diff --git a/ruamoko/include/PropertyList.h b/ruamoko/include/PropertyList.h
index f6c059154..cc72dc3f4 100644
--- a/ruamoko/include/PropertyList.h
+++ b/ruamoko/include/PropertyList.h
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@
 
 @interface PLDictionary: PLItem <PLDictionary>
 + (PLDictionary *) new;
++ (PLItem *) fromString:(string) str;
++ (PLItem *) fromFile:(QFile) file;
 @end
 
 @interface PLArray: PLItem <PLArray>
 + (PLArray *) new;
++ (PLItem *) fromString:(string) str;
++ (PLItem *) fromFile:(QFile) file;
 @end
 
 @interface PLData: PLItem
diff --git a/ruamoko/include/plist.h b/ruamoko/include/plist.h
index 5482976fa..9b5817491 100644
--- a/ruamoko/include/plist.h
+++ b/ruamoko/include/plist.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ typedef enum {QFDictionary, QFArray, QFBinary, QFString} pltype_t;	// possible t
 
 @extern plitem_t *PL_GetFromFile (QFile file);
 @extern plitem_t *PL_GetPropertyList (string str);
+@extern plitem_t *PL_GetDictionaryFromFile (QFile file);
+@extern plitem_t *PL_GetDictionary (string str);
+@extern plitem_t *PL_GetArrayFromFile (QFile file);
+@extern plitem_t *PL_GetArray (string str);
 @extern string PL_WritePropertyList (plitem_t *pl);
 @extern pltype_t PL_Type (plitem_t *str);
 @extern int PL_Line (plitem_t *str);
diff --git a/ruamoko/lib/PropertyList.r b/ruamoko/lib/PropertyList.r
index 9feee810a..02f28fb54 100644
--- a/ruamoko/lib/PropertyList.r
+++ b/ruamoko/lib/PropertyList.r
@@ -49,18 +49,23 @@
 	return [[class alloc] initWithItem: item];
 }
 
++ (PLItem *) ownItemClass:(plitem_t *) item
+{
+	PLItem *plitem = [PLItem itemClass:item];
+	if (plitem) {
+		plitem.own = 1;
+	}
+	return plitem;
+}
+
 + (PLItem *) fromString:(string) str
 {
-	PLItem *item = [[PLItem itemClass: PL_GetPropertyList (str)] autorelease];
-	item.own = 1;
-	return item;
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetPropertyList (str)] autorelease];
 }
 
 + (PLItem *) fromFile:(QFile) file
 {
-	PLItem *item = [[PLItem itemClass: PL_GetFromFile (file)] autorelease];
-	item.own = 1;
-	return item;
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetFromFile (file)] autorelease];
 }
 
 - initWithItem:(plitem_t *) item
@@ -198,6 +203,16 @@
 	return [[PLDictionary alloc] initWithOwnItem: PL_NewDictionary ()];
 }
 
++ (PLItem *) fromString:(string) str
+{
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetDictionary (str)] autorelease];
+}
+
++ (PLItem *) fromFile:(QFile) file
+{
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetDictionaryFromFile (file)] autorelease];
+}
+
 - (int) count
 {
 	return PL_D_NumKeys (item);
@@ -241,6 +256,16 @@
 	return [[PLArray alloc] initWithOwnItem: PL_NewArray ()];
 }
 
++ (PLItem *) fromString:(string) str
+{
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetArray (str)] autorelease];
+}
+
++ (PLItem *) fromFile:(QFile) file
+{
+	return [[PLItem ownItemClass: PL_GetArrayFromFile (file)] autorelease];
+}
+
 - (int) count
 {
 	return PL_A_NumObjects (item);
diff --git a/ruamoko/lib/plist.r b/ruamoko/lib/plist.r
index 743602888..b961dc0d7 100644
--- a/ruamoko/lib/plist.r
+++ b/ruamoko/lib/plist.r
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 plitem_t *PL_GetFromFile (QFile file) = #0;
 plitem_t *PL_GetPropertyList (string str) = #0;
+plitem_t *PL_GetDictionaryFromFile (QFile file) = #0;
+plitem_t *PL_GetDictionary (string str) = #0;
+plitem_t *PL_GetArrayFromFile (QFile file) = #0;
+plitem_t *PL_GetArray (string str) = #0;
 string PL_WritePropertyList (plitem_t *pl) = #0;
 pltype_t PL_Type (plitem_t *str) = #0;
 int PL_Line (plitem_t *str) = #0;