diff --git a/src/betterproto/casing.py b/src/betterproto/casing.py
index ed829913..cd3c3447 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/casing.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/casing.py
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ def lowercase_first(value: str) -> str:
     return value[0:1].lower() + value[1:]
 
 
-def is_reserved_name(value: str) -> bool:
-    if keyword.iskeyword(value):
-        return True
-
-    if value in ("bytes", "str"):
-        return True
-
-    return False
-
-
 def sanitize_name(value: str) -> str:
     # https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#descriptive-naming-styles
-    return f"{value}_" if is_reserved_name(value) else value
+    return f"{value}_" if keyword.iskeyword(value) else value
diff --git a/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py b/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
index 46dc9fb2..680b15c4 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 """
 
 
+import builtins
 import betterproto
 from betterproto import which_one_of
 from betterproto.casing import sanitize_name
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ class OutputTemplate:
     imports: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
     datetime_imports: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
     typing_imports: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
+    builtins_import: bool = False
     messages: List["MessageCompiler"] = field(default_factory=list)
     enums: List["EnumDefinitionCompiler"] = field(default_factory=list)
     services: List["ServiceCompiler"] = field(default_factory=list)
@@ -268,6 +270,8 @@ def python_module_imports(self) -> Set[str]:
         imports = set()
         if any(x for x in self.messages if any(x.deprecated_fields)):
             imports.add("warnings")
+        if self.builtins_import:
+            imports.add("builtins")
         return imports
 
 
@@ -283,6 +287,7 @@ class MessageCompiler(ProtoContentBase):
         default_factory=list
     )
     deprecated: bool = field(default=False, init=False)
+    builtins_types: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # Add message to output file
@@ -376,6 +381,8 @@ def get_field_string(self, indent: int = 4) -> str:
         betterproto_field_type = (
             f"betterproto.{self.field_type}_field({self.proto_obj.number}{field_args})"
         )
+        if self.py_name in dir(builtins):
+            self.parent.builtins_types.add(self.py_name)
         return f"{name}{annotations} = {betterproto_field_type}"
 
     @property
@@ -408,9 +415,16 @@ def typing_imports(self) -> Set[str]:
             imports.add("Dict")
         return imports
 
+    @property
+    def use_builtins(self) -> bool:
+        return self.py_type in self.parent.builtins_types or (
+            self.py_type == self.py_name and self.py_name in dir(builtins)
+        )
+
     def add_imports_to(self, output_file: OutputTemplate) -> None:
         output_file.datetime_imports.update(self.datetime_imports)
         output_file.typing_imports.update(self.typing_imports)
+        output_file.builtins_import = output_file.builtins_import or self.use_builtins
 
     @property
     def field_wraps(self) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -504,9 +518,12 @@ def py_type(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def annotation(self) -> str:
+        py_type = self.py_type
+        if self.use_builtins:
+            py_type = f"builtins.{py_type}"
         if self.repeated:
-            return f"List[{self.py_type}]"
-        return self.py_type
+            return f"List[{py_type}]"
+        return py_type
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.json b/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a6e7ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "int": 26,
+    "float": 26.0,
+    "str": "value-for-str",
+    "bytes": "001a",
+    "bool": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.proto b/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fd5901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inputs/field_name_identical_to_type/field_name_identical_to_type.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+// Tests that messages may contain fields with names that are identical to their python types (PR #294)
+
+message Test {
+    int32 int = 1;
+    float float = 2;
+    string str = 3;
+    bytes bytes = 4;
+    bool bool = 5;
+}
\ No newline at end of file