diff --git a/jsonschema/json.go b/jsonschema/json.go
index d458418..03bb688 100644
--- a/jsonschema/json.go
+++ b/jsonschema/json.go
@@ -126,9 +126,12 @@ func reflectSchemaObject(t reflect.Type) (*Definition, error) {
 		}
 		jsonTag := field.Tag.Get("json")
 		var required = true
-		if jsonTag == "" {
+		switch {
+		case jsonTag == "-":
+			continue
+		case jsonTag == "":
 			jsonTag = field.Name
-		} else if strings.HasSuffix(jsonTag, ",omitempty") {
+		case strings.HasSuffix(jsonTag, ",omitempty"):
 			jsonTag = strings.TrimSuffix(jsonTag, ",omitempty")
 			required = false
 		}
diff --git a/jsonschema/json_test.go b/jsonschema/json_test.go
index 17f0aba..84f25fa 100644
--- a/jsonschema/json_test.go
+++ b/jsonschema/json_test.go
@@ -329,6 +329,53 @@ func TestStructToSchema(t *testing.T) {
 				"additionalProperties":false
 			}`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Test with exclude mark",
+			in: struct {
+				Name string `json:"-"`
+			}{
+				Name: "Name",
+			},
+			want: `{
+				"type":"object",
+				"additionalProperties":false
+			}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Test with no json tag",
+			in: struct {
+				Name string
+			}{
+				Name: "",
+			},
+			want: `{
+				"type":"object",
+				"properties":{
+					"Name":{
+						"type":"string"
+					}
+				},
+				"required":["Name"],
+				"additionalProperties":false
+			}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Test with omitempty tag",
+			in: struct {
+				Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+			}{
+				Name: "",
+			},
+			want: `{
+				"type":"object",
+				"properties":{
+					"name":{
+						"type":"string"
+					}
+				},
+				"additionalProperties":false
+			}`,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {