diff --git a/pgx-macros/src/lib.rs b/pgx-macros/src/lib.rs
index c5e7b3e891..92179d9073 100644
--- a/pgx-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pgx-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ Optionally accepts the following attributes:
 * `parallel_unsafe`: Corresponds to [`PARALLEL UNSAFE`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html).
 * `parallel_restricted`: Corresponds to [`PARALLEL RESTRICTED`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html).
 * `no_guard`: Do not use `#[pg_guard]` with the function.
+* `sql`: Same arguments as `#[pgx(sql = ..)]`
 
 Functions can accept and return any type which `pgx` supports. `pgx` supports many PostgreSQL types by default.
 New types can be defined via [`macro@PostgresType`] or [`macro@PostgresEnum`].
@@ -919,7 +920,9 @@ enum DogNames {
 #[proc_macro_derive(PostgresEq, attributes(pgx))]
 pub fn postgres_eq(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as syn::DeriveInput);
-    impl_postgres_eq(ast).into()
+    impl_postgres_eq(ast)
+        .unwrap_or_else(syn::Error::into_compile_error)
+        .into()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -943,16 +946,9 @@ enum DogNames {
 #[proc_macro_derive(PostgresOrd, attributes(pgx))]
 pub fn postgres_ord(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as syn::DeriveInput);
-    let to_sql_config = match sql_entity_graph::ToSqlConfig::from_attributes(ast.attrs.as_slice()) {
-        Err(e) => {
-            let msg = e.to_string();
-            return TokenStream::from(quote! {
-                compile_error!(#msg);
-            });
-        }
-        Ok(maybe_conf) => maybe_conf.unwrap_or_default(),
-    };
-    impl_postgres_ord(ast, to_sql_config).into()
+    impl_postgres_ord(ast)
+        .unwrap_or_else(syn::Error::into_compile_error)
+        .into()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -973,16 +969,9 @@ enum DogNames {
 #[proc_macro_derive(PostgresHash, attributes(pgx))]
 pub fn postgres_hash(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as syn::DeriveInput);
-    let to_sql_config = match sql_entity_graph::ToSqlConfig::from_attributes(ast.attrs.as_slice()) {
-        Err(e) => {
-            let msg = e.to_string();
-            return TokenStream::from(quote! {
-                compile_error!(#msg);
-            });
-        }
-        Ok(maybe_conf) => maybe_conf.unwrap_or_default(),
-    };
-    impl_postgres_hash(ast, to_sql_config).into()
+    impl_postgres_hash(ast)
+        .unwrap_or_else(syn::Error::into_compile_error)
+        .into()
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/pgx-macros/src/operators.rs b/pgx-macros/src/operators.rs
index a46f67942a..fb17c44474 100644
--- a/pgx-macros/src/operators.rs
+++ b/pgx-macros/src/operators.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 use pgx_utils::{operator_common::*, sql_entity_graph};
+
 use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::DeriveInput;
 
-pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_eq(ast: DeriveInput) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_eq(ast: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<proc_macro2::TokenStream> {
     let mut stream = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
 
     stream.extend(eq(&ast.ident));
     stream.extend(ne(&ast.ident));
 
-    stream
+    Ok(stream)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_ord(
-    ast: DeriveInput,
-    to_sql_config: sql_entity_graph::ToSqlConfig,
-) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_ord(ast: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<proc_macro2::TokenStream> {
     let mut stream = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
 
     stream.extend(lt(&ast.ident));
@@ -23,24 +21,19 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_ord(
     stream.extend(ge(&ast.ident));
     stream.extend(cmp(&ast.ident));
 
-    let sql_graph_entity_item =
-        sql_entity_graph::PostgresOrd::new(ast.ident.clone(), to_sql_config);
+    let sql_graph_entity_item = sql_entity_graph::PostgresOrd::from_derive_input(ast)?;
     sql_graph_entity_item.to_tokens(&mut stream);
 
-    stream
+    Ok(stream)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_hash(
-    ast: DeriveInput,
-    to_sql_config: sql_entity_graph::ToSqlConfig,
-) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+pub(crate) fn impl_postgres_hash(ast: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<proc_macro2::TokenStream> {
     let mut stream = proc_macro2::TokenStream::new();
 
     stream.extend(hash(&ast.ident));
 
-    let sql_graph_entity_item =
-        sql_entity_graph::PostgresHash::new(ast.ident.clone(), to_sql_config);
+    let sql_graph_entity_item = sql_entity_graph::PostgresHash::from_derive_input(ast)?;
     sql_graph_entity_item.to_tokens(&mut stream);
 
