diff --git a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/Register.hpp b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/Register.hpp
index 8ec365ea..1ee499cb 100644
--- a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/Register.hpp
+++ b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/Register.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 
 #include "BitField.hpp"
+#include "src/Targets/TargetRegisterDescriptor.hpp"
 
 #include "Exceptions/InvalidTargetDescriptionDataException.hpp"
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Targets::TargetDescription
         std::uint32_t offset;
         std::uint16_t size;
         std::optional<std::uint64_t> initialValue;
-        std::optional<std::string> access;
+        std::optional<TargetRegisterAccess> access;
         std::optional<bool> alternative;
         std::map<std::string, BitField, std::less<void>> bitFieldsByKey;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Targets::TargetDescription
             std::uint32_t offset,
             std::uint16_t size,
             const std::optional<std::uint64_t>& initialValue,
-            const std::optional<std::string>& access,
+            const std::optional<TargetRegisterAccess>& access,
             const std::optional<bool>& alternative,
             const std::map<std::string, BitField, std::less<void>>& bitFieldsByKey
         )
diff --git a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
index dac9ead9..8d056ea3 100644
--- a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ namespace Targets::TargetDescription
     Register TargetDescriptionFile::registerFromXml(const QDomElement& xmlElement) {
         const auto initialValue = TargetDescriptionFile::tryGetAttribute(xmlElement, "initial-value");
         const auto alternative = TargetDescriptionFile::tryGetAttribute(xmlElement, "alternative");
+        const auto accessString = TargetDescriptionFile::tryGetAttribute(xmlElement, "access");
 
         auto output = Register(
             TargetDescriptionFile::getAttribute(xmlElement, "key"),
@@ -552,7 +553,12 @@ namespace Targets::TargetDescription
             StringService::toUint32(TargetDescriptionFile::getAttribute(xmlElement, "offset")),
             StringService::toUint16(TargetDescriptionFile::getAttribute(xmlElement, "size")),
             initialValue.has_value() ? std::optional(StringService::toUint64(*initialValue)) : std::nullopt,
-            TargetDescriptionFile::tryGetAttribute(xmlElement, "access"),
+            accessString.has_value()
+                ? std::optional(TargetRegisterAccess(
+                    accessString->find('R') != std::string::npos,
+                    accessString->find('W') != std::string::npos
+                ))
+                : std::nullopt,
             alternative.has_value() ? std::optional(*alternative == "true") : std::nullopt,
             {}
         );