diff --git a/docs/configuration_file.md b/docs/configuration_file.md
index 9d216993..13b99677 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file.md
+++ b/docs/configuration_file.md
@@ -50,8 +50,15 @@ The following, are the `clang-uml` additional template functions:
 * `split(string)` - splits a string and returns a list of strings
 * `replace(string, regex, replacement)` - returns a string with replace matches to regex with replacement string
 * `abbrv(string, length)` - returns a string truncated to length including trailing ellipsis
+* `element(string)` - returns the entire JSON context a given diagram element, including the following properties:
+  * `name` - name of the element 
+  * `type` - type of diagram element (e.g. `class`, `enum`, `package`)
+  * `namespace` - fully qualified element namespace
+  * `full_name` - fully qualified element name
+  * `comment` [optional] - elements comment, if any
+  * `alias` - internal diagram element alias (e.g. PlantUML alias)
 * `alias(string)` - returns a PlantUML alias of an C++ entity represented by string name
-
+* `comment(string)` - returns a comment of an C++ entity represented by string name
 
 ## Example complete config
 
diff --git a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
index 366f44c1..34c6eaae 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
@@ -386,22 +386,28 @@ template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_env()
     //
     // Add basic string functions to inja environment
     //
+
+    // Check if string is empty
     m_env.add_callback("empty", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
         return args.at(0)->get<std::string>().empty();
     });
 
+    // Remove spaces from the left of a string
     m_env.add_callback("ltrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
         return util::ltrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
     });
 
+    // Remove trailing spaces from a string
     m_env.add_callback("rtrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
         return util::rtrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
     });
 
+    // Remove spaces before and after a string
     m_env.add_callback("trim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
         return util::trim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
     });
 
+    // Make a string shorted with a limit to
     m_env.add_callback("abbrv", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
         return util::abbreviate(
             args.at(0)->get<std::string>(), args.at(1)->get<unsigned>());
@@ -422,28 +428,38 @@ template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_env()
     // Add PlantUML specific functions
     //
 
+    // Return the entire element JSON context based on element name
+    // e.g.:
+    //   {{ element("clanguml::t00050::A").comment }}
+    //
+    m_env.add_callback("element", 1, [this](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        auto element_opt = m_model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), m_config.using_namespace());
+
+        return element_opt.value().context();
+    });
+
     // Convert C++ entity to PlantUML alias, e.g.
-    //   "note left of {{ alias("ClassA") }}: This is a note"
-    // is equivalent to the old syntax:
-    //   "note left of @A(ClassA): This is a note"
+    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: This is a note"
+    // Shortcut to:
+    //   {{ element("A").alias }}
+    //
     m_env.add_callback("alias", 1, [this](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        auto alias_match =
-            m_config.using_namespace() | args[0]->get<std::string>();
-        auto element_opt = m_model.get(alias_match.to_string());
+        auto element_opt = m_model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), m_config.using_namespace());
 
         return element_opt.value().alias();
     });
 
+    // Get elements' comment:
+    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: {{ comment("A") }}"
+    // Shortcut to:
+    //   {{ element("A").comment }}
+    //
     m_env.add_callback("comment", 1, [this](inja::Arguments &args) {
         std::string res{};
-        auto full_name = args[0]->get<std::string>();
-        auto element = m_model.get(full_name);
-
-        if (!element.has_value()) {
-            // Try with current using namespace prepended
-            element = m_model.get(fmt::format(
-                "{}::{}", m_config.using_namespace().to_string(), full_name));
-        }
+        auto element = m_model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), m_config.using_namespace());
 
         if (element.has_value()) {
             auto comment = element.value().comment();
diff --git a/src/common/model/diagram.cc b/src/common/model/diagram.cc
index 4f29e739..788cc444 100644
--- a/src/common/model/diagram.cc
+++ b/src/common/model/diagram.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ diagram::diagram(diagram &&) = default;
 
 diagram &diagram::operator=(diagram &&) = default;
 
+common::optional_ref<clanguml::common::model::diagram_element>
+diagram::get_with_namespace(const std::string &name, const namespace_ &ns) const
+{
+    auto element_opt = get(name);
+
+    if (!element_opt) {
+        // If no element matches, try to prepend the 'using_namespace'
+        // value to the element and search again
+        auto fully_qualified_name = ns | name;
+        element_opt = get(fully_qualified_name.to_string());
+    }
+
+    return element_opt;
+}
+
 std::string diagram::name() const { return name_; }
 
 void diagram::set_name(const std::string &name) { name_ = name; }
diff --git a/src/common/model/diagram.h b/src/common/model/diagram.h
index 0bca1643..1c2cbe80 100644
--- a/src/common/model/diagram.h
+++ b/src/common/model/diagram.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public:
     virtual common::optional_ref<clanguml::common::model::diagram_element> get(
         const diagram_element::id_t id) const = 0;
 
+    /// \brief Find element in diagram which can have full name or be
+    ///        relative to ns
+    common::optional_ref<clanguml::common::model::diagram_element>
+    get_with_namespace(const std::string &name, const namespace_ &ns) const;
+
     diagram(const diagram &) = delete;
     diagram(diagram &&);
     diagram &operator=(const diagram &) = delete;
diff --git a/tests/t00050/.clang-uml b/tests/t00050/.clang-uml
index 62ef82ce..43084a27 100644
--- a/tests/t00050/.clang-uml
+++ b/tests/t00050/.clang-uml
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ diagrams:
       after:
         - >
            note left of {{ alias("A") }}
-              {{ comment("A") }}
+              {{ comment("clanguml::t00050::A") }}
            end note
 
+        - >
+          note right of {{ element("clanguml::t00050::A").alias }}
+             {{ element("A").comment }}
+          end note
+
         - >
           {% for element in diagram.elements %}
           {% if element.type == "class" and existsIn(element, "comment")  %}
diff --git a/tests/t00050/test_case.h b/tests/t00050/test_case.h
index 0ae81f49..07c8ad30 100644
--- a/tests/t00050/test_case.h
+++ b/tests/t00050/test_case.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ TEST_CASE("t00050", "[test-case][class]")
 
     REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("A"), "left"));
     REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("A"), "top"));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("A"), "right"));
     REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("B"), "top"));
     REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("C"), "top"));
     REQUIRE_THAT(puml, HasNote(_A("utils::D"), "top"));