diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractGenericXmlConverter.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractGenericXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb0e436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractGenericXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+using System;
+using System.Xml;
+using ICD.Common.Properties;
+
+namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
+{
+	public abstract class AbstractGenericXmlConverter<T> : AbstractXmlConverter
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new instance of T.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		protected virtual T Instantiate()
+		{
+			return ReflectionUtils.CreateInstance<T>();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		public sealed override void WriteXml(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, string elementName, object value)
+		{
+			if (writer == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("writer");
+
+			if (value == null)
+			{
+				writer.WriteElementString(elementName, null);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			WriteXml(writer, elementName, (T)value);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public void WriteXml(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, string elementName, T value)
+		{
+			if (writer == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("writer");
+
+			if (value == null)
+			{
+				writer.WriteElementString(elementName, null);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			writer.WriteStartElement(elementName);
+			{
+				WriteAttributes(writer, value);
+				WriteElements(writer, value);
+			}
+			writer.WriteEndElement();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Override to write attributes to the root element.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="value"></param>
+		protected virtual void WriteAttributes(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, T value)
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Override to write elements to the writer.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="value"></param>
+		protected virtual void WriteElements(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, T value)
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader to read from.</param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The object value.
+		/// </returns>
+		public sealed override object ReadXml(IcdXmlReader reader)
+		{
+			return ReadXmlTyped(reader);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader to read from.</param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The object value.
+		/// </returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public virtual T ReadXmlTyped(IcdXmlReader reader)
+		{
+			T output = default(T);
+			bool instantiated = false;
+
+			while (reader.Read())
+			{
+				if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.IsEmptyElement)
+					break;
+
+				if (!instantiated)
+				{
+					instantiated = true;
+					output = Instantiate();
+				}
+
+				switch (reader.NodeType)
+				{
+					case XmlNodeType.Attribute:
+						ReadAttribute(reader, output);
+						break;
+
+					case XmlNodeType.Element:
+						ReadElement(reader, output);
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return output;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Override to handle the current attribute.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader"></param>
+		/// <param name="instance"></param>
+		protected virtual void ReadAttribute(IcdXmlReader reader, T instance)
+		{
+			// Skip the attribute
+			reader.Read();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Override to handle the current element.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader"></param>
+		/// <param name="instance"></param>
+		protected virtual void ReadElement(IcdXmlReader reader, T instance)
+		{
+			// Skip the element
+			reader.ReadOuterXml();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractXmlConverter.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23a818c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/AbstractXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using ICD.Common.Properties;
+
+namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
+{
+    public abstract class AbstractXmlConverter : IXmlConverter
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		public abstract void WriteXml(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, string elementName, object value);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader to read from.</param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The object value.
+		/// </returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public abstract object ReadXml(IcdXmlReader reader);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/DefaultXmlConverter.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/DefaultXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da72eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/DefaultXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
+{
+    public sealed class DefaultXmlConverter : AbstractXmlConverter
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		public override void WriteXml(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, string elementName, object value)
+		{
+			string elementString = IcdXmlConvert.ToString(value);
+
+			writer.WriteElementString(elementName, elementString);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader to read from.</param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The object value.
+		/// </returns>
+		public override object ReadXml(IcdXmlReader reader)
+		{
+			throw new NotSupportedException();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IXmlConverter.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e695040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
+{
+    public interface IXmlConverter
+    {
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		void WriteXml(IcdXmlTextWriter writer, string elementName, object value);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the XML representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader to read from.</param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The object value.
+		/// </returns>
+		object ReadXml(IcdXmlReader reader);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
index e9ed1a5..08eed47 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Text;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.IO;
 #if SIMPLSHARP
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronXml;
 #else
@@ -9,6 +11,58 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 {
 	public static class IcdXmlConvert
 	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Serializes the given instance to an xml string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="elementName"></param>
+		/// <param name="value"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string SerializeObject(string elementName, object value)
+		{
+			if (value == null)
+				return ToString(null);
+
+			IXmlConverter converter = XmlConverterAttribute.GetConverterForInstance(value);
+
+			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+
+			using (IcdStringWriter stringWriter = new IcdStringWriter(builder))
+			{
+				using (IcdXmlTextWriter writer = new IcdXmlTextWriter(stringWriter))
+					converter.WriteXml(writer, elementName, value);
+			}
+
+			return builder.ToString();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Deserializes the given xml to an instance of the given type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+		/// <param name="xml"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static object DeserializeObject<T>(string xml)
+		{
+			return (T)DeserializeObject(typeof(T), xml);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Deserializes the given xml to an instance of the given type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="type"></param>
+		/// <param name="xml"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		private static object DeserializeObject(Type type, string xml)
+		{
+			if (type == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
+
+			IXmlConverter converter = XmlConverterAttribute.GetConverterForInstance(type);
+
+			using (IcdXmlReader reader = new IcdXmlReader(xml))
+				return converter.ReadXml(reader);
+		}
+
 		public static string ToString(int value)
 		{
 			return XmlConvert.ToString(value);
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlConverterAttribute.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlConverterAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af24969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlConverterAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.Attributes;
+
+namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
+{
+	[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = false)]
+    public sealed class XmlConverterAttribute : AbstractIcdAttribute
+    {
+		private static readonly Dictionary<Type, IXmlConverter> s_InstanceTypeToConverter;
+		private static readonly Dictionary<Type, IXmlConverter> s_ConverterTypeToConverter;
+
+		private readonly Type m_ConverterType;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the converter type.
+		/// </summary>
+		public Type ConverterType { get { return m_ConverterType; } }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Static constructor.
+		/// </summary>
+		static XmlConverterAttribute()
+		{
+			s_InstanceTypeToConverter = new Dictionary<Type, IXmlConverter>();
+			s_ConverterTypeToConverter = new Dictionary<Type, IXmlConverter>();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Constructor.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="converterType"></param>
+		public XmlConverterAttribute(Type converterType)
+		{
+			m_ConverterType = converterType;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the XML converter for the given instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="value"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static IXmlConverter GetConverterForInstance(object value)
+		{
+			return value == null ? LazyLoadConverter(typeof(DefaultXmlConverter)) : GetConverterForType(value.GetType());
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the XML converter for the given type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="type"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static IXmlConverter GetConverterForType(Type type)
+		{
+			if (type == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
+
+			IXmlConverter converter;
+			if (!s_InstanceTypeToConverter.TryGetValue(type, out converter))
+			{
+				XmlConverterAttribute attribute = AttributeUtils.GetClassAttribute<XmlConverterAttribute>(type);
+				Type converterType = attribute == null ? typeof(DefaultXmlConverter) : attribute.ConverterType;
+
+				converter = LazyLoadConverter(converterType);
+				s_InstanceTypeToConverter[type] = converter;
+			}
+
+			return converter;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Lazy-loads the converter of the given type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="converterType"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		private static IXmlConverter LazyLoadConverter(Type converterType)
+		{
+			if (converterType == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("converterType");
+
+			IXmlConverter converter;
+			if (!s_ConverterTypeToConverter.TryGetValue(converterType, out converter))
+			{
+				converter = ReflectionUtils.CreateInstance(converterType) as IXmlConverter;
+				s_ConverterTypeToConverter[converterType] = converter;
+			}
+
+			return converter;
+		}
+	}
+}