diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt
index bba16013..ffec14d5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.io.json.util
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter
+import com.google.gson.TypeAdapterFactory
+import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter
@@ -55,6 +58,22 @@ class ReferenceAdapter<T>(val parent: TypeAdapter<T>) : TypeAdapter<T>() {
 	}
 }
 
+class ReferenceAdapterFactory(val parent: TypeAdapterFactory) : TypeAdapterFactory {
+	override fun <T : Any?> create(gson: Gson, type: TypeToken<T>): TypeAdapter<T>? {
+		val candidate = parent.create(gson, type)
+
+		if (candidate != null) {
+			return ReferenceAdapter(candidate)
+		}
+
+		return null
+	}
+}
+
 fun <T> TypeAdapter<T>.asReference(): TypeAdapter<T> {
 	return ReferenceAdapter(this)
 }
+
+fun TypeAdapterFactory.asReference(): TypeAdapterFactory {
+	return ReferenceAdapterFactory(this)
+}