diff --git a/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs b/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
index b5a1a10..5e8cf25 100644
--- a/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
+++ b/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub enum PropstatWrapper<T: XmlSerialize> {
 // <!ELEMENT response (href, ((href*, status)|(propstat+)),
 // responsedescription?) >
 #[derive(XmlSerialize)]
+#[xml(ns = "crate::namespace::NS_DAV")]
 pub struct ResponseElement<PropstatType: XmlSerialize> {
     pub href: String,
     #[xml(serialize_with = "xml_serialize_optional_status")]
@@ -85,19 +86,13 @@ impl<PT: XmlSerialize> Default for ResponseElement<PT> {
 // <!ELEMENT multistatus (response+, responsedescription?) >
 // Extended by sync-token as specified in RFC 6578
 #[derive(XmlSerialize, XmlRootTag)]
-#[xml(root = b"multistatus")]
+#[xml(root = b"multistatus", ns = "crate::namespace::NS_DAV")]
+#[xml(ns_prefix(crate::namespace::NS_DAV = b"D"))]
 pub struct MultistatusElement<PropType: XmlSerialize, MemberPropType: XmlSerialize> {
     #[xml(rename = b"response", flatten)]
     pub responses: Vec<ResponseElement<PropType>>,
     #[xml(rename = b"response", flatten)]
     pub member_responses: Vec<ResponseElement<MemberPropType>>,
-    // TODO: napespaces
-    // pub ns_dav: &'static str,
-    // pub ns_davpush: &'static str,
-    // pub ns_caldav: &'static str,
-    // pub ns_ical: &'static str,
-    // pub ns_calendarserver: &'static str,
-    // pub ns_carddav: &'static str,
     pub sync_token: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -106,12 +101,6 @@ impl<T1: XmlSerialize, T2: XmlSerialize> Default for MultistatusElement<T1, T2>
         Self {
             responses: vec![],
             member_responses: vec![],
-            // ns_dav: Namespace::Dav.as_str(),
-            // ns_davpush: Namespace::DavPush.as_str(),
-            // ns_caldav: Namespace::CalDAV.as_str(),
-            // ns_ical: Namespace::ICal.as_str(),
-            // ns_calendarserver: Namespace::CServer.as_str(),
-            // ns_carddav: Namespace::CardDAV.as_str(),
             sync_token: None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/xml/derive/src/attrs.rs b/crates/xml/derive/src/attrs.rs
index 034464d..0c5b39b 100644
--- a/crates/xml/derive/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/derive/src/attrs.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use darling::{util::Flag, FromDeriveInput, FromField, FromMeta, FromVariant};
 use syn::LitByteStr;
 
@@ -10,8 +12,7 @@ pub struct ContainerAttrs {
 pub struct TagAttrs {
     pub rename: Option<LitByteStr>,
     pub ns_strict: Flag,
-    // pub ns: Option<LitByteStr>,
-    pub ns: Option<syn::ExprPath>,
+    pub ns: Option<syn::Path>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, FromVariant)]
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ pub struct StructAttrs {
     pub container: ContainerAttrs,
 
     pub root: Option<LitByteStr>,
-    pub ns: Option<syn::ExprPath>,
+    pub ns: Option<syn::Path>,
+    #[darling(default)]
+    pub ns_prefix: HashMap<syn::Path, LitByteStr>,
     pub allow_invalid: Flag,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/xml/derive/src/xml_struct.rs b/crates/xml/derive/src/xml_struct.rs
index 0054105..a810040 100644
--- a/crates/xml/derive/src/xml_struct.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/derive/src/xml_struct.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,28 @@ impl NamedStruct {
             Some(ns) => quote! { Some(#ns) },
             None => quote! { None },
         };
+
+        let prefixes = if self.attrs.root.is_some() {
+            self.attrs
+                .ns_prefix
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(ns, prefix)| {
+                    quote! { (#ns, #prefix.as_ref()) }
+                })
+                .collect()
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
         quote! {
             impl #impl_generics ::rustical_xml::XmlRootTag for #ident #type_generics #where_clause {
                 fn root_tag() -> &'static [u8] { #root }
                 fn root_ns() -> Option<::quick_xml::name::Namespace<'static>> { #ns }
+                fn root_ns_prefixes() -> ::std::collections::HashMap<::quick_xml::name::Namespace<'static>, &'static [u8]> {
+                    ::std::collections::HashMap::from_iter(vec![
+                        #(#prefixes),*
+                    ])
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -224,6 +242,23 @@ impl NamedStruct {
 
         let is_empty = tag_writers.len() == 0;
 
+        // If we are the root element write the xmlns attributes
+        let prefix_attributes = if self.attrs.root.is_some() {
+            self.attrs
+                .ns_prefix
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(ns, prefix)| {
+                    let attr_name = [b"xmlns:".as_ref(), &prefix.value()].concat();
+                    let a = syn::LitByteStr::new(&attr_name, prefix.span());
+                    quote! {
+                         bytes_start.push_attribute((#a.as_ref(), #ns.as_ref()));
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect()
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
         quote! {
             impl #impl_generics ::rustical_xml::XmlSerialize for #ident #type_generics #where_clause {
                 fn serialize<W: ::std::io::Write>(
@@ -252,6 +287,7 @@ impl NamedStruct {
                                 bytes_start.push_attribute((b"xmlns".as_ref(), ns.as_ref()));
                             }
                         }
+                        #(#prefix_attributes);*
                         if let Some(attrs) = self.attributes() {
                             bytes_start.extend_attributes(attrs);
                         }
diff --git a/crates/xml/src/lib.rs b/crates/xml/src/lib.rs
index e21993e..30484a2 100644
--- a/crates/xml/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,4 +98,5 @@ impl XmlDeserialize for Unparsed {
 pub trait XmlRootTag {
     fn root_tag() -> &'static [u8];
     fn root_ns() -> Option<Namespace<'static>>;
+    fn root_ns_prefixes() -> HashMap<Namespace<'static>, &'static [u8]>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/xml/src/se.rs b/crates/xml/src/se.rs
index ba57d7d..9283223 100644
--- a/crates/xml/src/se.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/src/se.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<T: XmlSerialize + XmlRootTag> XmlSerializeRoot for T {
         &self,
         writer: &mut quick_xml::Writer<W>,
     ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        let namespaces = HashMap::new();
+        let namespaces = Self::root_ns_prefixes();
         self.serialize(Self::root_ns(), Some(Self::root_tag()), &namespaces, writer)
     }
 }