diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b09514e..51af92d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ categories = ["asynchronous", "network-programming"]
 bytes = "0.5.2"
 futures = "0.3.1"
 memchr = "2.2.1"
-pin-project = "0.4.6"
\ No newline at end of file
+pin-project = "0.4.6"
+serde = "1.0.103"
+bincode = "1.2.1"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_derive = "1.0.103"
diff --git a/src/codec/mod.rs b/src/codec/mod.rs
index f97b666..47a144f 100644
--- a/src/codec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codec/mod.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ pub use self::length::LengthCodec;
 
 mod lines;
 pub use self::lines::LinesCodec;
+
+mod serde;
+pub use self::serde::SerdeCodec;
diff --git a/src/codec/serde.rs b/src/codec/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..840df2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/codec/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use bytes::{BytesMut, Bytes};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use bincode;
+
+use crate::encoder::Encoder;
+use crate::decoder::Decoder;
+use crate::codec::LengthCodec;
+
+/// Encodes/decodes types implementing Serde Serialize/Deserialize traits.
+/// It is built on top of `LengthCodec`.
+pub struct SerdeCodec<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> {
+    inner: LengthCodec,
+    phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> Default for SerdeCodec<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: LengthCodec {},
+            phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> Encoder for SerdeCodec<T> {
+     type Item = T;
+     type Error = io::Error;
+
+     fn encode(&mut self, src: Self::Item, dst: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+         let data = bincode::serialize(&src).map_err(to_io_err)?;
+         let bytes = Bytes::from(data);
+         self.inner.encode(bytes, dst)
+     }
+}
+
+impl<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> Decoder for SerdeCodec<T> {
+     type Item = T;
+     type Error = io::Error;
+
+     fn decode(&mut self, src: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
+         match self.inner.decode(src)? {
+             Some(bytes) => {
+                 bincode::deserialize(&bytes)
+                     .map_err(to_io_err)
+                     .map(|item| Some(item))
+            }
+             None => Ok(None),
+         }
+     }
+}
+
+fn to_io_err(err: Box<bincode::ErrorKind>) -> io::Error {
+    match *err {
+        bincode::ErrorKind::Io(e) => e,
+        other => io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, other),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c9ec45c..8094084 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 mod codec;
-pub use codec::{BytesCodec, LengthCodec, LinesCodec};
+pub use codec::{BytesCodec, LengthCodec, LinesCodec, SerdeCodec};
 
 mod decoder;
 pub use decoder::Decoder;
diff --git a/tests/serde.rs b/tests/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e2ea23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use futures::io::Cursor;
+use futures::{executor, SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use futures_codec::{Framed, SerdeCodec};
+use serde_derive::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct Person {
+    name: String,
+    age: u8,
+}
+
+impl Person {
+    fn new(name: &str, age: u8) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: name.into(),
+            age,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn serializes_serde_enabled_structures() {
+    let cur = Cursor::new(vec![0; 4096]);
+    let mut framed = Framed::new(cur, SerdeCodec::default());
+
+    let send_msgs = async {
+        framed.send(Person::new("John", 11)).await.unwrap();
+        framed.send(Person::new("Paul", 12)).await.unwrap();
+        framed.send(Person::new("Mike", 13)).await.unwrap();
+    };
+    executor::block_on(send_msgs);
+
+    let (mut cur, _) = framed.release();
+    cur.set_position(0);
+    let framed = Framed::new(cur, SerdeCodec::default());
+
+    let recv_msgs = framed.take(3)
+        .map(|res| res.unwrap())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let items: Vec<Person> = executor::block_on(recv_msgs);
+
+    assert!(items == vec![
+        Person::new("John", 11),
+        Person::new("Paul", 12),
+        Person::new("Mike", 13),
+    ])
+}