diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 00569a38e..7da8b7587 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
     "iceoryx2-bb/lock-free/",
     "iceoryx2-bb/threadsafe/",
     "iceoryx2-bb/container",
+    "iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros",
     "iceoryx2-bb/elementary",
     "iceoryx2-bb/log",
     "iceoryx2-bb/memory",
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 iceoryx2-bb-threadsafe = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/threadsafe/" }
 iceoryx2-bb-lock-free = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/lock-free/" }
 iceoryx2-bb-container = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/container/" }
+iceoryx2-bb-derive-macros = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/" }
 iceoryx2-bb-elementary = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/elementary/" }
 iceoryx2-bb-log = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/log/" }
 iceoryx2-bb-memory = { version = "0.3.0", path = "iceoryx2-bb/memory/" }
@@ -68,8 +70,11 @@ log = { version = "0.4.21" }
 once_cell = { version = "1.19.0" }
 ouroboros = { version = "0.18.4" }
 pin-init = { version = "0.2.0" }
+proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0.84" }
+quote = { version = "1.0.36" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.203", features = ["derive"] }
 sha1_smol = { version = "1.0.0" }
+syn = { version = "2.0.66", features = ["full"] }
 termsize = { version = "0.1.6" }
 tiny-fn = { version = "0.1.5" }
 toml = { version = "0.8.13" }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/Cargo.toml b/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..114a45468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "iceoryx2-bb-derive-macros"
+categories = { workspace = true }
+description = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+keywords = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+readme = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+rust-version = { workspace = true }
+version = { workspace = true }
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+proc-macro2 = { workspace = true }
+quote = { workspace = true }
+syn = { workspace = true }
+iceoryx2-bb-elementary = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/src/lib.rs b/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96f0a4b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-bb/derive-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+extern crate proc_macro;
+
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, Data, DeriveInput, Fields};
+
+#[proc_macro_derive(PlacementDefault)]
+pub fn placement_default_derive(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let input = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+    let name = &input.ident;
+
+    let place_new_impl = match input.data {
+        Data::Struct(ref data_struct) => match data_struct.fields {
+            Fields::Named(ref fields_named) => {
+                let field_inits = fields_named.named.iter().map(|f| {
+                    let field_type = &f.ty;
+                    let name = &f.ident;
+                    quote! {
+                        #field_type::placement_default(&mut (*ptr).#name);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                quote! {
+                    unsafe fn placement_default(ptr: *mut #name) {
+                        #(#field_inits)*
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        },
+        _ => unimplemented!(),
+    };
+
+    let expanded = quote! {
+        impl iceoryx2_bb_elementary::placement_new::PlacementDefault for #name {
+            #place_new_impl
+        }
+    };
+
+    TokenStream::from(expanded)
+}
diff --git a/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/Cargo.toml b/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/Cargo.toml
index b3adc41ad..3091054f2 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ version = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 iceoryx2-bb-container = { workspace = true }
+iceoryx2-bb-derive-macros = { workspace = true }
 iceoryx2-bb-elementary = { workspace = true }
 iceoryx2-bb-memory = { workspace = true }
 iceoryx2-bb-lock-free = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/tests/placement_new_tests.rs b/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/tests/placement_new_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..749fb30f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-bb/trait-tests/tests/placement_new_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod placement_new {
+    use std::alloc::{alloc, dealloc, Layout};
+
+    use iceoryx2_bb_derive_macros::PlacementDefault;
+    use iceoryx2_bb_elementary::placement_new::PlacementDefault;
+
+    #[derive(Default, PlacementDefault)]
+    struct TestStruct {
+        a: i32,
+        b: u64,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn whatever() {
+        let layout = Layout::new::<TestStruct>();
+        let memory = unsafe { alloc(layout) } as *mut TestStruct;
+        let sut = TestStruct::default();
+        unsafe { TestStruct::placement_default(memory) };
+
+        unsafe { dealloc(memory.cast(), layout) };
+    }
+}