diff --git a/src/KubernetesClient/Yaml.cs b/src/KubernetesClient/Yaml.cs
index a26f87a..e3bf0d9 100644
--- a/src/KubernetesClient/Yaml.cs
+++ b/src/KubernetesClient/Yaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using YamlDotNet.Core;
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ namespace k8s
             var deserializer =
                 new DeserializerBuilder()
                 .WithNamingConvention(new CamelCaseNamingConvention())
+                .WithTypeInspector(ti => new AutoRestTypeInspector(ti))
                 .Build();
             var obj = deserializer.Deserialize<T>(content);
             return obj;
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ namespace k8s
             var serializer =
                 new SerializerBuilder()
                 .WithNamingConvention(new CamelCaseNamingConvention())
+                .WithTypeInspector(ti => new AutoRestTypeInspector(ti))
                 .BuildValueSerializer();
             emitter.Emit(new StreamStart());
             emitter.Emit(new DocumentStart());
@@ -50,5 +56,88 @@ namespace k8s
 
             return stringBuilder.ToString();
         }
+
+        private class AutoRestTypeInspector : ITypeInspector
+        {
+            private readonly ITypeInspector _inner;
+
+            public AutoRestTypeInspector(ITypeInspector inner)
+            {
+                _inner = inner;
+            }
+
+            public IEnumerable<IPropertyDescriptor> GetProperties(Type type, object container)
+            {
+                var pds = _inner.GetProperties(type, container);
+                return pds.Select(pd => TrimPropertySuffix(pd, type)).ToList();
+            }
+
+            public IPropertyDescriptor GetProperty(Type type, object container, string name, bool ignoreUnmatched)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    return _inner.GetProperty(type, container, name, ignoreUnmatched);
+                }
+                catch (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException)
+                {
+                    return _inner.GetProperty(type, container, name + "Property", ignoreUnmatched);
+                }
+            }
+
+            private IPropertyDescriptor TrimPropertySuffix(IPropertyDescriptor pd, Type type)
+            {
+                if (!pd.Name.EndsWith("Property"))
+                {
+                    return pd;
+                }
+
+                // This might have been renamed by AutoRest.  See if there is a
+                // JsonPropertyAttribute.PropertyName and use that instead if there is.
+                var jpa = pd.GetCustomAttribute<JsonPropertyAttribute>();
+                if (jpa == null || String.IsNullOrEmpty(jpa.PropertyName))
+                {
+                    return pd;
+                }
+
+                return new RenamedPropertyDescriptor(pd, jpa.PropertyName);
+            }
+
+            private class RenamedPropertyDescriptor : IPropertyDescriptor
+            {
+                private readonly IPropertyDescriptor _inner;
+                private readonly string _name;
+
+                public RenamedPropertyDescriptor(IPropertyDescriptor inner, string name)
+                {
+                    _inner = inner;
+                    _name = name;
+                }
+
+                public string Name => _name;
+
+                public bool CanWrite => _inner.CanWrite;
+
+                public Type Type => _inner.Type;
+
+                public Type TypeOverride { get => _inner.TypeOverride; set => _inner.TypeOverride = value; }
+                public int Order { get => _inner.Order; set => _inner.Order = value; }
+                public ScalarStyle ScalarStyle { get => _inner.ScalarStyle; set => _inner.ScalarStyle = value; }
+
+                public T GetCustomAttribute<T>() where T : Attribute
+                {
+                    return _inner.GetCustomAttribute<T>();
+                }
+
+                public IObjectDescriptor Read(object target)
+                {
+                    return _inner.Read(target);
+                }
+
+                public void Write(object target, object value)
+                {
+                    _inner.Write(target, value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/KubernetesClient.Tests/YamlTests.cs b/tests/KubernetesClient.Tests/YamlTests.cs
index 2da6801..e6a5cf1 100644
--- a/tests/KubernetesClient.Tests/YamlTests.cs
+++ b/tests/KubernetesClient.Tests/YamlTests.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,48 @@ metadata:
             Assert.Equal("foo", obj.Metadata.Name);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoadNamespacedFromString()
+        {
+            var content = @"apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  namespace: bar
+  name: foo
+";
+
+            var obj = Yaml.LoadFromString<V1Pod>(content);
+
+            Assert.Equal("foo", obj.Metadata.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", obj.Metadata.NamespaceProperty);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoadPropertyNamedReadOnlyFromString()
+        {
+            var content = @"apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  namespace: bar
+  name: foo
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - image: nginx
+      volumeMounts:
+      - name: vm1
+        mountPath: /vm1
+        readOnly: true
+      - name: vm2
+        mountPath: /vm2
+        readOnly: false
+";
+
+            var obj = Yaml.LoadFromString<V1Pod>(content);
+
+            Assert.True(obj.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts[0].ReadOnlyProperty);
+            Assert.False(obj.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts[1].ReadOnlyProperty);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void LoadFromStream()
         {
@@ -59,6 +101,85 @@ metadata:
   name: foo").SequenceEqual(ToLines(yaml)));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void WriteNamespacedToString()
+        {
+            var pod = new V1Pod()
+            {
+                ApiVersion = "v1",
+                Kind = "Pod",
+                Metadata = new V1ObjectMeta()
+                {
+                    Name = "foo",
+                    NamespaceProperty = "bar"
+                }
+            };
+
+            var yaml = Yaml.SaveToString(pod);
+            Assert.True(ToLines(@"apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+  namespace: bar").SequenceEqual(ToLines(yaml)));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void WritePropertyNamedReadOnlyToString()
+        {
+            var pod = new V1Pod()
+            {
+                ApiVersion = "v1",
+                Kind = "Pod",
+                Metadata = new V1ObjectMeta()
+                {
+                    Name = "foo",
+                    NamespaceProperty = "bar"
+                },
+                Spec = new V1PodSpec()
+                {
+                    Containers = new[]
+                    {
+                        new V1Container()
+                        {
+                            Image = "nginx",
+                            VolumeMounts = new[]
+                            {
+                                new V1VolumeMount
+                                {
+                                    Name = "vm1",
+                                    MountPath = "/vm1",
+                                    ReadOnlyProperty = true
+                                },
+                                new V1VolumeMount
+                                {
+                                    Name = "vm2",
+                                    MountPath = "/vm2",
+                                    ReadOnlyProperty = false
+                                },
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var yaml = Yaml.SaveToString(pod);
+            Assert.True(ToLines(@"apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+  namespace: bar
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: nginx
+    volumeMounts:
+    - mountPath: /vm1
+      name: vm1
+      readOnly: true
+    - mountPath: /vm2
+      name: vm2
+      readOnly: false").SequenceEqual(ToLines(yaml)));
+        }
+
         private static IEnumerable<string> ToLines(string s)
         {
             using (var reader = new StringReader(s))