diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index a14ef6b..89fd848 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -196,7 +196,12 @@ function makeComponent(baseName: string, rootDef: TagDef, rootProps: Record<stri
       classNames.push(variantKey === true ? variantName : `${variantName}-${variantKey}`)
     }
 
-    return <Tag class={classNames.join(' ')} {...baseAttrs} {...props}>{children}</Tag>
+    const finalProps = { class: classNames.join(' '), ...baseAttrs, ...props }
+
+    if (partName && def.render)
+      return def.render({ props: finalProps, children })
+
+    return <Tag {...finalProps}>{children}</Tag>
   }
 }
 
@@ -315,4 +320,4 @@ function tagName(base: string): string {
 }
 
 // shortcut so you only have to import one thing, if you want
-define.Styles = Styles
\ No newline at end of file
+define.Styles = Styles
diff --git a/src/tests/index.test.tsx b/src/tests/index.test.tsx
index 808691b..c0547bd 100644
--- a/src/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -558,6 +558,82 @@ describe('custom render function', () => {
     expect(html).toContain('<footer')
     expect(html).toContain('Main Content')
   })
+
+  test('part can have its own render function', () => {
+    const Component = define('PartRender', {
+      parts: {
+        Icon: {
+          base: 'span',
+          color: 'blue',
+          render: ({ props, children }) => (
+            <span {...props}>★ {children}</span>
+          )
+        }
+      },
+      render: ({ props, parts }) => (
+        <parts.Root>
+          <parts.Icon>star</parts.Icon>
+        </parts.Root>
+      )
+    })
+
+    const html = renderToString(Component({}))
+    expect(html).toContain('★ star')
+    expect(html).toContain('class="PartRender_Icon"')
+  })
+
+  test('part render receives computed class and props', () => {
+    let receivedProps: any
+
+    const Component = define('PartRenderProps', {
+      parts: {
+        Item: {
+          base: 'li',
+          render: ({ props, children }) => {
+            receivedProps = props
+            return <li {...props}>{children}</li>
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      render: ({ props, parts }) => (
+        <parts.Root>
+          <parts.Item data-test="value">item</parts.Item>
+        </parts.Root>
+      )
+    })
+
+    renderToString(Component({}))
+    expect(receivedProps.class).toBe('PartRenderProps_Item')
+    expect(receivedProps['data-test']).toBe('value')
+  })
+
+  test('part render works with variants', () => {
+    const Component = define('PartRenderVariant', {
+      variants: {
+        size: {
+          small: { fontSize: 12 },
+          large: { fontSize: 24 }
+        }
+      },
+      parts: {
+        Label: {
+          fontWeight: 'bold',
+          render: ({ props, children }) => (
+            <span {...props}>Label: {children}</span>
+          )
+        }
+      },
+      render: ({ props, parts }) => (
+        <parts.Root>
+          <parts.Label>text</parts.Label>
+        </parts.Root>
+      )
+    })
+
+    const html = renderToString(Component({ size: 'large' }))
+    expect(html).toContain('Label: text')
+    expect(html).toContain('PartRenderVariant_Label')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('Styles component', () => {