diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index cfc37809b..306818520 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -130,6 +130,20 @@
 			<version>${webbeans.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.springframework.hateoas.version}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
+			<version>2.2.3U1</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 
 	</dependencies>
 	
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageRequest.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageRequest.java
index 507d36327..621937e88 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageRequest.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageRequest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2008-2012 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/OrderAdapter.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/OrderAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..254ead4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/OrderAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.OrderDto;
+
+/**
+ * XmlAdapter to convert {@link Order} instances into {@link OrderDto}s and vice versa.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class OrderAdapter extends XmlAdapter<OrderDto, Order> {
+
+	public static final OrderAdapter INSTANCE = new OrderAdapter();
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#marshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public OrderDto marshal(Order order) throws Exception {
+
+		if (order == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		OrderDto dto = new OrderDto();
+		dto.direction = order.getDirection();
+		dto.property = order.getProperty();
+		return dto;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#unmarshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Order unmarshal(OrderDto source) throws Exception {
+		return source == null ? null : new Order(source.direction, source.property);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageAdapter.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82847a202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.PageDto;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
+
+/**
+ * {@link XmlAdapter} to convert {@link Page} instances into {@link PageDto} instances and vice versa.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class PageAdapter extends XmlAdapter<PageDto, Page<Object>> {
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#marshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public PageDto marshal(Page<Object> source) throws Exception {
+
+		if (source == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		PageDto dto = new PageDto();
+		dto.content = source.getContent();
+		dto.add(getLinks(source));
+
+		return dto;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#unmarshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Page<Object> unmarshal(PageDto v) throws Exception {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return additional links that shall be added to the {@link PageDto}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param source the source {@link Page}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected List<Link> getLinks(Page<?> source) {
+		return Collections.emptyList();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageableAdapter.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageableAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a205bf11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/PageableAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.OrderDto;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.PageRequestDto;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.SortDto;
+
+/**
+ * {@link XmlAdapter} to convert {@link Pageable} instances int a {@link PageRequestDto} and vice versa.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+class PageableAdapter extends XmlAdapter<PageRequestDto, Pageable> {
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#marshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public PageRequestDto marshal(Pageable request) throws Exception {
+
+		SortDto sortDto = SortAdapter.INSTANCE.marshal(request.getSort());
+
+		PageRequestDto dto = new PageRequestDto();
+		dto.orders = sortDto == null ? Collections.<OrderDto> emptyList() : sortDto.orders;
+		dto.page = request.getPageNumber();
+		dto.size = request.getPageSize();
+
+		return dto;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#unmarshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Pageable unmarshal(PageRequestDto v) throws Exception {
+
+		if (v.orders.isEmpty()) {
+			return new PageRequest(v.page, v.size);
+		}
+
+		SortDto sortDto = new SortDto();
+		sortDto.orders = v.orders;
+		Sort sort = SortAdapter.INSTANCE.unmarshal(sortDto);
+
+		return new PageRequest(v.page, v.size, sort);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SortAdapter.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SortAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3113bc6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SortAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.SortDto;
+
+/**
+ * {@link XmlAdapter} to convert {@link Sort} instances into {@link SortDto} instances and vice versa.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class SortAdapter extends XmlAdapter<SortDto, Sort> {
+
+	public static final SortAdapter INSTANCE = new SortAdapter();
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#marshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public SortDto marshal(Sort source) throws Exception {
+
+		if (source == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		SortDto dto = new SortDto();
+		dto.orders = SpringDataJaxb.marshal(source, OrderAdapter.INSTANCE);
+
+		return dto;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter#unmarshal(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Sort unmarshal(SortDto source) throws Exception {
+		return source == null ? null : new Sort(SpringDataJaxb.unmarshal(source.orders, OrderAdapter.INSTANCE));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxb.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxb.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c529aeb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxb.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAnyElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementWrapper;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.ResourceSupport;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class containing utility methods to implement JAXB {@link XmlAdapter}s as well as the DTO types to be
+ * marshalled by JAXB.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class SpringDataJaxb {
+
+	public static final String NAMESPACE = "http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jaxb";
+
+	/**
+	 * The DTO for {@link Pageable}s/{@link PageRequest}s.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	@XmlRootElement(name = "page-request", namespace = NAMESPACE)
+	@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+	public static class PageRequestDto {
+
+		@XmlAttribute
+		int page, size;
+		@XmlElement(name = "order", namespace = NAMESPACE)
+		List<OrderDto> orders = new ArrayList<OrderDto>();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The DTO for {@link Sort}.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	@XmlRootElement(name = "sort", namespace = NAMESPACE)
