diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/XmlHelper.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/XmlHelper.cs
index 75f13d462..2e9bfce70 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/XmlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/XmlHelper.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
         /// <returns>The string representation of the value.</returns>
         public static string ToString<T>(T value) {
             var type = typeof(T);
-            if (type == typeof(string)) {
+            if (type == typeof(string) || type == typeof(char)) {
                 return Convert.ToString(value);
             }
             if ((!type.IsValueType || Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(type) != null) &&
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
                 if (type == typeof(double)) return (T)(object)double.NegativeInfinity;
                 throw new NotSupportedException(String.Format("Infinity not supported for type {0}", type.Name));
             }
+            if (type == typeof(char) || type == typeof(char?)) {
+                return (T)(object)char.Parse(value);
+            }
             if (type == typeof(int) || type == typeof(int?)) {
                 return (T)(object)int.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
             }
@@ -356,4 +359,4 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}