diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index 56d7c75..33df473 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -5172,6 +5172,13 @@ namespace pugi
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+	PUGI__FN istringstream_t xml_attribute::as_stringstream() const
+	{
+		return (_attr && _attr->value) ? istringstream_t(string_t(static_cast<char_t*>(_attr->value))) : istringstream_t();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::empty() const
 	{
 		return !_attr;
@@ -6422,6 +6429,15 @@ namespace pugi
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+	PUGI__FN istringstream_t xml_text::as_stringstream() const
+	{
+		xml_node_struct* d = _data();
+
+		return (d && d->value) ? istringstream_t(string_t(static_cast<char_t*>(d->value))) : istringstream_t();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_text::set(const char_t* rhs)
 	{
 		xml_node_struct* dn = _data_new();
diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index 4d76bfa..05de015 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 // Include STL headers
 #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+#	include <sstream>
 #	include <iterator>
 #	include <iosfwd>
 #	include <string>
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ namespace pugi
 #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
 	// String type used for operations that work with STL string; depends on PUGIXML_WCHAR_MODE
 	typedef std::basic_string<PUGIXML_CHAR, std::char_traits<PUGIXML_CHAR>, std::allocator<PUGIXML_CHAR> > string_t;
+	typedef std::basic_istringstream<PUGIXML_CHAR, std::char_traits<PUGIXML_CHAR>, std::allocator<PUGIXML_CHAR> > istringstream_t;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -373,6 +375,21 @@ namespace pugi
 		// Get attribute value as bool (returns true if first character is in '1tTyY' set), or the default value if attribute is empty
 		bool as_bool(bool def = false) const;
 
+    #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+		// Get attribute value as std::istringstream, an empty std::istringstream if the attribute is empty
+		istringstream_t as_stringstream() const;
+
+		// Get attribute value as Type (template parameter: try to read a Type value from the attribute value string)
+		template <typename Type>
+		Type as() const
+		{
+			istringstream_t stream(as_stringstream());
+			Type value;
+			stream >> value;
+			return value;
+		}
+    #endif
+
 		// Set attribute name/value (returns false if attribute is empty or there is not enough memory)
 		bool set_name(const char_t* rhs);
 		bool set_value(const char_t* rhs);
@@ -391,6 +408,16 @@ namespace pugi
 		bool set_value(unsigned long long rhs);
 	#endif
 
+    #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+    	template <typename Type>
+    	bool set_value(const Type& rhs) const
+    	{
+    		std::ostringstream stream;
+    		stream << rhs;
+    		return set_value(stream.str().c_str());
+    	}
+    #endif
+
 		// Set attribute value (equivalent to set_value without error checking)
 		xml_attribute& operator=(const char_t* rhs);
 		xml_attribute& operator=(int rhs);
@@ -725,6 +752,21 @@ namespace pugi
 		// Get text as bool (returns true if first character is in '1tTyY' set), or the default value if object is empty
 		bool as_bool(bool def = false) const;
 
+    #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+		// Get attribute value as std::istringstream, an empty std::istringstream if the attribute is empty
+		istringstream_t as_stringstream() const;
+
+		// Get attribute value as Type (template parameter: try to read a Type value from the attribute value string)
+    	template <typename Type>
+    	Type as() const
+    	{
+    		istringstream_t stream(as_stringstream());
+    		Type value;
+    		stream >> value;
+    		return value;
+    	}
+    #endif
+
 		// Set text (returns false if object is empty or there is not enough memory)
 		bool set(const char_t* rhs);
 
@@ -742,6 +784,16 @@ namespace pugi
 		bool set(unsigned long long rhs);
 	#endif
 
+    #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_STL
+    	template <typename Type>
+    	bool set(const Type& rhs)
+    	{
+    		std::ostringstream stream;
+    		stream << rhs;
+    		return set(stream.str().c_str());
+    	}
+    #endif
+
 		// Set text (equivalent to set without error checking)
 		xml_text& operator=(const char_t* rhs);
 		xml_text& operator=(int rhs);