diff --git a/src/ModelStorage.jl b/src/ModelStorage.jl
index eb38fd3..0f5f032 100644
--- a/src/ModelStorage.jl
+++ b/src/ModelStorage.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,68 @@
 module ModelStorage
+using JSON3
+using Stipple
+import Stipple: INTERNALFIELDS, AUTOFIELDS, Reactive
+
+const DEFAULT_EXCLUDE = vcat(INTERNALFIELDS, AUTOFIELDS)
+
+"""
+    model_values(model::M; fields::Vector{Symbol} = Symbol[], exclude::Vector{Symbol} = Symbol[], json::Bool = false) where M
+
+Exports the values of reactive fields from a Stipple model. Returns either a Dict of field-value pairs or a JSON string
+if json=true.
+
+### Example
+
+    @app TestApp2 begin
+        @in i = 100
+        @out s = "Hello"
+        @private x = 4
+    end
+
+    model = @init TestApp2
+    exported_values = Stipple.ModelStorage.model_values(model)
+"""
+function model_values(model::M; fields::Vector{Symbol} = Symbol[], exclude::Vector{Symbol} = Symbol[], json::Bool = false) where M
+  field_list = isempty(fields) ? fieldnames(M) : fields
+  excluded_fields = vcat(DEFAULT_EXCLUDE, exclude)
+
+  field_dict = Dict(field => getfield(model, field)[] for field in field_list 
+                  if field ∉ excluded_fields && getfield(model, field) isa Stipple.Reactive)
+
+  json ? JSON3.write(field_dict) : field_dict
+end
+
+"""
+    load_model_values!(model::M, values::Dict{Symbol, Any}) where M
+    load_model_values!(model::M, values::String) where M
+
+Loads values into the fields of a ReactiveModel. Accepts either a Dict of field-value pairs or a JSON string.
+
+### Example
+
+    values_dict = Dict(:i => 20, :s => "world", :x => 5)
+    Stipple.ModelStorage.load_model_values!(model, values_dict)
+"""
+function load_model_values!(model::M, values::Dict{Symbol, Any}) where M
+  model_field_list = fieldnames(M)
+  excluded_fields = DEFAULT_EXCLUDE
+
+  for (field, value) in values
+    if field ∉ excluded_fields && field ∈ model_field_list
+      model_field = getfield(model, field)
+
+      if model_field isa Reactive
+        model_field[] = value
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  return model
+end
+
+function load_model_values!(model::M, values::String) where M
+  load_model_values!(model, Dict(JSON3.read(values)))
+end
 
 module Sessions
 
@@ -61,4 +125,4 @@ end
 
 end # module Sessions
 
-end # module ModelStorage
\ No newline at end of file
+end # module ModelStorage
diff --git a/src/Stipple.jl b/src/Stipple.jl
index b2e0dc3..d86a0eb 100644
--- a/src/Stipple.jl
+++ b/src/Stipple.jl
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ export setchannel, getchannel
 isempty(methods(notify, Observables)) && (Base.notify(observable::AbstractObservable) = Observables.notify!(observable))
 
 include("ParsingTools.jl")
-use_model_storage() && include("ModelStorage.jl")
 include("NamedTuples.jl")
-
 include("stipple/reactivity.jl")
+use_model_storage() && include("ModelStorage.jl")
 include("stipple/json.jl")
 include("stipple/undefined.jl")
 include("stipple/assets.jl")
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 22e1754..9af0559 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ end
     @eval @debounce TestApp i 101
     @eval @debounce TestApp (a, b, c) 101
     @test Stipple.DEBOUNCE[TestApp][:i] == 101
-    
+
     @eval @clear_debounce TestApp
     @test haskey(Stipple.DEBOUNCE, TestApp) == false
 end
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ end
     @eval @debounce i3 101
     @eval @debounce (a, b, c) 101
     @test Stipple.DEBOUNCE[Stipple.@type()][:i3] == 101
-    
+
     @eval @clear_debounce
     @test haskey(Stipple.DEBOUNCE, Stipple.@type()) == false
 end
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ end
 
 module App2
 using Stipple, Stipple.ReactiveTools
-    
+
 @app begin
     @in i2 = 102
 end
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ end
 end
 
 end
-    
+
 @testset "Multipage Reactive API (implicit)" begin
     @eval p1 = @page("/app1", "hello", model = App1)
     @eval p2 = @page("/app2", "world", model = App2)
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ end
     @test row(@gutter :sm [
         cell("Hello", sm = 2,  md = 8)
         cell("World", sm = 10, md = 4)
-    ]).data == "<div class=\"row q-col-gutter-sm\"><div class=\"col col-sm-2 col-md-8\">" * 
+    ]).data == "<div class=\"row q-col-gutter-sm\"><div class=\"col col-sm-2 col-md-8\">" *
     "<div class=\"st-col\">Hello</div></div><div class=\"col col-sm-10 col-md-4\"><div class=\"st-col\">World</div></div></div>"
 end
 
@@ -572,25 +572,25 @@ end
         c::Int
         d::Int
     end
-    
+
     struct T2
         a::Int
         b::T1
     end
-    
+
     t2 = T2(1, T1(2, 3))
     t2_dict = JSON3.read(Stipple.json(t2), Dict)
-    
+
     Base.@kwdef struct T3
         c::Int = 1
         d::Int = 3
     end
-    
+
     Base.@kwdef struct T4
         a::Int = 1
         b::T3 = T3()
     end
-    
+
     @test Stipple.stipple_parse(T2, t2_dict) == T2(1, T1(2, 3))
     @test Stipple.stipple_parse(T3, Dict()) == T3(1, 3)
     @test Stipple.stipple_parse(T4, Dict()) == T4(1, T3(1, 3))
@@ -605,4 +605,36 @@ end
         @test Stipple.stipple_parse(Union{Nothing, SubString}, "hi") == SubString("hi")
     end
     @test Stipple.stipple_parse(Union{Nothing, String}, nothing) === nothing
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
+
+@testset "Exporting and loading model field values" begin
+    @app TestApp2 begin
+        @in i = 100
+        @out s = "Hello"
+        @private x = 4
+    end
+
+    model = @init TestApp2
+
+    exported_values = Stipple.ModelStorage.model_values(model)
+    @test exported_values[:i] == 100
+    @test exported_values[:s] == "Hello"
+    @test exported_values[:x] == 4
+
+    values_json = JSON3.write(exported_values)
+    exported_values_json = Stipple.ModelStorage.model_values(model, json = true)
+    @test values_json == exported_values_json
+
+    values_dict = Dict(:i => 20, :s => "world", :x => 5)
+    Stipple.ModelStorage.load_model_values!(model, values_dict)
+    @test model.i[] == 20
+    @test model.s[] == "world"
+    @test model.x[] == 5
+
+    values_json = Dict(:i => 30, :s => "zero", :x => 50) |> JSON3.write |> string
+    Stipple.ModelStorage.load_model_values!(model, values_json)
+    @test model.i[] == 30
+    @test model.s[] == "zero"
+    @test model.x[] == 50
+
+end