diff --git a/nd2reader/parser/v3.py b/nd2reader/parser/v3.py
index 1fbe0d7..0e73015 100644
--- a/nd2reader/parser/v3.py
+++ b/nd2reader/parser/v3.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from nd2reader.common.v3 import read_chunk, read_array, read_metadata
 import re
 import six
 import struct
+import xmltodict
 
 
 def ignore_missing(func):
@@ -83,22 +84,22 @@ class V3RawMetadata(object):
     @property
     @ignore_missing
     def lut_data(self):
-        return read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.lut_data)
+        return xmltodict.parse(read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.lut_data))
 
     @property
     @ignore_missing
     def grabber_settings(self):
-        return read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.grabber_settings)
+        return xmltodict.parse(read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.grabber_settings))
 
     @property
     @ignore_missing
     def custom_data(self):
-        return read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.custom_data)
+        return xmltodict.parse(read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.custom_data))
 
     @property
     @ignore_missing
     def app_info(self):
-        return read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.app_info)
+        return xmltodict.parse(read_chunk(self._fh, self._label_map.app_info))
 
     @property
     @ignore_missing
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 42e7fc9..8007cd5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ setup(
     packages=['nd2reader', 'nd2reader.model', 'nd2reader.driver', 'nd2reader.parser', 'nd2reader.common'],
     install_requires=[
         'numpy>=1.6.2, <2.0',
-        'six>=1.4, <2.0'
+        'six>=1.4, <2.0',
+        'xmltodict>=0.9.2, <1.0'
     ],
     version=VERSION,
     description='A tool for reading ND2 files produced by NIS Elements',