diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/config.h b/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/config.h
index bc296d0281..0d7be2b15c 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/config.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/config.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <util/reconstructible.h>
 #include <os/session_policy.h>
+#include <os/buffered_xml.h>
 #include <util/color.h>
 
 /* decorator includes */
@@ -81,40 +82,9 @@ class Decorator::Config
 
 	private:
 
-		struct Buffered_xml
-		{
-			Allocator         &_alloc;
-			char const * const _ptr;   /* pointer to dynamically allocated buffer */
-			Xml_node     const _xml;   /* referring to buffer of '_ptr' */
-
-			/**
-			 * \throw Allocator::Out_of_memory
-			 */
-			static char const *_init_ptr(Allocator &alloc, Xml_node node)
-			{
-				char *ptr = (char *)alloc.alloc(node.size());
-				Genode::memcpy(ptr, node.addr(), node.size());
-				return ptr;
-			}
-
-			/**
-			 * Constructor
-			 *
-			 * \throw Allocator::Out_of_memory
-			 */
-			Buffered_xml(Allocator &alloc, Xml_node node)
-			:
-				_alloc(alloc), _ptr(_init_ptr(alloc, node)), _xml(_ptr, node.size())
-			{ }
-
-			~Buffered_xml() { _alloc.free(const_cast<char *>(_ptr), _xml.size()); }
-
-			Xml_node xml() const { return _xml; }
-		};
-
 		Genode::Allocator &_alloc;
 
-		Reconstructible<Buffered_xml> _buffered_config;
+		Reconstructible<Genode::Buffered_xml> _buffered_config;
 
 		/**
 		 * Maximum number of configured window controls
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/launcher/panel_dialog.h b/repos/gems/src/app/launcher/panel_dialog.h
index 75cf9a1026..8ab3195bfb 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/launcher/panel_dialog.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/launcher/panel_dialog.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <timer_session/connection.h>
+#include <os/buffered_xml.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include <fading_dialog.h>
@@ -50,37 +51,6 @@ class Launcher::Panel_dialog : Input_event_handler, Dialog_generator,
 
 		Genode::Allocator &_alloc;
 
-		struct Buffered_xml
-		{
-			Allocator         &_alloc;
-			char const * const _ptr;   /* pointer to dynamically allocated buffer */
-			Xml_node     const _xml;   /* referring to buffer of '_ptr' */
-
-			/**
-			 * \throw Allocator::Out_of_memory
-			 */
-			static char const *_init_ptr(Allocator &alloc, Xml_node node)
-			{
-				char *ptr = (char *)alloc.alloc(node.size());
-				Genode::memcpy(ptr, node.addr(), node.size());
-				return ptr;
-			}
-
-			/**
-			 * Constructor
-			 *
-			 * \throw Allocator::Out_of_memory
-			 */
-			Buffered_xml(Allocator &alloc, Xml_node node)
-			:
-				_alloc(alloc), _ptr(_init_ptr(alloc, node)), _xml(_ptr, node.size())
-			{ }
-
-			~Buffered_xml() { _alloc.free(const_cast<char *>(_ptr), _xml.size()); }
-
-			Xml_node xml() const { return _xml; }
-		};
-
 		Constructible<Buffered_xml> _config;
 
 		List<Element> _elements;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/init/buffered_xml.h b/repos/os/include/os/buffered_xml.h
similarity index 87%
rename from repos/os/src/init/buffered_xml.h
rename to repos/os/include/os/buffered_xml.h
index 0b8d0e9c21..3b65be00ed 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/init/buffered_xml.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/os/buffered_xml.h
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
  * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
  */
 
-#ifndef _SRC__INIT__BUFFERED_XML_H_
-#define _SRC__INIT__BUFFERED_XML_H_
+#ifndef _OS__BUFFERED_XML_H_
+#define _OS__BUFFERED_XML_H_
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <util/xml_node.h>
 
-namespace Init { class Buffered_xml; }
+namespace Genode { class Buffered_xml; }
 
 
-class Init::Buffered_xml
+class Genode::Buffered_xml
 {
 	private:
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ class Init::Buffered_xml
 		Xml_node xml() const { return _xml; }
 };
 
-#endif /* _SRC__INIT__BUFFERED_XML_H_ */
+#endif /* _OS__BUFFERED_XML_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/os/src/init/child.h b/repos/os/src/init/child.h
index 91fc5454c5..888d8b49f9 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/init/child.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/init/child.h
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 #include <base/child.h>
 #include <os/session_requester.h>
 #include <os/session_policy.h>
+#include <os/buffered_xml.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include <types.h>
 #include <verbose.h>
 #include <report.h>
-#include <buffered_xml.h>
 #include <name_registry.h>
 #include <service.h>
 #include <utils.h>
diff --git a/repos/os/src/init/server.h b/repos/os/src/init/server.h
index a90a407961..26f8a032fb 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/init/server.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/init/server.h
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <base/attached_rom_dataspace.h>
+#include <os/buffered_xml.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include "types.h"
 #include "service.h"
-#include "buffered_xml.h"
 #include "state_reporter.h"
 
 namespace Init { class Server; }