diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 304cc8f..1b53d1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # avromatic changelog
 
+## 4.1.0
+- Add support for specifying a subject for the avro schema when building an Avromatic model
+
 ## 4.0.0
 - Drop support for Ruby 2.6.
 - Drop support for Avro 1.9.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7e8e56..b0d0fab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ The Avro schema can be specified by name and loaded using the schema store:
 
 ```ruby
 class MyModel
-  include Avromatic::Model.build(schema_name :my_model)
+  include Avromatic::Model.build(schema_name: :my_model)
 end
 
 # Construct instances by passing in a hash of attributes
@@ -156,12 +156,20 @@ class MyModel
 end
 ```
 
+A specific subject name can be associated with the schema:
+```ruby
+class MyModel
+  include Avromatic::Model.build(schema_name: 'my_model',
+                                 schema_subject: 'my_model-value')
+end
+```
+
 Models are generated as immutable value
 objects by default, but can optionally be defined as mutable:
 
 ```ruby
 class MyModel
-  include Avromatic::Model.build(schema_name :my_model, mutable: true)
+  include Avromatic::Model.build(schema_name: :my_model, mutable: true)
 end
 ```
 
@@ -195,6 +203,16 @@ class MyTopic
 end
 ```
 
+A specific subject name can be associated with both the value and key schemas:
+```ruby
+class MyTopic
+  include Avromatic::Model.build(value_schema_name: :topic_value,
+                                 value_schema_subject: 'topic_value-value',
+                                 key_schema_name: :topic_key,
+                                 key_schema_subject: 'topic_key-value')
+end
+```
+
 A model can also be generated as an anonymous class that can be assigned to a
 constant:
 
diff --git a/lib/avromatic/model/configurable.rb b/lib/avromatic/model/configurable.rb
index 05aa64d..c70aec2 100644
--- a/lib/avromatic/model/configurable.rb
+++ b/lib/avromatic/model/configurable.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def initialize(name)
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
-        delegate :avro_schema, :value_avro_schema, :key_avro_schema, :mutable?, :immutable?, to: :config
+        delegate :avro_schema, :value_avro_schema, :key_avro_schema, :mutable?, :immutable?,
+                 :avro_schema_subject, :value_avro_schema_subject, :key_avro_schema_subject, to: :config
 
         def value_avro_field_names
           @value_avro_field_names ||= value_avro_schema.fields.map(&:name).map(&:to_sym).freeze
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ def mapped_by_name(schema)
       end
 
       delegate :avro_schema, :value_avro_schema, :key_avro_schema,
+               :avro_schema_subject, :value_avro_schema_subject, :key_avro_schema_subject,
                :value_avro_field_names, :key_avro_field_names,
                :value_avro_field_references, :key_avro_field_references,
                :mutable?, :immutable?,
diff --git a/lib/avromatic/model/configuration.rb b/lib/avromatic/model/configuration.rb
index ef6d904..507c5a6 100644
--- a/lib/avromatic/model/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/avromatic/model/configuration.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Model
     class Configuration
 
       attr_reader :avro_schema, :key_avro_schema, :nested_models, :mutable,
-                  :allow_optional_key_fields
+                  :allow_optional_key_fields, :avro_schema_subject, :key_avro_schema_subject
       alias_method :mutable?, :mutable
       delegate :schema_store, to: Avromatic
 
@@ -17,24 +17,30 @@ class Configuration
       # @param options [Hash]
       # @option options [Avro::Schema] :schema
       # @option options [String, Symbol] :schema_name
+      # @option options [String, Symbol] :schema_subject
       # @option options [Avro::Schema] :value_schema
       # @option options [String, Symbol] :value_schema_name
+      # @option options [String, Symbol] :value_schema_subject
       # @option options [Avro::Schema] :key_schema
       # @option options [String, Symbol] :key_schema_name
+      # @option options [String, Symbol] :key_schema_subject
       # @option options [Avromatic::ModelRegistry] :nested_models
       # @option options [Boolean] :mutable, default false
       # @option options [Boolean] :allow_optional_key_fields, default false
       def initialize(**options)
         @avro_schema = find_avro_schema(**options)
+        @avro_schema_subject = options[:schema_subject] || options[:value_schema_subject]
         raise ArgumentError.new('value_schema(_name) or schema(_name) must be specified') unless avro_schema
 
         @key_avro_schema = find_schema_by_option(:key_schema, **options)
+        @key_avro_schema_subject = options[:key_schema_subject]
         @nested_models = options[:nested_models]
         @mutable = options.fetch(:mutable, false)
         @allow_optional_key_fields = options.fetch(:allow_optional_key_fields, false)
       end
 
       alias_method :value_avro_schema, :avro_schema
+      alias_method :value_avro_schema_subject, :avro_schema_subject
 
       def immutable?
         !mutable?
diff --git a/lib/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization.rb b/lib/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization.rb
index f233c13..d3bfe07 100644
--- a/lib/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization.rb
+++ b/lib/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ module Encode
         def avro_message_value
           avro_messaging.encode(
             value_attributes_for_avro,
-            schema_name: value_avro_schema.fullname
+            schema_name: value_avro_schema.fullname,
+            subject: value_avro_schema_subject
           )
         end
 
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ def avro_message_key
 
           avro_messaging.encode(
             key_attributes_for_avro,
-            schema_name: key_avro_schema.fullname
+            schema_name: key_avro_schema.fullname,
+            subject: key_avro_schema_subject
           )
         end
       end
@@ -56,15 +58,15 @@ def avro_message_attributes(*args)
 
       module Registration
         def register_schemas!
-          register_schema(key_avro_schema) if key_avro_schema
-          register_schema(value_avro_schema)
+          register_schema(key_avro_schema, subject: key_avro_schema_subject) if key_avro_schema
+          register_schema(value_avro_schema, subject: value_avro_schema_subject)
           nil
         end
 
         private
 
-        def register_schema(schema)
-          avro_messaging.registry.register(schema.fullname, schema)
