diff --git a/sqlmodel/main.py b/sqlmodel/main.py
index d343c69..2865f7f 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/main.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/main.py
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ class SQLModelMetaclass(ModelMetaclass, DeclarativeMeta):
 
 
 def get_sqlachemy_type(field: ModelField) -> Any:
+    if "sa_type" in field.field_info.extra:
+        return field.field_info.extra["sa_type"]
     if issubclass(field.type_, str):
         if field.field_info.max_length:
             return AutoString(length=field.field_info.max_length)