diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.ts
index 6397524c34..00773ef0d4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.ts
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ export const noUnsupportedSyntax = createRule({
         report(node, `'new' expression`);
       },
 
-      PrivateIdentifier(node) {
-        if (!directives.getEnclosingTypegpuFunction()) {
-          return;
-        }
-        report(node, 'private identifier');
-      },
-
       Property(node) {
         if (!directives.getEnclosingTypegpuFunction()) {
           return;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.test.ts
index c808e702d0..1e04b7d909 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/noUnsupportedSyntax.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('noUnsupportedSyntax', () => {
       "const fn = () => { 'use gpu'; const x = 1; }",
       "const fn = () => { 'use gpu'; const x = Struct({ prop: 1}); }",
       "const fn = () => { 'use gpu'; let x = 1; }",
+      "const cls = new (class { #priv = 1; fn = () => { 'use gpu'; const a = this.#priv; } } )()",
     ],
     invalid: [
       {
@@ -209,15 +210,6 @@ describe('noUnsupportedSyntax', () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-      {
-        code: "const fn = () => { 'use gpu'; obj.#buffer.$ = 1; }",
-        errors: [
-          {
-            messageId: 'unexpected',
-            data: { snippet: '#buffer', syntax: 'private identifier' },
-          },
-        ],
-      },
       {
         code: "const fn = () => { 'use gpu'; const obj = { [key]: 1 }; }",
         errors: [
diff --git a/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/src/externals.ts b/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/src/externals.ts
index afc2119a66..479ba914d4 100644
--- a/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/src/externals.ts
+++ b/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/src/externals.ts
@@ -20,18 +20,26 @@ export function tryFindExternalChain(ctx: Context, node: JsNode): string | undef
   if (node.type === 'ThisExpression') {
     return 'this';
   }
-  if (node.type === 'MemberExpression' && !node.computed && node.property.type === 'Identifier') {
+  if (node.type === 'MemberExpression' && !node.computed) {
     if (ctx.visitedNodes.has(node)) {
       return;
     }
     ctx.visitedNodes.add(node);
 
-    if (node.property.name === '$') {
+    let property;
+    if (node.property.type === 'Identifier' && node.property.name !== '$') {
+      property = node.property.name;
+    } else if (node.property.type === 'PrivateName') {
+      property = `#${node.property.id.name}`;
+    } else if (node.property.type === 'PrivateIdentifier') {
+      property = `#${node.property.name}`;
+    } else {
       return;
     }
+
     const lhs = tryFindExternalChain(ctx, node.object);
     if (lhs) {
-      return `${lhs}.${node.property.name}`;
+      return `${lhs}.${property}`;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/tests/parsers.test.ts b/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/tests/parsers.test.ts
index 26bf2e91aa..d46ceb01f7 100644
--- a/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/tests/parsers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tinyest-for-wgsl/tests/parsers.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import babel from '@babel/parser';
-import type { Node } from '@babel/types';
+import type { ClassDeclaration, ClassProperty, Expression, Node } from '@babel/types';
 import * as acorn from 'acorn';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { transpileFn } from '../src/parsers.ts';
@@ -346,4 +346,33 @@ describe('transpileFn', () => {
       );
     }),
   );
+
+  it(
+    'handles private property access',
+    dualTest((p) => {
+      // `this.#v` is only valid inside a class body, so we parse a class and pluck out the arrow function.
+      const tree = p(`
+        class Foo {
+          #v = 0;
+          fn = () => {
+            const k = this.#v;
+          };
+        }
+      `) as ClassDeclaration | acorn.Program;
+      const cls = (tree.type === 'Program' ? tree.body[0] : tree) as
+        | ClassDeclaration
+        | acorn.ClassDeclaration;
+      const props = cls.body.body;
+      const lastProp = props.at(-1) as ClassProperty | acorn.PropertyDefinition;
+      const fn = lastProp.value as Expression | acorn.Expression;
+
+      const { externalNames } = transpileFn(fn);
+
+      expect(externalNames).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Set {
+          "this.#v",
+        }
+      `);
+    }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/tests/externalPropAccess.test.ts b/packages/typegpu/tests/externalPropAccess.test.ts
index 4d98cad270..322e89ad79 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/tests/externalPropAccess.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/tests/externalPropAccess.test.ts
@@ -91,4 +91,63 @@ describe('external prop access', () => {
       }"
     `);
   });
+
+  it('supports private property access', () => {
+    class Cls {
+      #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+
+      fn = () => {
+        'use gpu';
+        const a = this.#const.$;
+      };
+    }
+
+    const cls = new Cls();
+
+    expect(tgpu.resolve([cls.fn])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "const const_1: u32 = 1u;
+
+      fn fn_1() {
+        const a = const_1;
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('supports private property access in anonymous class', () => {
+    const cls = new (class {
+      #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+
+      fn = () => {
+        'use gpu';
+        const a = this.#const.$;
+      };
+    })();
+
+    expect(tgpu.resolve([cls.fn])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "const const_1: u32 = 1u;
+
+      fn fn_1() {
+        const a = const_1;
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('supports props containing #', () => {
+    const cls = new (class {
+      '#const' = tgpu.const(d.u32, 0);
+
+      fn = () => {
+        'use gpu';
+        const a = this['#const'].$;
+      };
+    })();
+
+    expect(tgpu.resolve([cls.fn])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "const item: u32 = 0u;
+
+      fn fn_1() {
+        const a = item;
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/src/core/common.ts b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/src/core/common.ts
index 18224fc2cd..827e5ce376 100644
--- a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/src/core/common.ts
+++ b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/src/core/common.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ function extractLabelledExpression(path: NodePath): [string, NodePath<t.Expressi
     //	 key = value;
     // }
     return [path.node.key.name, path.get('value') as NodePath<t.Expression>];
+  } else if (
+    path.node.type === 'ClassPrivateProperty' &&
+    path.node.value &&
+    path.node.key.type === 'PrivateName'
+  ) {
+    // class Class {
+    //   #key = value;
+    // }
+    return [path.node.key.id.name, path.get('value') as NodePath<t.Expression>];
   }
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +389,7 @@ function tryFindIdentifier(node: t.Node): string | undefined {
 
