diff --git a/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp b/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
index 9b4aec472..7741f9940 100644
--- a/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
+++ b/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void NodeCopyPasteService::CopyNodesToClipboard(QVector<Node *> nodes, void *use
 
   CopyNodesToClipboardCallback(nodes, &data, userdata);
 
-  ProjectSerializer::Save(&writer, data);
+  ProjectSerializer::Save(&writer, data, type_);
 
   Core::CopyStringToClipboard(copy_str);
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void NodeCopyPasteService::PasteNodesFromClipboard(void *userdata)
   QXmlStreamReader reader(clipboard);
 
   Project temp;
-  ProjectSerializer::Result res = ProjectSerializer::Load(&temp, &reader);
+  ProjectSerializer::Result res = ProjectSerializer::Load(&temp, &reader, type_);
 
   if (res.code() != ProjectSerializer::kSuccess) {
     return;
diff --git a/app/node/nodecopypaste.h b/app/node/nodecopypaste.h
index 28c53bed9..eaf3c2b86 100644
--- a/app/node/nodecopypaste.h
+++ b/app/node/nodecopypaste.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ namespace olive {
 class NodeCopyPasteService
 {
 public:
-  NodeCopyPasteService() = default;
+  NodeCopyPasteService(const QString &type) :
+    type_(type)
+  {}
 
 protected:
   void CopyNodesToClipboard(QVector<Node *> nodes, void* userdata = nullptr);
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ protected:
 
   virtual void PasteNodesToClipboardCallback(const QVector<Node*> &nodes, const ProjectSerializer::LoadData &load_data, void *userdata){}
 
+private:
+  QString type_;
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
index 91164db0e..ca2bee88e 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ void ProjectSerializer::Destroy()
   instances_.clear();
 }
 
-ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, const QString &filename)
+ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, const QString &filename, const QString &type)
 {
   QFile project_file(filename);
 
   if (project_file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text)) {
     QXmlStreamReader reader(&project_file);
 
-    Result inner_result = Load(project, &reader);
+    Result inner_result = Load(project, &reader, type);
 
     project_file.close();
 
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, const QStrin
   }
 }
 
-ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *reader)
+ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &type)
 {
   // Determine project version
   uint version = 0;
 
   while (!version && XMLReadNextStartElement(reader)) {
-    if (reader->name() == QStringLiteral("olive") || reader->name() == QStringLiteral("project")) {
+    if (reader->name() == QStringLiteral("olive") || reader->name() == type) {
       while(!version && XMLReadNextStartElement(reader)) {
         if (reader->name() == QStringLiteral("version")) {
           version = reader->readElementText().toUInt();
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamRe
   }
 }
 
-ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data)
+ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type)
 {
   QString temp_save = FileFunctions::GetSafeTemporaryFilename(data.GetFilename());
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data)
   if (project_file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text)) {
     QXmlStreamWriter writer(&project_file);
 
-    Result inner_result = Save(&writer, data);
+    Result inner_result = Save(&writer, data, type);
 
     project_file.close();
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(const SaveData &data)
   }
 }
 
-ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer, const SaveData &data)
+ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer, const SaveData &data, const QString &type)
 {
   writer->setAutoFormatting(true);
 
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ ProjectSerializer::Result ProjectSerializer::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer, cons
     writer->writeTextElement("url", data.GetFilename());
   }
 
-  writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("project"));
+  writer->writeStartElement(type);
 
   serializer->Save(writer, data, nullptr);
 
-  writer->writeEndElement(); // project
+  writer->writeEndElement(); // [type]
 
   writer->writeEndElement(); // olive
 
diff --git a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
index 0417f440c..58f9505cc 100644
--- a/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
+++ b/app/node/project/serializer/serializer.h
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ public:
 
   static void Destroy();
 
-  static Result Load(Project *project, const QString &filename);
-  static Result Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *read_device);
+  static Result Load(Project *project, const QString &filename, const QString &type);
+  static Result Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *read_device, const QString &type);
 
-  static Result Save(const SaveData &data);
-  static Result Save(QXmlStreamWriter *write_device, const SaveData &data);
+  static Result Save(const SaveData &data, const QString &type);
+  static Result Save(QXmlStreamWriter *write_device, const SaveData &data, const QString &type);
 
 protected:
   virtual LoadData Load(Project *project, QXmlStreamReader *reader, void *reserved) const = 0;
diff --git a/app/task/project/load/load.cpp b/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
index 606f53e37..f1878dec9 100644
--- a/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
+++ b/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ bool ProjectLoadTask::Run()
 
   project_->set_filename(GetFilename());
 
-  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Load(project_, GetFilename());
+  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Load(project_, GetFilename(), QStringLiteral("project"));
 
   switch (result.code()) {
   case ProjectSerializer::kSuccess:
diff --git a/app/task/project/save/save.cpp b/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
index 1f5742bcf..3d4c5f6e5 100644
--- a/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
+++ b/app/task/project/save/save.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bool ProjectSaveTask::Run()
 
   ProjectSerializer::SaveData data(project_, using_filename);
 
-  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Save(data);
+  ProjectSerializer::Result result = ProjectSerializer::Save(data, QStringLiteral("project"));
 
   bool success = false;
 
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
index 9105d8cb1..2f4041123 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const double NodeView::kMinimumScale = 0.1;
 
 NodeView::NodeView(QWidget *parent) :
   HandMovableView(parent),
+  NodeCopyPasteService(QStringLiteral("nodes")),
   drop_edge_(nullptr),
   create_edge_(nullptr),
   create_edge_output_item_(nullptr),
diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
index 547f11cc9..42da36118 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace olive {
 
 TimelineWidget::TimelineWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   super(true, true, parent),
+  NodeCopyPasteService(QStringLiteral("timeline")),
   rubberband_(QRubberBand::Rectangle, this),
   active_tool_(nullptr),
   use_audio_time_units_(false),