diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils.Tests/Extensions/JsonExtensionsTest.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils.Tests/Extensions/JsonExtensionsTest.cs
index 7097a60..d174160 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils.Tests/Extensions/JsonExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils.Tests/Extensions/JsonExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using ICD.Common.Utils.Extensions;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.IO;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,36 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Tests.Extensions
 			Assert.Inconclusive();
 		}
 
+		[Test]
+		public void ReadObjectTest()
+		{
+			const string json =
+				"{\"name\":\"Test\",\"help\":\"Test test.\",\"type\":\"System.String, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e\",\"value\":\"Test\"}";
+
+			Dictionary<string, string> expected = new Dictionary<string, string>
+			{
+				{"name", "Test"},
+				{"help", "Test test."},
+				{"type", "System.String, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e"},
+				{"value", "Test"}
+			};
+
+			Dictionary<string, string> deserialized = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+			using (IcdStringReader textReader = new IcdStringReader(json))
+			{
+				using (JsonReader reader = new JsonTextReader(textReader.WrappedTextReader))
+				{
+					JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
+
+					reader.Read();
+					reader.ReadObject(serializer, (p, r, s) => deserialized.Add(p, (string)r.Value));
+				}
+			}
+
+			Assert.IsTrue(deserialized.DictionaryEqual(expected));
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		public void GetValueAsIntTest()
 		{
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs
index 405bd90..1d1cb09 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,47 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Extensions
 			return serializer.Deserialize<T>(extends);
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads through the current object token and calls the callback for each property value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="extends"></param>
+		/// <param name="serializer"></param>
+		/// <param name="readPropertyValue"></param>
+		public static void ReadObject(this JsonReader extends, JsonSerializer serializer,
+		                              Action<string, JsonReader, JsonSerializer> readPropertyValue)
+		{
+			if (extends == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
+
+			if (serializer == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("serializer");
+
+			if (readPropertyValue == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("readPropertyValue");
+
+			if (extends.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
+				return;
+
+			if (extends.TokenType != JsonToken.StartObject)
+				throw new FormatException(string.Format("Expected {0} got {1}", JsonToken.StartObject, extends.TokenType));
+
+			while (extends.Read())
+			{
+				if (extends.TokenType == JsonToken.EndObject)
+					break;
+
+				// Get the property
+				if (extends.TokenType != JsonToken.PropertyName)
+					continue;
+				string property = (string)extends.Value;
+
+				// Read into the value
+				extends.Read();
+
+				readPropertyValue(property, extends, serializer);
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Writes the type value.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/AbstractGenericJsonConverter.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/AbstractGenericJsonConverter.cs
index 4ad9714..e1bc3c1 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/AbstractGenericJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Json/AbstractGenericJsonConverter.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using ICD.Common.Properties;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.Extensions;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Json
@@ -110,30 +111,15 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Json
 			if (serializer == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("serializer");
 
-			T output = default(T);
-			bool instantiated = false;
+			if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
+				return default(T);
 
-			while (reader.Read())
-			{
-				if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null || reader.TokenType == JsonToken.EndObject)
-					break;
+			if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.StartObject)
+				throw new FormatException(string.Format("Expected {0} got {1}", JsonToken.StartObject, reader.TokenType));
 
-				if (!instantiated)
-				{
-					instantiated = true;
-					output = Instantiate();
-				}
+			T output = Instantiate();
 
-				// Get the property
-				if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.PropertyName)
-					continue;
-				string property = (string)reader.Value;
-
-				// Read into the value
-				reader.Read();
-
-				ReadProperty(property, reader, output, serializer);
-			}
+			reader.ReadObject(serializer, (p, r, s) => ReadProperty(p, r, output, s));
 
 			return output;
 		}