diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
index 7d5092c9..84636fa3 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public abstract class ResScalarValue extends ResValue
         }
         serializer.attribute(null, "name", res.getResSpec().getName());
 
+        serializeExtraXmlAttrs(serializer, res);
+
         String body = encodeAsResXmlValue();
         if (! body.isEmpty()) {
             serializer.ignorableWhitespace(body);
@@ -74,5 +76,9 @@ public abstract class ResScalarValue extends ResValue
         return mType;
     }
 
+    protected void serializeExtraXmlAttrs(XmlSerializer serializer,
+            ResResource res) throws IOException {
+    }
+
     protected abstract String encodeAsResXml() throws AndrolibException;
 }