diff --git a/src/videoag_common/api_object/__init__.py b/src/videoag_common/api_object/__init__.py
index 8617f6fb9b936686daf7e40541a9c63bdf62719d..52283cacb686bf3aa81bf89f6975c6bffe1c01f6 100644
--- a/src/videoag_common/api_object/__init__.py
+++ b/src/videoag_common/api_object/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ from .object import (
     VisibilityApiObject,
     api_mapped,
     api_include_in_data,
+    NoSerializationContext
 )
 from .object_class import ApiObjectClass
diff --git a/src/videoag_common/api_object/object.py b/src/videoag_common/api_object/object.py
index 341600b2b0411d3fba1a21c4bbf7553230721acf..bd27778088688d80498b01b9c5b31fef6d513e8c 100644
--- a/src/videoag_common/api_object/object.py
+++ b/src/videoag_common/api_object/object.py
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ def api_include_in_data(
     return decorator
 
 
+class NoSerializationContext(dict):
+    """
+    A dict which can be used as a context for serialize() to prevent any serialization of objects of a specific type.
+    This dict pretends like all keys are already present. Actually retrieving or updating an item throws an error
+    """
+    
+    def __setitem__(self, __key, __value):
+        raise Exception("Not supported")
+    
+    def __getitem__(self, __key):
+        raise Exception("Not supported")
+    
+    def __contains__(self, __key):
+        return True
+
+
 API_VALUE_OBJECT_CLASSES_BY_ID: dict[str, type["ApiValueObject"]] = {}
 _disable_value_object_registration = False