diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0f73fd..ada6329 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+# 0.7.0-alpha.8
+- Add `from_arbitrary_json` to AnyBase
+
 # 0.7.0-alpha.7
 - implement Extends for Base
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 53393cd..a4df4ed 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "activitystreams"
 description = "A set of core types and traits for activitystreams data"
-version = "0.7.0-alpha.7"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha.8"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
 repository = "https://git.asonix.dog/Aardwolf/activitystreams"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af46865..7bbb69f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ _A set of Traits and Types that make up the ActivityStreams and ActivityPub spec
 First, add ActivityStreams to your dependencies
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.6"
+activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.8"
 ```
 
 ### Types
diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index 60cae4b..7617fb6 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -1097,6 +1097,29 @@ impl<Kind> Base<Kind> {
 }
 
 impl AnyBase {
+    /// Convert arbitrary json into an AnyBase
+    ///
+    /// This is provided so that strangely-shaped objects, specifically in context fields, can be
+    /// easily added into a structure, but otherwise probably shouldn't be used.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    /// # use activitystreams::base::AnyBase;
+    /// let any_base = AnyBase::from_arbitrary_json(serde_json::json!({
+    ///     "key": "value"
+    /// }))?;
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn from_arbitrary_json<T>(serializable: T) -> Result<Self, serde_json::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let value = serde_json::to_value(serializable)?;
+        let base: Base<serde_json::Value> = serde_json::from_value(value)?;
+        Ok(base.into())
+    }
+
     /// Convert any type that is extended from `Base<Kind>` into an AnyBase for storing
     ///
     /// ```rust