+	@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+	public static class SortDto {
+
+		@XmlElement(name = "order", namespace = SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE)
+		List<OrderDto> orders = new ArrayList<OrderDto>();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The DTO for {@link Order}.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	@XmlRootElement(name = "order", namespace = NAMESPACE)
+	@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+	public static class OrderDto {
+
+		@XmlAttribute
+		String property;
+		@XmlAttribute
+		Direction direction;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The DTO for {@link Page}.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	@XmlRootElement(name = "page", namespace = NAMESPACE)
+	@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+	public static class PageDto extends ResourceSupport {
+
+		@XmlAnyElement
+		@XmlElementWrapper(name = "content")
+		List<Object> content;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unmarshals each element of the given {@link Collection} using the given {@link XmlAdapter}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param source
+	 * @param adapter must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static <T, S> List<T> unmarshal(Collection<S> source, XmlAdapter<S, T> adapter) throws Exception {
+
+		Assert.notNull(adapter);
+
+		if (source == null || source.isEmpty()) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+
+		List<T> result = new ArrayList<T>(source.size());
+		for (S element : source) {
+			result.add(adapter.unmarshal(element));
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Marshals each of the elements of the given {@link Iterable} using the given {@link XmlAdapter}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param source
+	 * @param adapter must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static <T, S> List<S> marshal(Iterable<T> source, XmlAdapter<S, T> adapter) throws Exception {
+
+		Assert.notNull(adapter);
+
+		if (source == null) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+
+		List<S> result = new ArrayList<S>();
+		for (T element : source) {
+			result.add(adapter.marshal(element));
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/package-info.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a74e51bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Central domain abstractions especially to be used in combination with the {@link org.springframework.data.repository.Repository} abstraction.
+ *
+ * @see org.springframework.data.repository.Repository
+ */
+@XmlSchema(xmlns = { @XmlNs(prefix = "sd", namespaceURI = org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE) })
+@XmlJavaTypeAdapters({
+		@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(value = org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.PageableAdapter.class, type = Pageable.class),
+		@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(value = org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.SortAdapter.class, type = Sort.class),
+		@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(value = org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb.PageAdapter.class, type = Page.class) })
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlNs;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSchema;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapters;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/atom.xsd b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/atom.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc606ba37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/atom.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" elementFormDefault="qualified" 
+	attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
+	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+	<xs:annotation>
+		<xs:documentation>
+				This version of the Atom schema is based on version 1.0 of the format specifications,
+				found here http://www.atomenabled.org/developers/syndication/atom-format-spec.php.
+			</xs:documentation>
+	</xs:annotation>
+	<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/03/xml.xsd" />
+	<xs:annotation>
+		<xs:documentation>
+			An Atom document may have two root elements, feed and entry, as defined in section 2.
+		</xs:documentation>
+	</xs:annotation>
+	<xs:element name="feed" type="atom:feedType"/>
+	<xs:element name="entry" type="atom:entryType"/>
+	<xs:complexType name="textType" mixed="true">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom text construct is defined in section 3.1 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:any namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" minOccurs="0"/>
+		</xs:sequence>
+		<xs:attribute name="type" >
+			<xs:simpleType>
+				<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
+					<xs:enumeration value="text"/>
+					<xs:enumeration value="html"/>
+					<xs:enumeration value="xhtml"/>
+				</xs:restriction>
+			</xs:simpleType>
+		</xs:attribute>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="personType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom person construct is defined in section 3.2 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+			<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="uri" type="atom:uriType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="email" type="atom:emailType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:any namespace="##other"/>
+		</xs:choice>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:simpleType name="emailType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				Schema definition for an email address.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:normalizedString">
+			<xs:pattern value="\w+@(\w+\.)+\w+" />
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+	<xs:complexType name="feedType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom feed construct is defined in section 4.1.1 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:choice minOccurs="3" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+			<xs:element name="author" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="category" type="atom:categoryType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="contributor" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="generator" type="atom:generatorType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="icon" type="atom:iconType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="id" type="atom:idType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="link" type="atom:linkType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="logo" type="atom:logoType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="rights" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="subtitle" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="title" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="updated" type="atom:dateTimeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="entry" type="atom:entryType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:any namespace="##other" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+		</xs:choice>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="entryType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom entry construct is defined in section 4.1.2 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+			<xs:element name="author" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="category" type="atom:categoryType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="content" type="atom:contentType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="contributor" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="id" type="atom:idType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="link" type="atom:linkType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			<xs:element name="published" type="atom:dateTimeType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="rights" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="source" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="summary" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="title" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:element name="updated" type="atom:dateTimeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
+			<xs:any namespace="##other" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+		</xs:choice>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="contentType" mixed="true">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom content construct is defined in section 4.1.3 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:any namespace="##other" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+		</xs:sequence>
+		<xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string"/>
+		<xs:attribute name="src" type="xs:anyURI"/>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="categoryType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom cagegory construct is defined in section 4.2.2 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:attribute name="term" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
+		<xs:attribute name="scheme" type="xs:anyURI" use="optional"/>
+		<xs:attribute name="label" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes" />
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="generatorType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom generator element is defined in section 4.2.4 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:string">
+				<xs:attribute name="uri" use="optional" type="xs:anyURI" />
+				<xs:attribute name="version" use="optional" type="xs:string" />
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="iconType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom icon construct is defined in section 4.2.5 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:anyURI">
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="idType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom id construct is defined in section 4.2.6 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:anyURI">
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="linkType" mixed="true">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom link construct is defined in section 3.4 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:attribute name="href" use="required" type="xs:anyURI" />
+		<xs:attribute name="rel" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
+		<xs:attribute name="type" use="optional" type="xs:string" />
+		<xs:attribute name="hreflang" use="optional" type="xs:NMTOKEN" />
+		<xs:attribute name="title" use="optional" type="xs:string" />
+		<xs:attribute name="length" use="optional" type="xs:positiveInteger" />
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="logoType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom logo construct is defined in section 4.2.8 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:anyURI">
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="sourceType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation>
+				The Atom source construct is defined in section 4.2.11 of the format spec.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+			<xs:element name="author" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+			<xs:element name="category" type="atom:categoryType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+			<xs:element name="contributor" type="atom:personType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+			<xs:element name="generator" type="atom:generatorType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="icon" type="atom:iconType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="id" type="atom:idType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="link" type="atom:linkType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+			<xs:element name="logo" type="atom:logoType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="rights" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="subtitle" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="title" type="atom:textType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:element name="updated" type="atom:dateTimeType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
+			<xs:any namespace="##other" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+		</xs:choice>
+		<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="uriType">
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:anyURI">
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:complexType name="dateTimeType">
+		<xs:simpleContent>
+			<xs:extension base="xs:dateTime">
+				<xs:attributeGroup ref="atom:commonAttributes"/>
+			</xs:extension>
+		</xs:simpleContent>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	<xs:attributeGroup name="commonAttributes">
+		<xs:attribute ref="xml:base" />
+		<xs:attribute ref="xml:lang" />
+		<xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other"/>
+	</xs:attributeGroup>
+</xs:schema>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/spring-data-jaxb.xsd b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/spring-data-jaxb.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..968261742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/spring-data-jaxb.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+	targetNamespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jaxb"
+	xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jaxb"
+	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+	elementFormDefault="qualified">
+	
+	<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" schemaLocation="atom.xsd" />
+	
+	<xs:element name="page-request" type="pageRequest" />
+	<xs:element name="page" type="page" />
+	<xs:element name="sort" type="sort" />
+	<xs:element name="order" type="order" />
+
+	<xs:complexType name="pageRequest">
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:element name="order" type="order" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+		</xs:sequence>
+		<xs:attribute name="page" type="xs:integer" use="required" />
+		<xs:attribute name="size" type="xs:integer" use="required" />
+	</xs:complexType>
+	
+	<xs:complexType name="page">
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:element name="content" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+				<xs:complexType>
+					<xs:all />
+				</xs:complexType>
+			</xs:element>
+			<xs:element name="link" type="atom:linkType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+		</xs:sequence>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	
