diff --git a/include/Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializers/PrivilegeSerializer.cpp b/include/Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializers/PrivilegeSerializer.cpp
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+/*
+ * Implements Privilege tag for XEP-0356: Privileged Entity
+ * Licensed under the Simplified BSD license.
+ * See Documentation/Licenses/BSD-simplified.txt for more information.
+ */
+
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializers/PrivilegeSerializer.h>
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/XML/XMLTextNode.h>
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/XML/XMLRawTextNode.h>
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/XML/XMLElement.h>
+
+#ifdef SWIFTEN_SUPPORTS_FORWARDED
+#include <Swiften/Elements/Forwarded.h>
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializers/ForwardedSerializer.h>
+#else
+#include <Swiften/Serializer/PayloadSerializerCollection.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace Swift {
+
+PrivilegeSerializer::PrivilegeSerializer(PayloadSerializerCollection* serializers) : GenericPayloadSerializer<Privilege>(), serializers_(serializers) {
+}
+
+PrivilegeSerializer::~PrivilegeSerializer() {
+}
+
+std::string PrivilegeSerializer::serializePayload(SWIFTEN_SHRPTR_NAMESPACE::shared_ptr<Privilege> payload)  const {
+	if (!payload) {
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	XMLElement element("privilege", "urn:xmpp:privilege:1");
+
+	SWIFTEN_SHRPTR_NAMESPACE::shared_ptr<Privilege::Forwarded> forwarded(payload->getForwarded());
+	if (forwarded) {
+		std::string forwardedStr = "";
+#ifdef SWIFTEN_SUPPORTS_FORWARDED
+		forwardedStr = ForwardedSerializer(serializers_).serialize(forwarded);
+#else
+		PayloadSerializer* serializer = serializers_->getPayloadSerializer(payload);
+		if(serializer) {
+			forwardedStr = serializer->serialize(payload);
+		}
+#endif
+		element.addNode(SWIFTEN_SHRPTR_NAMESPACE::make_shared<XMLRawTextNode>(forwardedStr));
+	}
+
+	return element.serialize();
+}
+
+}