diff --git a/src/builder/struct.ts b/src/builder/struct.ts
index af65a43..5fa0b2a 100644
--- a/src/builder/struct.ts
+++ b/src/builder/struct.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class Struct
     );
   }
 
-  public filter(predicate: (prop: Property) => boolean) {
+  public filter(predicate: (prop: Property) => boolean): this {
     for (const propertyKey of this._properties.keys()) {
       if (!predicate(this._properties.get(propertyKey)!)) {
         this._properties.delete(propertyKey);
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ export class Struct
     return this;
   }
 
-  public only(...keep: string[]) {
+  public only(...keep: string[]): this {
     return this.filter((prop) => keep.includes(prop.name));
   }
 
-  public omit(...remove: string[]) {
+  public omit(...remove: string[]): this {
     for (const prop of remove) {
       this._properties.delete(prop);
     }
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ export class Struct
     return this;
   }
 
-  public withoutDeprecated() {
+  public withoutDeprecated(): this {
     return this.filter((prop) => null == prop.docs?.deprecated);
   }
 
-  public allOptional() {
+  public allOptional(): this {
     this._properties.forEach((property) => {
       property.optional = true;
     });
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class Struct
     return this;
   }
 
-  public add(...props: Property[]) {
+  public add(...props: Property[]): this {
     for (const prop of props.reverse()) {
       this._properties.set(prop.name, prop);
     }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class Struct
     return this;
   }
 
-  public update(name: string, update: Partial<Property>) {
+  public update(name: string, update: Partial<Property>): this {
     const old = this._properties.get(name);
 
     if (!old) {
@@ -209,18 +209,18 @@ export class Struct
     return this.add(updatedProp);
   }
 
-  public updateAll(update: Partial<Property>) {
+  public updateAll(update: Partial<Property>): this {
     for (const propertyKey of this._properties.keys()) {
       this.update(propertyKey, update);
     }
     return this;
   }
 
-  public rename(from: string, to: string) {
+  public rename(from: string, to: string): this {
     return this.update(from, { name: to });
   }
 
-  public mixin(...sources: HasProperties[]) {
+  public mixin(...sources: HasProperties[]): this {
     for (const source of sources.reverse()) {
       this.add(...(source.properties || []));
     }
diff --git a/src/projen/projen-struct.ts b/src/projen/projen-struct.ts
index da2b32c..30d7e25 100644
--- a/src/projen/projen-struct.ts
+++ b/src/projen/projen-struct.ts
@@ -98,43 +98,43 @@ export class ProjenStruct
   public get spec() {
     return this.builder.spec;
   }
-  filter(predicate: (prop: Property) => boolean): IStructBuilder {
+  filter(predicate: (prop: Property) => boolean): this {
     this.builder.filter(predicate);
     return this;
   }
-  only(...keep: string[]): IStructBuilder {
+  only(...keep: string[]): this {
     this.builder.only(...keep);
     return this;
   }
-  omit(...remove: string[]): IStructBuilder {
+  omit(...remove: string[]): this {
     this.builder.omit(...remove);
     return this;
   }
-  withoutDeprecated(): IStructBuilder {
+  withoutDeprecated(): this {
     this.builder.withoutDeprecated();
     return this;
   }
-  allOptional(): IStructBuilder {
+  allOptional(): this {
     this.builder.allOptional();
     return this;
   }
-  add(...props: Property[]): IStructBuilder {
+  add(...props: Property[]): this {
     this.builder.add(...props);
     return this;
   }
-  update(name: string, update: Partial<Property>): IStructBuilder {
+  update(name: string, update: Partial<Property>): this {
     this.builder.update(name, update);
     return this;
   }
-  updateAll(update: Partial<Property>): IStructBuilder {
+  updateAll(update: Partial<Property>): this {
     this.builder.updateAll(update);
     return this;
   }
-  rename(from: string, to: string): IStructBuilder {
+  rename(from: string, to: string): this {
     this.builder.rename(from, to);
     return this;
   }
-  mixin(...sources: HasProperties[]): IStructBuilder {
+  mixin(...sources: HasProperties[]): this {
     this.builder.mixin(...sources);
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/test/projen/__snapshots__/projen-struct.test.ts.snap b/test/projen/__snapshots__/projen-struct.test.ts.snap
index 42b4d05..f9f18aa 100644
--- a/test/projen/__snapshots__/projen-struct.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/projen/__snapshots__/projen-struct.test.ts.snap
@@ -160,3 +160,32 @@ export interface MyBaseInterface {
 }
 "
 `;
+
+exports[`can use the result of a chain 1`] = `
+"// ~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".
+
+/**
+ * MyInterface
+ */
+export interface MyInterface {
+  /**
+   * The name of the projenrc file.
+   * @default ".projenrc.ts"
+   * @stability experimental
+   */
+  readonly filename?: string;
+  /**
+   * A directory tree that may contain *.ts files that can be referenced from your projenrc typescript file.
+   * @default "projenrc"
+   * @stability experimental
+   */
+  readonly projenCodeDir?: string;
+  /**
+   * Whether to use \`SWC\` for ts-node.
+   * @default false
+   * @stability experimental
+   */
+  readonly swc?: boolean;
+}
+"
+`;
diff --git a/test/projen/projen-struct.test.ts b/test/projen/projen-struct.test.ts
index 4b81a1e..0706fe1 100644
--- a/test/projen/projen-struct.test.ts
+++ b/test/projen/projen-struct.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,28 @@ test('can mixin a struct', () => {
   expect(renderedFile).toContain('filename');
 });
 
+test('can use the result of a chain', () => {
+  // ARRANGE
+  const project = new TestProject();
+  const base = new ProjenStruct(project, {
+    name: 'MyInterface',
+  });
+  const other = new ProjenStruct(project, {
+    name: 'MyOtherInterface',
+  }).mixin(Struct.fromFqn('projen.typescript.ProjenrcOptions'));
+
+  // ACT
+  base.mixin(other);
+
+  // PREPARE
+  const renderedFile = synthSnapshot(project)['src/MyInterface.ts'];
+
+  // ASSERT
+  expect(renderedFile).toMatchSnapshot();
+  expect(renderedFile).toContain('projenCodeDir');
+  expect(renderedFile).toContain('filename');
+});
+
 test('can mixin another projen struct', () => {
   // ARRANGE
   const project = new TestProject();