diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
index a6a7441580..f0942d02a8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Dynamic;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ using System.Web;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 {
-    public class DynamicXml : DynamicObject, IEnumerable<DynamicXml>, IEnumerable<XElement>
+	[TypeConverter(typeof(DynamicXmlConverter))]
+	public class DynamicXml : DynamicObject, IEnumerable<DynamicXml>, IEnumerable<XElement>
     {
         public XElement BaseElement { get; set; }
 
@@ -213,6 +215,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             }
             return root;
         }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Return the string version of Xml
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public override string ToString()
+		{
+			return ToXml();
+		}
+
         public IHtmlString ToHtml()
         {
             return new HtmlString(this.ToXml());
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c3f597cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A custom type converter for DynamicXml
+	/// </summary>
+	public class DynamicXmlConverter : TypeConverter
+	{
+		public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
+		{
+			var convertableTypes = new[] {typeof(string), typeof(XElement), typeof(XmlElement), typeof(XmlDocument)};
+
+			return convertableTypes.Any(x => TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom(x, sourceType)) 
+			       || base.CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType);
+		}
+
+		public override object ConvertTo(
+			ITypeDescriptorContext context, 
+			CultureInfo culture, 
+			object value, 
+			Type destinationType)
+		{
+			var dxml = value as DynamicXml;
+			if (dxml == null)
+				return null;
+			//string
+			if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<string>(destinationType))
+			{
+				return value.ToString();
+			}
+			//XElement
+			if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XElement>(destinationType))
+			{
+				return dxml.BaseElement;
+			}
+			//XmlElement
+			if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XmlElement>(destinationType))
+			{
+				var xDoc = new XmlDocument();
+				xDoc.LoadXml(dxml.ToString());
+				return xDoc.DocumentElement;
+			}
+			//XmlDocument
+			if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XmlDocument>(destinationType))
+			{
+				var xDoc = new XmlDocument();
+				xDoc.LoadXml(dxml.ToString());
+				return xDoc;
+			}
+			return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destinationType);
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index c957a76178..15015c77f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\CultureDictionaryFactoryResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\ICultureDictionaryFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dynamics\DynamicInstanceHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Dynamics\DynamicXmlConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\CancellableEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\ContentCacheEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\CopyEventArgs.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
index 7c1a3598fb..4fc304730a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,69 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Umbraco.Core.Dynamics;
 using System.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Tests.PartialTrust;
+using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
 {
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class DynamicXmlConverterTests : AbstractPartialTrustFixture<DynamicXmlConverterTests>
+	{
+		[Test]
+		public void Convert_To_String()
+		{
+			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+			var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+			var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<string>();
+			Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+			Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void Convert_To_XElement()
+		{
+			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+			var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+			var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XElement>();
+			Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+			Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting));
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void Convert_To_XmlElement()
+		{
+			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+			var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+			var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XmlElement>();
+			Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+			Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.OuterXml);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void Convert_To_XmlDocument()
+		{
+			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+			var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+			var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XmlDocument>();
+			Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+			Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.InnerXml);
+		}
+
+		public override void TestSetup()
+		{
+			
+		}
+
+		public override void TestTearDown()
+		{
+		}
+	}
+
 	[TestFixture]
 	public class DynamicXmlTests
 	{