diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock/Layout/LayoutRoot.cs b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock/Layout/LayoutRoot.cs
index 8e10365e4..d311a2647 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock/Layout/LayoutRoot.cs
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock/Layout/LayoutRoot.cs
@@ -672,6 +672,9 @@ public void ReadXml( XmlReader reader )
       {
         this.Hidden.Add( ( LayoutAnchorable )hiddenObject );
       }
+
+      //Read the closing end element of LayoutRoot
+      reader.ReadEndElement();
     }
 
     public void WriteXml( XmlWriter writer )