diff --git a/crates/dav/src/resource/methods/propfind.rs b/crates/dav/src/resource/methods/propfind.rs
index daed710..ae76b00 100644
--- a/crates/dav/src/resource/methods/propfind.rs
+++ b/crates/dav/src/resource/methods/propfind.rs
@@ -58,24 +58,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn route_propfind<R: ResourceService>(
     }
 
     // A request body is optional. If empty we MUST return all props
-    let propfind_self: PropfindElement<<<R::Resource as Resource>::Prop as PropName>::Names> =
-        if !body.is_empty() {
-            PropfindElement::parse_str(body).map_err(Error::XmlError)?
-        } else {
-            PropfindElement {
-                prop: PropfindType::Allprop,
-                include: None,
-            }
-        };
-    let propfind_member: PropfindElement<<<R::MemberType as Resource>::Prop as PropName>::Names> =
-        if !body.is_empty() {
-            PropfindElement::parse_str(body).map_err(Error::XmlError)?
-        } else {
-            PropfindElement {
-                prop: PropfindType::Allprop,
-                include: None,
-            }
-        };
+    let propfind_self = R::Resource::parse_propfind(body).map_err(Error::XmlError)?;
+    let propfind_member = R::MemberType::parse_propfind(body).map_err(Error::XmlError)?;
 
     let mut member_responses = Vec::new();
     if depth != &Depth::Zero {
diff --git a/crates/dav/src/resource/mod.rs b/crates/dav/src/resource/mod.rs
index 79b39c9..8fd82df 100644
--- a/crates/dav/src/resource/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/dav/src/resource/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 use crate::Principal;
 use crate::privileges::UserPrivilegeSet;
 use crate::xml::multistatus::{PropTagWrapper, PropstatElement, PropstatWrapper};
-use crate::xml::{PropElement, PropfindType, Resourcetype};
+use crate::xml::{PropElement, PropfindElement, PropfindType, Resourcetype};
 use crate::xml::{TagList, multistatus::ResponseElement};
 use headers::{ETag, IfMatch, IfNoneMatch};
 use http::StatusCode;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use quick_xml::name::Namespace;
 pub use resource_service::ResourceService;
-use rustical_xml::{EnumVariants, NamespaceOwned, PropName, XmlDeserialize, XmlSerialize};
+use rustical_xml::{
+    EnumVariants, NamespaceOwned, PropName, XmlDeserialize, XmlDocument, XmlSerialize,
+};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
@@ -102,6 +104,19 @@ pub trait Resource: Clone + Send + 'static {
         principal: &Self::Principal,
     ) -> Result<UserPrivilegeSet, Self::Error>;
 
+    fn parse_propfind(
+        body: &str,
+    ) -> Result<PropfindElement<<Self::Prop as PropName>::Names>, rustical_xml::XmlError> {
+        if !body.is_empty() {
+            PropfindElement::parse_str(body)
+        } else {
+            Ok(PropfindElement {
+                prop: PropfindType::Allprop,
+                include: None,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     fn propfind(
         &self,
         path: &str,