diff --git a/Sybil.IntegrationTests/FlowTests.cs b/Sybil.IntegrationTests/FlowTests.cs
index 626dce5..a8fbdcd 100644
--- a/Sybil.IntegrationTests/FlowTests.cs
+++ b/Sybil.IntegrationTests/FlowTests.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace TestNamespace
             this.PropertyString = string.Empty;
         }
 
+        private string someTypeString = $""{typeof(string)}"";
         [SomeAttribute2]
         private string fieldString;
         [SomeAttribute3(typeof(String))]
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ namespace TestNamespace
                         .WithNullArgument())
                     .WithParameter("string", "fieldString")
                     .WithBody("this.fieldString = fieldString ?? throw new ArgumentNullException();\rthis.PropertyString = string.Empty;"))
+                .WithField(
+                    SyntaxBuilder.CreateField("string", "someTypeString")
+                    .WithModifier("private")
+                    .WithInitializer("$\"{typeof(string)}\""))
                 .WithField(
                     SyntaxBuilder.CreateField("string", "fieldString")
                     .WithAttribute(SyntaxBuilder.CreateAttribute("SomeAttribute2"))
diff --git a/Sybil.UnitTests/FieldBuilderTests.cs b/Sybil.UnitTests/FieldBuilderTests.cs
index 9d9fbfc..63bb921 100644
--- a/Sybil.UnitTests/FieldBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/Sybil.UnitTests/FieldBuilderTests.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class FieldBuilderTests
     private const string FieldType = "string";
     private const string PublicField = "public string someString;";
     private const string PublicSealedField = "public sealed string someString;";
+    private const string PublicSealedWithInitializer = "public sealed string someString = someValue;";
+    private const string Initializer = "someValue";
 
     private readonly FieldBuilder builder;
 
@@ -105,4 +107,25 @@ public class FieldBuilderTests
 
         result.Should().Be(PublicSealedField);
     }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void WithInitializer_NullInitializer_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        var action = () =>
+        {
+            this.builder.WithInitializer(null);
+        };
+
+        action.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>();
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void WithInitializer_ReturnsExpectedString()
+    {
+        var result = this.builder.WithModifiers(PublicSealed)
+            .WithInitializer(Initializer).Build().ToFullString();
+
+
+        result.Should().Be(PublicSealedWithInitializer);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Sybil/FieldBuilder.cs b/Sybil/FieldBuilder.cs
index 066c2d6..af6778a 100644
--- a/Sybil/FieldBuilder.cs
+++ b/Sybil/FieldBuilder.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ namespace Sybil
             return this;
         }
 
+        public FieldBuilder WithInitializer(string initializer)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(initializer))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(initializer));
+            }
+
+            var variableDeclaration = this.FieldDeclarationSyntax.Declaration.Variables[0];
+            variableDeclaration = variableDeclaration.WithInitializer(SyntaxFactory.EqualsValueClause(SyntaxFactory.ParseExpression(initializer)));
+            this.FieldDeclarationSyntax = this.FieldDeclarationSyntax
+                .WithDeclaration(
+                    this.FieldDeclarationSyntax.Declaration
+                        .WithVariables(SyntaxFactory.SeparatedList<VariableDeclaratorSyntax>(new SyntaxNodeOrToken[] { variableDeclaration })));
+
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public FieldDeclarationSyntax Build()
         {
             if (this.attributeBuilders.Count > 0)
diff --git a/Sybil/Sybil.csproj b/Sybil/Sybil.csproj
index 3d3337e..e888a3e 100644
--- a/Sybil/Sybil.csproj
+++ b/Sybil/Sybil.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>0.4.1</Version>
+    <Version>0.5.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>