diff --git a/src/public_key.rs b/src/public_key.rs
index a303b71..db8490d 100644
--- a/src/public_key.rs
+++ b/src/public_key.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ impl<T: SigType> From<PublicKeyBytes<T>> for [u8; 32] {
 /// public key may not be used immediately, it is probably better to use
 /// [`PublicKeyBytes`], which is a refinement type for `[u8; 32]`.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(try_from = "PublicKeyBytes<T>"))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(into = "PublicKeyBytes<T>"))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound = "T: SigType"))]
 pub struct PublicKey<T: SigType> {
     // XXX-jubjub: this should just be Point
     pub(crate) point: jubjub::ExtendedPoint,
diff --git a/tests/bincode.rs b/tests/bincode.rs
index e50f3b7..827107e 100644
--- a/tests/bincode.rs
+++ b/tests/bincode.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,31 @@ proptest! {
         assert_eq!(&bytes[..], &bytes_from[..]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn publickey_serialization(
+        bytes in prop::array::uniform32(any::<u8>()),
+    ) {
+        let pk_result_try_from = PublicKey::<SpendAuth>::try_from(bytes);
+        let pk_result_bincode: Result<PublicKey::<SpendAuth>, _>
+            = bincode::deserialize(&bytes[..]);
+
+        // Check 1: both decoding methods should have the same result
+        match (pk_result_try_from, pk_result_bincode) {
+            // Both agree on success
+            (Ok(pk_try_from), Ok(pk_bincode)) => {
+                // Check 2: bincode encoding should match original bytes
+                let bytes_bincode = bincode::serialize(&pk_try_from).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(&bytes[..], &bytes_bincode[..]);
+                // Check 3: From encoding should match original bytes
+                let bytes_from: [u8; 32] = pk_bincode.into();
+                assert_eq!(&bytes[..], &bytes_from[..]);
+            },
+            // Both agree on failure
+            (Err(_), Err(_)) => {},
+            _ => panic!("bincode and try_from do not agree"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn signature_serialization(
         lo in prop::array::uniform32(any::<u8>()),