diff --git a/src/Project-Orion/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Project-Orion/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dcb317..a210131 100644
--- a/src/Project-Orion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Project-Orion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ qt_add_qml_module(appProject-Orion
         Main.qml
         SOURCES user.h user.cpp
         SOURCES userlist.h userlist.cpp
+        SOURCES serialization.h
+        SOURCES serialization.cpp
 )
 
 # Qt for iOS sets MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER automatically since Qt 6.1.
diff --git a/src/Project-Orion/serialization.cpp b/src/Project-Orion/serialization.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2758fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Project-Orion/serialization.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "serialization.h"
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+
+UserList&& loadUserList(const QString &file)
+{
+    QFile doc{std::filesystem::path{file.toStdString()}};
+    QString fileContents = doc.readAll();
+    QJsonDocument document = QJsonDocument::fromJson(fileContents.toUtf8());
+
+    QJsonArray array = document.array();
+    QVector<User> container;
+
+    for (auto elem: array)
+    {
+        auto obj = elem.toObject();
+        User newUser{obj["name"].toString(), QDate::fromString(obj["date_of_birth"].toString()),
+                     QDate::fromString(obj["date_of_death"].toString()), obj["default"].toBool()};
+
+        container.append(newUser);
+    }
+
+    UserList returnObj;
+    returnObj.setList(container);
+
+    return std::move(returnObj);
+}
+
+void saveUserList(const UserList &list)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Project-Orion/serialization.h b/src/Project-Orion/serialization.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8bba2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Project-Orion/serialization.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef SERIALIZATION_H
+#define SERIALIZATION_H
+
+#include "userlist.h"
+
+UserList &&loadUserList(const QString &file);
+void saveUserList(const UserList &list);
+
+#endif // SERIALIZATION_H
diff --git a/src/Project-Orion/user.cpp b/src/Project-Orion/user.cpp
index ccd2995..bbd7b30 100644
--- a/src/Project-Orion/user.cpp
+++ b/src/Project-Orion/user.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "user.h"
 
 User::User(QString name, QDate dateOfBirth, QDate dateOfDeath, bool isItDefault)
-    : name{name}, dateOfBirth{dateOfBirth}, dateOfDeath{dateOfDeath}
+    : name{name}, dateOfBirth{dateOfBirth}, dateOfDeath{dateOfDeath}, isItDefault{isItDefault}
 {}
diff --git a/src/Project-Orion/userlist.h b/src/Project-Orion/userlist.h
index 8af2816..18d3f43 100644
--- a/src/Project-Orion/userlist.h
+++ b/src/Project-Orion/userlist.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef USERLIST_H
 #define USERLIST_H
 
-#include <QObject>
 #include "user.h"
 
-class UserList
+#include <QObject>
+
+class UserList: public QObject
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     UserList();