+        def register_schema(schema, subject: nil)
+          avro_messaging.registry.register(subject || schema.fullname, schema)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/avromatic/version.rb b/lib/avromatic/version.rb
index aaa2245..2da4db9 100644
--- a/lib/avromatic/version.rb
+++ b/lib/avromatic/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Avromatic
-  VERSION = '4.0.0'
+  VERSION = '4.1.0'
 end
diff --git a/spec/avromatic/model/builder_spec.rb b/spec/avromatic/model/builder_spec.rb
index 785c68f..74e14f7 100644
--- a/spec/avromatic/model/builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/avromatic/model/builder_spec.rb
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@
       end
 
       it_behaves_like "a generated model"
+
+      context "with a specified schema subject" do
+        let(:schema_subject) { 'test.primitive_types-subject' }
+        let(:test_class) do
+          Avromatic::Model.model(schema_name: schema_name,
+                                 schema_subject: schema_subject)
+        end
+        let(:instance) { test_class.new }
+
+        it_behaves_like "a generated model"
+
+        it "returns the specified schema_subject" do
+          expect(instance.avro_schema_subject).to eq(schema_subject)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "named fields" do
@@ -267,6 +282,32 @@
         end
       end
 
+      context "with a specified value and key subjects" do
+        let(:value_schema_subject) { 'test.value-subject' }
+        let(:key_schema_subject) { 'test.key-subject' }
+        let(:test_class) do
+          Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: schema_name,
+                                 value_schema_subject: value_schema_subject,
+                                 key_schema_name: key_schema_name,
+                                 key_schema_subject: key_schema_subject)
+        end
+
+        let(:instance) { test_class.new }
+
+        it "defines a model with attributes for the key and value" do
+          expect(attribute_names)
+            .to match_array(schema.fields.map(&:name) | key_schema.fields.map(&:name))
+        end
+
+        it "returns the specified value_schema_subject" do
+          expect(instance.value_avro_schema_subject).to eq(value_schema_subject)
+        end
+
+        it "returns the specified key_schema_subject" do
+          expect(instance.key_avro_schema_subject).to eq(key_schema_subject)
+        end
+      end
+
       context "when the key and value have conflicting fields" do
         let(:key_schema_name) { 'test.key_conflict' }
 
diff --git a/spec/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization_spec.rb b/spec/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization_spec.rb
index 1df74e3..c843094 100644
--- a/spec/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/avromatic/model/messaging_serialization_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
   let(:avro_message_value) { instance.avro_message_value }
   let(:avro_message_key) { instance.avro_message_key }
 
+  before do
+    allow(Avromatic.schema_registry).to receive(:register).and_call_original
+  end
+
   describe "#avro_message_value" do
     let(:test_class) do
       Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: 'test.encode_value')
@@ -18,6 +22,25 @@
       message_value = instance.avro_message_value
       decoded = test_class.avro_message_decode(message_value)
       expect(decoded).to eq(instance)
+      expect(Avromatic.schema_registry).to have_received(:register)
+                                             .with('test.encode_value', instance_of(Avro::Schema::RecordSchema))
+    end
+
+    context "with a specified value subject" do
+      let(:test_class) do
+        Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: 'test.encode_value',
+                               value_schema_subject: 'test.encode_value-subject')
+      end
+      let(:values) { { str1: 'a', str2: 'b' } }
+
+      it "encodes the value for the model" do
+        message_value = instance.avro_message_value
+        decoded = test_class.avro_message_decode(message_value)
+        expect(decoded).to eq(instance)
+        expect(Avromatic.schema_registry).to have_received(:register)
+                                               .with('test.encode_value-subject',
+                                                     instance_of(Avro::Schema::RecordSchema))
+      end
     end
 
     context "with a nested record" do
@@ -156,6 +179,25 @@
       message_key = instance.avro_message_key
       decoded = test_class.avro_message_decode(message_key, message_value)
       expect(decoded).to eq(instance)
+      expect(Avromatic.schema_registry).to have_received(:register)
+                                             .with('test.encode_key', instance_of(Avro::Schema::RecordSchema))
+    end
+
+    context "with a specified key subject" do
+      let(:test_class) do
+        Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: 'test.encode_value',
+                               key_schema_name: 'test.encode_key',
+                               key_schema_subject: 'test.encode_key-subject')
+      end
+
+      it "encodes the key for the model" do
+        message_value = instance.avro_message_value
+        message_key = instance.avro_message_key
+        decoded = test_class.avro_message_decode(message_key, message_value)
+        expect(decoded).to eq(instance)
+        expect(Avromatic.schema_registry).to have_received(:register)
+                                               .with('test.encode_key-subject', instance_of(Avro::Schema::RecordSchema))
+      end
     end
 
     context "when a model does not have a key schema" do
@@ -408,6 +450,22 @@ def self.to_avro(value)
       it_behaves_like "value schema registration"
     end
 
+    context "a model with a specified subject" do
+      let(:test_class) do
+        Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: 'test.encode_value',
+                               value_schema_subject: 'test.encode_value-subject')
+      end
+
+      it "registers the value schema with the specified subject" do
+        expect(test_class.register_schemas!).to be_nil
+        registered = registry.subject_version('test.encode_value-subject')
+        aggregate_failures do
+          expect(registered['version']).to eq(1)
+          expect(registered['schema']).to eq(test_class.value_avro_schema.to_s)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context "a model with a key and value" do
       let(:test_class) do
         Avromatic::Model.model(value_schema_name: 'test.encode_value',