diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Organisms/StackModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Organisms/StackModel.swift
index b647b791..deea2457 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Organisms/StackModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Organisms/StackModel.swift
@@ -12,11 +12,38 @@ import Foundation
     public static var identifier: String = "simpleStack"
     public var backgroundColor: Color?
     public var molecules: [StackItemModel]
-    @Axis public var axis: NSLayoutConstraint.Axis = .vertical
+    public var axis: NSLayoutConstraint.Axis = .vertical
     public var spacing: CGFloat = 16.0
     public var useStackSpacingBeforeFirstItem = false
 
     public init(molecules: [StackItemModel]) {
         self.molecules = molecules
     }
+
+    enum StackCodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case moleculeName
+        case backgroundColor
+        case molecules
+        case axis
+        case spacing
+    }
+
+    required public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let typeContainer = try decoder.container(keyedBy: StackCodingKeys.self)
+
+        molecules = try typeContainer.decode([StackItemModel].self, forKey: .molecules)
+        if let axisString = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .axis), let optionalAxis = NSLayoutConstraint.Axis(rawValue: axisString) {
+            axis = optionalAxis
+        }
+        if let spacing = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(CGFloat.self, forKey: .spacing) {
+            self.spacing = spacing
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: StackCodingKeys.self)
+        try container.encodeIfPresent(molecules, forKey: .molecules)
+        try container.encodeIfPresent(axis.rawValueString, forKey: .axis)
+        try container.encodeIfPresent(spacing, forKey: .spacing)
+    }
 }