diff --git a/src/api/build_type.rs b/src/api/build_type.rs
index 13e05c4e..dc84f80d 100644
--- a/src/api/build_type.rs
+++ b/src/api/build_type.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-use crate::Engine;
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use crate::{
+    func::SendSync, types::dynamic::Variant, Engine, Identifier, RegisterNativeFunction,
+    RhaiResultOf,
+};
 
 /// Trait to build a custom type for use with the [`Engine`].
 /// i.e. register the type, getters, setters, methods, etc...
@@ -6,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::Engine;
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use rhai::{Engine, RhaiCustomType};
+/// use rhai::{CustomType, TypeBuilder, Engine};
 ///
 /// #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 /// struct TestStruct {
@@ -20,14 +25,21 @@ use crate::Engine;
 ///     fn update(&mut self, offset: i64) {
 ///         self.field += offset;
 ///     }
+///     fn get_value(&mut self) -> i64 {
+///         self.field
+///     }
+///     fn set_value(&mut self, value: i64) {
+///        self.field = value;
+///     }
 /// }
 ///
-/// impl RhaiCustomType for TestStruct {
-///     fn build(engine: &mut Engine) {
-///         engine
-///             .register_type::<Self>()
-///             .register_fn("new_ts", Self::new)
-///             .register_fn("update", Self::update);
+/// impl CustomType for TestStruct {
+///     fn build(mut builder: TypeBuilder<Self>) {
+///         builder
+///             .with_name("TestStruct")
+///             .with_fn("new_ts", Self::new)
+///             .with_fn("update", Self::update)
+///             .with_get_set("value", Self::get_value, Self::set_value);
 ///     }
 /// }
 ///
@@ -38,18 +50,25 @@ use crate::Engine;
 /// // Register API for the custom type.
 /// engine.build_type::<TestStruct>();
 ///
+///
 /// # #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
 /// assert_eq!(
 ///     engine.eval::<TestStruct>("let x = new_ts(); x.update(41); x")?,
 ///     TestStruct { field: 42 }
 /// );
+///
+/// # #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     engine.eval::<TestStruct>("let x = new_ts(); x.value = 5 + x.value; x")?,
+///     TestStruct { field: 6 }
+/// );
 /// # Ok(())
 /// # }
 /// ```
-pub trait CustomType {
+pub trait CustomType: Variant + Clone {
     /// Builds the custom type for use with the [`Engine`].
     /// i.e. register the type, getters, setters, methods, etc...
-    fn build(engine: &mut Engine);
+    fn build(builder: TypeBuilder<Self>);
 }
 
 impl Engine {
@@ -61,7 +80,158 @@ impl Engine {
     where
         T: CustomType,
     {
-        T::build(self);
+        T::build(TypeBuilder::new(self));
         self
     }
 }
+
+#[allow(missing_docs)] // TODO: add docs
+pub struct TypeBuilder<'a, T>
+where
+    T: Variant + Clone,
+{
+    engine: &'a mut Engine,
+    name: Option<&'static str>,
+    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+#[allow(missing_docs)] // TODO: add docs
+impl<'a, T> TypeBuilder<'a, T>
+where
+    T: Variant + Clone,
+{
+    pub(crate) fn new(engine: &'a mut Engine) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            engine,
+            name: None,
+            _marker: PhantomData::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) {
+        /* empty */
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_name(&mut self, name: &'static str) -> &mut Self {
+        self.name = Some(name);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_fn<N, A, F>(&mut self, name: N, method: F) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        N: AsRef<str> + Into<Identifier>,
+        F: RegisterNativeFunction<A, ()>,
+    {
+        self.engine.register_fn(name, method);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_result_fn<N, A, F, R>(&mut self, name: N, method: F) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        N: AsRef<str> + Into<Identifier>,
+        F: RegisterNativeFunction<A, RhaiResultOf<R>>,
+    {
+        self.engine.register_result_fn(name, method);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_get<V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T) -> V + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_get(name, get_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_get_result<V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T) -> RhaiResultOf<V> + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_get_result(name, get_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_set<V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, V) + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_set(name, set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_set_result<V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, V) -> RhaiResultOf<()> + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_set_result(name, set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_get_set<V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T) -> V + SendSync + 'static,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, V) + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_get_set(name, get_fn, set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_indexer_get<X: Variant + Clone, V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X) -> V + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_indexer_get(get_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_indexer_get_result<X: Variant + Clone, V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X) -> RhaiResultOf<V> + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_indexer_get_result(get_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_indexer_set<X: Variant + Clone, V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X, V) + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_indexer_set(set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_indexer_set_result<X: Variant + Clone, V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X, V) -> RhaiResultOf<()> + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_indexer_set_result(set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_indexer_get_set<X: Variant + Clone, V: Variant + Clone>(
+        &mut self,
+        get_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X) -> V + SendSync + 'static,
+        set_fn: impl Fn(&mut T, X, V) + SendSync + 'static,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.engine.register_indexer_get_set(get_fn, set_fn);
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for TypeBuilder<'a, T>
+where
+    T: Variant + Clone,
+{
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(name) = self.name {
+            self.engine.register_type_with_name::<T>(name);
+        } else {
+            self.engine.register_type::<T>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cf7d0a04..875e1cad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ type ExclusiveRange = std::ops::Range<INT>;
 /// An inclusive integer range.
 type InclusiveRange = std::ops::RangeInclusive<INT>;
 
