diff --git a/examples/encoders/simpleType/anyXml.php b/examples/encoders/simpleType/anyXml.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f893a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/encoders/simpleType/anyXml.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+require_once \dirname(__DIR__, 3) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\Context;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\Feature\ElementAware;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\SimpleType\ScalarTypeEncoder;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\XmlEncoder;
+use Soap\Encoding\EncoderRegistry;
+use VeeWee\Reflecta\Iso\Iso;
+use function VeeWee\Xml\Encoding\document_encode;
+use function VeeWee\Xml\Encoding\xml_decode;
+
+/**
+ * Most of the time, you don't need access to the wrapping XML element from within a simple type encoder.
+ * Sometimes, when using anyXml or anyType, you might want to have full control over the wrapping element.
+ * This allows you to use 3rd party tools to build the full XML structure from within a simple type encoder.
+ *
+ * Do note that:
+ * - You'll need to check if the current provided type is an attribute or not.
+ * - If you want to add xsi:type information, you need to add / parse it manually.
+ * - The result will be used as a raw XML input, meaning it should be valid XML (without the header declearations).
+ */
+EncoderRegistry::default()
+    ->addSimpleTypeConverter(
+        'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema',
+        'anyXml',
+        new class implements
+            ElementAware, XmlEncoder {
+            public function iso(Context $context): Iso
+            {
+                if ($context->type->getMeta()->isAttribute()->unwrapOr(false)) {
+                    return (new ScalarTypeEncoder())->iso($context);
+                }
+
+                $targetElementName = $context->type->getXmlTargetNodeName();
+                return new Iso(
+                    to: static fn (array $data): string => document_encode([$targetElementName => $data])
+                        ->manipulate(static fn (\DOMDocument $document) => $document->documentElement->setAttributeNS(
+                            VeeWee\Xml\Xmlns\Xmlns::xsi()->value(),
+                            'xsi:type',
+                            'custom:type'
+                        ))
+                        ->stringifyDocumentElement(),
+                    from: static fn (string $xml): array => xml_decode($xml)[$targetElementName],
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    );
diff --git a/src/Encoder/ElementEncoder.php b/src/Encoder/ElementEncoder.php
index c65dcd1..ea46dae 100644
--- a/src/Encoder/ElementEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Encoder/ElementEncoder.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /**
  * @implements XmlEncoder<mixed, string>
  */
-final class ElementEncoder implements XmlEncoder
+final class ElementEncoder implements Feature\ElementAware, XmlEncoder
 {
     /**
      * @param XmlEncoder<mixed, string> $typeEncoder
diff --git a/src/Encoder/Feature/ElementAware.php b/src/Encoder/Feature/ElementAware.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4831048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Encoder/Feature/ElementAware.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Soap\Encoding\Encoder\Feature;
+
+/**
+ * Tells the encoder knows how to encode elements.
+ * It can be used on simpleType encoders so that you get in control about the wrapping XML element.
