diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b9f8fd3..25b9bc4 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<Product>Domain Primitives</Product>
 	<Company>ALTA Software llc.</Company>
 	<Copyright>Copyright © 2024 ALTA Software llc.</Copyright>
-	<Version>7.1.0</Version>
+	<Version>7.1.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.Generator/Helpers/MethodGeneratorHelper.cs b/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.Generator/Helpers/MethodGeneratorHelper.cs
index 0450ba0..ba08ae7 100644
--- a/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.Generator/Helpers/MethodGeneratorHelper.cs
+++ b/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.Generator/Helpers/MethodGeneratorHelper.cs
@@ -871,13 +871,11 @@ public static void GenerateParsable(GeneratorData data, SourceCodeBuilder builde
         {
             builder.Append("s");
         }
-        else
-        if (isChar)
+        else if (isChar)
         {
             builder.Append("char.Parse(s)");
         }
-        else
-        if (isBool)
+        else if (isBool)
         {
             builder.Append("bool.Parse(s)");
         }
@@ -899,13 +897,11 @@ public static void GenerateParsable(GeneratorData data, SourceCodeBuilder builde
         {
             builder.AppendLine("if (s is null)");
         }
-        else
-        if (isChar)
+        else if (isChar)
         {
             builder.AppendLine("if (!char.TryParse(s, out var value))");
         }
-        else
-        if (isBool)
+        else if (isBool)
         {
             builder.AppendLine("if (!bool.TryParse(s, out var value))");
         }
@@ -1110,6 +1106,7 @@ public static void GenerateIXmlSerializableMethods(GeneratorData data, SourceCod
                 "string" => "ReadElementContentAsString",
                 "bool" => "ReadElementContentAsBoolean",
                 "DateOnly" => "ReadElementContentAsDateOnly",
+                "TimeOnly" => "ReadElementContentAsTimeOnly",
                 _ => $"ReadElementContentAs<{data.PrimitiveTypeFriendlyName}>"
             };
         }
@@ -1129,8 +1126,7 @@ public static void GenerateIXmlSerializableMethods(GeneratorData data, SourceCod
 
         if (string.Equals(data.PrimitiveTypeFriendlyName, "string", System.StringComparison.Ordinal))
             builder.AppendLine($"public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer) => writer.WriteString({data.FieldName});");
-        else
-        if (data.SerializationFormat is null)
+        else if (data.SerializationFormat is null)
             builder.AppendLine($"public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer) => writer.WriteValue((({data.PrimitiveTypeFriendlyName}){data.FieldName}).ToXmlString());");
         else
             builder.AppendLine($"public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer) => writer.WriteString({data.FieldName}.ToString({QuoteAndEscape(data.SerializationFormat)}));");
diff --git a/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives/XmlReaderExt.cs b/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives/XmlReaderExt.cs
index acf997e..37c3577 100644
--- a/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives/XmlReaderExt.cs
+++ b/src/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives/XmlReaderExt.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ public static DateOnly ReadElementContentAsDateOnly(this XmlReader reader)
         return DateOnly.FromDateTime(DateTime.Parse(str, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads the content of the current XML element as a <see cref="TimeOnly"/> value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="XmlReader"/> instance.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// A <see cref="TimeOnly"/> value parsed from the current element's content.
+    /// </returns>
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    public static TimeOnly ReadElementContentAsTimeOnly(this XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        var str = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+        if (TimeOnly.TryParse(str, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var result))
+            return result;
+
+        var dt = DateTimeOffset.ParseExact(str, s_acceptedFormats, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None);
+        return TimeOnly.FromTimeSpan(dt.TimeOfDay);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Reads the content of the current XML element as a <see cref="DateOnly"/> value.
     /// </summary>
@@ -140,4 +158,12 @@ public static TimeSpan ReadElementContentAsTimeSpan(this XmlReader reader, strin
 
         return TimeSpan.Parse(str, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
     }
+
+    private static readonly string[] s_acceptedFormats =
+    [
+        "HH:mm:ss",
+        "HH:mm:sszzz",   // 15:00:00+04:00
+        "HH:mm:ssz",     // 15:00:00Z
+        "HH:mm:ss'+'",   // 15:00:00+  (bare plus)
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/DateOnlyConversionTests.cs b/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/DateOnlyConversionTests.cs
index bd01d39..1c0a2f0 100644
--- a/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/DateOnlyConversionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/DateOnlyConversionTests.cs
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ public void ReadElementContentAsDateOnly_WithTimezoneString_ReturnsDateOnly()
 
         Assert.Equal(new DateOnly(2024, 4, 1), result);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/ParseTimeOnlyTests.cs b/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/ParseTimeOnlyTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5044dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests/ParseTimeOnlyTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using System.Xml;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AltaSoft.DomainPrimitives.UnitTests;
+
+public class ParseTimeOnlyTests
+{
+    // ─── Valid cases ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("15:00:00", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("00:00:00", 0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("23:59:59", 23, 59, 59)]
+    [InlineData("01:02:03", 1, 2, 3)]
+    // With positive offset
+    [InlineData("15:00:00+04:00", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("15:00:00+00:00", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("00:00:00+05:30", 0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("23:59:59+14:00", 23, 59, 59)]
+    // With negative offset
+    [InlineData("15:00:00-04:00", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("15:00:00-00:00", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("00:00:00-05:30", 0, 0, 0)]
+
+    // With bare plus
+    [InlineData("15:00:00+", 15, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("00:00:00+", 0, 0, 0)]
+    public void Parse_ValidInput_ReturnsExpectedTimeOnly(string input, int hour, int minute, int second)
+    {
+        var result = ParseTimeOnly(input);
+
+        Assert.Equal(new TimeOnly(hour, minute, second), result);
+    }
+
+    // ─── Invalid cases: has date part ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("2025/01/11")]
+    [InlineData("11/01/2025")]
+    public void Parse_InputWithDatePart_Throws(string input)
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<FormatException>(() => ParseTimeOnly(input));
+    }
+
+    // ─── Invalid cases: malformed time ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("99:00:00")]        // invalid hour
+    [InlineData("15:60:00")]        // invalid minute
+    [InlineData("15:00:60")]        // invalid second
+    [InlineData("abc")]             // garbage
+    [InlineData("1500:00")]         // malformed
+    [InlineData("15:00:00++04:00")] // double operator
+    [InlineData("15:00:00+25:00")]  // invalid offset hour
+    [InlineData("")]                // empty
+    [InlineData("   ")]             // whitespace
+    public void Parse_MalformedInput_Throws(string input)
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<FormatException>(() => ParseTimeOnly(input));
+    }
+    private static TimeOnly ParseTimeOnly(string content)
+    {
+        var xml = $"<root>{content}</root>";
+        var reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml));
+        reader.ReadToFollowing("root");
+        return reader.ReadElementContentAsTimeOnly();
+    }
+}