diff --git a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
index 1f3c8137..18992535 100644
--- a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
+++ b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ==============================================================================
 """Engine support functions."""
-from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union, Any
 
 import jax
 from jax import numpy as jp
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ def _getadr(
 def id2name(
     m: Union[Model, mujoco.MjModel], typ: mujoco._enums.mjtObj, i: int
 ) -> Optional[str]:
-  """Gets the name of an object with the specified mjtObj type and id.
+  """Gets the name of an object with the specified mjtObj type and ids.
 
   See mujoco.id2name for more info.
 
@@ -284,6 +285,174 @@ def name2id(
   return names_map.get(name, -1)
 
 
+class BindModel(object):
+  """Class holding the requested MJX Model and spec id for binding a spec to Model."""
+
+  def __init__(self, model: Model, specs: Sequence[Any]):
+    self.model = model
+    try:
+      iter(specs)
+    except TypeError:
+      specs = [specs]
+    ids = []
+    for spec in specs:
+      match spec:
+        case mujoco.MjsBody():
+          self.prefix = 'body_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_BODY, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsJoint():
+          self.prefix = 'jnt_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_JOINT, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsGeom():
+          self.prefix = 'geom_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_GEOM, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsSite():
+          self.prefix = 'site_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_SITE, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsLight():
+          self.prefix = 'light_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_LIGHT, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsCamera():
+          self.prefix = 'cam_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_CAMERA, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsMesh():
+          self.prefix = 'mesh_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_MESH, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsHfield():
+          self.prefix = 'hfield_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_HFIELD, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsPair():
+          self.prefix = 'pair_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_PAIR, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsTendon():
+          self.prefix = 'tendon_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_TENDON, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsActuator():
+          self.prefix = 'actuator_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_ACTUATOR, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsSensor():
+          self.prefix = 'sensor_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_SENSOR, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsNumeric():
+          self.prefix = 'numeric_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_NUMERIC, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsText():
+          self.prefix = 'text_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_TEXT, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsTuple():
+          self.prefix = 'tuple_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_TUPLE, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsKey():
+          self.prefix = 'key_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_KEY, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsEquality():
+          self.prefix = 'eq_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_EQUALITY, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsExclude():
+          self.prefix = 'exclude_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_EXCLUDE, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsSkin():
+          self.prefix = 'skin_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_SKIN, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsMaterial():
+          self.prefix = 'material_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_MATERIAL, spec.name))
+        case _:
+          raise ValueError('invalid spec type')
+    if len(ids) == 1:
+      self.id = ids[0]
+    else:
+      self.id = ids
+
+  def __getattr__(self, name: str):
+    return getattr(self.model, self.prefix + name)[self.id, :]
+
+
+def _bind_model(self: Model, obj: Sequence[Any]) -> BindModel:
+  """Bind a Mujoco spec to an MJX Model."""
+  return BindModel(self, obj)
+
+
+class BindData(object):
+  """Class holding the requested MJX Data and spec id for binding a spec to Data."""
+
+  def __init__(self, data: Data, model: Model, specs: Sequence[Any]):
+    self.data = data
+    try:
+      iter(specs)
+    except TypeError:
+      specs = [specs]
+    ids = []
+    for spec in specs:
+      match spec:
+        case mujoco.MjsBody():
+          self.prefix = ''
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_BODY, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsJoint():
+          self.prefix = 'jnt_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_JOINT, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsGeom():
+          self.prefix = 'geom_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_GEOM, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsSite():
+          self.prefix = 'site_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_SITE, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsLight():
+          self.prefix = 'light_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_LIGHT, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsCamera():
+          self.prefix = 'cam_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_CAMERA, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsTendon():
+          self.prefix = 'tendon_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_TENDON, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsActuator():
+          self.prefix = 'actuator_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_ACTUATOR, spec.name))
+        case mujoco.MjsSensor():
+          self.prefix = 'sensor_'
+          ids.append(name2id(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_SENSOR, spec.name))
+        case _:
+          raise ValueError('invalid spec type')
+    if len(ids) == 1:
+      self.id = ids[0]
+    else:
+      self.id = ids
+
+  def __getname(self, name: str):
+    try:
+      getattr(self.data, self.prefix + name)
+      return self.prefix + name
+    except AttributeError:
+      try:
+        getattr(self.data, name)
+        return name
+      except AttributeError as e:
+        raise ValueError(f'invalid name: {name}') from e
+
+  def __getattr__(self, name: str):
+    return getattr(self.data, self.__getname(name))[self.id, ...]
+
+  def set(self, name: str, value: jax.Array) -> Data:
+    """Set the value of an array in an MJX Data."""
+    array = getattr(self.data, self.__getname(name))
+    if len(value) == 1:
+      array = array.at[self.id].set(value[0])
+    else:
+      for i, v in enumerate(value):
+        array = array.at[self.id[i]].set(v)
+    return self.data.replace(**{self.__getname(name): array})
+
+
+def _bind_data(self: Data, model: Model, obj: Sequence[Any]) -> BindData:
+  """Bind a Mujoco spec to an MJX Data."""
+  return BindData(self, model, obj)
+
+
+Model.bind = _bind_model
+Data.bind = _bind_data
+
+
 def _decode_pyramid(
     pyramid: jax.Array, mu: jax.Array, condim: int
 ) -> jax.Array:
diff --git a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support_test.py b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support_test.py
index c955ba72..9add48b3 100644
--- a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support_test.py
+++ b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support_test.py
@@ -157,6 +157,92 @@ class SupportTest(parameterized.TestCase):
         i = i if n is not None else -1
         self.assertEqual(support.name2id(mx, obj, n), i)
 
