diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.cpp b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.cpp
index 66e68eb90..1c7dd2e11 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ int64_t Chunk::m_TotalMem = 0;
 // Read Serialiser functions
 
 template <>
-Serialiser<SerialiserMode::Reading>::Serialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own)
+Serialiser<SerialiserMode::Reading>::Serialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own,
+                                                SDObject *rootStructuredObj)
 {
   m_Read = reader;
   m_Write = NULL;
 
   m_Ownership = own;
+
+  if(rootStructuredObj)
+    m_StructureStack.push_back(rootStructuredObj);
 }
 
 template <>
diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
index 404521141..1e5eff92a 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/serialiser.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
 
     return StringFormat::Fmt("<No Chunk Lookup: %u>", m_ChunkMetadata.chunkID);
   }
-
+  ChunkLookup GetChunkLookup() { return m_ChunkLookup; }
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ public:
   // constructors only available by the derived classes for each serialiser type
 protected:
   Serialiser(StreamWriter *writer, Ownership own);
-  Serialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own);
+  Serialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own, SDObject *rootStructuredObj);
 
 private:
   static const uint64_t ChunkAlignment = 64;
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ public:
 class ReadSerialiser : public Serialiser<SerialiserMode::Reading>
 {
 public:
-  ReadSerialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own) : Serialiser(reader, own) {}
+  ReadSerialiser(StreamReader *reader, Ownership own) : Serialiser(reader, own, NULL) {}
   template <typename ChunkType>
   ChunkType ReadChunk()
   {
@@ -1640,6 +1640,16 @@ public:
     return (ChunkType)BeginChunk(0, 0);
   }
 };
+
+class StructuredSerialiser : public Serialiser<SerialiserMode::Reading>
+{
+public:
+  StructuredSerialiser(SDObject *obj, ChunkLookup lookup)
+      : Serialiser(new StreamReader(StreamReader::DummyStream), Ownership::Stream, obj)
+  {
+    ConfigureStructuredExport(lookup, false);
+  }
+};
 #endif
 
 #define BASIC_TYPE_SERIALISE(typeName, member, type, byteSize) \
diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.cpp b/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.cpp
index b1a74e9c3..74f5d54bb 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ StreamReader::StreamReader(StreamInvalidType)
   m_HasError = true;
 }
 
+StreamReader::StreamReader(StreamDummyType)
+{
+  m_InputSize = 0;
+
+  m_BufferSize = 0;
+  m_BufferHead = m_BufferBase = NULL;
+
+  m_Ownership = Ownership::Nothing;
+
+  m_Dummy = true;
+}
+
 StreamReader::StreamReader(Network::Socket *sock, Ownership own)
 {
   m_Sock = sock;
diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.h b/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.h
index 991a41a68..a22382bff 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.h
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/streamio.h
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ public:
   {
     InvalidStream
   };
+  enum StreamDummyType
+  {
+    DummyStream
+  };
 
   StreamReader(StreamInvalidType);
+  StreamReader(StreamDummyType);
   StreamReader(const byte *buffer, uint64_t bufferSize);
   StreamReader(const std::vector<byte> &buffer);
 
@@ -93,6 +98,8 @@ public:
   inline uint64_t GetSize() { return m_InputSize; }
   inline bool AtEnd()
   {
+    if(m_Dummy)
+      return false;
     if(m_Sock)
       return Available() == 0;
     return GetOffset() >= GetSize();
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 
   bool Read(void *data, uint64_t numBytes)
   {
-    if(numBytes == 0)
+    if(numBytes == 0 || m_Dummy)
       return true;
 
     if(!m_BufferBase)
@@ -229,6 +236,10 @@ private:
   // flag indicating if an error has been encountered and the stream is now invalid
   bool m_HasError = false;
 
+  // flag indicating this reader is a dummy and doesn't read anything or clear inputs. Used with a
+  // structured serialiser to 'read' pre-existing data.
+  bool m_Dummy = false;
+
   // do we own the file/compressor? are we responsible for
   // cleaning it up?
   Ownership m_Ownership;