diff --git a/lib/drops/type.ex b/lib/drops/type.ex
index 5d31d81..e3229ea 100644
--- a/lib/drops/type.ex
+++ b/lib/drops/type.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ defmodule Drops.Type do
   """
 
   alias __MODULE__
+  alias Drops.Type.Compiler
+  alias Drops.Types.Map.Key
 
   defmacro __using__(do: block) do
     quote do
@@ -14,6 +16,20 @@ defmodule Drops.Type do
     end
   end
 
+  defmacro __using__({:%{}, _, _} = spec) do
+    quote do
+      import Drops.Type
+      import Drops.Type.DSL
+
+      keys =
+        Enum.map(unquote(spec), fn {{presence, name}, type_spec} ->
+          %Key{path: [name], presence: presence, type: Compiler.visit(type_spec, [])}
+        end)
+
+      use Drops.Types.Map, keys: keys
+    end
+  end
+
   defmacro __using__(spec) do
     quote do
       import Drops.Type
@@ -82,10 +98,12 @@ defmodule Drops.Type do
   end
 
   def infer_primitive([]), do: :any
+  def infer_primitive(map) when is_map(map), do: :map
   def infer_primitive(name) when is_atom(name), do: name
   def infer_primitive({:type, {name, _}}), do: name
 
   def infer_constraints([]), do: []
+  def infer_constraints(map) when is_map(map), do: []
   def infer_constraints(type) when is_atom(type), do: [predicate(:type?, [type])]
 
   def infer_constraints(predicates) when is_list(predicates) do
diff --git a/lib/drops/types/map.ex b/lib/drops/types/map.ex
index 4245c82..fa632cb 100644
--- a/lib/drops/types/map.ex
+++ b/lib/drops/types/map.ex
@@ -37,19 +37,11 @@ defmodule Drops.Types.Map do
 
   """
 
+  alias __MODULE__
   alias Drops.Predicates
   alias Drops.Types.Map.Key
 
-  use Drops.Type do
-    deftype(:map, keys: [], atomize: false)
-
-    def new(keys, opts) when is_list(keys) do
-      atomize = opts[:atomize] || false
-      struct(__MODULE__, keys: keys, atomize: atomize)
-    end
-  end
-
-  defimpl Drops.Type.Validator, for: Map do
+  defmodule Validator do
     def validate(%{atomize: true, keys: keys} = type, data) do
       case Predicates.Helpers.apply_predicates(Map.atomize(data, keys), type.constraints) do
         {:ok, result} ->
@@ -84,6 +76,37 @@ defmodule Drops.Types.Map do
     end
   end
 
+  defmacro __using__(opts) do
+    quote do
+      use Drops.Type do
+        deftype(:map, keys: unquote(opts[:keys]), atomize: false)
+
+        import Drops.Types.Map
+
+        def new(opts) do
+          struct(__MODULE__, opts)
+        end
+
+        defimpl Drops.Type.Validator, for: __MODULE__ do
+          def validate(type, data), do: Validator.validate(type, data)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  use Drops.Type do
+    deftype(:map, keys: [], atomize: false)
+  end
+
+  defimpl Drops.Type.Validator, for: Map do
+    def validate(type, data), do: Validator.validate(type, data)
+  end
+
+  def new(keys, opts) when is_list(keys) do
+    atomize = opts[:atomize] || false
+    struct(__MODULE__, keys: keys, atomize: atomize)
+  end
+
   def atomize(data, keys, initial \\ %{}) do
     Enum.reduce(keys, initial, fn %{path: path} = key, acc ->
       stringified_key = Key.stringify(key)
diff --git a/test/contract/types/custom_test.exs b/test/contract/types/custom_test.exs
index 3dc28ab..3ae96ec 100644
--- a/test/contract/types/custom_test.exs
+++ b/test/contract/types/custom_test.exs
@@ -41,4 +41,31 @@ defmodule Drops.Contract.Types.CustomTest do
       assert_errors(["test must be filled"], contract.conform(%{test: ""}))
     end
   end
+
+  describe "using a custom map type" do
+    defmodule User do
+      use Drops.Type, %{
+        required(:name) => string()
+      }
+    end
+
+    contract do
+      schema do
+        %{required(:user) => User}
+      end
+    end
+
+    test "returns success with a valid input", %{contract: contract} do
+      assert {:ok, %{user: %{name: "John"}}} = contract.conform(%{user: %{name: "John"}})
+    end
+
+    test "returns errors with invalid input", %{contract: contract} do
+      assert_errors(["user must be a map"], contract.conform(%{user: 312}))
+
+      assert_errors(
+        ["user.name must be a string"],
+        contract.conform(%{user: %{name: 312}})
+      )
+    end
+  end
 end