diff --git a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlReader.cs b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlReader.cs
index b6d96cdfa..b63931427 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlReader.cs
+++ b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlReader.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Xml;
 using ExtendedXmlSerializer.ContentModel.Content;
 using ExtendedXmlSerializer.ContentModel.Format;
 using ExtendedXmlSerializer.ContentModel.Identification;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Xml;
 
 namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.ExtensionModel.Xml
 {
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public string Content()
 		{
 			switch (_reader.NodeType)
 			{
+
 				case XmlNodeType.Attribute:
 					return _reader.Value;
 				default:
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public string Content()
 
 					var result = isNull ? null : _reader.Value;
 
-					if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result))
+					if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result) || _reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.CDATA)
 					{
 						_reader.Read();
 						Set();
diff --git a/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Issue442Tests.cs b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Issue442Tests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c84da075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Issue442Tests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using ExtendedXmlSerializer.Configuration;
+using ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues.Shared.Issue442;
+using ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues.Support;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues
+{
+	public sealed class Issue442Tests
+	{
+		[Fact]
+		public void Verify()
+		{
+			const string content = @"<Device fb=""FB_Pneumatic2Pos"" commandStruct=""E_Pneumatic_Cmd"">
+	  <Definition><![CDATA[	""#InstanceName#""(PlcCycleTime := ""DB_Time"".PlcCycleTime,
+		OpMode := ""DB_#Station#_Station"".OpMode,
+		Inactive := FALSE,
+		I_SensorA := #I_SensorA#,
+		I_SensorB := #I_SensorB#,
+		C_TwoCoils := #C_TwoCoils#,
+		C_ForceVentilate := #C_ForceVentilate#,
+		C_Clamping := #C_Clamping#,
+		C_PL := ""E_PL"".#C_PL#,
+		C_TimeVentilate := T#200ms,
+		C_TimeoutDuration := T#3s,
+		C_WaitTimePosA := T#0ms,
+		C_WaitTimePosB := T#0ms,
+		Q_ValveA => #Q_ValveA#,
+		Q_ValveB => #Q_ValveB#,
+		Q_ValveOpenClamping => #Q_ValveOpenClamping#);]]></Definition>
+	  <DeviceDataDb><![CDATA[]]></DeviceDataDb>
+	  <ServiceHandler><![CDATA[	""FC_Pneumatic2Pos_Service_3Rows""(DeviceNo := #DeviceNo#,
+		Row := #Row#,
+		RowVisible := TRUE,
+		DeviceName_Textlist := ""E_Service3Row_DeviceNames"".""#DeviceName#"",
+		ButtonTextPosA_Textlist := ""E_Service_ButtonText"".""#ActionA#"",
+		ButtonTextPosB_Textlist := ""E_Service_ButtonText"".""#ActionB#"",
+		I_PosA_2 := #I_SensorA2#,
+		I_PosB_2 := #I_SensorB2#,
+		IDB := #InstanceName#,
+		Btn_DeActivateService := ""DB_#Station#_Station"".Buttons.Service);]]></ServiceHandler>
+	  <ParameterDb><![CDATA[]]></ParameterDb>
+	  <Releases><![CDATA[		""#InstanceName#"".ReleasePosA := FALSE;
+		""#InstanceName#"".ReleasePosB := FALSE;]]></Releases>
+	  <CommandStart><![CDATA[]]></CommandStart>
+	  <WatchAndForceTable>
+		<Capacity>16</Capacity>
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""Cmd"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""Execute"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""ExecState"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""ErrorCode"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""_State[1]"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""_StateName"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""I_SensorA"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""I_SensorB"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""_ValveA"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""_ValveB"" />
+		<WatchAndForceTableEntry name=""_ValveOpenClamping"" />
+	  </WatchAndForceTable>
+	</Device>";
+
+			var serializer = new ConfigurationContainer().InspectingType<SiemensDeviceTemplate>()
+														 .EnableImplicitTyping(typeof(SiemensDeviceTemplate))
+														 .Create()
+														 .ForTesting();
+
+			serializer.Deserialize<SiemensDeviceTemplate>(content)
+					  .WatchAndForceTableEntires.Should()
+					  .NotBeNull()
+					  .And.Subject.Should()
+					  .NotBeEmpty();
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/IDeviceTemplate.cs b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/IDeviceTemplate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..128625d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/IDeviceTemplate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues.Shared.Issue442
+{
+	public interface IDeviceTemplate {}
+}
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diff --git a/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/SiemensDeviceTemplate.cs b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/SiemensDeviceTemplate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..456eacd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/SiemensDeviceTemplate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using ExtendedXmlSerializer.ContentModel.Content;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+
+namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues.Shared.Issue442
+{
+	[XmlRoot("Device", Namespace = "")]
+	public class SiemensDeviceTemplate : IDeviceTemplate
+	{
+		[XmlAttribute("fb")]
+		public string FB { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement("Definition")]
+		public string Definition { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement("DeviceDataDb")]
+		public string DeviceDataDb { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement("ServiceHandler")]
+		public string ServiceHandler { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement("ParameterDb")]
+		public string ParameterDb { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement(ElementName = "Releases")]
+		public string Releases { get; set; }
+
+		[XmlAttribute("commandStruct")]
+		public string CommandStruct { get; set; }
+
+		[Verbatim]
+		[XmlElement("CommandStart")]
+		public string CommandStart { get; set; }
+
+		[XmlElement("WatchAndForceTable")]
+		public List<WatchAndForceTableTemplate> WatchAndForceTableEntires { get; set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/WatchAndForceTableTemplate.cs b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/WatchAndForceTableTemplate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75d3c6393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues/Shared/Issue442/WatchAndForceTableTemplate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+
+namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues.Shared.Issue442
+{
+	[XmlRoot("WatchAndForceTableEntry")]
+	public class WatchAndForceTableTemplate
+	{
+		[XmlAttribute("name")]
+		public string Name { get; set; }
+	}
+}
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