diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/GUIBuilder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/GUIBuilder.kt
index 11ecb5cb..67f85a41 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/GUIBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/GUIBuilder.kt
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ class GUIPageBuilder<T : ForInventory>(
         )
     )
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new compound, holding simple compound elements.
+     */
+    fun createSimpleCompound() = createCompound<GUICompoundElement<T>>(
+        iconGenerator = { it.icon },
+        onClick = { clickEvent, element -> element.onClick?.invoke(clickEvent) }
+    )
+
     /**
      * Creates a new compound, holding data which can be displayed
      * in any compound space.
@@ -204,8 +212,28 @@ class GUIPageBuilder<T : ForInventory>(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new compound, holding data which can be displayed
-     * in any compound space.
+     * Creates a new compound, holding simple compound elements.
+     * This compound is strictly a rectangle.
+     * The space is automatically defined.
+     *
+     * This method sets the element type to
+     * [GUICompoundElement]. The iconGenerator and onClick callback
+     * are automatically defined.
+     */
+    fun createSimpleRectCompound(
+        fromSlot: SingleInventorySlot<out T>,
+        toSlot: SingleInventorySlot<out T>
+    ) = createRectCompound<GUICompoundElement<T>>(
+
+        fromSlot, toSlot,
+
+        iconGenerator = { it.icon },
+        onClick = { clickEvent, element -> element.onClick?.invoke(clickEvent) }
+
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new compound, holding custom element data.
      * This compound is strictly a rectangle.
      * The space is automatically defined.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/elements/GUISpaceCompound.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/elements/GUISpaceCompound.kt
index 1d6937fa..c5476d35 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/elements/GUISpaceCompound.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/gui/elements/GUISpaceCompound.kt
@@ -163,4 +163,16 @@ abstract class AbstractGUISpaceCompound<T : ForInventory, E> internal constructo
 
     }
 
-}
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+}
+
+/**
+ * A simple compound element, covering the most common
+ * compound use cases.
+ *
+ * @see GUIPageBuilder.createSimpleCompound
+ * @see GUIPageBuilder.createSimpleRectCompound
+ */
+class GUICompoundElement<T : ForInventory>(
+    internal val icon: ItemStack,
+    internal val onClick: ((GUIClickEvent<T>) -> Unit)? = null
+)
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