diff --git a/tailbone/forms2/types.py b/tailbone/forms2/types.py
index 977b8bc6..e9fcdb59 100644
--- a/tailbone/forms2/types.py
+++ b/tailbone/forms2/types.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ Form Schema Types
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
+from rattail.db import model
+
 import colander
 
+from tailbone.db import Session
+
 
 class JQueryTime(colander.Time):
     """
@@ -52,3 +56,59 @@ class JQueryTime(colander.Time):
 
         # re-try first format, for "better" error message
         return colander.timeparse(cstruct, formats[0])
+
+
+class ObjectType(colander.SchemaType):
+    """
+    Custom schema type for scalar ORM relationship fields.
+    """
+    model_class = None
+
+    @property
+    def model_title(self):
+        self.model_class.get_model_title()
+
+    @property
+    def session(self):
+        return Session()
+
+    def serialize(self, node, appstruct):
+        if appstruct is colander.null:
+            return colander.null
+        return six.text_type(appstruct)
+
+    def deserialize(self, node, cstruct):
+        if not cstruct:
+            return None
+        obj = self.session.query(self.model_class).get(cstruct)
+        if not obj:
+            raise colander.Invalid(node, "{} not found".format(self.model_title))
+        return obj
+
+
+class StoreType(ObjectType):
+    """
+    Custom schema type for store field.
+    """
+    model_class = model.Store
+
+
+class CustomerType(ObjectType):
+    """
+    Custom schema type for customer field.
+    """
+    model_class = model.Customer
+
+
+class ProductType(ObjectType):
+    """
+    Custom schema type for product relationship field.
+    """
+    model_class = model.Product
+
+
+class UserType(ObjectType):
+    """
+    Custom schema type for user field.
+    """
+    model_class = model.User