diff --git a/Sources/CodableKitMacros/CodeGenCore.swift b/Sources/CodableKitMacros/CodeGenCore.swift
index c0590d8..dccd54d 100644
--- a/Sources/CodableKitMacros/CodeGenCore.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodableKitMacros/CodeGenCore.swift
@@ -84,11 +84,21 @@ extension CodeGenCore {
     guard !modifiers.contains("static") else { return [] }
 
     guard let defaultType = variable.bindings.last?.typeAnnotation?.type else {
-      throw SimpleDiagnosticMessage(
-        message: "Properties must have a type annotation",
-        diagnosticID: messageID,
-        severity: .error
-      )
+      // If no binding is found, return empty array.
+      guard let lastBinding = variable.bindings.last else { return [] }
+      // To check if a property is ignored, create a temporary property. If the property is ignored, return an empty
+      // array. Otherwise, throw an error.
+      let tmpProperty = Property(attributes: attributes, binding: lastBinding, defaultType: "Any")
+
+      if tmpProperty.ignored {
+        return []
+      } else {
+        throw SimpleDiagnosticMessage(
+          message: "Properties must have a type annotation",
+          diagnosticID: messageID,
+          severity: .error
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     return variable.bindings.map { binding in
diff --git a/Tests/CodableKitTests/CodableMacroTests+Diagnostics.swift b/Tests/CodableKitTests/CodableMacroTests+Diagnostics.swift
index 397c39e..7746855 100644
--- a/Tests/CodableKitTests/CodableMacroTests+Diagnostics.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodableKitTests/CodableMacroTests+Diagnostics.swift
@@ -43,6 +43,57 @@ final class CodableKitDiagnosticsTests: XCTestCase {
     #endif
   }
 
+  func testMacroWithIgnoredPropertyTypeAnnotation() throws {
+    #if canImport(CodableKitMacros)
+    assertMacroExpansion(
+      """
+      @Codable
+      public struct User {
+        let id: UUID
+        let name: String
+        let age: Int
+        @CodableKey(options: .ignored)
+        var ignored: String = "Hello World"
+      }
+      """,
+      expandedSource: """
+        public struct User {
+          let id: UUID
+          let name: String
+          let age: Int
+          var ignored: String = "Hello World"
+        }
+
+        extension User: Codable {
+          enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+            case id
+            case name
+            case age
+          }
+
+          public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+            let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+            id = try container.decode(UUID.self, forKey: .id)
+            name = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)
+            age = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .age)
+          }
+
+          public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+            var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+            try container.encode(id, forKey: .id)
+            try container.encode(name, forKey: .name)
+            try container.encode(age, forKey: .age)
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+      macros: macros,
+      indentationWidth: .spaces(2)
+    )
+    #else
+    throw XCTSkip("macros are only supported when running tests for the host platform")
+    #endif
+  }
+
   func testMacroWithStaticTypeAnnotation() throws {
     #if canImport(CodableKitMacros)
     assertMacroExpansion(
@@ -53,7 +104,7 @@ final class CodableKitDiagnosticsTests: XCTestCase {
         let name: String
         let age: Int
 
-        static let staticProperty: String = "Hello World"
+        static let staticProperty = "Hello World"
       }
       """,
       expandedSource: """
@@ -62,7 +113,7 @@ final class CodableKitDiagnosticsTests: XCTestCase {
           let name: String
           let age: Int
 
-          static let staticProperty: String = "Hello World"
+          static let staticProperty = "Hello World"
         }
 
         extension User: Codable {