diff --git a/miette-derive/src/help.rs b/miette-derive/src/help.rs
index 1bbd51e..c5eedd1 100644
--- a/miette-derive/src/help.rs
+++ b/miette-derive/src/help.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 pub enum Help {
     Display(Display),
-    Field(syn::Member),
+    Field(syn::Member, Box<syn::Type>),
 }
 
 impl Parse for Help {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl Help {
                             span: field.span(),
                         })
                     };
-                    return Ok(Some(Help::Field(help)));
+                    return Ok(Some(Help::Field(help, Box::new(field.ty.clone()))));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -97,15 +97,19 @@ impl Help {
                             Self::#ident #display_pat => std::option::Option::Some(std::boxed::Box::new(format!(#fmt #args))),
                         })
                     }
-                    Help::Field(member) => {
+                    Help::Field(member, ty) => {
                         let help = match &member {
                             syn::Member::Named(ident) => ident.clone(),
                             syn::Member::Unnamed(syn::Index { index, .. }) => {
                                 format_ident!("_{}", index)
                             }
                         };
+                        let var = quote! { __miette_internal_var };
                         Some(quote! {
-                            Self::#ident #display_pat => #help.as_ref().map(|h| -> std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a> { std::boxed::Box::new(format!("{}", h)) }),
+                            Self::#ident #display_pat => {
+                                use miette::macro_helpers::ToOption;
+                                miette::macro_helpers::OptionalWrapper::<#ty>::new().to_option(&#help).as_ref().map(|#var| -> std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a> { std::boxed::Box::new(format!("{}", #var)) })
+                            },
                         })
                     }
                 }
@@ -126,13 +130,17 @@ impl Help {
                     }
                 })
             }
-            Help::Field(member) => Some(quote! {
-                fn help<'a>(&'a self) -> std::option::Option<std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a>> {
-                    #[allow(unused_variables, deprecated)]
-                    let Self #display_pat = self;
-                    self.#member.as_ref().map(|h| -> std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a> { std::boxed::Box::new(format!("{}", h)) })
-                }
-            }),
+            Help::Field(member, ty) => {
+                let var = quote! { __miette_internal_var };
+                Some(quote! {
+                    fn help<'a>(&'a self) -> std::option::Option<std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a>> {
+                        #[allow(unused_variables, deprecated)]
+                        let Self #display_pat = self;
+                        use miette::macro_helpers::ToOption;
+                        miette::macro_helpers::OptionalWrapper::<#ty>::new().to_option(&self.#member).as_ref().map(|#var| -> std::boxed::Box<dyn std::fmt::Display + 'a> { std::boxed::Box::new(format!("{}", #var)) })
+                    }
+                })
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index af26647..95d9d42 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ mod eyreish;
 #[cfg(feature = "fancy-no-backtrace")]
 mod handler;
 mod handlers;
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod macro_helpers;
 mod named_source;
 #[cfg(feature = "fancy")]
 mod panic;
diff --git a/src/macro_helpers.rs b/src/macro_helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a3960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/macro_helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub trait IsOption {}
+impl <T> IsOption for Option<T> {}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct OptionalWrapper<T>(pub core::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+impl<T> OptionalWrapper<T> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(core::marker::PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub trait ToOption {
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn to_option<T>(self, value: T) -> Option<T>;
+}
+
+impl<T> OptionalWrapper<T> where T: IsOption {
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn to_option(self, value: &T) -> &T {
+        value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> ToOption for &OptionalWrapper<T> {
+    fn to_option<U>(self, value: U) -> Option<U> {
+        Some(value)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/derive.rs b/tests/derive.rs
index 1ee1bfa..6394abd 100644
--- a/tests/derive.rs
+++ b/tests/derive.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,16 @@ fn help_field() {
         "x".to_string(),
         Baz(Some("x".into())).help().unwrap().to_string()
     );
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("welp")]
+    #[diagnostic()]
+    struct Quux(#[help] String);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        "x".to_string(),
+        Quux("x".into()).help().unwrap().to_string()
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]