+ */
+interface ElementAware
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Encoder/ObjectEncoder.php b/src/Encoder/ObjectEncoder.php
index 8a7f62b..1892d22 100644
--- a/src/Encoder/ObjectEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Encoder/ObjectEncoder.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  * @implements XmlEncoder<TObj|array, non-empty-string>
  */
-final class ObjectEncoder implements XmlEncoder
+final class ObjectEncoder implements Feature\ElementAware, XmlEncoder
 {
     /**
      * @param class-string<TObj> $className
diff --git a/src/Encoder/OptionalElementEncoder.php b/src/Encoder/OptionalElementEncoder.php
index 4c6f24b..edeaef9 100644
--- a/src/Encoder/OptionalElementEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Encoder/OptionalElementEncoder.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * @template T of mixed
  * @implements XmlEncoder<T, string>
  */
-final class OptionalElementEncoder implements Feature\OptionalAware, XmlEncoder
+final class OptionalElementEncoder implements Feature\ElementAware, Feature\OptionalAware, XmlEncoder
 {
     /**
      * @param XmlEncoder<T, string> $elementEncoder
diff --git a/src/Encoder/RepeatingElementEncoder.php b/src/Encoder/RepeatingElementEncoder.php
index 445fc82..34648a3 100644
--- a/src/Encoder/RepeatingElementEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Encoder/RepeatingElementEncoder.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * @template T
  * @implements XmlEncoder<iterable<array-key, T>|null, string>
  */
-final class RepeatingElementEncoder implements Feature\ListAware, XmlEncoder
+final class RepeatingElementEncoder implements Feature\ElementAware, Feature\ListAware, XmlEncoder
 {
     /**
      * @param XmlEncoder<T, string> $typeEncoder
diff --git a/src/Encoder/SimpleType/EncoderDetector.php b/src/Encoder/SimpleType/EncoderDetector.php
index c7a7193..2c12423 100644
--- a/src/Encoder/SimpleType/EncoderDetector.php
+++ b/src/Encoder/SimpleType/EncoderDetector.php
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ public function __invoke(Context $context): XmlEncoder
         }
 
         if ($meta->isElement()->unwrapOr(false)) {
-            $encoder = new ElementEncoder($encoder);
+            if (!$encoder instanceof Feature\ElementAware) {
+                $encoder = new ElementEncoder($encoder);
+            }
 
-            if ($meta->isNullable()->unwrapOr(false)) {
+            if ($meta->isNullable()->unwrapOr(false) && !$encoder instanceof Feature\OptionalAware) {
                 $encoder = new OptionalElementEncoder($encoder);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ContextCreatorTrait.php b/tests/Unit/ContextCreatorTrait.php
index aa1160a..a5db820 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ContextCreatorTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ContextCreatorTrait.php
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ trait ContextCreatorTrait
 {
     public static function createContext(
         XsdType $currentType,
-        TypeCollection $allTypes = new TypeCollection()
+        TypeCollection $allTypes = new TypeCollection(),
+        ?EncoderRegistry $encoderRegistry = null
     ): Context {
         return new Context(
             $currentType,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public static function createContext(
                 $allTypes,
                 new MethodCollection(),
             ),
-            EncoderRegistry::default(),
+            $encoderRegistry ?? EncoderRegistry::default(),
             self::buildNamespaces(),
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Encoder/Feature/ElementAwareEncoderTest.php b/tests/Unit/Encoder/Feature/ElementAwareEncoderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c8426a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Encoder/Feature/ElementAwareEncoderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Soap\Encoding\Test\Unit\Encoder\Feature;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\Context;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\Feature\ElementAware;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\SimpleType\EncoderDetector;
+use Soap\Encoding\Encoder\XmlEncoder;
+use Soap\Encoding\EncoderRegistry;
+use Soap\Encoding\Test\Unit\Encoder\AbstractEncoderTests;
+use Soap\Engine\Metadata\Model\XsdType;
+use Soap\Xml\Xmlns;
+use VeeWee\Reflecta\Iso\Iso;
+use function VeeWee\Xml\Encoding\document_encode;
+use function VeeWee\Xml\Encoding\xml_decode;
+
+#[CoversClass(EncoderDetector::class)]
+final class ElementAwareEncoderTest extends AbstractEncoderTests
+{
+    public static function provideIsomorphicCases(): iterable
+    {
+        $registry = EncoderRegistry::default()
+            ->addSimpleTypeConverter(
+                Xmlns::xsd()->value(),
+                'anyType',
+                new class implements
+                    ElementAware, XmlEncoder {
+                    public function iso(Context $context): Iso
+                    {
+                        $typeName = $context->type->getXmlTargetNodeName();
+                        return new Iso(
+                            to: static fn (array $data): string => document_encode([$typeName => $data])->stringifyDocumentElement(),
+                            from: static fn (string $xml): array => xml_decode($xml)[$typeName],
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            );
+
+        $context = self::createContext(
+            XsdType::any()->withXmlTargetNodeName('data'),
+            encoderRegistry: $registry
+        );
+        $encoder = $registry->detectEncoderForContext($context);
+
+        yield 'element-aware-simple-type' => [
+            'encoder' => $encoder,
+            'context' => $context,
+            'xml' => '<data><key>value</key></data>',
+            'data' => ['key' => 'value'],
+        ];
+    }
+}