-pub use api::{build_type::CustomType, events::VarDefInfo};
+pub use api::{
+    build_type::{CustomType, TypeBuilder},
+    events::VarDefInfo,
+};
 pub use ast::{FnAccess, AST};
 pub use engine::{Engine, OP_CONTAINS, OP_EQUALS};
 pub use eval::EvalContext;
diff --git a/tests/build_type.rs b/tests/build_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76d1bcac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+use rhai::{CustomType, Engine, EvalAltResult, Position, TypeBuilder};
+
+#[test]
+fn build_type() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+    struct Vec3 {
+        x: i64,
+        y: i64,
+        z: i64,
+    }
+
+    impl Vec3 {
+        fn new(x: i64, y: i64, z: i64) -> Self {
+            Self { x, y, z }
+        }
+        fn get_x(&mut self) -> i64 {
+            self.x
+        }
+        fn set_x(&mut self, x: i64) {
+            self.x = x
+        }
+        fn get_y(&mut self) -> i64 {
+            self.y
+        }
+        fn set_y(&mut self, y: i64) {
+            self.y = y
+        }
+        fn get_z(&mut self) -> i64 {
+            self.z
+        }
+        fn set_z(&mut self, z: i64) {
+            self.z = z
+        }
+        fn get_component(&mut self, idx: i64) -> Result<i64, Box<EvalAltResult>> {
+            match idx {
+                0 => Ok(self.x),
+                1 => Ok(self.y),
+                2 => Ok(self.z),
+                _ => Err(Box::new(EvalAltResult::ErrorIndexNotFound(
+                    idx.into(),
+                    Position::NONE,
+                ))),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl CustomType for Vec3 {
+        fn build(mut builder: TypeBuilder<Self>) {
+            builder
+                .with_name("Vec3")
+                .with_fn("vec3", Self::new)
+                .with_get_set("x", Self::get_x, Self::set_x)
+                .with_get_set("y", Self::get_y, Self::set_y)
+                .with_get_set("z", Self::get_z, Self::set_z)
+                .with_indexer_get_result(Self::get_component);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut engine = Engine::new();
+    engine.build_type::<Vec3>();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<Vec3>(
+            r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v
+"#,
+        )?,
+        Vec3::new(1, 2, 3),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<i64>(
+            r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v.x
+"#,
+        )?,
+        1,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<i64>(
+            r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v.y
+"#,
+        )?,
+        2,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<i64>(
+            r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v.z
+"#,
+        )?,
+        3,
+    );
+    assert!(engine.eval::<bool>(
+        r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v.x == v[0] && v.y == v[1] && v.z == v[2]
+"#,
+    )?);
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<Vec3>(
+            r#"
+        let v = vec3(1, 2, 3);
+        v.x = 5;
+        v.y = 6;
+        v.z = 7;
+        v
+"#,
+        )?,
+        Vec3::new(5, 6, 7),
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}