Index: src/OFXMLElement.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.h
+++ src/OFXMLElement.h
@@ -204,19 +204,35 @@
  * \param ns The namespace for which the prefix is set
  */
 - (void)setPrefix: (OFString*)prefix
      forNamespace: (OFString*)ns;
 
+/**
+ * Binds a prefix for a namespace.
+ *
+ * \param prefix The prefix for the namespace
+ * \param ns The namespace for which the prefix is bound
+ */
+- (void)bindPrefix: (OFString*)prefix
+      forNamespace: (OFString*)ns;
+
 /**
  * Sets the default namespace for the element.
  *
  * \param ns The default namespace for the element
  */
 - (void)setDefaultNamespace: (OFString*)ns;
 
+/**
+ * Binds the default namespace for the element.
+ *
+ * \param ns The default namespace for the element
+ */
+- (void)bindDefaultNamespace: (OFString*)ns;
+
 /**
  * Adds a child to the OFXMLElement.
  *
  * \param child Another OFXMLElement which is added as a child
  */
 - (void)addChild: (OFXMLElement*)child;
 @end

Index: src/OFXMLElement.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.m
+++ src/OFXMLElement.m
@@ -409,10 +409,20 @@
 		ns = @"";
 
 	[namespaces setObject: prefix
 		       forKey: ns];
 }
+
+- (void)bindPrefix: (OFString*)prefix
+      forNamespace: (OFString*)ns
+{
+	[self setPrefix: prefix
+	   forNamespace: ns];
+	[self addAttributeWithName: prefix
+			 namespace: @"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/"
+		       stringValue: ns];
+}
 
 - (OFString*)defaultNamespace
 {
 	if (name == nil)
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException newWithClass: isa
@@ -429,10 +439,17 @@
 
 	OFString *old = defaultNamespace;
 	defaultNamespace = [ns copy];
 	[old release];
 }
+
+- (void)bindDefaultNamespace: (OFString*)ns
+{
+	[self setDefaultNamespace: ns];
+	[self addAttributeWithName: @"xmlns"
+		       stringValue: ns];
+}
 
 - (void)addChild: (OFXMLElement*)child
 {
 	if (name == nil)
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException newWithClass: isa