diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/propval/DefaultPropertyTypeConverter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/propval/DefaultPropertyTypeConverter.java
index 167abf9992..041992054d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/propval/DefaultPropertyTypeConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/propval/DefaultPropertyTypeConverter.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.AssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.Period;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
 import org.alfresco.util.ParameterCheck;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public class DefaultPropertyTypeConverter implements PropertyTypeConverter
         mapClass.put(String.class, PersistedType.STRING);
         mapClass.put(Class.class, PersistedType.STRING);
         mapClass.put(NodeRef.class, PersistedType.STRING);
+        mapClass.put(StoreRef.class, PersistedType.STRING);
         mapClass.put(Period.class, PersistedType.STRING);
         mapClass.put(Locale.class, PersistedType.STRING);
         mapClass.put(AssociationRef.class, PersistedType.STRING);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/datatype/DefaultTypeConverter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/datatype/DefaultTypeConverter.java
index c8fc999f11..f2d1ec1856 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/datatype/DefaultTypeConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/datatype/DefaultTypeConverter.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.MLText;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.Path;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.Period;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.ISO8601DateFormat;
 import org.alfresco.util.VersionNumber;
@@ -259,6 +260,15 @@ public class DefaultTypeConverter
     
         });
 
+        INSTANCE.addConverter(String.class, StoreRef.class, new TypeConverter.Converter<String, StoreRef>()
+        {
+            public StoreRef convert(String source)
+            {
+                return new StoreRef(source);
+            }
+    
+        });
+
         INSTANCE.addConverter(String.class, ChildAssociationRef.class, new TypeConverter.Converter<String, ChildAssociationRef>()
         {
             public ChildAssociationRef convert(String source)