diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.cpp
index 90a42be9e..4881a383e 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,20 @@ QString UAVObject::toStringData()
     return sout;
 }
 
+void UAVObject::toXML(QXmlStreamWriter *xmlWriter)
+{
+    xmlWriter->writeStartElement("object");
+    xmlWriter->writeAttribute("name", getName());
+    xmlWriter->writeAttribute("objectid", QString::number(getObjID()));
+    xmlWriter->writeAttribute("instanceid", QString::number(getInstID()));
+    xmlWriter->writeStartElement("fields");
+    foreach(UAVObjectField* field , fields) {
+        field->toXML(xmlWriter);
+    }
+    xmlWriter->writeEndElement(); // fields
+    xmlWriter->writeEndElement(); // object
+}
+
 /**
  * Emit the transactionCompleted event (used by the UAVTalk plugin)
  */
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.h
index 9c34271c0..51ab38217 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobject.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QList>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 #include "uavobjectfield.h"
 
 #define UAVOBJ_ACCESS_SHIFT                    0
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ public:
     QString toString();
     QString toStringBrief();
     QString toStringData();
+    void toXML(QXmlStreamWriter *xmlWriter);
     void emitTransactionCompleted(bool success);
     void emitNewInstance(UAVObject *);
 
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.cpp
index e6c01d831..e85704d65 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.cpp
@@ -654,6 +654,16 @@ QString UAVObjectField::toString()
     return sout;
 }
 
+void UAVObjectField::toXML(QXmlStreamWriter *xmlWriter)
+{
+    xmlWriter->writeStartElement("field");
+    xmlWriter->writeAttribute("name", getName());
+    xmlWriter->writeAttribute("type", getTypeAsString());
+    for (unsigned int n = 0; n < numElements; ++n) {
+        xmlWriter->writeTextElement("value", getValue(n).toString());
+    }
+    xmlWriter->writeEndElement(); // field
+}
 
 qint32 UAVObjectField::pack(quint8 *dataOut)
 {
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.h
index c782a86f3..141fa6af7 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjects/uavobjectfield.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 
 class UAVObject;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public:
     bool isNumeric();
     bool isText();
     QString toString();
+    void toXML(QXmlStreamWriter *xmlWriter);
 
     bool isWithinLimits(QVariant var, quint32 index, int board = 0);
     QVariant getMaxLimit(quint32 index, int board = 0);