 /**
  * Checks if `node` contains a label and a tgpu expression that could be named.
- * If so, it calls the provided callback. Nodes selected for naming include:
+ * If so, it calls the provided callback. Nodes selected for naming include (but are not limited to):
  *
  * `let name = tgpu.bindGroupLayout({});` (VariableDeclarator)
  *
@@ -485,6 +494,12 @@ export const functionVisitor: TraverseOptions<PluginState> = {
     );
   },
 
+  ClassPrivateProperty(path, state) {
+    performExpressionNaming(state, path, (pathToName, name) =>
+      state.wrapInAutoName(pathToName, name),
+    );
+  },
+
   AssignmentExpression: {
     exit(path, state) {
       const runtimeFn = operators[path.node.operator as keyof typeof operators];
diff --git a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/auto-naming.test.ts b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/auto-naming.test.ts
index 8209f9f8fd..fa3c8f431d 100644
--- a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/auto-naming.test.ts
+++ b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/auto-naming.test.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,47 @@ describe('[BABEL] auto naming', () => {
     `);
   });
 
+  it('works with class private properties', () => {
+    const code = `\
+      class Foo {
+        #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+        #buff;
+
+        constructor() {
+          this.#buff = root.createUniform(d.u32);
+        }
+      }
+    `;
+
+    expect(babelTransform(code, { autoNamingEnabled: true })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "class Foo {
+        #const = /*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 1), "const");
+        #buff;
+        constructor() {
+          this.#buff = /*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(root.createUniform(d.u32), "buff");
+        }
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('works with anonymous classes', () => {
+    const code = `\
+      const cls = new (class {
+        myConst = tgpu.const(d.u32, 0);
+        #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+      })();
+      console.log(cls);
+    `;
+
+    expect(babelTransform(code, { autoNamingEnabled: true })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "const cls = new class {
+        myConst = /*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 0), "myConst");
+        #const = /*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 1), "const");
+      }();
+      console.log(cls);"
+    `);
+  });
+
   it('works with object properties', () => {
     const code = `\
       import { tgpu } from 'typegpu';
@@ -853,6 +894,52 @@ describe('[ROLLUP] auto naming', () => {
     `);
   });
 
+  it('works with class private properties', async () => {
+    const code = `\
+      class Foo {
+        #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+        #buff;
+
+        constructor() {
+          this.#buff = root.createUniform(d.u32);
+        }
+      }
+      console.log(Foo);
+    `;
+
+    expect(await rollupTransform(code, { autoNamingEnabled: true })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "class Foo {
+              #const = (/*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 1), "const"));
+              #buff;
+
+              constructor() {
+                this.#buff = (/*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(root.createUniform(d.u32), "buff"));
+              }
+            }
+            console.log(Foo);
+      "
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('works with anonymous classes', async () => {
+    const code = `\
+      const cls = new (class {
+        myConst = tgpu.const(d.u32, 0);
+        #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+      })();
+      console.log(cls);
+    `;
+
+    expect(await rollupTransform(code, { autoNamingEnabled: true })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "const cls = new (class {
+              myConst = (/*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 0), "myConst"));
+              #const = (/*#__PURE__*/(globalThis.__TYPEGPU_AUTONAME__ ?? (a => a))(tgpu.const(d.u32, 1), "const"));
+            })();
+            console.log(cls);
+      "
+    `);
+  });
+
   it('works with object properties', async () => {
     const code = `\
       import { tgpu } from 'typegpu';
diff --git a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/nested-externals.test.ts b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/nested-externals.test.ts
index d883723e2a..db1019d295 100644
--- a/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/nested-externals.test.ts
+++ b/packages/unplugin-typegpu/test/nested-externals.test.ts
@@ -140,4 +140,34 @@ describe('externals gathering', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('private prop access', () => {
+    const code = `\
+    import tgpu, { d } from 'typegpu';
+
+    const cls = new (class {
+      #const = tgpu.const(d.u32, 1);
+
+      fn = () => {
+        'use gpu';
+        const a = this.#const.$;
+      };
+    })();
+
+    console.log(cls);`;
+
+    it('works for BABEL', () => {
+      expect(extractExternals(babelTransform(code))).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "{
+              "this.#const": () => this.#const
+            }"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('works for ROLLUP', async () => {
+      expect(extractExternals(await rollupTransform(code))).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+        `"{"this.#const":() => this.#const}"`,
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });