diff --git a/parameter/ComponentLibrary.cpp b/parameter/ComponentLibrary.cpp
index f133213..f3576e8 100644
--- a/parameter/ComponentLibrary.cpp
+++ b/parameter/ComponentLibrary.cpp
@@ -45,3 +45,35 @@
     return static_cast<const CComponentType*>(findChild(strName));
 }
 
+bool CComponentLibrary::fromXml(const CXmlElement& xmlElement,
+                                CXmlSerializingContext& serializingContext)
+{
+    CXmlElement childElement;
+
+    CXmlElement::CChildIterator it(xmlElement);
+
+    // XML populate all component libraries
+    while (it.next(childElement)) {
+
+        // Filter component library/type set elements
+        if (childElement.getType() == "ComponentLibrary" ||
+            childElement.getType() == "ComponentTypeSet") {
+
+            if (!fromXml(childElement, serializingContext)) {
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Regular child creation and populating
+            CElement* pChild = createChild(childElement, serializingContext);
+
+            if (!pChild || !pChild->fromXml(childElement, serializingContext)) {
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/parameter/ComponentLibrary.h b/parameter/ComponentLibrary.h
index 443d634..835373b 100644
--- a/parameter/ComponentLibrary.h
+++ b/parameter/ComponentLibrary.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     const CComponentType* getComponentType(const string& strName) const;
 
     virtual string getKind() const;
+
+    // From IXmlSink
+    virtual bool fromXml(const CXmlElement& xmlElement, CXmlSerializingContext& serializingContext);
+
 private:
     virtual bool childrenAreDynamic() const;
 };
diff --git a/parameter/Element.cpp b/parameter/Element.cpp
index b68205b..43f1c57 100755
--- a/parameter/Element.cpp
+++ b/parameter/Element.cpp
@@ -263,15 +263,9 @@
 
         } else {
             // Child needs creation
-            pChild = elementSerializingContext.getElementLibrary()->createElement(childElement);
+            pChild = createChild(childElement, serializingContext);
 
-            if (pChild) {
-
-                // Store created child!
-                addChild(pChild);
-            } else {
-
-                elementSerializingContext.setError("Unable to create XML element " + childElement.getPath());
+            if (!pChild) {
 
                 return false;
             }
@@ -403,6 +397,29 @@
     return _childArray[uiNbChildren - 1];
 }
 
+CElement* CElement::createChild(const CXmlElement& childElement,
+                                CXmlSerializingContext& serializingContext)
+{
+    // Context
+    CXmlElementSerializingContext& elementSerializingContext =
+            static_cast<CXmlElementSerializingContext&>(serializingContext);
+
+    // Child needs creation
+    CElement* pChild = elementSerializingContext.getElementLibrary()->createElement(childElement);
+
+    if (!pChild) {
+
+        elementSerializingContext.setError(
+                    "Unable to create XML element " + childElement.getPath());
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    // Store created child!
+    addChild(pChild);
+
+    return pChild;
+}
+
 bool CElement::removeChild(CElement* pChild)
 {
     ChildArrayIterator it;
diff --git a/parameter/Element.h b/parameter/Element.h
index b381898..01e4254 100644
--- a/parameter/Element.h
+++ b/parameter/Element.h
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@
     CElement* findAscendantOfKind(const string& strKind);
     CElement* getRoot();
     const CElement* getRoot() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a child CElement from a child XML Element
+     *
+     * @param[in] childElement the XML element to create CElement from
+     * @param[in] elementSerializingContext the serializing context
+     *
+     * @return child a pointer on the CElement object that has been added to the tree
+     */
+    CElement* createChild(const CXmlElement& childElement,
+                          CXmlSerializingContext& elementSerializingContext);
+
 private:
     // Logging (done by root)
     virtual void doLog(bool bIsWarning, const string& strLog) const;