diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModel.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModel.java
index 137dc15..1c47d9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModel.java
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 import lombok.Data;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 @Data
 @Schema(description = "Settings model")
 public abstract class SettingsModel {
@@ -66,6 +70,11 @@ public void deserialize(String serializedString) {
         deserializeModelData(serializedString);
     }
 
+    protected String deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString, String defaultValue) {
+        String value = deserializeEntry(entryName, serializedString);
+        return Optional.ofNullable(value).orElse(defaultValue);
+    }
+
     protected String deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString) {
         if (serializedString == null) {
             return null;
@@ -83,6 +92,11 @@ protected String deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    protected <T> T deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString, Class<T> aClass, T defaultValue) {
+        T value = deserializeEntry(entryName, serializedString, aClass);
+        return Optional.ofNullable(value).orElse(defaultValue);
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected <T> T deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString, Class<T> aClass) {
         String deserializedEntry = deserializeEntry(entryName, serializedString);
@@ -101,6 +115,13 @@ protected <T> T deserializeEntry(String entryName, String serializedString, Clas
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    protected <T> List<T> deserializeListEntry(String entryName, String serializedString, Class<T> aClass) {
+        Class<T[]> arrayClass = (Class<T[]>) Array.newInstance(aClass, 0).getClass();
+        T[] array = deserializeEntry(entryName, serializedString, arrayClass);
+        return array == null ? List.of() : List.of(array);
+    }
+
     protected abstract String serializeModelData();
 
     protected abstract void deserializeModelData(String serializedString);
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModelDeserializationTest.java b/app/src/test/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModelDeserializationTest.java
index 53fbf2b..93aa835 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModelDeserializationTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/ch/sbb/polarion/extension/generic/settings/SettingsModelDeserializationTest.java
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class SettingsModelDeserializationTest {
+    public static final String TEST_ARRAY = "TEST_ARRAY";
+    public static final String TEST_LIST = "TEST_LIST";
     public static final String TEST_MAP = "TEST_MAP";
     public static final String TEST_OBJECT = "TEST_OBJECT";
     public static final String TEST_STRING = "TEST_STRING";
@@ -26,6 +29,96 @@ void testDeserializeMap() {
         Assertions.assertEquals("value2", deserializedMap.get("key2"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeArrayOfStrings() {
+        String serializedArray = "-----BEGIN TEST_ARRAY-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ \"value1\", \"value2\" ]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_ARRAY-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        String[] deserializedArray = model.deserializeEntry(TEST_ARRAY, serializedArray, String[].class);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedArray.length);
+        Assertions.assertEquals("value1", deserializedArray[0]);
+        Assertions.assertEquals("value2", deserializedArray[1]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeArrayOfInteger() {
+        String serializedArray = "-----BEGIN TEST_ARRAY-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ 1, 2 ]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_ARRAY-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        Integer[] deserializedArray = model.deserializeEntry(TEST_ARRAY, serializedArray, Integer[].class);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedArray.length);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(1, deserializedArray[0]);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedArray[1]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeArrayOfObjects() {
+        String serializedList = "-----BEGIN TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ " + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey1\",\"testValue\":1}," + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey2\",\"testValue\":2}," + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey3\",\"testValue\":3}" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        TestObject[] deserializedArray = model.deserializeEntry(TEST_LIST, serializedList, TestObject[].class);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedArray.length);
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey1", deserializedArray[0].getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(1, deserializedArray[0].getTestValue());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey2", deserializedArray[1].getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedArray[1].getTestValue());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey3", deserializedArray[2].getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedArray[2].getTestValue());
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeListOfStrings() {
+        String serializedList = "-----BEGIN TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ \"value1\", \"value2\" ]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        List<String> deserializedList = model.deserializeListEntry(TEST_LIST, serializedList, String.class);
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(List.class, deserializedList);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedList.size());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("value1", deserializedList.get(0));
+        Assertions.assertEquals("value2", deserializedList.get(1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeListOfIntegers() {
+        String serializedList = "-----BEGIN TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ 1, 2, 3 ]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        List<Integer> deserializedList = model.deserializeListEntry(TEST_LIST, serializedList, Integer.class);
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(List.class, deserializedList);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedList.size());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(1, deserializedList.get(0));
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedList.get(1));
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedList.get(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeserializeListOfObjects() {
+        String serializedList = "-----BEGIN TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "[ " + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey1\",\"testValue\":1}," + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey2\",\"testValue\":2}," + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "{\"testKey\":\"testKey3\",\"testValue\":3}" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "]" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                "-----END TEST_LIST-----" + System.lineSeparator();
+        List<TestObject> deserializedList = model.deserializeListEntry(TEST_LIST, serializedList, TestObject.class);
+        Assertions.assertInstanceOf(List.class, deserializedList);
+        for (TestObject testObject : deserializedList) {
+            Assertions.assertInstanceOf(TestObject.class, testObject);
+        }
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedList.size());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey1", deserializedList.get(0).getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(1, deserializedList.get(0).getTestValue());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey2", deserializedList.get(1).getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(2, deserializedList.get(1).getTestValue());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("testKey3", deserializedList.get(2).getTestKey());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, deserializedList.get(2).getTestValue());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testDeserializeObject() {
         String serializedObject = "-----BEGIN TEST_OBJECT-----" + System.lineSeparator() +