diff --git a/questionpy/form/_dsl.py b/questionpy/form/_dsl.py
index 9d5b2559..252a8775 100644
--- a/questionpy/form/_dsl.py
+++ b/questionpy/form/_dsl.py
@@ -580,24 +580,26 @@ def select(
     )
 
 
-def option(label: str, *, selected: bool = False) -> _OptionInfo:
+def option(label: str, *, selected: bool = False, value: str | None = None) -> _OptionInfo:
     """Adds an option to an [`OptionEnum`][questionpy.form.OptionEnum].
 
     Args:
         label: Text describing the option, shown verbatim.
         selected: Default state of the option.
+        value: By default, the name of the option is used as its value as well. You can set a different value here,
+               which will then be used in rendering as well as (de)serialization.
 
     Returns:
         An internal object containing metadata about the option.
 
     Examples:
         >>> class ColorEnum(OptionEnum):
-        ...     RED = option("Red")
-        ...     GREEN = option("Green")
-        ...     BLUE = option("Blue")
+        ...     RED = option("Red", value="R")
+        ...     GREEN = option("Green", value="G")
+        ...     BLUE = option("Blue", value="B")
         ...     NONE = option("None", selected=True)
     """
-    return _OptionInfo(label, selected)
+    return _OptionInfo(label, selected, value=value)
 
 
 @overload
diff --git a/questionpy/form/_model.py b/questionpy/form/_model.py
index 100779f4..d9641b9e 100644
--- a/questionpy/form/_model.py
+++ b/questionpy/form/_model.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class _OptionInfo:
     label: str
     selected: bool
     value: str | None = None
-    """Set by `OptionEnum.__init__` because __set_name__ doesn't get called for enum members."""
+    """If None, set to the name by `OptionEnum.__init__` because __set_name__ doesn't get called for enum members."""
 
 
 class OptionEnum(Enum):
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ class OptionEnum(Enum):
 
     def __init__(self, option: _OptionInfo) -> None:
         super().__init__()
-        self._value_ = option.value = self.name
+        if option.value is None:
+            option.value = self.name
+
+        self._value_ = option.value
         self.label = option.label
         self.selected = option.selected
 
diff --git a/tests/questionpy/form/test_dsl.py b/tests/questionpy/form/test_dsl.py
index ef1db401..43214c8a 100644
--- a/tests/questionpy/form/test_dsl.py
+++ b/tests/questionpy/form/test_dsl.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 class MyOptionEnum(form.OptionEnum):
     OPT_1 = form.option("Label 1")
+    OPT_2 = form.option("Label 2", value="b")
 
 
 class SimpleFormModel(form.FormModel):
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def test_should_raise_validation_error_when_required_option_is_missing() -> None
                 form.RadioGroupElement(
                     name="field",
                     label="Label",
-                    options=[form.Option(label="Label 1", value="OPT_1")],
+                    options=[form.Option(label="Label 1", value="OPT_1"), form.Option(label="Label 2", value="b")],
                     required=True,
                     help="Help",
                 )
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def test_should_raise_validation_error_when_required_option_is_missing() -> None
                 form.SelectElement(
                     name="field",
                     label="Label",
-                    options=[form.Option(label="Label 1", value="OPT_1")],
+                    options=[form.Option(label="Label 1", value="OPT_1"), form.Option(label="Label 2", value="b")],
                     required=True,
                     multiple=True,
                     help="Help",