diff --git a/src/malli/generator.cljc b/src/malli/generator.cljc
index ce3cfd3e6..9ec6979a0 100644
--- a/src/malli/generator.cljc
+++ b/src/malli/generator.cljc
@@ -504,6 +504,17 @@
       (when-not (:gen/elements props)
         (-generator schema options))))
 
+(defn- -create-from-resolve
+  [props]
+  (when (contains? props :gen/resolve)
+    (let [sym (-> (:gen/resolve props))]
+      #?(:clj (let [v (requiring-resolve sym)]
+                (if (instance? clojure.lang.IDeref v)
+                  @v
+                  v))
+         :cljs (when (cljs.core/exists? sym)
+                 (resolve sym))))))
+
 (defn- -create-from-schema [props options]
   (some-> (:gen/schema props) (generator options)))
 
@@ -511,6 +522,7 @@
   (when-some [fmap (:gen/fmap props)]
     (gen/fmap (m/eval fmap (or options (m/options schema)))
               (or (-create-from-return props)
+                  (-create-from-resolve props)
                   (-create-from-elements props)
                   (-create-from-schema props options)
                   (-create-from-gen props schema options)
@@ -521,6 +533,7 @@
                       (m/properties schema))]
     (or (-create-from-fmap props schema options)
         (-create-from-return props)
+        (-create-from-resolve props)
         (-create-from-elements props)
         (-create-from-schema props options)
         (-create-from-gen props schema options)
diff --git a/test/malli/generator_test.cljc b/test/malli/generator_test.cljc
index 7e200711d..89a3bc0df 100644
--- a/test/malli/generator_test.cljc
+++ b/test/malli/generator_test.cljc
@@ -236,7 +236,13 @@
 
   (testing "gen/gen"
     (is (every? #{1 2} (mg/sample [:and {:gen/gen (gen/elements [1 2])} int?] {:size 1000})))
-    (is (every? #{"1" "2"} (mg/sample [:and {:gen/gen (gen/elements [1 2]) :gen/fmap str} int?] {:size 1000})))))
+    (is (every? #{"1" "2"} (mg/sample [:and {:gen/gen (gen/elements [1 2]) :gen/fmap str} int?] {:size 1000}))))
+  (testing "gen/resolve"
+    (is (every? #{1 2} (mg/sample [:and {:gen/resolve 'malli.generator-test/resolvable-gen} int?] {:size 1000})))
+    (is (every? #{"1" "2"} (mg/sample [:and {:gen/resolve 'malli.generator-test/resolvable-gen :gen/fmap str} int?] {:size 1000})))))
+
+(def resolvable-gen
+  (gen/elements [1 2]))
 
 (defn- schema+coll-gen [type children-gen]
   (gen/let [children children-gen]