diff --git a/tfhe/src/named.rs b/tfhe/src/named.rs
index 2c03d54abd..5fa9e0a31d 100644
--- a/tfhe/src/named.rs
+++ b/tfhe/src/named.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 pub trait Named {
+    /// Default name for the type
     const NAME: &'static str;
+    /// Aliases that should also be accepted for backward compatibility when checking the name of
+    /// values of this type
+    const BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY_ALIASES: &'static [&'static str] = &[];
 }
diff --git a/tfhe/src/safe_serialization.rs b/tfhe/src/safe_serialization.rs
index e29ce2f696..886ef24ac9 100644
--- a/tfhe/src/safe_serialization.rs
+++ b/tfhe/src/safe_serialization.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ Please use the versioned serialization mode for backward compatibility.",
             }
         }
 
-        if self.name != T::NAME {
+        if self.name != T::NAME
+            && T::BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY_ALIASES
+                .iter()
+                .all(|alias| self.name != *alias)
+        {
             return Err(format!(
                 "On deserialization, expected type {}, got type {}",
                 T::NAME,
@@ -494,13 +498,17 @@ pub fn safe_deserialize_conformant<
 
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "shortint"))]
 mod test_shortint {
-    use crate::safe_serialization::{DeserializationConfig, SerializationConfig};
+    use tfhe_versionable::Versionize;
+
+    use crate::named::Named;
     use crate::shortint::parameters::{
         PARAM_MESSAGE_2_CARRY_2_KS_PBS_TUNIFORM_2M64,
         V0_11_PARAM_MESSAGE_3_CARRY_3_KS_PBS_GAUSSIAN_2M64,
     };
     use crate::shortint::{gen_keys, Ciphertext};
 
+    use super::*;
+
     #[test]
     fn safe_deserialization_ct_unversioned() {
         let (ck, _sk) = gen_keys(PARAM_MESSAGE_2_CARRY_2_KS_PBS_TUNIFORM_2M64);
@@ -626,6 +634,46 @@ mod test_shortint {
         let dec = ck.decrypt(&ct2);
         assert_eq!(msg, dec);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn safe_deserialization_named() {
+        #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Versionize)]
+        #[repr(transparent)]
+        struct Foo(u64);
+
+        impl Named for Foo {
+            const NAME: &'static str = "Foo";
+        }
+
+        #[derive(Deserialize, Versionize)]
+        #[repr(transparent)]
+        struct Bar(u64);
+
+        impl Named for Bar {
+            const NAME: &'static str = "Bar";
+
+            const BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY_ALIASES: &'static [&'static str] = &["Foo"];
+        }
+
+        #[derive(Deserialize, Versionize)]
+        #[repr(transparent)]
+        struct Baz(u64);
+
+        impl Named for Baz {
+            const NAME: &'static str = "Baz";
+        }
+
+        let foo = Foo(3);
+        let mut foo_ser = Vec::new();
+        safe_serialize(&foo, &mut foo_ser, 0x1000).unwrap();
+
+        let foo_deser: Foo = safe_deserialize(foo_ser.as_slice(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        let bar_deser: Bar = safe_deserialize(foo_ser.as_slice(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(foo_deser.0, bar_deser.0);
+
+        assert!(safe_deserialize::<Baz>(foo_ser.as_slice(), 0x1000).is_err());
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "integer"))]
diff --git a/tfhe/src/zk/mod.rs b/tfhe/src/zk/mod.rs
index 760489d6e7..c62daf5bc8 100644
--- a/tfhe/src/zk/mod.rs
+++ b/tfhe/src/zk/mod.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ pub enum CompactPkeCrs {
 
 impl Named for CompactPkeCrs {
     const NAME: &'static str = "zk::CompactPkeCrs";
+
+    const BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY_ALIASES: &'static [&'static str] = &["zk::CompactPkePublicParams"];
 }
 
 impl From<ZkCompactPkeV1PublicParams> for CompactPkeCrs {