diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatFunctions.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatFunctions.java
index 2745166f..df53f308 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatFunctions.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatFunctions.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import groovy.lang.Closure;
+import groovy.util.XmlSlurper;
 
 /**
  * Global functions available in the {@link ExpressionFormat}
@@ -72,4 +73,8 @@ public class ExpressionFormatFunctions {
 		return streamLines(new File(path)).collect(toList());
 	}
 
+	public static Object readXml(String path) throws Exception {
+		return new XmlSlurper().parse(new File(path));
+	}
+
 }