diff --git a/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.cpp b/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.cpp
index cb89c336a..8b000ac4d 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "DftTransformator.h"
+#include "storm/exceptions/NotImplementedException.h"
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace transformations {
@@ -8,17 +9,102 @@ namespace storm {
 
             template<typename ValueType>
             storm::storage::DFT<ValueType> DftTransformator<ValueType>::transformUniqueFailedBe() {
-                // For now, this only creates an empty DFT
-                storm::builder::DFTBuilder<ValueType> builder;
+                storm::builder::DFTBuilder<ValueType> builder = storm::builder::DFTBuilder<ValueType>(true, false);
+                // NOTE: if probabilities for constant BEs are introduced, change this to vector of tuples (name, prob)
+                std::vector<std::string> failedBEs;
 
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < mDft.nrElements(); ++i) {
                     std::shared_ptr<storm::storage::DFTElement<ValueType> const> element = mDft.getElement(i);
-                    //TODO SWITCH OVER ELEMENTS
+                    STORM_LOG_DEBUG("Transform " + element->name());
+                    switch (element->type()) {
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::BE_EXP: {
+                            auto be_exp = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::BEExponential<ValueType> const>(
+                                    element);
+                            builder.addBasicElementExponential(be_exp->name(), be_exp->activeFailureRate(),
+                                                               be_exp->dormancyFactor());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::BE_CONST: {
+                            auto be_const = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::BEExponential<ValueType> const>(
+                                    element);
+                            if (be_const->canFail()) {
+                                failedBEs.push_back(be_const->name());
+                            }
+                            // All original constant BEs are set to failsafe, failed BEs are later triggered by a new element
+                            builder.addBasicElementConst(be_const->name(), false);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::AND:
+                            builder.addAndElement(element->name(), getChildrenVector(element));
+                            break;
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::OR:
+                            builder.addOrElement(element->name(), getChildrenVector(element));
+                            break;
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::VOT: {
+                            auto vot = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTVot<ValueType> const>(element);
+                            builder.addVotElement(vot->name(), vot->threshold(), getChildrenVector(vot));
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::PAND: {
+                            auto pand = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTPand<ValueType> const>(element);
+                            builder.addPandElement(pand->name(), getChildrenVector(pand), pand->isInclusive());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::POR: {
+                            auto por = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTPor<ValueType> const>(element);
+                            builder.addPandElement(por->name(), getChildrenVector(por), por->isInclusive());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::SPARE:
+                            builder.addSpareElement(element->name(), getChildrenVector(element));
+                            break;
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::PDEP: {
+                            auto dep = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTDependency<ValueType> const>(
+                                    element);
+                            builder.addDepElement(dep->name(), getChildrenVector(element), dep->probability());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        case storm::storage::DFTElementType::SEQ:
+                            builder.addSequenceEnforcer(element->name(), getChildrenVector(element));
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotImplementedException,
+                                            "DFT type '" << element->type() << "' not known.");
+                            break;
+                    }
+
                 }
-                //builder.setTopLevel(mDft.getTopLevelGate()->name());
+                // At this point the DFT is an exact copy of the original, except for all constant failure probabilities being 0
+
+                builder.setTopLevel(mDft.getTopLevelGate()->name());
+
+                STORM_LOG_DEBUG("Transformation complete!");
                 return builder.build();
             }
 
+            template<typename ValueType>
+            std::vector<std::string> DftTransformator<ValueType>::getChildrenVector(
+                    std::shared_ptr<storm::storage::DFTElement<ValueType> const> element) {
+                STORM_LOG_DEBUG("Get children for " + element->name());
+                std::vector<std::string> res;
+                if (element->isDependency()) {
+                    // Dependencies have to be handled separately
+                    auto dependency = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTDependency<ValueType> const>(element);
+                    res.push_back(dependency->triggerEvent()->name());
+                    for (auto const &depEvent : dependency->dependentEvents()) {
+                        res.push_back(depEvent->name());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    auto elementWithChildren = std::static_pointer_cast<storm::storage::DFTChildren<ValueType> const>(
+                            element);
+                    for (auto const &child : elementWithChildren->children()) {
+                        res.push_back(child->name());
+                        STORM_LOG_DEBUG("Got child " + child->name());
+                    }
+                }
+                return res;
+            }
+
             // Explicitly instantiate the class.
             template
             class DftTransformator<double>;
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.h b/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.h
index 59872ec51..39dfa6acf 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/transformations/DftTransformator.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace storm {
                 storm::storage::DFT<ValueType> transformUniqueFailedBe();
 
             private:
+                std::vector<std::string>
+                getChildrenVector(std::shared_ptr<storm::storage::DFTElement<ValueType> const> element);
+
                 storm::storage::DFT<ValueType> const &mDft;
             };
         }