diff --git a/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.spec.ts
index 64e71d7cb2c..aa4f36549c2 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.spec.ts
@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@ import { State } from "./state";
 describe("state", () => {
   describe("fromJSON", () => {
     it("should deserialize to an instance of itself", () => {
-      expect(State.fromJSON({})).toBeInstanceOf(State);
+      expect(State.fromJSON({}, () => new Account({}))).toBeInstanceOf(State);
     });
 
     it("should always assign an object to accounts", () => {
-      const state = State.fromJSON({});
+      const state = State.fromJSON({}, () => new Account({}));
       expect(state.accounts).not.toBeNull();
       expect(state.accounts).toEqual({});
     });
 
     it("should build an account map", () => {
       const accountsSpy = jest.spyOn(Account, "fromJSON");
-      const state = State.fromJSON({
-        accounts: {
-          userId: {},
+      const state = State.fromJSON(
+        {
+          accounts: {
+            userId: {},
+          },
         },
-      });
+        Account.fromJSON
+      );
 
       expect(state.accounts["userId"]).toBeInstanceOf(Account);
       expect(accountsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.ts b/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.ts
index be99d9bdabe..c08e6fe70f6 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/models/domain/state.ts
@@ -19,26 +19,28 @@ export class State<
 
   // TODO, make Jsonify<State,TGlobalState,TAccount> work. It currently doesn't because Globals doesn't implement Jsonify.
   static fromJSON<TGlobalState extends GlobalState, TAccount extends Account>(
-    obj: any
+    obj: any,
+    accountDeserializer: (json: Jsonify<TAccount>) => TAccount
   ): State<TGlobalState, TAccount> {
     if (obj == null) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return Object.assign(new State(null), obj, {
-      accounts: State.buildAccountMapFromJSON(obj?.accounts),
+      accounts: State.buildAccountMapFromJSON(obj?.accounts, accountDeserializer),
     });
   }
 
-  private static buildAccountMapFromJSON(
-    jsonAccounts: Jsonify<{ [userId: string]: Jsonify<Account> }>
+  private static buildAccountMapFromJSON<TAccount extends Account>(
+    jsonAccounts: { [userId: string]: Jsonify<TAccount> },
+    accountDeserializer: (json: Jsonify<TAccount>) => TAccount
   ) {
     if (!jsonAccounts) {
       return {};
     }
-    const accounts: { [userId: string]: Account } = {};
+    const accounts: { [userId: string]: TAccount } = {};
     for (const userId in jsonAccounts) {
-      accounts[userId] = Account.fromJSON(jsonAccounts[userId]);
+      accounts[userId] = accountDeserializer(jsonAccounts[userId]);
     }
     return accounts;
   }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/services/state.service.ts b/libs/common/src/services/state.service.ts
index 8391cc6e3e0..335a010c088 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/services/state.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BehaviorSubject, concatMap } from "rxjs";
+import { Jsonify } from "type-fest";
 
 import { LogService } from "../abstractions/log.service";
 import { StateService as StateServiceAbstraction } from "../abstractions/state.service";
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ export class StateService<
 
   private accountDiskCache = new Map<string, TAccount>();
 
+  // default account serializer, must be overridden by child class
+  protected accountDeserializer = Account.fromJSON as (json: Jsonify<TAccount>) => TAccount;
+
   constructor(
     protected storageService: AbstractStorageService,
     protected secureStorageService: AbstractStorageService,
@@ -2745,7 +2749,7 @@ export class StateService<
 
   protected async state(): Promise<State<TGlobalState, TAccount>> {
     const state = await this.memoryStorageService.get<State<TGlobalState, TAccount>>(keys.state, {
-      deserializer: (s) => State.fromJSON(s),
+      deserializer: (s) => State.fromJSON(s, this.accountDeserializer),
     });
     return state;
   }