diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
index 81fc5d1a..476a6496 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
     {
         nameof(HasErrors),
     };
+    
+    protected static readonly JsonSerializerOptions SerializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        IgnoreReadOnlyProperties = true,
+    };
 
     private static bool ShouldIgnoreProperty(PropertyInfo property)
     {
-        // Check not read-only
-        if (property.SetMethod is null)
+        // Skip if read-only and not IJsonLoadableState
+        if (property.SetMethod is null && !typeof(IJsonLoadableState).IsAssignableFrom(property.PropertyType))
         {
             Logger.Trace("Skipping {Property} - read-only", property.Name);
             return true;
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
             {
                 Logger.Trace("Loading {Property} ({Type})", property.Name, property.PropertyType);
                 
-                var propertyValue = value.Deserialize(property.PropertyType);
+                var propertyValue = value.Deserialize(property.PropertyType, SerializerOptions);
                 property.SetValue(this, propertyValue);
             }
         }
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
                 var value = property.GetValue(this);
                 if (value is not null)
                 {
-                    state.Add(property.Name, JsonSerializer.SerializeToNode(value));
+                    state.Add(property.Name, JsonSerializer.SerializeToNode(value, SerializerOptions));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
index 83df2b4c..5448fa27 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@ public class TestLoadableViewModel : LoadableViewModelBase
 public class TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly : LoadableViewModelBase
 {
     public int ReadOnly { get; }
-    
+
     public TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly(int readOnly)
     {
         ReadOnly = readOnly;
     }
 }
 
+public class TestLoadableViewModelReadOnlyLoadable : LoadableViewModelBase
+{
+    public TestLoadableViewModel ReadOnlyLoadable { get; } = new();
+}
+
 public partial class TestLoadableViewModelObservable : LoadableViewModelBase
 {
     [ObservableProperty]
@@ -228,4 +233,22 @@ public class LoadableViewModelBaseTests
         // Read only property should have been ignored
         Assert.AreEqual(123, vm2.ReadOnly);
     }
+    
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestLoadStateFromJsonObject_ReadOnlyLoadable()
+    {
+        var vm = new TestLoadableViewModelReadOnlyLoadable
+        {
+            ReadOnlyLoadable =
+            {
+                Included = "abc-123"
+            }
+        };
+
+        var state = vm.SaveStateToJsonObject();
+        
+        // Check readonly loadable property was serialized
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, state.Count);
+        Assert.AreEqual("abc-123", state["ReadOnlyLoadable"].Deserialize<TestLoadableViewModel>()!.Included);
+    }
 }