diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonCodeDomSerializer.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonCodeDomSerializer.cs
index 4379bb92c2..abe29458f3 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonCodeDomSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonCodeDomSerializer.cs
@@ -32,27 +32,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PythonBinding
 		{
 			this.indentString = indentString;
 		}
-		
-//		public string GenerateInitializeComponentMethod(IDesignerHost host, IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager)
-//		{
-//			return GenerateInitializeComponentMethod(host, serializationManager, String.Empty);
-//		}
-//		
-//		public string GenerateInitializeComponentMethod(IDesignerHost host, IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager, string rootNamespace)
-//		{
-//			CodeMemberMethod method = FindInitializeComponentMethod(host, serializationManager);
-//			
-//			codeBuilder = new PythonCodeBuilder();
-//			codeBuilder.IndentString = indentString;
-//			codeBuilder.AppendIndentedLine("def " + method.Name + "(self):");
-//			codeBuilder.IncreaseIndent();
-//
-//			GetResourceRootName(rootNamespace, host.RootComponent);
-//			AppendStatements(method.Statements);
-//			
-//			return codeBuilder.ToString();
-//		}
-		
+				
 		public string GenerateInitializeComponentMethodBody(IDesignerHost host, IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager)
 		{
 			return GenerateInitializeComponentMethodBody(host, serializationManager, String.Empty);
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
index 5d50564bd5..5781003a95 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
@@ -304,8 +304,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PythonBinding
 		public static object ConvertPropertyValue(PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor, object propertyValue)
 		{
 			if (propertyValue != null) {
-				if (!propertyDescriptor.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(propertyValue.GetType())) {
-					return propertyDescriptor.Converter.ConvertFrom(propertyValue);
+				Type propertyValueType = propertyValue.GetType();
+				if (!propertyDescriptor.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(propertyValueType)) {
+					if (propertyDescriptor.Converter.CanConvertFrom(propertyValueType)) {
+						return propertyDescriptor.Converter.ConvertFrom(propertyValue);
+					}
+					TypeConverter converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(propertyValue);
+					return converter.ConvertTo(propertyValue, propertyDescriptor.PropertyType);
 				}
 			}
 			return propertyValue;
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadUserControlWithDoublePropertyTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadUserControlWithDoublePropertyTestFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0685e5875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadUserControlWithDoublePropertyTestFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// <file>
+//     <copyright see="prj:///doc/copyright.txt"/>
+//     <license see="prj:///doc/license.txt"/>
+//     <owner name="Matthew Ward" email="mrward@users.sourceforge.net"/>
+//     <version>$Revision$</version>
+// </file>
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+using ICSharpCode.PythonBinding;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using PythonBinding.Tests.Utils;
+
+namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Designer
+{
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class LoadUserControlWithDoublePropertyTestFixture
+	{	
+		MockComponentCreator componentCreator = new MockComponentCreator();
+		DoublePropertyUserControl userControl;
+		Form form;
+		
+		public string PythonCode {
+			get {
+				Type type = typeof(DoublePropertyUserControl);
+				componentCreator.AddType(type.FullName, type);
+				return "class MainForm(System.Windows.Forms.Form):\r\n" +
+							"    def InitializeComponent(self):\r\n" +
+							"        self._userControl = PythonBinding.Tests.Utils.DoublePropertyUserControl()\r\n" +
+							"        self.SuspendLayout()\r\n" +
+							"        # \r\n" +
+							"        # userControl1\r\n" +
+							"        # \r\n" +
+							"        self._userControl.DoubleValue = 0\r\n" +
+							"        # \r\n" +
+							"        # MainForm\r\n" +
+							"        # \r\n" +
+							"        self.ClientSize = System.Drawing.Size(300, 400)\r\n" +
+							"        self.Controls.Add(self._userControl)\r\n" +
+							"        self.Name = \"MainForm\"\r\n" +
+							"        self.ResumeLayout(False)\r\n";
+			}
+		}
+
+		[TestFixtureSetUp]
+		public void SetUpFixture()
+		{			
+			PythonComponentWalker walker = new PythonComponentWalker(componentCreator);
+			form = walker.CreateComponent(PythonCode) as Form;
+			userControl = form.Controls[0] as DoublePropertyUserControl;
+		}
+
+		[TestFixtureTearDown]
+		public void TearDownFixture()
+		{
+			form.Dispose();
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void UserControlDoubleProperty()
+		{
+			Assert.AreEqual(0, userControl.DoubleValue);
+		}		
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
index 45259294a7..3ce99b1f36 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadTimerTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadToolTipTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadTreeViewTestFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Designer\LoadUserControlWithDoublePropertyTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\MergeFormTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\MissingInitializeComponentMethodTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\NoNewLineAfterInitializeComponentTestFixture.cs" />
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Utils\DerivedPythonDesignerLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\DerivedPythonFormsDesignerDisplayBinding.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\DerivedToolStripMenuItem.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\DoublePropertyUserControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\FooItemCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockClass.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockComponentCreator.cs" />
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/DoublePropertyUserControl.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/DoublePropertyUserControl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47aae4d9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/DoublePropertyUserControl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// <file>
+//     <copyright see="prj:///doc/copyright.txt"/>
+//     <license see="prj:///doc/license.txt"/>
+//     <owner name="Matthew Ward" email="mrward@users.sourceforge.net"/>
+//     <version>$Revision$</version>
+// </file>
+
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Utils
+{
+	public class DoublePropertyUserControl : UserControl
+	{
+		double doubleValue = -1.1;
+			
+		public DoublePropertyUserControl()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		public double DoubleValue {
+			get { return doubleValue; }
+			set { doubleValue = value; }
+		}		
+	}
+}