diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae645f3..7835567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ fabrikt {
         quarkusReflectionConfig = enabled
         typeOverrides {
             datetime = OffsetDateTime
+            binary = ByteArray
         }
         client {
             generate = disabled
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ fabrikt {
 | sourcesPath                        | The path for generated source files, interpreted relative to the output directory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `src/main/kotlin`                 |
 | resourcesPath                      | The path for generated resource files, interpreted relative to the output directory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `src/main/resources`              |
 | typeOverrides.datetime             | Specifies the Kotlin type for the OAS type `datetime`.<br/>Values: `OffsetDateTime`, `Instant`, `LocalDateTime`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `OffsetDateTime`                  |
+| typeOverrides.binary               | Specifies the Kotlin type for the OAS type `string` with format `binary`.<br/>Values: `ByteArray`, `InputStream`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `ByteArray`                       |
 | validationLibrary                  | Specifies the validation library used for annotations in generated model classes.<br/>Values: `Javax`, `Jakarta`, `NoValidation`.                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `Jakarta`                         |
 | quarkusReflectionConfig            | Enables generating the reflection-config.json file for quarkus integration projects.<br/>Values: `enabled`, `disabled`, `true`, `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                           | `enabled`                         |
 | client.generate                    | Enables generating the http client code.<br/>Values: `enabled`, `disabled`, `true`, `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `disabled`                        |
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/ConfigurationInitializer.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/ConfigurationInitializer.kt
index 1e45121..936a06e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/ConfigurationInitializer.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/ConfigurationInitializer.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ internal fun initializeWithDefaults(
     validationLibrary.assign(source.validationLibrary, defaults.validationLibrary)
     // same as model.quarkusReflection?
     quarkusReflectionConfig.assign(source.quarkusReflectionConfig, defaults.quarkusReflectionConfig)
+    with(typeOverrides) {
+        datetime.assign(source.typeOverrides.datetime, defaults.typeOverrides.datetime)
+        binary.assign(source.typeOverrides.binary, defaults.typeOverrides.binary)
+    }
     typeOverrides.datetime.assign(source.typeOverrides.datetime, defaults.typeOverrides.datetime)
     with(client) {
         val s = source.client
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktExtension.kt
index 58e1728..01c50bf 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktExtension.kt
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ open class TypeOverridesExtension @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory) {
     @Suppress("VariableNaming")
     val LocalDateTime: DateTimeOverrideOption = DateTimeOverrideOption.LocalDateTime
 
+    val binary: Property<BinaryOverrideOption> = objects.property(BinaryOverrideOption::class.java)
+
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val ByteArray: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.ByteArray
+
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val InputStream: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.InputStream
+
 }
 
 open class GenerateClientExtension @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktOptions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktOptions.kt
index 9c3d423..2eb2a65 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktOptions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/FabriktOptions.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ enum class DateTimeOverrideOption(
     LocalDateTime(CodeGenTypeOverride.DATETIME_AS_LOCALDATETIME),
 }
 
+enum class BinaryOverrideOption(
+    override val fabriktOption: CodeGenTypeOverride?,
+) : FabriktOption {
+    ByteArray(null),
+    InputStream(CodeGenTypeOverride.BYTEARRAY_AS_INPUTSTREAM),
+}
+
 enum class ValidationLibraryOption(
     override val fabriktOption: ValidationLibrary,
 ) : FabriktOption {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GenerateTaskConfiguration.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GenerateTaskConfiguration.kt
index afdefb8..24c14ba 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GenerateTaskConfiguration.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GenerateTaskConfiguration.kt
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ open class TypeOverridesConfiguration @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory
     @Suppress("VariableNaming")
     val LocalDateTime: DateTimeOverrideOption = DateTimeOverrideOption.LocalDateTime
 
+    @get:Input
+    @get:Optional
+    val binary: Property<BinaryOverrideOption> = objects.property(BinaryOverrideOption::class.java)
+
+    @get:Internal
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val ByteArray: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.ByteArray
+
+    @get:Internal
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val InputStream: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.InputStream
+
 }
 
 open class GenerateClientConfiguration @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory) {
@@ -347,6 +359,15 @@ open class TypeOverridesDefaults @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory) {
     @Suppress("VariableNaming")
     val LocalDateTime: DateTimeOverrideOption = DateTimeOverrideOption.LocalDateTime
 
