diff --git a/extra/cocoa/cocoa.factor b/extra/cocoa/cocoa.factor
index a3ac3e89ce..907d75fd84 100755
--- a/extra/cocoa/cocoa.factor
+++ b/extra/cocoa/cocoa.factor
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ SYMBOL: super-sent-messages
         "NSArray"
         "NSAutoreleasePool"
         "NSBundle"
+        "NSData"
         "NSDictionary"
         "NSError"
         "NSEvent"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ SYMBOL: super-sent-messages
         "NSNib"
         "NSNotification"
         "NSNotificationCenter"
+        "NSNumber"
         "NSObject"
         "NSOpenGLContext"
         "NSOpenGLPixelFormat"
diff --git a/extra/cocoa/enumeration/enumeration.factor b/extra/cocoa/enumeration/enumeration.factor
index 5e3e9c5e44..ae1766b1a9 100644
--- a/extra/cocoa/enumeration/enumeration.factor
+++ b/extra/cocoa/enumeration/enumeration.factor
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ IN: cocoa.enumeration
 :: (NSFastEnumeration-each) ( object quot state stackbuf count -- )
     object state stackbuf count -> countByEnumeratingWithState:objects:count:
     dup zero? [ drop ] [
-        [ stackbuf void*-nth quot call ] each
-        object quot state stackbuf count (NSFastEnumeration-each)
+        [
+            state NSFastEnumerationState-itemsPtr dup stackbuf ?
+            void*-nth quot call
+        ] each object quot state stackbuf count (NSFastEnumeration-each)
     ] if ; inline
 
 : NSFastEnumeration-each ( object quot -- )
diff --git a/extra/cocoa/plists/plists.factor b/extra/cocoa/plists/plists.factor
index 9e05773f53..4ffc1db139 100644
--- a/extra/cocoa/plists/plists.factor
+++ b/extra/cocoa/plists/plists.factor
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: strings arrays hashtables assocs sequences
 cocoa.messages cocoa.classes cocoa.application cocoa kernel
-namespaces io.backend ;
+namespaces io.backend math cocoa.enumeration byte-arrays
+combinators alien.c-types ;
 IN: cocoa.plists
 
 : assoc>NSDictionary ( assoc -- alien )
@@ -17,3 +18,33 @@ IN: cocoa.plists
     >r assoc>NSDictionary
     r> normalize-path <NSString> 0 -> writeToFile:atomically:
     [ "write-plist failed" throw ] unless ;
+
+DEFER: plist>
+
+: (plist-NSString>) ( NSString -- string )
+    -> UTF8String ;
+
+: (plist-NSNumber>) ( NSNumber -- number )
+    dup -> doubleValue dup >integer =
+    [ -> longLongValue ]
+    [ -> doubleValue ] if ;
+
+: (plist-NSData>) ( NSData -- byte-array )
+    dup -> length <byte-array> [ -> getBytes: ] keep ;
+
+: (plist-NSArray>) ( NSArray -- vector )
+    [ plist> ] NSFastEnumeration-map ;    
+
+: (plist-NSDictionary>) ( NSDictionary -- hashtable )
+    dup [ [ -> valueForKey: ] keep swap [ plist> ] bi@ 2array ] with
+    NSFastEnumeration-map >hashtable ;
+
+: plist> ( plist -- value )
+    {
+        { [ dup NSString     -> isKindOfClass: c-bool> ] [ (plist-NSString>)      ] }
+        { [ dup NSNumber     -> isKindOfClass: c-bool> ] [ (plist-NSNumber>)      ] }
+        { [ dup NSData       -> isKindOfClass: c-bool> ] [ (plist-NSData>)        ] }
+        { [ dup NSArray      -> isKindOfClass: c-bool> ] [ (plist-NSArray>)       ] }
+        { [ dup NSDictionary -> isKindOfClass: c-bool> ] [ (plist-NSDictionary>)  ] }
+        [ ]
+    } cond ;