diff --git a/capa/render/result_document.py b/capa/render/result_document.py
index 2d2d10f4..2b627cc7 100644
--- a/capa/render/result_document.py
+++ b/capa/render/result_document.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 import datetime
+import collections
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Union, Optional
 
 from pydantic import Field, BaseModel
@@ -262,6 +263,55 @@ def node_from_capa(node: Union[capa.engine.Statement, capa.engine.Feature]) -> N
         assert_never(node)
 
 
+def node_to_capa(
+    node: Node, children: List[Union[capa.engine.Statement, capa.engine.Feature]]
+) -> Union[capa.engine.Statement, capa.engine.Feature]:
+    if isinstance(node, StatementNode):
+        if isinstance(node.statement, CompoundStatement):
+            if node.statement.type == CompoundStatementType.AND:
+                return capa.engine.And(description=node.statement.description, children=children)
+
+            elif node.statement.type == CompoundStatementType.OR:
+                return capa.engine.Or(description=node.statement.description, children=children)
+
+            elif node.statement.type == CompoundStatementType.NOT:
+                return capa.engine.Not(description=node.statement.description, child=children[0])
+
+            elif node.statement.type == CompoundStatementType.OPTIONAL:
+                return capa.engine.Some(description=node.statement.description, count=0, children=children)
+
+            else:
+                assert_never(node.statement.type)
+
+        elif isinstance(node.statement, SomeStatement):
+            return capa.engine.Some(
+                description=node.statement.description, count=node.statement.count, children=children
+            )
+
+        elif isinstance(node.statement, RangeStatement):
+            return capa.engine.Range(
+                description=node.statement.description,
+                min=node.statement.min,
+                max=node.statement.max,
+                child=node.statement.child.to_capa(),
+            )
+
+        elif isinstance(node.statement, SubscopeStatement):
+            raise NotImplementedError("deserializing subscope statements are not supported")
+            return capa.engine.Subscope(
+                description=node.statement.description, scope=node.statement.scope, child=children[0]
+            )
+
+        else:
+            assert_never(node.statement)
+
+    elif isinstance(node, FeatureNode):
+        return node.feature.to_capa()
+
+    else:
+        assert_never(node)
+
+
 class Match(FrozenModel):
     """
     args:
@@ -394,6 +444,42 @@ class Match(FrozenModel):
             captures={capture: tuple(captures[capture]) for capture in captures},
         )
 
+    def to_capa(self, rules: RuleSet) -> capa.engine.Result:
+        children = [child.to_capa(rules) for child in self.children]
+        statement = node_to_capa(self.node, [child.statement for child in children])
+
+        if isinstance(self.node, FeatureNode):
+            feature = self.node.feature
+
+            if isinstance(feature, (frzf.SubstringFeature, frzf.RegexFeature)):
+                matches = {capture: {loc.to_capa() for loc in locs} for capture, locs in self.captures.items()}
+
+                if isinstance(feature, frzf.SubstringFeature):
+                    assert isinstance(statement, capa.features.common.Substring)
+                    statement = capa.features.common._MatchedSubstring(statement, matches)
+                elif isinstance(feature, frzf.RegexFeature):
+                    assert isinstance(statement, capa.features.common.Regex)
+                    statement = capa.features.common._MatchedRegex(statement, matches)
+                else:
+                    assert_never(feature)
+
+        if (
+            isinstance(self.node, FeatureNode)
+            and isinstance(self.node.feature, frzf.MatchFeature)
+            # only add subtree on success,
+            # because there won't be results for the other rule on failure.
+            and self.success
+        ):
+            # TODO: work is needed fixup subscope matches here.
+            raise NotImplementedError("deserializing subscope matches are not yet supported")
+
+        return capa.features.common.Result(
+            success=self.success,
+            statement=statement,
+            locations={loc.to_capa() for loc in self.locations},
+            children=children,
+        )
+
 
 def parse_parts_id(s: str):
     id_ = ""
@@ -581,35 +667,16 @@ class ResultDocument(FrozenModel):
 
     def to_capa(self) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
         meta = self.meta.to_capa()
-        capabilities: Dict[str, List[Tuple[capa.features.address.Address, capa.features.common.Result]]] = {}
+        capabilities: Dict[
+            str, List[Tuple[capa.features.address.Address, capa.features.common.Result]]
+        ] = collections.defaultdict(list)
+
+        rules = capa.rules.RuleSet([capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(rule_match.source) for rule_match in self.rules.values()])
 
         for rule_name, rule_match in self.rules.items():
-            # Parse the YAML source into a Rule instance
-            rule = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(rule_match.source)
-
-            # Extract the capabilities from the RuleMatches object
             for addr, match in rule_match.matches:
-                if isinstance(match.node, StatementNode):
-                    if isinstance(match.node.statement, CompoundStatement):
-                        statement = rule.statement
-                    else:
-                        statement = statement_from_capa(match.node.statement)
-                elif isinstance(match.node, FeatureNode):
-                    statement = match.node.feature.to_capa()
-                    if isinstance(statement, (capa.features.common.String, capa.features.common.Regex)):
-                        statement.matches = match.captures
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError("Invalid node type")
+                result: capa.engine.Result = match.to_capa(rules)
 
-                result = capa.features.common.Result(
-                    statement=statement,
-                    success=match.success,
-                    locations={loc.to_capa() for loc in match.locations},
-                    children=[],
-                )
-
-                if rule_name not in capabilities:
-                    capabilities[rule_name] = []
                 capabilities[rule_name].append((addr.to_capa(), result))
 
         return meta, capabilities