diff --git a/packages/structures/src/Structure.ts b/packages/structures/src/Structure.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fcee826469690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/structures/src/Structure.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { data as kData } from './utils/symbols';
+
+export abstract class Structure<DataType, Omitted extends keyof DataType | '' = ''> {
+	protected [kData]: Readonly<Omit<DataType, Omitted>>;
+
+	protected constructor(data: Readonly<Omit<DataType, Omitted>>) {
+		// Do not shallow clone data here as subclasses should do it (also allows them to set the constructor to public)
+		this[kData] = data;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update this structure with new data
+	 * @param data - A payload with updated data for this structure
+	 * @returns New structure with patched data
+	 */
+	public patch(data: Readonly<Partial<DataType>>): this {
+		// @ts-expect-error TS cannot identify the type of this.constructor properly because subclasses
+		return new this.constructor({ ...this.toJSON(), ...data }) as this;
+	}
+
+	public toJSON(): DataType {
+		// This will be DataType provided nothing is omitted, when omits occur, subclass needs to overwrite this.
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions
+		return { ...this[kData] } as DataType;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/structures/src/users/Connection.ts b/packages/structures/src/users/Connection.ts
index 703d0c736d815..3bc29243c49da 100644
--- a/packages/structures/src/users/Connection.ts
+++ b/packages/structures/src/users/Connection.ts
@@ -1,76 +1,80 @@
 import type { APIConnection } from 'discord-api-types/v10';
+import { Structure } from '../Structure';
+import { data as kData } from '../utils/symbols';
 
 /**
  * Represents a user's connection on Discord.
  */
-export class Connection {
+export class Connection extends Structure<APIConnection> {
 	public constructor(
 		/**
 		 * The raw data received from the API for the connection
 		 */
-		protected raw: APIConnection,
-	) {}
+		data: APIConnection,
+	) {
+		super({ ...data });
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The id of the connection account
 	 */
 	public get id() {
-		return this.raw.id;
+		return this[kData].id;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The username of the connection account
 	 */
 	public get name() {
-		return this.raw.name;
+		return this[kData].name;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The type of service this connection is for
 	 */
 	public get type() {
-		return this.raw.type;
+		return this[kData].type;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the connection is revoked
 	 */
 	public get revoked() {
-		return this.raw.revoked ?? false;
+		return this[kData].revoked ?? false;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Any integrations associated with this connection
 	 */
 	public get integrations() {
-		return this.raw.integrations ?? null;
+		return this[kData].integrations ?? null;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the connection is verified
 	 */
 	public get verified() {
-		return this.raw.verified;
+		return this[kData].verified;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether friend sync is enabled for this connection
 	 */
 	public get friendSync() {
-		return this.raw.friend_sync;
+		return this[kData].friend_sync;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether activities related to this connection are shown in the users presence
 	 */
 	public get showActivity() {
-		return this.raw.show_activity;
+		return this[kData].show_activity;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The visibilty state for this connection
 	 */
 	public get visibility() {
-		return this.raw.visibility;
+		return this[kData].visibility;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/structures/src/users/User.ts b/packages/structures/src/users/User.ts
index eb0bad767ba6b..50bd74c78c9e7 100644
--- a/packages/structures/src/users/User.ts
+++ b/packages/structures/src/users/User.ts
@@ -1,57 +1,62 @@
 import { DiscordSnowflake } from '@sapphire/snowflake';
 import type { APIUser, Snowflake } from 'discord-api-types/v10';
+import { Structure } from '../Structure';
+
+import { data as kData } from '../utils/symbols';
 
 /**
  * Represents any user on Discord.
  */
-export class User {
+export class User extends Structure<APIUser> {
 	public constructor(
 		/**
 		 * The raw data received from the API for the user
 		 */
-		protected raw: APIUser,
-	) {}
+		data: APIUser,
+	) {
+		super({ ...data });
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The user's id
 	 */
 	public get id(): Snowflake {
-		return this.raw.id;
+		return this[kData].id;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The username of the user
 	 */
 	public get username() {
-		return this.raw.username;
+		return this[kData].username;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The user's 4 digit tag, in combination with the username can uniquely identify the user
 	 */
 	public get discriminator() {
-		return this.raw.discriminator;
+		return this[kData].discriminator;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The user avatar's hash
 	 */
 	public get avatar() {
-		return this.raw.avatar;
+		return this[kData].avatar;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the user is a bot
 	 */
 	public get bot() {
-		return this.raw.bot ?? false;
+		return this[kData].bot ?? false;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the user is an Official Discord System user
 	 */
 	public get system() {
-		return this.raw.system ?? false;
+		return this[kData].system ?? false;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was fetched with an OAuth2 token and the `identify` scope</info>
 	 */
 	public get mfaEnabled() {
-		return this.raw.mfa_enabled;
+		return this[kData].mfa_enabled;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was manually fetched</info>
 	 */
 	public get banner() {
-		return this.raw.banner;
+		return this[kData].banner;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was manually fetched</info>
 	 */
 	public get accentColor() {
-		return this.raw.accent_color;
+		return this[kData].accent_color;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was fetched with an Oauth2 token and the `identify` scope</info>
 	 */
 	public get locale() {
-		return this.raw.locale;
+		return this[kData].locale;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was fetched with an OAuth2 token and the `email` scope</info>
 	 */
 	public get verified() {
-		return this.raw.verified;
+		return this[kData].verified;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was fetched with an OAuth2 token and the `email` scope</info>
 	 */
 	public get email() {
-		return this.raw.email;
+		return this[kData].email;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -107,14 +112,14 @@ export class User {
 	 * <info>This property is only set when the user was fetched with an OAuth2 token and the `identify` scope</info>
 	 */
 	public get premiumType() {
-		return this.raw.premium_type;
+		return this[kData].premium_type;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The flags for the user
 	 */
 	public get flags() {
-		return this.raw.public_flags;
+		return this[kData].public_flags;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/structures/src/utils/symbols.ts b/packages/structures/src/utils/symbols.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..29edb1d295cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/structures/src/utils/symbols.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const data = Symbol('structure:data');