+    val binary: Property<BinaryOverrideOption> =
+        objects.property(BinaryOverrideOption::class.java).convention(BinaryOverrideOption.ByteArray)
+
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val ByteArray: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.ByteArray
+
+    @Suppress("VariableNaming")
+    val InputStream: BinaryOverrideOption = BinaryOverrideOption.InputStream
+
 }
 
 open class GenerateClientDefaults @Inject constructor(objects: ObjectFactory) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArguments.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArguments.kt
index 61d4159..bff3790 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArguments.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArguments.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package ch.acanda.gradle.fabrikt.generator
 
+import ch.acanda.gradle.fabrikt.FabriktOption
 import ch.acanda.gradle.fabrikt.GenerateTaskConfiguration
 import com.cjbooms.fabrikt.cli.ClientCodeGenOptionType
 import com.cjbooms.fabrikt.cli.CodeGenerationType
 import com.cjbooms.fabrikt.cli.ControllerCodeGenOptionType
 import com.cjbooms.fabrikt.cli.ModelCodeGenOptionType
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 
 internal const val ARG_API_FILE = "--api-file"
@@ -64,12 +66,14 @@ internal data class FabriktArguments(private val config: GenerateTaskConfigurati
     }
 
     private fun GenerateTaskConfiguration.addTypeOverridesArgs(args: MutableList<String>) = with(typeOverrides) {
-        val overrides = listOfNotNull(
-            datetime.orNull?.fabriktOption
-        )
-        if (overrides.isNotEmpty()) {
+        addTypeOverrideArg(args, datetime)
+        addTypeOverrideArg(args, binary)
+    }
+
+    private fun addTypeOverrideArg(args: MutableList<String>, property: Property<out FabriktOption>) {
+        property.orNull?.fabriktOption?.let { option ->
             args.add(ARG_TYPE_OVERRIDES)
-            args.addAll(overrides.map { it.name })
+            args.add(option.name)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/Generators.kt b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/Generators.kt
index 7434d12..163971c 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/Generators.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/Generators.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ internal val generateTaskExtGen: Arb<GenerateTaskExtension> = arbitrary {
         resourcesPath.set(Arb.stringPattern("[a-z]{1,5}(/[a-z]{1,5}){0,3}").orNull(0.2).bind())
         quarkusReflectionConfig.set(Arb.boolean().orNull(0.2).bind())
         typeOverrides.datetime.set(Arb.enum<DateTimeOverrideOption>().orNull(0.2).bind())
+        typeOverrides.binary.set(Arb.enum<BinaryOverrideOption>().orNull(0.2).bind())
         validationLibrary.set(Arb.enum<ValidationLibraryOption>().orNull(0.2).bind())
         client.generate.set(Arb.boolean().orNull(0.2).bind())
         client.resilience4j.set(Arb.boolean().orNull(0.2).bind())
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GradleTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GradleTest.kt
index 47b67e2..9268962 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GradleTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/GradleTest.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class GradleTest : StringSpec({
             |    quarkusReflectionConfig = enabled
             |    typeOverrides {
             |      datetime = Instant
+            |      binary = InputStream
             |    }
             |    client {
             |      generate = enabled
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class GradleTest : StringSpec({
             |    quarkusReflectionConfig = enabled
             |    typeOverrides {
             |      datetime = Instant
+            |      binary = InputStream
             |    }
             |    client {
             |      generate = enabled
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArgumentsTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArgumentsTest.kt
index fa09205..51a3144 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArgumentsTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/ch/acanda/gradle/fabrikt/generator/FabriktArgumentsTest.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class FabriktArgumentsTest : StringSpec({
             }
             with(config.typeOverrides) {
                 cliArgs.shouldContainOptionally(datetime, ARG_TYPE_OVERRIDES)
+                cliArgs.shouldContainOptionally(binary, ARG_TYPE_OVERRIDES)
             }
             with(config.client) {
                 if (generate.get()) {