diff --git a/gegl/Cargo.toml b/gegl/Cargo.toml
index c5a02a8..e110cc8 100644
--- a/gegl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gegl/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 indexmap = "2.1.0"
+paste = "1.0.14"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = "1.34.0"
diff --git a/gegl/source/operations/macros.rs b/gegl/source/operations/macros.rs
index c2b79ba..9072b7d 100644
--- a/gegl/source/operations/macros.rs
+++ b/gegl/source/operations/macros.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ macro_rules! gegl_operation {
       )*
     }
 
+    paste::paste! {
+      impl $struct_name {
+        $(
+          #[doc = concat!(" Builder function to assign `", stringify!($key), "`.")]
+          pub fn [<with_ $key>](mut self, value: $key_type) -> $struct_name {
+            self.$key = value;
+            self
+          }
+        )*
+
+        /// Get this operation inside a [`Box`].
+        pub fn boxed(self) -> Box<$struct_name> {
+          Box::new(self)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     impl Default for $struct_name {
       fn default() -> $struct_name {
         $struct_name {