diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c76749..f5a4235 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "osui-element"
-version = "0.1.19"
+version = "0.1.20"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The element attribute for defining elements in OSUI"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
index 6a93e58..0aa400f 100644
--- a/lib.rs
+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,94 @@
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro2::Span;
 use quote::quote;
-use syn::{parse_macro_input, FnArg, ItemFn, Lifetime, PatIdent, PatType, Type, TypeReference};
+use syn::{
+    parse::Parser, parse_macro_input, DeriveInput, FnArg, ItemFn, Lifetime, LifetimeParam,
+    PatIdent, PatType, Type, TypeReference,
+};
+
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn element(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let mut ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+    let struct_name = &ast.ident;
+
+    // Check if the struct has generics
+    let has_generics = !ast.generics.params.is_empty();
+
+    // If there are no generics, add a lifetime (if necessary)
+    if ast.generics.lifetimes().count() == 0 && !has_generics {
+        ast.generics
+            .params
+            .push(syn::GenericParam::Lifetime(LifetimeParam::new(
+                Lifetime::new("'a", proc_macro2::Span::call_site()),
+            )));
+    }
+
+    // Modify the struct fields to include additional fields
+    match &mut ast.data {
+        syn::Data::Struct(ref mut struct_data) => {
+            if let syn::Fields::Named(fields) = &mut struct_data.fields {
+                fields.named.push(
+                    syn::Field::parse_named
+                        .parse2(quote! { pub children: Children })
+                        .unwrap(),
+                );
+                fields.named.push(
+                    syn::Field::parse_named
+                        .parse2(quote! { pub style: Style })
+                        .unwrap(),
+                );
+                fields.named.push(
+                    syn::Field::parse_named
+                        .parse2(quote! { pub id: &'a str })
+                        .unwrap(),
+                );
+                fields.named.push(
+                    syn::Field::parse_named
+                        .parse2(quote! { pub class: &'a str })
+                        .unwrap(),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        _ => panic!("`element` can only be used with structs"),
+    }
+
+    // Generate the impl block with generics if needed
+    let impl_block = quote! {
+        impl<'a> ElementCore for #struct_name<'a> {
+            fn get_element_by_id(&mut self, id: &str) -> Option<&mut Element> {
+                if let Children::Children(children, _) = &mut self.children {
+                    for elem in children {
+                        if elem.get_id() == id {
+                            return Some(elem);
+                        } else if let Some(e) = elem.get_element_by_id(id) {
+                            return Some(e);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            }
+
+            fn get_id(&self) -> String {
+                self.id.to_string()
+            }
+
+            fn get_class(&self) -> String {
+                self.class.to_string()
+            }
+
+            fn get_style(&self) -> &Style {
+                &self.style
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let expanded = quote! {
+        #ast
+        #impl_block
+    };
+
+    expanded.into()
+}
 
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn component(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {