diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d3c3655..0fd76a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ default = []
 unstable = []
 guards = ["tower", "futures-core", "pin-project-lite"]
 serde = ["dep:serde", "dep:serde_json"]
+derive = ["dep:axum-htmx-derive"]
+
+[workspace]
+members = ["axum-htmx-derive"]
 
 [dependencies]
 axum-core = "0.4"
 http = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 
+# Workspace dependencies
+axum-htmx-derive = { path = "axum-htmx-derive", optional = true }
+
 # Optional dependencies required for the `guards` feature.
 tower = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 futures-core = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/Cargo.toml b/axum-htmx-derive/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e09e666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "axum-htmx-derive"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+proc-macro-error = "1.0"
+proc-macro2 = "1.0"
+quote = "1.0"
+syn = { version = "1.0", features = ["extra-traits", "full", "fold"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+colored-diff = "0.2.3"
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/README.md b/axum-htmx-derive/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd0b70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# axum-htmx-derive
+
+This is an internal helper library of [`axum-htmx`](https://docs.rs/axum-htmx/latest/axum_htmx/).
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/boosted_by.rs b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/boosted_by.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff72713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/boosted_by.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use proc_macro_error::abort;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse2, parse_quote, parse_str, ItemFn};
+
+pub struct MacroInput {
+    pub source_fn: ItemFn,
+    pub layout_fn: String,
+    pub fn_args: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+pub fn parse_macros_input(
+    args: TokenStream,
+    input: TokenStream,
+) -> Result<MacroInput, TokenStream> {
+    let mut args_iter = args.clone().into_iter().map(|arg| arg.to_string());
+
+    // get layout_fn from args
+    let layout_fn = match args_iter.next() {
+        Some(arg) => arg,
+        None => abort!(
+            args,
+            "boosted_by requires layout function (to produce non-boosted response) as an argument."
+        ),
+    };
+
+    // arguments for callable function
+    let fn_args = args_iter.collect::<Vec<String>>();
+
+    // parse input as ItemFn
+    let source_fn = match parse2::<ItemFn>(input) {
+        Ok(syntax_tree) => syntax_tree,
+        Err(error) => return Err(error.to_compile_error()),
+    };
+
+    Ok(MacroInput {
+        source_fn,
+        layout_fn,
+        fn_args,
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn transform(input: MacroInput) -> ItemFn {
+    let template_fn: ItemFn = parse_quote!(
+        fn index(axum_htmx::HxBoosted(boosted): axum_htmx::HxBoosted) {
+            if boosted {
+                result_boosted
+            } else {
+                layout_fn(result_with_layout, fn_args)
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    transform_using_template(input, template_fn)
+}
+
+pub fn transform_async(input: MacroInput) -> ItemFn {
+    let template_fn: ItemFn = parse_quote!(
+        fn index(axum_htmx::HxBoosted(boosted): axum_htmx::HxBoosted) {
+            if boosted {
+                result_boosted
+            } else {
+                layout_fn(result_with_layout, fn_args).await
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    transform_using_template(input, template_fn)
+}
+
+pub fn transform_using_template(input: MacroInput, template_fn: ItemFn) -> ItemFn {
+    let mut source_fn = input.source_fn.clone();
+
+    // add HxBoosted input to source_fn
+    let hx_boosted_input = template_fn.sig.inputs.first().unwrap().clone();
+    source_fn.sig.inputs.push(hx_boosted_input);
+
+    // pop the last statement and wrap it with if-else
+    let modify_stmt = source_fn.block.stmts.pop().unwrap();
+    let modify_stmt = quote!(#modify_stmt).to_string();
+    let modify_args = input.fn_args.join("");
+
+    let new_fn_str = quote!(#template_fn)
+        .to_string()
+        .replace("layout_fn", input.layout_fn.as_str())
+        .replace("result_boosted", modify_stmt.as_str())
+        .replace("result_with_layout", modify_stmt.as_str())
+        .replace(", fn_args", modify_args.as_str());
+
+    let new_fn: ItemFn = parse_str(new_fn_str.as_str()).unwrap();
+    let new_fn_stmt = new_fn.block.stmts.first().unwrap().clone();
+
+    // push the new statement to source_fn
+    source_fn.block.stmts.push(new_fn_stmt);
+
+    source_fn.to_owned()
+}
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/mod.rs b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cceade5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
+mod boosted_by;
+
+pub fn macros(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    match boosted_by::parse_macros_input(args, input) {
+        Ok(macros_input) => {
+            let new_item_fn = boosted_by::transform(macros_input);
+            quote!(#new_item_fn)
+        }
+        Err(error) => error,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn macros_async(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    match boosted_by::parse_macros_input(args, input) {
+        Ok(macros_input) => {
+            let new_item_fn = boosted_by::transform_async(macros_input);
+            quote!(#new_item_fn)
+        }
+        Err(error) => error,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/tests.rs b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fc5e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/src/boosted_by/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#![cfg(test)]
+
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+
+use super::macros;
+
+#[test]
+fn boosted_by() {
+    let before = quote! {
+        async fn index(Path(user_id): Path<u32>) -> Html<String> {
+            let ctx = HomeTemplate {
+                locale: "en".to_string(),
+            };
+
+            Html(ctx.render_once().unwrap_or(String::new()))
+        }
+    };
+    let expected = quote! {
+        async fn index(Path(user_id): Path<u32>, axum_htmx::HxBoosted(boosted): axum_htmx::HxBoosted) -> Html<String> {
+            let ctx = HomeTemplate {
+                locale: "en".to_string(),
+            };
+
+            if boosted {
+                Html(ctx.render_once().unwrap_or(String::new()))
+            } else {
+                with_layout(Html(ctx.render_once().unwrap_or(String::new())), state1, state2)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let after = macros(quote! {with_layout, state1, state2}, before);
+
+    assert_tokens_eq(&expected, &after);
+}
+
+fn assert_tokens_eq(expected: &TokenStream, actual: &TokenStream) {
+    let expected = expected.to_string();
+    let actual = actual.to_string();
+
+    if expected != actual {
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            colored_diff::PrettyDifference {
+                expected: &expected,
+                actual: &actual,
+            }
+        );
+
+        panic!("expected != actual");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/axum-htmx-derive/src/lib.rs b/axum-htmx-derive/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5efdc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-htmx-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use proc_macro_error::proc_macro_error;
+
+mod boosted_by;
+
+#[proc_macro_error]
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn hx_boosted_by(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    boosted_by::macros(args.into(), input.into()).into()
+}
+
+#[proc_macro_error]
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn hx_boosted_by_async(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    boosted_by::macros_async(args.into(), input.into()).into()
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 439ff68..a5e4af6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ pub use guard::*;
 pub use headers::*;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use responders::*;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "derive")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "unstable", doc(cfg(feature = "derive")))]
+pub use axum_htmx_derive::*;