-    stream
+    Ok(stream)
 }
diff --git a/pgx-tests/src/tests/schema_tests.rs b/pgx-tests/src/tests/schema_tests.rs
index 592963fe06..e345f86ba4 100644
--- a/pgx-tests/src/tests/schema_tests.rs
+++ b/pgx-tests/src/tests/schema_tests.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ mod test_schema {
     #[pg_extern]
     fn func_in_diff_schema() {}
 
-    #[pg_extern]
-    #[pgx(sql = false)]
+    #[pg_extern(sql = false)]
     fn func_elided_from_schema() {}
 
-    #[pg_extern]
-    #[pgx(sql = "generate_function")]
+    #[pg_extern(sql = "generate_function")]
     fn func_generated_with_custom_sql() {}
 
     #[derive(Debug, PostgresType, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/attribute.rs b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/attribute.rs
index 5e932acfe5..ada2c21cd2 100644
--- a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/attribute.rs
+++ b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/attribute.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::sql_entity_graph::PositioningRef;
+use crate::sql_entity_graph::{PositioningRef, ToSqlConfig};
 use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream as TokenStream2};
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens, TokenStreamExt};
 use syn::{
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@ impl Parse for PgxAttributes {
 
 impl ToTokens for PgxAttributes {
     fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream2) {
-        let attrs = &self.attrs;
+        let attrs = self
+            .attrs
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|a| {
+                if let Attribute::Sql(_) = a {
+                    false
+                } else {
+                    true
+                }
+            })
+            .collect::<Punctuated<_, Token![,]>>();
         let quoted = quote! {
             vec![#attrs]
         };
@@ -46,6 +56,7 @@ pub enum Attribute {
     Name(syn::LitStr),
     Cost(syn::Expr),
     Requires(Punctuated<PositioningRef, Token![,]>),
+    Sql(ToSqlConfig),
 }
 
 impl ToTokens for Attribute {
@@ -85,6 +96,10 @@ impl ToTokens for Attribute {
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
                 quote! { pgx::datum::sql_entity_graph::ExternArgs::Requires(vec![#(#items_iter),*],) }
             }
+            // This attribute is handled separately
+            Attribute::Sql(_) => {
+                return;
+            }
         };
         tokens.append_all(quoted);
     }
@@ -129,6 +144,15 @@ impl Parse for Attribute {
                 let _bracket = syn::bracketed!(content in input);
                 Self::Requires(content.parse_terminated(PositioningRef::parse)?)
             }
+            "sql" => {
+                let _eq: Token![=] = input.parse()?;
+                if let Ok(b) = input.parse::<syn::LitBool>() {
+                    Self::Sql(ToSqlConfig::from(b.value))
+                } else {
+                    let sql = input.parse::<syn::LitStr>()?;
+                    Self::Sql(ToSqlConfig::from(sql))
+                }
+            }
             _ => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "Invalid option")),
         };
         Ok(found)
diff --git a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/mod.rs b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/mod.rs
index d4a1ade04f..5f30995820 100644
--- a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/mod.rs
+++ b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/pg_extern/mod.rs
@@ -197,9 +197,18 @@ impl PgExtern {
 
     pub fn new(attr: TokenStream2, item: TokenStream2) -> Result<Self, syn::Error> {
         let attrs = syn::parse2::<PgxAttributes>(attr.clone()).ok();
+        let to_sql_config = attrs
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|pgx_attrs| {
+                for a in pgx_attrs.attrs.iter() {
+                    if let Attribute::Sql(config) = a {
+                        return Some(config.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            })
+            .unwrap_or_default();
         let func = syn::parse2::<syn::ItemFn>(item)?;
-        let to_sql_config =
-            ToSqlConfig::from_attributes(func.attrs.as_slice())?.unwrap_or_default();
         Ok(Self {
             attrs,
             attr_tokens: attr,
diff --git a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/to_sql.rs b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/to_sql.rs
index d413bd816e..a8afa43d70 100644
--- a/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/to_sql.rs
+++ b/pgx-utils/src/sql_entity_graph/to_sql.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,42 @@
+use std::hash::Hash;
+
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens, TokenStreamExt};
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 use syn::{AttrStyle, Attribute, Lit, Meta, MetaList, MetaNameValue, NestedMeta};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct ToSqlConfig {
     pub enabled: bool,
     pub callback: Option<syn::Path>,
     pub content: Option<syn::LitStr>,
 }
+impl From<bool> for ToSqlConfig {
+    fn from(enabled: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enabled,
+            callback: None,
+            content: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl From<syn::LitStr> for ToSqlConfig {
+    fn from(content: syn::LitStr) -> Self {
+        if let Ok(path) = content.parse::<syn::Path>() {
+            return Self {
+                enabled: true,
+                callback: Some(path),
+                content: None,
+            };
+        } else {
+            return Self {
+                enabled: true,
+                callback: None,
+                content: Some(content),
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
 impl Default for ToSqlConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {