diff --git a/infra/prism/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/parser/DomParser.java b/infra/prism/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/parser/DomParser.java
index ba26bcb750e..a4bd02576d3 100644
--- a/infra/prism/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/parser/DomParser.java
+++ b/infra/prism/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/parser/DomParser.java
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ private static <T> T parsePrimitiveElementValue(Element element, QName typeName)
             return (T) DOMUtil.getQNameValue(element);
         } else if (XmlTypeConverter.canConvert(typeName)) {
 			return (T) XmlTypeConverter.toJavaValue(element, typeName);
-		} else {
+		} else if (DOMUtil.XSD_ANYTYPE.equals(typeName)) {
+            return (T) element.getTextContent();                // if parsing primitive as xsd:anyType, we can safely parse it as string
+        } else {
 			throw new SchemaException("Cannot convert element '"+element+"' to "+typeName);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/infra/schema/src/test/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/schema/TestJaxbParsing.java b/infra/schema/src/test/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/schema/TestJaxbParsing.java
index 65c81b416c0..cb00a623e18 100644
--- a/infra/schema/src/test/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/schema/TestJaxbParsing.java
+++ b/infra/schema/src/test/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/schema/TestJaxbParsing.java
@@ -236,15 +236,18 @@ public void testParseAnyValue() throws SchemaException, SAXException, IOExceptio
 
         // WHEN
 
-        String data = "<asIs/>";
-
+        String dataAsIs = "<asIs/>";
+        String dataValue = "<c:value xmlns:c='" + SchemaConstants.NS_C + "'>12345</c:value>";
 
         // THEN
 
-        Object o = prismContext.parseAnyValueAsJAXBElement(data, PrismContext.LANG_XML);
-        System.out.println("Parsed expression evaluator: " + o);
-        AssertJUnit.assertTrue("o is of wrong class (not JAXBElement): " + o.getClass(), o instanceof JAXBElement);
-    }
+        Object oAsIs = prismContext.parseAnyValueAsJAXBElement(dataAsIs, PrismContext.LANG_XML);
+        System.out.println("Parsed expression evaluator: "  + dataAsIs + " as " + oAsIs);
+        AssertJUnit.assertTrue("result is of wrong class (not JAXBElement): " + oAsIs.getClass(), oAsIs instanceof JAXBElement);
 
+        Object oValue = prismContext.parseAnyValueAsJAXBElement(dataValue, PrismContext.LANG_XML);
+        System.out.println("Parsed expression evaluator: " + dataValue + " as " + oValue);
+        AssertJUnit.assertTrue("result is of wrong class (not JAXBElement): " + oValue.getClass(), oValue instanceof JAXBElement);
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/infra/util/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/util/DOMUtil.java b/infra/util/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/util/DOMUtil.java
index 1113d2c3b40..cfa8a14a303 100644
--- a/infra/util/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/util/DOMUtil.java
+++ b/infra/util/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/util/DOMUtil.java
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public class DOMUtil {
 	public static final QName XSD_ANYURI = new QName(W3C_XML_SCHEMA_NS_URI, "anyURI", NS_W3C_XML_SCHEMA_PREFIX);
 
 	public static final QName XSD_ANY = new QName(W3C_XML_SCHEMA_NS_URI, "any", NS_W3C_XML_SCHEMA_PREFIX);
+    public static final QName XSD_ANYTYPE = new QName(W3C_XML_SCHEMA_NS_URI, "anyType", NS_W3C_XML_SCHEMA_PREFIX);
 
 	public static final String NS_XML_ENC = "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#";
 	public static final String NS_XML_DSIG = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#";