+  def test_bind(self):
+    xml = """
+    <mujoco model="test_bind_model">
+        <worldbody>
+          <body pos="1 2 3" name="body1">
+            <joint axis="1 0 0" type="slide" name="joint1"/>
+            <geom size="1 2 3" type="box" name="geom1"/>
+          </body>
+          <body pos="4 5 6" name="body2">
+            <joint axis="0 1 0" type="slide" name="joint2"/>
+            <geom size="4 5 6" type="box" name="geom2"/>
+          </body>
+          <body pos="7 8 9" name="body3">
+            <joint axis="0 0 1" type="slide" name="joint3"/>
+            <geom size="7 8 9" type="box" name="geom3"/>
+          </body>
+        </worldbody>
+
+        <actuator>
+          <motor name="actuator1" joint="joint1"/>
+          <motor name="actuator2" joint="joint2"/>
+          <motor name="actuator3" joint="joint3"/>
+        </actuator>
+    </mujoco>
+    """
+
+    s = mujoco.MjSpec.from_string(xml)
+    m = s.compile()
+    d = mujoco.MjData(m)
+    mx = mjx.put_model(m)
+    dx = mjx.put_data(m, d)
+    mujoco.mj_step(m, d)
+    dx = mjx.step(mx, dx)
+
+    # test getting
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.bodies).pos, m.body_pos)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.bodies).xpos, d.xpos)
+    for i in range(m.nbody):
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(m.bind(s.bodies[i]).pos, m.body_pos[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.bodies[i]).pos, m.body_pos[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(d.bind(s.bodies[i]).xpos, d.xpos[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+          dx.bind(mx, s.bodies[i]).xpos, d.xpos[i, :]
+          )
+
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.geoms).size, m.geom_size)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.geoms).xpos, d.geom_xpos)
+    for i in range(m.ngeom):
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(m.bind(s.geoms[i]).size, m.geom_size[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.geoms[i]).size, m.geom_size[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(d.bind(s.geoms[i]).xpos, d.geom_xpos[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+          dx.bind(mx, s.geoms[i]).xpos, d.geom_xpos[i, :]
+      )
+
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.joints).axis, m.jnt_axis)
+    for i in range(m.njnt):
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(m.bind(s.joints[i]).axis, m.jnt_axis[i, :])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(mx.bind(s.joints[i]).axis, m.jnt_axis[i, :])
+
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, d.ctrl)
+    for i in range(m.nu):
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(d.bind(s.actuators[i]).ctrl, d.ctrl[i])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+          dx.bind(mx, s.actuators[i]).ctrl, d.ctrl[i]
+      )
+
+    # test setting
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(d.ctrl, [0, 0, 0])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, d.ctrl)
+    dx2 = dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).set('ctrl', [1, 2, 3])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx2.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [1, 2, 3])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [0, 0, 0])
+    dx3 = dx.bind(mx, s.actuators[1:]).set('ctrl', [4, 5])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx3.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [0, 4, 5])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [0, 0, 0])
+    dx4 = dx.bind(mx, s.actuators[1]).set('ctrl', [6])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx4.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [0, 6, 0])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).ctrl, [0, 0, 0])
+
+    # test invalid name
+    with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+      print(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).actuator_ctrl)
+    with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+      print(dx.bind(mx, s.actuators).set('actuator_ctrl', [1, 2, 3]))
+
   _CONTACTS = """
     <mujoco>
       <worldbody>