
+  public fun people(
+    _alias: String? = null,
+    filter: PersonFilter? = default<QueryProjection, PersonFilter?>("filter"),
+    _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection,
+  ): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "filter" to filter)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index ad3c11f36..729b00234 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInputTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsWithExtendedInputTypes.ex
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsWithExtendedInputTypes.expected.types.PersonFilter
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(filter: PersonFilter? = default<QueryProjection, PersonFilter?>("filter"),
-      _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "filter" to filter)
+  public fun people(
+    _alias: String? = null,
+    filter: PersonFilter? = default<QueryProjection, PersonFilter?>("filter"),
+    _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection,
+  ): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "filter" to filter)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 5ea7f2f30..326b24d03 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsWithExtendedInterface.exp
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedQuery/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedQuery/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 6959b89e0..222b76194 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedQuery/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedQuery/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsWithExtendedQuery.expecte
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun friends(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("friends", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun friends(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "friends", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index aec0334f3..9e9e79f41 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/constantsWithExtendedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.constantsWithExtendedTypes.expecte
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 45982df2d..8a8c29993 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassDocs.expected.client
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassDocs.expected.types.MovieFilter
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun search(movieFilter: MovieFilter, _projection: MovieProjection.() -> MovieProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("search", MovieProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "movieFilter" to
+  public fun search(
+    _alias: String? = null,
+    movieFilter: MovieFilter,
+    _projection: MovieProjection.() -> MovieProjection,
+  ): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "search", MovieProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "movieFilter" to
         movieFilter)
     return this
   }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassFieldDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassFieldDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index bdcb099bc..5a3e8fad0 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassFieldDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassFieldDocs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassFieldDocs.expected.client
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassFieldDocs.expected.types.MovieFilter
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun search(movieFilter: MovieFilter, _projection: MovieProjection.() -> MovieProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("search", MovieProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "movieFilter" to
+  public fun search(
+    _alias: String? = null,
+    movieFilter: MovieFilter,
+    _projection: MovieProjection.() -> MovieProjection,
+  ): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "search", MovieProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "movieFilter" to
         movieFilter)
     return this
   }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWIthNoFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWIthNoFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 8e7943aa1..c1b9249f3 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWIthNoFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWIthNoFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWIthNoFields.expected.cli
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun me(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("me", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun me(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "me", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithBooleanField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithBooleanField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 2a5ae0203..d338b748d 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithBooleanField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithBooleanField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithBooleanField.expected
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun test(_projection: RequiredTestTypeProjection.() -> RequiredTestTypeProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("test", RequiredTestTypeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun test(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: RequiredTestTypeProjection.() -> RequiredTestTypeProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "test", RequiredTestTypeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
index 742172045..1d4e1fae2 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeclaredScalars.expec
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class EntityConnectionProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun pageInfo(_projection: PageInfoProjection.() -> PageInfoProjection):
-      EntityConnectionProjection {
-    field("pageInfo", PageInfoProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun pageInfo(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: PageInfoProjection.() -> PageInfoProjection): EntityConnectionProjection {
+    field(_alias, "pageInfo", PageInfoProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun edges(_projection: EntityEdgeProjection.() -> EntityEdgeProjection):
-      EntityConnectionProjection {
-    field("edges", EntityEdgeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun edges(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: EntityEdgeProjection.() -> EntityEdgeProjection): EntityConnectionProjection {
+    field(_alias, "edges", EntityEdgeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
index 7bddc9b93..be311c5af 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeclaredScalars.expec
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class EntityEdgeProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ public class EntityEdgeProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun node(_projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection): EntityEdgeProjection {
-    field("node", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun node(_alias: String? = null, _projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection):
+      EntityEdgeProjection {
+    field(_alias, "node", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index d7790b373..b0cba58a8 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeclaredScalars/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeclaredScalars.expec
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun entity(_projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("entity", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun entity(_alias: String? = null, _projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "entity", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public
-      fun entityConnection(_projection: EntityConnectionProjection.() -> EntityConnectionProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("entityConnection", EntityConnectionProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun entityConnection(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: EntityConnectionProjection.() -> EntityConnectionProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "entityConnection", EntityConnectionProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/CarProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/CarProjection.kt
index 621c9d4f9..67b022e37 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/CarProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/CarProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexFi
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class CarProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ public class CarProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun engine(_projection: EngineProjection.() -> EngineProjection): CarProjection {
-    field("engine", EngineProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun engine(_alias: String? = null, _projection: EngineProjection.() -> EngineProjection):
+      CarProjection {
+    field(_alias, "engine", EngineProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/EngineProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/EngineProjection.kt
index 167b06785..d236cf8b9 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/EngineProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/EngineProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexFi
