diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/utils/GraphQLSchemaGenerator.java b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/utils/GraphQLSchemaGenerator.java
index 7fa04a878..bd2bf1854 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/utils/GraphQLSchemaGenerator.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/utils/GraphQLSchemaGenerator.java
@@ -277,8 +277,14 @@ public class GraphQLSchemaGenerator {
 
   private void generateElementBase(Writer writer, EnumSet<FHIROperationType> operations) throws IOException {
     if (operations.contains(FHIROperationType.READ) || operations.contains(FHIROperationType.SEARCH)) {
+      writer.write("interface IElement {\r\n");
+      writer.write("  id: String\r\n");
+      writer.write("  extension: [Extension]\r\n");
+      writer.write("}\r\n");
+      writer.write("\r\n");
+
       writer.write("type ElementBase {\r\n");
-      writer.write("  id: ID\r\n");
+      writer.write("  id: String\r\n");
       writer.write("  extension: [Extension]\r\n");
       writer.write("}\r\n");
       writer.write("\r\n");
@@ -298,19 +304,25 @@ public class GraphQLSchemaGenerator {
       List<StringBuilder> list = new ArrayList<>();
       StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
       list.add(b);
-      b.append("type ");
-      b.append(sd.getName());
-      StructureDefinition sdp = context.fetchResource(StructureDefinition.class, sd.getBaseDefinition());
-      if (sdp != null) {
-        b.append(" implements ");
-        b.append(sdp.getType());
-      }
+      b.append("interface ");
+      b.append("I" + sd.getName());
+      generateTypeSuperinterfaceDeclaration(sd, b);
       b.append(" {\r\n");
       ElementDefinition ed = sd.getSnapshot().getElementFirstRep();
       generateProperties(existingTypeNames, list, b, sd.getName(), sd, ed, "type", "");
       b.append("}");
       b.append("\r\n");
       b.append("\r\n");
+
+      b.append("type ");
+      b.append(sd.getName());
+      generateTypeSuperinterfaceDeclaration(sd, b);
+      b.append(" {\r\n");
+      generateProperties(existingTypeNames, list, b, sd.getName(), sd, ed, "type", "");
+      b.append("}");
+      b.append("\r\n");
+      b.append("\r\n");
+
       for (StringBuilder bs : list) {
         writer.write(bs.toString());
       }
@@ -336,6 +348,23 @@ public class GraphQLSchemaGenerator {
 
   }
 
+  private void generateTypeSuperinterfaceDeclaration(StructureDefinition theParentSd, StringBuilder theBuilder) {
+    StructureDefinition baseSd = theParentSd;
+    boolean first = true;
+    while (baseSd != null && baseSd.getBaseDefinition() != null) {
+      baseSd = context.fetchResource(StructureDefinition.class, baseSd.getBaseDefinition());
+      if (baseSd != null) {
+        if (first) {
+          theBuilder.append(" implements ");
+          first = false;
+        } else {
+          theBuilder.append(" & ");
+        }
+        theBuilder.append("I" + baseSd.getType());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private void generateProperties(Map<String, String> existingTypeNames, List<StringBuilder> list, StringBuilder b, String typeName, StructureDefinition sd, ElementDefinition ed, String mode, String suffix) throws IOException {
     List<ElementDefinition> children = profileUtilities.getChildList(sd, ed);
     for (ElementDefinition child : children) {