diff --git a/include/helpers/event.hpp b/include/helpers/event.hpp
index d1cdb95f1..ca17c68d8 100644
--- a/include/helpers/event.hpp
+++ b/include/helpers/event.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace hex {
         SelectionChangeRequest,
 
         AddBookmark,
+        AppendPatternLanguageCode,
 
         ProjectFileStore,
         ProjectFileLoad
diff --git a/include/helpers/loader_script_handler.hpp b/include/helpers/loader_script_handler.hpp
index b39687087..3549bf9e4 100644
--- a/include/helpers/loader_script_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/helpers/loader_script_handler.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace hex {
         static PyObject* Py_getFilePath(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
         static PyObject* Py_addPatch(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
         static PyObject* Py_addBookmark(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+
+        static PyObject* Py_addStruct(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+        static PyObject* Py_addUnion(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
     };
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/helpers/loader_script_handler.cpp b/source/helpers/loader_script_handler.cpp
index 26ec379b5..e11429a2c 100644
--- a/source/helpers/loader_script_handler.cpp
+++ b/source/helpers/loader_script_handler.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 
 #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
 #include <Python.h>
+#include <structmember.h>
+
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
+
 namespace hex {
 
     PyObject* LoaderScript::Py_getFilePath(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
@@ -64,28 +68,122 @@ namespace hex {
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 
+    static PyObject* createStructureType(std::string keyword, PyObject *args) {
+        auto type = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 0);
+        if (type == nullptr) {
+            PyErr_BadArgument();
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto instance = PyObject_CallObject(type, nullptr);
+        if (instance == nullptr) {
+            PyErr_BadArgument();
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        hex::ScopeExit instanceCleanup([&]{ Py_DECREF(instance); });
+
+        if (instance->ob_type->tp_base == nullptr || instance->ob_type->tp_base->tp_name != "ImHexType"s) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "class type must extend from ImHexType");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto dict = instance->ob_type->tp_dict;
+        if (dict == nullptr) {
+            PyErr_BadArgument();
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto annotations = PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "__annotations__");
+        if (annotations == nullptr) {
+            PyErr_BadArgument();
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        auto list = PyDict_Items(annotations);
+        if (list == nullptr) {
+            PyErr_BadArgument();
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        hex::ScopeExit listCleanup([&]{ Py_DECREF(list); });
+
+        std::string code = keyword + " " + instance->ob_type->tp_name + " {\n";
+
+        for (u16 i = 0; i < PyList_Size(list); i++) {
+            auto item = PyList_GetItem(list, i);
+
+            auto memberName = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(PyTuple_GetItem(item, 0));
+            auto memberType = PyTuple_GetItem(item, 1);
+            if (memberType == nullptr) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "member needs to have a annotation extending from ImHexType");
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+            auto memberTypeInstance = PyObject_CallObject(memberType, nullptr);
+            if (memberTypeInstance == nullptr || memberTypeInstance->ob_type->tp_base == nullptr || memberTypeInstance->ob_type->tp_base->tp_name != "ImHexType"s) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "member needs to have a annotation extending from ImHexType");
+                Py_DECREF(memberTypeInstance);
+
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+
+            code += "   "s + memberTypeInstance->ob_type->tp_name + " "s + memberName + ";\n";
+
+            Py_DECREF(memberTypeInstance);
+        }
+
+        code += "};\n";
+
+        View::postEvent(Events::AppendPatternLanguageCode, code.c_str());
+
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+
+    PyObject* LoaderScript::Py_addStruct(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+        return createStructureType("struct", args);
+    }
+
+    PyObject* LoaderScript::Py_addUnion(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+        return createStructureType("union", args);
+    }
+
     bool LoaderScript::processFile(std::string_view scriptPath) {
         Py_SetProgramName(Py_DecodeLocale(__argv[0], nullptr));
 
-        Py_SetPythonHome(Py_DecodeLocale(std::filesystem::path(__argv[0]).parent_path().string().c_str(), nullptr));
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(std::filesystem::path(__argv[0]).parent_path().string() + "/lib/python3.8"))
+            Py_SetPythonHome(Py_DecodeLocale(std::filesystem::path(__argv[0]).parent_path().string().c_str(), nullptr));
+
+        PyImport_AppendInittab("_imhex", []() -> PyObject* {
 
-        PyImport_AppendInittab("imhex", []() -> PyObject* {
             static PyMethodDef ImHexMethods[] = {
-                { "get_file_path", &LoaderScript::Py_getFilePath, METH_NOARGS, "Returns the path of the file being loaded." },
-                { "patch", &LoaderScript::Py_addPatch, METH_VARARGS, "Patches a region of memory" },
-                { "add_bookmark", &LoaderScript::Py_addBookmark, METH_VARARGS, "Adds a bookmark" },
-                { nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr }
+                { "get_file_path",  &LoaderScript::Py_getFilePath,  METH_NOARGS,  "Returns the path of the file being loaded."  },
+                { "patch",          &LoaderScript::Py_addPatch,     METH_VARARGS, "Patches a region of memory"                  },
+                { "add_bookmark",   &LoaderScript::Py_addBookmark,  METH_VARARGS, "Adds a bookmark"                             },
+                { "add_struct",     &LoaderScript::Py_addStruct,    METH_VARARGS, "Adds a struct"                               },
+                { "add_union",      &LoaderScript::Py_addUnion,     METH_VARARGS, "Adds a union"                                },
+                { nullptr,          nullptr,               0,     nullptr                                       }
             };
 
             static PyModuleDef ImHexModule = {
                 PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT, "imhex", nullptr, -1, ImHexMethods, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr
             };
 
-            return PyModule_Create(&ImHexModule);
+            auto module =  PyModule_Create(&ImHexModule);
+            if (module == nullptr)
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return module;
         });
 
         Py_Initialize();
 
+        {
+            auto sysPath = PySys_GetObject("path");
+            auto path = PyUnicode_FromString("lib");
+
+            PyList_Insert(sysPath, 0, path);
+        }
+
         FILE *scriptFile = fopen(scriptPath.data(), "r");
         PyRun_SimpleFile(scriptFile, scriptPath.data());
 
diff --git a/source/views/view_pattern.cpp b/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
index d9b9bbe50..1f95fb5ac 100644
--- a/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ namespace hex {
             this->parsePattern(this->m_textEditor.GetText().data());
         });
 
+        View::subscribeEvent(Events::AppendPatternLanguageCode, [this](const void *userData) {
+             const char *code = static_cast<const char*>(userData);
+
+             this->m_textEditor.InsertText("\n");
+             this->m_textEditor.InsertText(code);
+        });
+
         View::subscribeEvent(Events::FileLoaded, [this](const void* userData) {
             if (!this->m_textEditor.GetText().empty())
                 return;