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class EngineProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ public class EngineProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun performance(_projection: PerformanceProjection.() -> PerformanceProjection):
-      EngineProjection {
-    field("performance", PerformanceProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun performance(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: PerformanceProjection.() -> PerformanceProjection): EngineProjection {
+    field(_alias, "performance", PerformanceProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 4e6c69819..7694bb472 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithDeeplyNestedComplexFi
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun cars(_projection: CarProjection.() -> CarProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("cars", CarProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun cars(_alias: String? = null, _projection: CarProjection.() -> CarProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "cars", CarProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index f24b32705..39e5eca4d 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithExtendedInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithExtendedInterface.exp
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 06e970caf..af8df4fed 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithInterface.expected.cl
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index aa9c44767..b2dec68dd 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithInterfaceInheritance.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithListProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithListProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 27fc58908..94c556c08 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithListProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithListProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithListProperties.expect
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedInterfaces/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedInterfaces/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 315e070cf..2fe3581d1 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedInterfaces/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedInterfaces/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithMappedInterfaces.expe
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun products(_projection: ProductProjection.() -> ProductProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("products", ProductProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun products(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: ProductProjection.() -> ProductProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "products", ProductProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
index 167ab5166..77ba0aacc 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityConnectionProjection.kt
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithMappedTypes.expected.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class EntityConnectionProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun pageInfo(_projection: PageInfoProjection.() -> PageInfoProjection):
-      EntityConnectionProjection {
-    field("pageInfo", PageInfoProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun pageInfo(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: PageInfoProjection.() -> PageInfoProjection): EntityConnectionProjection {
+    field(_alias, "pageInfo", PageInfoProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun edges(_projection: EntityEdgeProjection.() -> EntityEdgeProjection):
-      EntityConnectionProjection {
-    field("edges", EntityEdgeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun edges(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: EntityEdgeProjection.() -> EntityEdgeProjection): EntityConnectionProjection {
+    field(_alias, "edges", EntityEdgeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
index 9fd88ab0a..bcedfad22 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/EntityEdgeProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithMappedTypes.expected.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class EntityEdgeProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ public class EntityEdgeProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun node(_projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection): EntityEdgeProjection {
-    field("node", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun node(_alias: String? = null, _projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection):
+      EntityEdgeProjection {
+    field(_alias, "node", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index f7b98244d..789d1d023 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithMappedTypes/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithMappedTypes.expected.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun entity(_projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("entity", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun entity(_alias: String? = null, _projection: EntityProjection.() -> EntityProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "entity", EntityProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public
-      fun entityConnection(_projection: EntityConnectionProjection.() -> EntityConnectionProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("entityConnection", EntityConnectionProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun entityConnection(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: EntityConnectionProjection.() -> EntityConnectionProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "entityConnection", EntityConnectionProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableAndInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableAndInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 59a38410d..b53a88b19 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableAndInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableAndInterface/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithNonNullableAndInterfa
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableComplexType/expected/client/MyTypeProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableComplexType/expected/client/MyTypeProjection.kt
index e8b7abf07..a5d9473b4 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableComplexType/expected/client/MyTypeProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableComplexType/expected/client/MyTypeProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithNonNullableComplexTyp
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class MyTypeProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun other(_projection: OtherTypeProjection.() -> OtherTypeProjection): MyTypeProjection {
-    field("other", OtherTypeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun other(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: OtherTypeProjection.() -> OtherTypeProjection): MyTypeProjection {
+    field(_alias, "other", OtherTypeProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableListOfNullableValues/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableListOfNullableValues/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 5a92edce7..6db6bfc60 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableListOfNullableValues/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableListOfNullableValues/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithNonNullableListOfNull
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 6c66b2526..1e85991f5 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithNonNullableProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithNonNullableProperties
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/PersonProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/PersonProjection.kt
index daa6b0f04..07a41033a 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/PersonProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/PersonProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithRecursiveField.expect
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class PersonProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ public class PersonProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun friends(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): PersonProjection {
-    field("friends", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun friends(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      PersonProjection {
+    field(_alias, "friends", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 01a74e4f7..6bc9c817f 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithRecursiveField/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithRecursiveField.expect
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithStringProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithStringProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index e5ddabb05..8fb93136d 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithStringProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/dataClassWithStringProperties/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.dataClassWithStringProperties.expe
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/input/test/QueryTest.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/input/test/QueryTest.kt
index 9788b2839..dcc4d9e2c 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/input/test/QueryTest.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/input/test/QueryTest.kt
@@ -18,33 +18,12 @@
 
 package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.input.test
 
-import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializer
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.input.expected.DgsClient
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.input.expected.types.MovieFilter
-import graphql.language.StringValue
-import graphql.language.Value
-import graphql.schema.Coercing
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 
 class QueryTest {
-    private val movieCoercing = object : Coercing<MovieFilter, String> {
-        override fun serialize(filter: Any): String {
-            return (filter as? MovieFilter)?.genre ?: ""
-        }
-
-        override fun parseValue(input: Any): MovieFilter {
-            return MovieFilter(input.toString())
-        }
-
-        override fun parseLiteral(input: Any): MovieFilter {
-            return MovieFilter(input.toString())
-        }
-
-        override fun valueToLiteral(input: Any): Value<*> {
-            return StringValue.of(serialize(input))
-        }
-    }
 
     @Test
     fun testQueryWithNoFilter() {
@@ -130,25 +109,4 @@ class QueryTest {
             query
         )
     }
-
-    @Test
-    fun testQueryWithFilterAndCustomCoercing() {
-
-        val serializer = InputValueSerializer(
-            mapOf(MovieFilter::class.java to movieCoercing)
-        )
-        val query = DgsClient.buildQuery(serializer) {
-            movies(filter = MovieFilter(genre = "horror"))
-        }
-
-        Assertions.assertEquals(
-            """{
-        |  __typename
-        |  movies(filter: "horror")
-        |}
-        |
-        """.trimMargin(),
-            query
-        )
-    }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/BirdProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/BirdProjection.kt
index d7903679f..1a8ca612f 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/BirdProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/BirdProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class BirdProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -24,18 +25,21 @@ public class BirdProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun mother(_projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection): BirdProjection {
-    field("mother", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun mother(_alias: String? = null, _projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection):
+      BirdProjection {
+    field(_alias, "mother", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun father(_projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection): BirdProjection {
-    field("father", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun father(_alias: String? = null, _projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection):
+      BirdProjection {
+    field(_alias, "father", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun parents(_projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection): BirdProjection {
-    field("parents", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun parents(_alias: String? = null, _projection: BirdProjection.() -> BirdProjection):
+      BirdProjection {
+    field(_alias, "parents", BirdProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/DogProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
index 4719cc9d7..209cce175 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class DogProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -24,18 +25,21 @@ public class DogProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun mother(_projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection): DogProjection {
-    field("mother", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun mother(_alias: String? = null, _projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection):
+      DogProjection {
+    field(_alias, "mother", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun father(_projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection): DogProjection {
-    field("father", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun father(_alias: String? = null, _projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection):
+      DogProjection {
+    field(_alias, "father", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun parents(_projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection): DogProjection {
-    field("parents", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun parents(_alias: String? = null, _projection: DogProjection.() -> DogProjection):
+      DogProjection {
+    field(_alias, "parents", DogProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/PetProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
index 476271195..0563bdb4c 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithInterfaceFields.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class PetProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -24,18 +25,21 @@ public class PetProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun mother(_projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection): PetProjection {
-    field("mother", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun mother(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection):
+      PetProjection {
+    field(_alias, "mother", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun father(_projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection): PetProjection {
-    field("father", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun father(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection):
+      PetProjection {
+    field(_alias, "father", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun parents(_projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection): PetProjection {
-    field("parents", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun parents(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PetProjection.() -> PetProjection):
+      PetProjection {
+    field(_alias, "parents", PetProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/DogProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
index 2ef26199b..637f33ab8 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/DogProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsO
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class DogProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ public class DogProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun diet(_projection: VegetarianProjection.() -> VegetarianProjection): DogProjection {
-    field("diet", VegetarianProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun diet(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: VegetarianProjection.() -> VegetarianProjection): DogProjection {
+    field(_alias, "diet", VegetarianProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/PetProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
index 4b13eafa1..53625ba2a 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsOfDifferentType/expected/client/PetProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithInterfaceFieldsO
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class PetProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ public class PetProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun diet(_projection: DietProjection.() -> DietProjection): PetProjection {
-    field("diet", DietProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun diet(_alias: String? = null, _projection: DietProjection.() -> DietProjection):
+      PetProjection {
+    field(_alias, "diet", DietProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithNonNullableFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithNonNullableFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 25f98faa8..2589235f5 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithNonNullableFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceClassWithNonNullableFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceClassWithNonNullableField
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/FruitProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/FruitProjection.kt
index 81f67918a..9b9201b66 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/FruitProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/FruitProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class FruitProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun seeds(_projection: SeedProjection.() -> SeedProjection): FruitProjection {
-    field("seeds", SeedProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun seeds(_alias: String? = null, _projection: SeedProjection.() -> SeedProjection):
+      FruitProjection {
+    field(_alias, "seeds", SeedProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 8c8900e6e..102203ef0 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun fruits(_projection: FruitProjection.() -> FruitProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("fruits", FruitProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun fruits(_alias: String? = null, _projection: FruitProjection.() -> FruitProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "fruits", FruitProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/StoneFruitProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/StoneFruitProjection.kt
index 8164992af..68b786b68 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/StoneFruitProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance/expected/client/StoneFruitProjection.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithInterfaceInheritance.
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class StoneFruitProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ public class StoneFruitProjection(
       return this
     }
 
-  public fun seeds(_projection: SeedProjection.() -> SeedProjection): StoneFruitProjection {
-    field("seeds", SeedProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun seeds(_alias: String? = null, _projection: SeedProjection.() -> SeedProjection):
+      StoneFruitProjection {
+    field(_alias, "seeds", SeedProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/DgsClient.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/DgsClient.kt
index 237761fd7..95979d83e 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/DgsClient.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/DgsClient.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithUnderscoreFields.expected
 
+import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithUnderscoreFields.expected.client.QueryProjection
 import graphql.language.OperationDefinition
 import kotlin.String
 
 public object DgsClient {
-  public fun buildQuery(_projection: QueryProjection.() -> QueryProjection): String =
-      GraphQLProjection.asQuery(OperationDefinition.Operation.QUERY, QueryProjection(), _projection)
+  public fun buildQuery(inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
+      _projection: QueryProjection.() -> QueryProjection): String =
+      GraphQLProjection.asQuery(OperationDefinition.Operation.QUERY,
+      QueryProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/IProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/IProjection.kt
index 011980c69..96585c3c8 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/IProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/IProjection.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithUnderscoreFields.expected.client
 
+import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 
-public class IProjection : GraphQLProjection() {
+public class IProjection(
+  inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
+) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
   public val _id: IProjection
     get() {
       field("_id")
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index d76763edc..1d5e52431 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithUnderscoreFields.expected.client
 
+import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
-public class QueryProjection : GraphQLProjection() {
-  public fun `is`(_projection: IProjection.() -> IProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("is", IProjection(), _projection)
+public class QueryProjection(
+  inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
+) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
+  public fun `is`(_alias: String? = null, _projection: IProjection.() -> IProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "is", IProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/TProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/TProjection.kt
index 32bc8579e..fb1d2a260 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/TProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/interfaceWithUnderscoreFields/expected/client/TProjection.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.interfaceWithUnderscoreFields.expected.client
 
+import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
 
-public class TProjection : GraphQLProjection() {
+public class TProjection(
+  inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
+) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
   public val _id: TProjection
     get() {
       field("_id")
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 6bec1be5a..e1101afae 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.projectionWithType.expected.client
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun person(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("person", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun person(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "person", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun people(_projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun people(_alias: String? = null, _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "people", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 7c8293453..ad71ba58c 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
   public fun person(
+    _alias: String? = null,
     a1: String? = default<QueryProjection, String?>("a1"),
     a2: String,
     a3: I? = default<QueryProjection, I?>("a3"),
     _projection: PersonProjection.() -> PersonProjection,
   ): QueryProjection {
-    field("person", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "a1" to a1 , "a2" to a2 ,
-        "a3" to a3)
+    field(_alias, "person", PersonProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "a1" to a1 , "a2"
+        to a2 , "a3" to a3)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/test/QueryTest.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/test/QueryTest.kt
index 61fa9bd74..a809790c5 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/test/QueryTest.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithTypeAndArgs/test/QueryTest.kt
@@ -52,4 +52,33 @@ class QueryTest {
             query
         )
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testQueryWithAlias() {
+        val query = DgsClient.buildQuery {
+            person(_alias= "person1", a2 = "person1") {
+                firstname
+            }
+            person(_alias= "person2", a2 = "person2") {
+                firstname
+            }
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(
+            """{
+            |  __typename
+            |  person1: person(a2: "person1") {
+            |    __typename
+            |    firstname
+            |  }
+            |  person2: person(a2: "person2") {
+            |    __typename
+            |    firstname
+            |  }
+            |}
+            |
+            """.trimMargin(),
+            query
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithUnion/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithUnion/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 82720c43a..563b68d05 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithUnion/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/projectionWithUnion/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.projectionWithUnion.expected.clien
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun u(_projection: UProjection.() -> UProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("u", UProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun u(_alias: String? = null, _projection: UProjection.() -> UProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "u", UProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 
-  public fun us(_projection: UProjection.() -> UProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("us", UProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun us(_alias: String? = null, _projection: UProjection.() -> UProjection):
+      QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "us", UProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/union/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/union/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 631aedad1..852f9b315 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/union/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/union/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.union.expected.client
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun search(_projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("search", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun search(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "search", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index 52bed646d..51296ec79 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ import kotlin.String
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun search(text: String,
-      _projection: SearchResultPageProjection.() -> SearchResultPageProjection): QueryProjection {
-    field("search", SearchResultPageProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "text" to text)
+  public fun search(
+    _alias: String? = null,
+    text: String,
+    _projection: SearchResultPageProjection.() -> SearchResultPageProjection,
+  ): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "search", SearchResultPageProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection, "text" to
+        text)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/SearchResultPageProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/SearchResultPageProjection.kt
index 88a7967c1..67b566586 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/SearchResultPageProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeserialize/expected/client/SearchResultPageProjection.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.unionTypesWithoutInterfaceCanDeser
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class SearchResultPageProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun items(_projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection):
+  public fun items(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection):
       SearchResultPageProjection {
-    field("items", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+    field(_alias, "items", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionWithExtendedType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionWithExtendedType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
index a5b1dc557..fc7118c58 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionWithExtendedType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/integTest/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/cases/unionWithExtendedType/expected/client/QueryProjection.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.cases.unionWithExtendedType.expected.cli
 
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.client.codegen.InputValueSerializerInterface
 import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.codegen.GraphQLProjection
+import kotlin.String
 
 public class QueryProjection(
   inputValueSerializer: InputValueSerializerInterface? = null,
 ) : GraphQLProjection(inputValueSerializer) {
-  public fun search(_projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection):
-      QueryProjection {
-    field("search", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
+  public fun search(_alias: String? = null,
+      _projection: SearchResultProjection.() -> SearchResultProjection): QueryProjection {
+    field(_alias, "search", SearchResultProjection(inputValueSerializer), _projection)
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/generators/kotlin2/GenerateKotlin2ClientTypes.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/generators/kotlin2/GenerateKotlin2ClientTypes.kt
index a39393bd9..c4b2d5e55 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/generators/kotlin2/GenerateKotlin2ClientTypes.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/generators/kotlin2/GenerateKotlin2ClientTypes.kt
@@ -121,11 +121,12 @@ fun generateKotlin2ClientTypes(
                             val (projectionType, projection) = projectionType(config.packageNameClient, projectionTypeName)
 
                             FunSpec.builder(field.name)
+                                .addParameter(ParameterSpec.builder("_alias", String::class.asTypeName().copy(nullable = true)).defaultValue("null").build())
                                 .addInputArgs(config, typeLookup, typeName, field.inputValueDefinitions)
                                 .addParameter(projection)
                                 .returns(typeName)
                                 .addStatement(
-                                    """field(%S, %T(inputValueSerializer), _projection%L)""",
+                                    """field(_alias, %S, %T(inputValueSerializer), _projection%L)""",
                                     field.name,
                                     projectionType,
                                     field.inputValueDefinitions.joinToString(" ") { """, "${it.name}" to ${it.name}""" }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-codegen-shared-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/Kotlin2Core.kt b/graphql-dgs-codegen-shared-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/Kotlin2Core.kt
index ac6398db7..6c27f9bad 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-codegen-shared-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/Kotlin2Core.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-codegen-shared-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/codegen/Kotlin2Core.kt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ abstract class GraphQLProjection(
     }
 
     protected fun <T : GraphQLProjection> field(
+        alias: String? = null,
         name: String,
         projection: T,
         projectionFields: T.() -> T,
@@ -136,13 +137,14 @@ abstract class GraphQLProjection(
         val defaults = DefaultTracker.getAndClear(this::class.qualifiedName!!)
         projectionFields.invoke(projection)
 
-        builder.selection(
-            Field.newField()
-                .name(name)
-                .arguments(arguments(args.toList(), defaults))
-                .selectionSet(projection.builder.build())
-                .build()
-        )
+        val fieldBuilder = Field.newField()
+            .name(name)
+            .arguments(arguments(args.toList(), defaults))
+            .selectionSet(projection.builder.build())
+
+        alias?.also { fieldBuilder.alias(it) }
+
+        builder.selection(fieldBuilder.build())
     }
 
     protected fun <T : GraphQLProjection> fragment(