diff --git a/ext/StructArraysStaticArraysExt.jl b/ext/StructArraysStaticArraysExt.jl
index 0c84f5b7..14df4325 100644
--- a/ext/StructArraysStaticArraysExt.jl
+++ b/ext/StructArraysStaticArraysExt.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module StructArraysStaticArraysExt
 
 using StructArrays
-using StaticArrays: StaticArray, FieldArray, tuple_prod
+using StaticArrays: StaticArray, FieldArray, tuple_prod, SVector, MVector
 
 """
     StructArrays.staticschema(::Type{<:StaticArray{S, T}}) where {S, T}
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ which subtypes `FieldArray`.
     end
 end
 StructArrays.createinstance(::Type{T}, args...) where {T<:StaticArray} = T(args)
-StructArrays.component(s::StaticArray, i) = getindex(s, i)
+StructArrays.component(s::StaticArray, i::Integer) = getindex(s, i)
+
+function StructArrays.component(s::StructArray{<:Union{SVector,MVector}}, key::Symbol)
+    i = key == :x ? 1 : 
+        key == :y ? 2 : 
+        key == :z ? 3 : 
+        key == :w ? 4 : 
+        throw(ArgumentError("invalid key $key"))
+    StructArrays.component(s, i)
+end
 
 # invoke general fallbacks for a `FieldArray` type.
 @inline function StructArrays.staticschema(T::Type{<:FieldArray})
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index ed6f573a..30b0ccb6 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1405,6 +1405,12 @@ end
         @test StructArrays.components(x) == ([1.0,2.0], [2.0,3.0])
         @test x .+ y == StructArray([StaticVectorType{2}(Float64[2*i+1;2*i+3]) for i = 1:2])
     end
+    for StaticVectorType = [SVector, MVector]
+        x = @inferred StructArray([StaticVectorType{2}(Float64[i;i+1]) for i = 1:2])
+        # numbered and named property access:
+        @test x.:1 == [1.0,2.0]
+        @test x.y == [2.0,3.0]
+    end
     # test broadcast + components for general arrays
     for StaticArrayType = [SArray, MArray, SizedArray]
         x = @inferred StructArray([StaticArrayType{Tuple{1,2}}(ones(1,2) .+ i) for i = 0:1])