diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c73b7e73..50d5d662 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 * Clear error indicator when the exception is handled on the Rust side. [#719](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/719)
 * Fixed unsoundness of subclassing. [#683](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/683).
+* Usage of raw identifiers with `#[pyo3(set)]`. [#745](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/745)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/pyo3-derive-backend/src/pyclass.rs b/pyo3-derive-backend/src/pyclass.rs
index e70694eb..d4d9e564 100644
--- a/pyo3-derive-backend/src/pyclass.rs
+++ b/pyo3-derive-backend/src/pyclass.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ fn impl_descriptors(
         .flat_map(|&(ref field, ref fns)| {
             fns.iter()
                 .map(|desc| {
-                    let name = field.ident.clone().unwrap();
+                    let name = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap();
                     let field_ty = &field.ty;
                     match *desc {
                         FnType::Getter => {
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ fn impl_descriptors(
                         }
                         FnType::Setter => {
                             let setter_name =
-                                syn::Ident::new(&format!("set_{}", name), Span::call_site());
+                                syn::Ident::new(&format!("set_{}", name.unraw()), Span::call_site());
                             quote! {
                                 impl #cls {
                                     fn #setter_name(&mut self, value: #field_ty) -> pyo3::PyResult<()> {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ fn impl_descriptors(
         .flat_map(|&(ref field, ref fns)| {
             fns.iter()
                 .map(|desc| {
-                    let name = field.ident.clone().unwrap();
+                    let name = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap();
 
                     // FIXME better doc?
                     let doc = syn::LitStr::new(&name.to_string(), name.span());
@@ -483,8 +483,10 @@ fn impl_descriptors(
                             Ok(impl_py_getter_def(&spec, &impl_wrap_getter(&cls, &spec)?))
                         }
                         FnType::Setter => {
-                            let setter_name =
-                                syn::Ident::new(&format!("set_{}", name), Span::call_site());
+                            let setter_name = syn::Ident::new(
+                                &format!("set_{}", name.unraw()),
+                                Span::call_site(),
+                            );
                             let spec = FnSpec {
                                 tp: FnType::Setter,
                                 name: &setter_name,
diff --git a/tests/test_class_basics.rs b/tests/test_class_basics.rs
index 4c340acf..c026bfd1 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_basics.rs
+++ b/tests/test_class_basics.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ fn custom_names() {
 }
 
 #[pyclass]
-struct RawIdents {}
+struct RawIdents {
+    #[pyo3(get, set)]
+    r#type: i64,
+}
 
 #[pymethods]
 impl RawIdents {
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ fn test_raw_idents() {
     let typeobj = py.get_type::<RawIdents>();
     py_assert!(py, typeobj, "not hasattr(typeobj, 'r#fn')");
     py_assert!(py, typeobj, "hasattr(typeobj, 'fn')");
+    py_assert!(py, typeobj, "hasattr(typeobj, 'type')");
 }
 
 #[pyclass]