diff --git a/massive/modelclass.py b/massive/modelclass.py
index 117f7910..0605180a 100644
--- a/massive/modelclass.py
+++ b/massive/modelclass.py
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 import inspect
+import sys
 import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+        from typing import dataclass_transform
+    else:
+        from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform
+else:
+
+    def dataclass_transform(**kwargs):
+        return lambda f: f
+
+
 _T = typing.TypeVar("_T")
 
 
+@dataclass_transform()
 def modelclass(cls: typing.Type[_T]) -> typing.Type[_T]:
     cls = dataclass(cls)
     type_hints = typing.get_type_hints(cls)