diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
index 1d5b287..1dd300a 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
@@ -472,6 +472,25 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the content of the immediate child. Returns null if the child element was not found.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="xml"></param>
+		/// <param name="childElement"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public static uint? TryReadChildElementContentAsUInt(string xml, string childElement)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return ReadChildElementContentAsUint(xml, childElement);
+			}
+			catch (FormatException)
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the content of the immediate child. Returns null if the child element was not found.
 		/// </summary>