diff --git a/tree_math/_src/structs.py b/tree_math/_src/structs.py
index 2a16af6..4b82d0c 100644
--- a/tree_math/_src/structs.py
+++ b/tree_math/_src/structs.py
@@ -19,61 +19,73 @@
 
 
 def struct(cls):
-  """Class decorator that enables JAX function transforms as well as tree math.
-
-  Decorating a class with `@struct` makes it a dataclass that is compatible
-  with arithmetic infix operators like `+`, `-`, `*` and `/`. The decorated
-  class is also a valid pytree, making it compatible with JAX function
-  transformations such as `jit` and `grad`.
-
-  Example usage:
-  ```
-  import jax
-  import tree_math
-
-  @tree_math.struct
-  class Point:
-    x: float
-    y: float
-
-  a = Point(0.0, 1.0)
-  b = Point(2.0, 3.0)
-
-  a + 3 * b  # Point(6.0, 10.0)
-  jax.grad(lambda x, y: x @ y)(a, b)  # Point(2.0, 3.0)
-  ```
-
-  Args:
-    cls: a class, written with the same syntax as a `dataclass`.
-
-  Returns:
-    A wrapped version of `cls` that implements dataclass, pytree and tree_math
-    functionality.
-  """
-  @property
-  def fields(self):
-    return dataclasses.fields(self)
-
-  def asdict(self):
-    return {field.name: getattr(self, field.name) for field in self.fields}
-
-  def astuple(self):
-    return tuple(getattr(self, field.name) for field in self.fields)
-
-  def tree_flatten(self):
-    return self.astuple(), None
-
-  @classmethod
-  def tree_unflatten(cls, _, children):
-    return cls(*children)
-
-  cls_as_struct = type(cls.__name__,
-                       (VectorMixin, dataclasses.dataclass(cls)),
-                       {'fields': fields,
-                        'asdict': asdict,
-                        'astuple': astuple,
-                        'replace': dataclasses.replace,
-                        'tree_flatten': tree_flatten,
-                        'tree_unflatten': tree_unflatten,
-                        '__module__': cls.__module__})
-  return jax.tree_util.register_pytree_node_class(cls_as_struct)
+    """Class decorator that enables JAX function transforms as well as tree math.
+
+    Decorating a class with `@struct` makes it a dataclass that is compatible
+    with arithmetic infix operators like `+`, `-`, `*` and `/`. The decorated
+    class is also a valid pytree, making it compatible with JAX function
+    transformations such as `jit` and `grad`.
+
+    Example usage:
+    ```
+    import jax
+    import tree_math
+
+    @tree_math.struct
+    class Point:
+        x: float
+        y: float
+        static_field: int = 0  # base case 
+
+    a = Point(0.0, 1.0)
+    b = Point(2.0, 3.0)
+
+    a + 3 * b  # Point(6.0, 10.0)
+    jax.grad(lambda x, y: x @ y)(a, b)  # Point(2.0, 3.0)
+    ```
+
+    Args:
+        cls: a class, written with the same syntax as a `dataclass`.
+
+    Returns:
+        A wrapped version of `cls` that implements dataclass, pytree and tree_math
+        functionality.
+    """
+    
+    # Get static fields from the class if defined
+    static_fields = getattr(cls, 'static_fields', [])
+
+    @property
+    def fields(self):
+        return dataclasses.fields(self)
+
+    def asdict(self):
+        return {field.name: getattr(self, field.name) for field in self.fields}
+
+    def astuple(self):
+        return tuple(getattr(self, field.name) for field in self.fields if field.name not in static_fields)
+
+    def tree_flatten(self):
+        # Flatten only the non-static fields
+        children = [getattr(self, field.name) for field in self.fields if field.name not in static_fields]
+        return children, None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tree_unflatten(cls, _, children):
+        # Create an instance with the provided children and static fields
+        instance = cls(*children)
+        for field in cls.static_fields:
+            setattr(instance, field, getattr(cls, field))  # Set static fields
+        return instance
+
+    cls_as_struct = type(cls.__name__,
+                         (VectorMixin, dataclasses.dataclass(cls)),
+                         {'fields': fields,
+                          'asdict': asdict,
+                          'astuple': astuple,
+                          'replace': dataclasses.replace,
+                          'tree_flatten': tree_flatten,
+                          'tree_unflatten': tree_unflatten,
+                          '__module__': cls.__module__})
+    
+    return jax.tree_util.register_pytree_node_class(cls_as_struct)
diff --git a/tree_math/_src/structs_test.py b/tree_math/_src/structs_test.py
index b3af767..bd6d3c5 100644
--- a/tree_math/_src/structs_test.py
+++ b/tree_math/_src/structs_test.py
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@
 
 @tree_math.struct
 class TestStruct:
-  a: ArrayLike
-  b: ArrayLike
+    a: ArrayLike
+    b: ArrayLike
+    static_field: int = 0   # This will be a static field
+
+    # Define static fields as a class variable
+    static_fields = ['static_field']  # Specify which fields are static
+
+
 
 
 class StructsTest(test_util.TestCase):