diff --git a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
index 9bceb519..57eaa740 100644
--- a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,19 @@ void PIValueTree::mergeAttributes(const PIVariantMap & a) {
 }
 
 
+void PIValueTree::applyValues(const PIValueTree & root) {
+	if (_is_null) return;
+	for (const auto & c: root._children) {
+		for (auto & i: _children) {
+			if (c.name() == i.name()) {
+				i._value.setValueFromString(c.value().toString());
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 bool PIValueTree::contains(const PIString & name) const {
 	if (_is_null) return true;
 	for (const auto & c: _children)
diff --git a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
index 8b3ce941..fd760ed9 100644
--- a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
+++ b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public:
 	void setAttribute(const PIString & n, const PIVariant & a);
 	void mergeAttributes(const PIVariantMap & a);
 
+	void applyValues(const PIValueTree & root);
+
 	const PIVector<PIValueTree> & children() const { return _children; }
 	void clearChildren() { _children.clear(); }