diff --git a/gstreamer/src/bufferlist.rs b/gstreamer/src/bufferlist.rs
index af5efe7f3..f5e9599fc 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/bufferlist.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/bufferlist.rs
@@ -193,3 +193,195 @@ impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for Iter<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ExactSizeIterator for Iter<'a> {}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
+pub(crate) mod serde {
+    use serde::de::{Deserialize, Deserializer, SeqAccess, Visitor};
+    use serde::ser::{Serialize, Serializer, SerializeSeq};
+
+    use std::fmt;
+
+    use Buffer;
+    use BufferList;
+    use BufferListRef;
+
+    impl Serialize for BufferListRef {
+        fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+            let mut iter = self.iter();
+            let (remaining, _) = iter.size_hint();
+            if remaining > 0 {
+                let mut seq = serializer.serialize_seq(Some(remaining))?;
+                while let Some(ref buffer) = iter.next() {
+                    seq.serialize_element(buffer)?;
+                }
+                seq.end()
+            } else {
+                let seq = serializer.serialize_seq(None)?;
+                seq.end()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Serialize for BufferList {
+        fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+            self.as_ref().serialize(serializer)
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct BufferListVisitor;
+    impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for BufferListVisitor {
+        type Value = BufferList;
+
+        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            formatter.write_str("a sequence of Buffers")
+        }
+
+        fn visit_seq<A: SeqAccess<'de>>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error> {
+            let mut buffer_list = BufferList::new();
+            {
+                let buffer_list = buffer_list.get_mut().unwrap();
+                while let Some(buffer) = seq.next_element::<Buffer>()? {
+                    buffer_list.add(buffer);
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(buffer_list)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for BufferList {
+        fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+            deserializer.deserialize_seq(BufferListVisitor)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialize() {
+        extern crate ron;
+
+        use Buffer;
+        use BufferList;
+
+        ::init().unwrap();
+
+        let mut buffer_list = BufferList::new();
+        {
+            let buffer_list = buffer_list.get_mut().unwrap();
+
+            let mut buffer = Buffer::from_slice(vec![1, 2, 3, 4]).unwrap();
+            {
+                let buffer = buffer.get_mut().unwrap();
+                buffer.set_pts(1.into());
+                buffer.set_offset(0);
+                buffer.set_offset_end(4);
+                buffer.set_duration(4.into());
+            }
+            buffer_list.add(buffer);
+
+            let mut buffer = Buffer::from_slice(vec![5, 6]).unwrap();
+            {
+                let buffer = buffer.get_mut().unwrap();
+                buffer.set_pts(5.into());
+                buffer.set_offset(4);
+                buffer.set_offset_end(6);
+                buffer.set_duration(2.into());
+            }
+            buffer_list.add(buffer);
+        }
+
+        // don't use newlines
+        let mut pretty_config = ron::ser::PrettyConfig::default();
+        pretty_config.new_line = "".to_string();
+
+        let res = ron::ser::to_string_pretty(&buffer_list, pretty_config);
+        assert_eq!(
+            Ok(
+                concat!(
+                    "[",
+                    "    (",
+                    "        pts: Some(1),",
+                    "        dts: None,",
+                    "        duration: Some(4),",
+                    "        offset: 0,",
+                    "        offset_end: 4,",
+                    "        flags: (",
+                    "            bits: 0,",
+                    "        ),",
+                    "        buffer: \"AQIDBA==\",",
+                    "    ),",
+                    "    (",
+                    "        pts: Some(5),",
+                    "        dts: None,",
+                    "        duration: Some(2),",
+                    "        offset: 4,",
+                    "        offset_end: 6,",
+                    "        flags: (",
+                    "            bits: 0,",
+                    "        ),",
+                    "        buffer: \"BQY=\",",
+                    "    ),",
+                    "]"
+                )
+                    .to_owned()
+            ),
+            res,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deserialize() {
+        extern crate ron;
+
+        use BufferList;
+
+        ::init().unwrap();
+
+        let buffer_list_ron = r#"
+            [
+                (
+                    pts: Some(1),
+                    dts: None,
+                    duration: Some(4),
+                    offset: 0,
+                    offset_end: 4,
+                    flags: (
+                        bits: 0,
+                    ),
+                    buffer: "AQIDBA==",
+                ),
+                (
+                    pts: Some(5),
+                    dts: None,
+                    duration: Some(2),
+                    offset: 4,
+                    offset_end: 6,
+                    flags: (
+                        bits: 0,
+                    ),
+                    buffer: "BQY=",
+                ),
+            ]
+        "#;
+
+        let buffer_list: BufferList = ron::de::from_str(buffer_list_ron).unwrap();
+        let mut iter = buffer_list.iter();
+        let buffer = iter.next().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(buffer.get_pts(), 1.into());
+        assert_eq!(buffer.get_dts(), None.into());
+        {
+            let data = buffer.map_readable().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.as_slice(), vec![1, 2, 3, 4].as_slice());
+        }
+
+        let buffer = iter.next().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(buffer.get_pts(), 5.into());
+        {
+            let data = buffer.map_readable().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data.as_slice(), vec![5, 6].as_slice());
+        }
+    }
+}