diff --git a/finat/ufl/finiteelement.py b/finat/ufl/finiteelement.py
index f2794226..dade48b0 100644
--- a/finat/ufl/finiteelement.py
+++ b/finat/ufl/finiteelement.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ def dq_family_l2(cell):
                                               for c in cell.sub_cells],
                                             cell=cell)
 
+            elif family == "Real":
+                return TensorProductElement(*[FiniteElement("Real", c, degree, variant=variant)
+                                              for c in cell.sub_cells],
+                                            cell=cell)
+
         return super().__new__(cls)
 
     def __init__(self,
diff --git a/finat/ufl/tensorproductelement.py b/finat/ufl/tensorproductelement.py
index a580c8c7..a5e81a35 100644
--- a/finat/ufl/tensorproductelement.py
+++ b/finat/ufl/tensorproductelement.py
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ def __init__(self, *elements, **kwargs):
             raise ValueError("TensorProductElement got an unexpected keyword argument '%s'" % keywords[0])
         cell = kwargs.get("cell")
 
-        family = "TensorProductElement"
+        try:
+            family, = {e.family() for e in elements}
+        except ValueError:
+            family = "TensorProductElement"
 
         if cell is None:
             # Define cell as the product of each elements cell