+	<xs:complexType name="sort">
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:element name="order" type="order" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+		</xs:sequence>
+	</xs:complexType>
+	
+	<xs:complexType name="order">
+		<xs:attribute name="property" type="xs:string" />
+		<xs:attribute name="direction" type="direction" />
+	</xs:complexType>
+	
+	<xs:simpleType name="direction">
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+			<xs:enumeration value="ASC" />
+			<xs:enumeration value="DESC" />
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+
+</xs:schema>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxbUnitTests.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxbUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05bcadbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/SpringDataJaxbUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for custom JAXB conversions for Spring Data value objects.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class SpringDataJaxbUnitTests {
+
+	Marshaller marshaller;
+	Unmarshaller unmarshaller;
+
+	Sort sort = new Sort(Direction.ASC, "firstname", "lastname");
+	Pageable reference = new PageRequest(2, 15, sort);
+	Resource resource = new ClassPathResource("pageable.xml", this.getClass());
+	Resource schemaFile = new ClassPathResource("spring-data-jaxb.xsd", this.getClass());
+
+	Scanner scanner;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+
+		JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance("org.springframework.data.domain.jaxb");
+
+		marshaller = context.createMarshaller();
+		marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
+
+		unmarshaller = context.createUnmarshaller();
+
+		scanner = new Scanner(resource.getFile());
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		scanner.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void usesCustomTypeAdapterForPageRequests() throws Exception {
+
+		StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+		Wrapper wrapper = new Wrapper();
+		wrapper.pageable = reference;
+		wrapper.sort = sort;
+		wrapper.pageableWithoutSort = new PageRequest(10, 20);
+		marshaller.marshal(wrapper, writer);
+
+		for (String line : writer.toString().split("\n")) {
+			assertThat(scanner.hasNextLine(), is(true));
+			assertThat(line, is(scanner.nextLine()));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void readsPageRequest() throws Exception {
+
+		Object result = unmarshaller.unmarshal(resource.getFile());
+
+		assertThat(result, is(instanceOf(Wrapper.class)));
+		assertThat(((Wrapper) result).pageable, is(reference));
+		assertThat(((Wrapper) result).sort, is(sort));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void writesPlainPage() throws Exception {
+
+		PageWrapper wrapper = new PageWrapper();
+		Content content = new Content();
+		content.name = "Foo";
+		wrapper.page = new PageImpl<Content>(Arrays.asList(content));
+		wrapper.pageWithLinks = new PageImpl<Content>(Arrays.asList(content));
+
+		marshaller.marshal(wrapper, new StringWriter());
+	}
+
+	@XmlRootElement
+	@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+	static class Wrapper {
+
+		@XmlElement(name = "page-request", namespace = SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE)
+		Pageable pageable;
+
+		@XmlElement(name = "page-request-without-sort", namespace = SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE)
+		Pageable pageableWithoutSort;
+
+		@XmlElement(name = "sort", namespace = SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE)
+		Sort sort;
+	}
+
+	@XmlRootElement(name = "wrapper", namespace = SpringDataJaxb.NAMESPACE)
+	static class PageWrapper {
+
+		Page<Content> page;
+
+		@XmlElement(name = "page-with-links")
+		@XmlJavaTypeAdapter(LinkedPageAdapter.class)
+		Page<Content> pageWithLinks;
+	}
+
+	@XmlRootElement
+	static class Content {
+
+		@XmlAttribute
+		String name;
+	}
+
+	static class LinkedPageAdapter extends PageAdapter {
+
+		@Override
+		protected List<Link> getLinks(Page<?> source) {
+			return Arrays.asList(new Link(Link.REL_NEXT, "next"), new Link(Link.REL_PREVIOUS, "previous"));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/jaxb.index b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/jaxb.index
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9665663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/jaxb.index
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SpringDataJaxbUnitTests$Wrapper
+SpringDataJaxbUnitTests$PageWrapper
+SpringDataJaxbUnitTests$Content
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/pageable.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/pageable.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b08245c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/domain/jaxb/pageable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<wrapper xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sd="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/jaxb">
+    <sd:page-request page="2" size="15">
+        <sd:order property="firstname" direction="ASC"/>
+        <sd:order property="lastname" direction="ASC"/>
+    </sd:page-request>
+    <sd:page-request-without-sort page="10" size="20"/>
+    <sd:sort>
+        <sd:order property="firstname" direction="ASC"/>
+        <sd:order property="lastname" direction="ASC"/>
+    </sd:sort>
+</wrapper>
+
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf b/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
index 166033ad7..1bbf7e4d3 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Import-Template:
  com.mysema.query.*;version="[2.2.0,3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  javax.enterprise.*;version="${cdi.version:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  javax.inject.*;version="[1.0.0,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ javax.xml.bind.*;version="0";resolution:=optional,
  javax.xml.transform.*;version="0";resolution:=optional,
  org.codehaus.jackson.*;version="${jackson.version:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.aop.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional, 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ Import-Template:
  org.springframework.expression.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.expression.spel.support.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
+ org.springframework.hateoas.*;version="${org.springframework.hateoas.version:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.oxm.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.transaction.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.util.*;version="${org.springframework.version.30:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}",
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index 754812afc..9708d3b23 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		<org.springframework.version.30>3.0.7.RELEASE</org.springframework.version.30>
 		<org.springframework.version.40>4.0.0.RELEASE</org.springframework.version.40>
 		<org.springframework.version>[${org.springframework.version.30}, ${org.springframework.version.40})</org.springframework.version>
+		<org.springframework.hateoas.version>0.1.0.RELEASE</org.springframework.hateoas.version>
 		<org.hamcrest.version>1.2.1</org.hamcrest.version>
 		<bundlor.failOnWarnings>true</bundlor.failOnWarnings>
 	</properties>