diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/NServiceBus.Core.Tests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/NServiceBus.Core.Tests.csproj
index 377646392a4..1a4f43abfed 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/NServiceBus.Core.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/NServiceBus.Core.Tests.csproj
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Config\When_users_override_the_configuration_source.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\When_using_convention_based_messages.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Conventions\MessageConventionSpecs.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Serializers\XML\Issue_2796.cs" />
     <Compile Include="StandardsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Encryption\ConfigureRijndaelEncryptionServiceTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Encryption\RijndaelEncryptionServiceTest.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/Serializers/XML/Issue_2796.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/Serializers/XML/Issue_2796.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a3a5bda4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Core.Tests/Serializers/XML/Issue_2796.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+namespace NServiceBus.Core.Tests.Serializers.XML
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.IO;
+    using NServiceBus.Serializers.XML.Test;
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class Issue_2796
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void Object_property_with_primitive_or_struct_value_should_serialize_correctly()
+        {
+            var serializer = SerializerFactory.Create<SerializedPair>();
+            var message = new SerializedPair
+            {
+                Key = "AddressId",
+                Value = new Guid("{ebdeeb33-baa7-4100-b1aa-eb4d6816fd3d}")
+            };
+
+            object[] messageDeserialized;
+            using (Stream stream = new MemoryStream())
+            {
+                serializer.Serialize(message, stream);
+
+                stream.Position = 0;
+
+                messageDeserialized = serializer.Deserialize(stream, new[] { message.GetType() });
+            }
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(message.Key, ((SerializedPair)messageDeserialized[0]).Key);
+            Assert.AreEqual(message.Value, ((SerializedPair)messageDeserialized[0]).Value);
+        }
+
+        public class SerializedPair
+        {
+            public string Key { get; set; }
+            public object Value { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Features/DisplayDiagnosticsForFeatures.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Features/DisplayDiagnosticsForFeatures.cs
index f8504708d21..0371db473b5 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Features/DisplayDiagnosticsForFeatures.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Features/DisplayDiagnosticsForFeatures.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public void Run(Configure config)
                     statusText.Append("Deactivation reason: ");
                     if (diagnosticData.PrerequisiteStatus != null && !diagnosticData.PrerequisiteStatus.IsSatisfied)
                     {
-                        statusText.AppendLine(string.Format("Did not fulfill its Prerequisites:"));
+                        statusText.AppendLine("Did not fulfill its Prerequisites:");
 
                         foreach (var reason in diagnosticData.PrerequisiteStatus.Reasons)
                         {
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Licensing/LicenseExpiredForm.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Licensing/LicenseExpiredForm.cs
index 90806464ba5..5d3ba516490 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Licensing/LicenseExpiredForm.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Licensing/LicenseExpiredForm.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void browseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 
                         if (LicenseExpirationChecker.HasLicenseExpired(license))
                         {
-                            var message = string.Format("The license you provided has expired, please select another file.");
+                            var message = "The license you provided has expired, please select another file.";
                             Logger.Warn(message);
                             MessageBox.Show(this, message, "License expired", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
                             return;
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Serializers/XML/XmlMessageSerializer.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Serializers/XML/XmlMessageSerializer.cs
index 31f2efac476..0be23b0a311 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Core/Serializers/XML/XmlMessageSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Core/Serializers/XML/XmlMessageSerializer.cs
@@ -831,12 +831,8 @@ object GetPropertyValue(Type type, XmlNode n)
         public void Serialize(object message, Stream stream)
         {
             InitializeNamespaces(message);
-            var messageBuilder = SerializeMessage(message);
+            var builder = SerializeMessage(message);
 
-            var builder = new StringBuilder();
-            builder.AppendLine("<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>");
-
-            builder.Append(messageBuilder);
             var buffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(builder.ToString());
             stream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
         }
@@ -850,9 +846,23 @@ public void Serialize(object message, Stream stream)
         StringBuilder SerializeMessage(object message)
         {
             var messageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+
+            messageBuilder.AppendLine("<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>");
+
             var t = mapper.GetMappedTypeFor(message.GetType());
+            var baseTypes = GetBaseTypes(message);
+
+            var objectBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+            var elementName = t.SerializationFriendlyName();
+
+            WriteObject(elementName, t, message, objectBuilder);
+
+            var startElementBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+            var ns = GetNamespace(message);
+            CreateStartElementWithNamespaces(ns, baseTypes, startElementBuilder, elementName);
 
-            WriteObject(t.SerializationFriendlyName(), t, message, messageBuilder, true);
+            objectBuilder.Replace(string.Format("<{0}>", elementName), startElementBuilder.ToString());
+            messageBuilder.AppendLine(objectBuilder.ToString().TrimEnd());
 
             return messageBuilder;
         }
@@ -906,7 +916,7 @@ void WriteObject(string name, Type type, object value, StringBuilder builder, bo
         {
             var element = name;
 
-            if (type == typeof(object) && (value.GetType().IsSimpleType()))
+            if (type == typeof(object) && value.GetType().IsSimpleType())
             {
                 if (!namespacesToAdd.Contains(value.GetType()))
                 {
@@ -920,17 +930,7 @@ void WriteObject(string name, Type type, object value, StringBuilder builder, bo
                 return;
             }
 
-
-            if (useNS)
-            {
-                var @namespace = InitializeNamespaces(value);
-                var baseTypes = GetBaseTypes(value);
-                CreateStartElementWithNamespaces(@namespace, baseTypes, builder, element);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                builder.AppendFormat("<{0}>\n", element);
-            }
+            builder.AppendFormat("<{0}>\n", element);
 
             Write(builder, type, value);