diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
index fdac4431a..8d57cbcf1 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
@@ -1496,6 +1496,125 @@ struct evaluator<SparseMatrix<Scalar_,Options_,StorageIndex_> >
 
 }
 
+// Specialization for SparseMatrix.
+// Serializes [rows, cols, isCompressed, outerSize, numNonZeros, innerNonZeros,
+// outerIndices, innerIndices, values].
+template <typename Scalar, int Options, typename StorageIndex>
+class Serializer<SparseMatrix<Scalar, Options, StorageIndex>, void> {
+ public:
+  typedef SparseMatrix<Scalar, Options, StorageIndex> SparseMat;
+
+  struct Header {
+    typename SparseMat::Index rows;
+    typename SparseMat::Index cols;
+    bool compressed;
+    Index outer_size;
+    Index num_non_zeros;
+  };
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC size_t size(const SparseMat& value) const {
+    // innerNonZeros.
+    std::size_t num_storage_indices =
+        value.isCompressed() ? 0 : value.outerSize();
+    // Outer indices.
+    num_storage_indices += value.outerSize() + 1;
+    // Inner indices.
+    num_storage_indices += value.nonZeros();
+    // Values.
+    std::size_t num_values = value.nonZeros();
+    return sizeof(Header) + sizeof(Scalar) * num_values +
+           sizeof(StorageIndex) * num_storage_indices;
+  }
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC uint8_t* serialize(uint8_t* dest, uint8_t* end,
+                                       const SparseMat& value) {
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(dest == nullptr)) return nullptr;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(dest + size(value) > end)) return nullptr;
+
+    const size_t header_bytes = sizeof(Header);
+    Header header = {value.rows(), value.cols(), value.isCompressed(),
+                     value.outerSize(), value.nonZeros()};
+    EIGEN_USING_STD(memcpy)
+    memcpy(dest, &header, header_bytes);
+    dest += header_bytes;
+
+    // innerNonZeros.
+    size_t data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.outer_size;
+    if (!header.compressed) {
+      memcpy(dest, value.innerNonZeroPtr(), data_bytes);
+      dest += data_bytes;
+    }
+
+    // Outer indices.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * (header.outer_size + 1);
+    memcpy(dest, value.outerIndexPtr(), data_bytes);
+    dest += data_bytes;
+
+    // Inner indices.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    memcpy(dest, value.innerIndexPtr(), data_bytes);
+    dest += data_bytes;
+
+    // Values.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(Scalar) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    memcpy(dest, value.valuePtr(), data_bytes);
+    dest += data_bytes;
+
+    return dest;
+  }
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC const uint8_t* deserialize(const uint8_t* src,
+                                               const uint8_t* end,
+                                               SparseMat& value) const {
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src == nullptr)) return nullptr;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + sizeof(Header) > end)) return nullptr;
+
+    const size_t header_bytes = sizeof(Header);
+    Header header;
+    EIGEN_USING_STD(memcpy)
+    memcpy(&header, src, header_bytes);
+    src += header_bytes;
+
+    value.setZero();
+    value.resize(header.rows, header.cols);
+
+    // Initialize compressed state and inner non-zeros.
+    size_t data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.outer_size;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + data_bytes > end)) return nullptr;
+    if (header.compressed) {
+      value.makeCompressed();
+      value.resizeNonZeros(header.num_non_zeros);
+    } else {
+      // Temporarily load inner sizes, then reserve.
+      std::vector<StorageIndex> inner_sizes(header.outer_size);
+      memcpy(inner_sizes.data(), src, data_bytes);
+      src += data_bytes;
+
+      value.uncompress();
+      value.reserve(inner_sizes);
+      memcpy(value.innerNonZeroPtr(), inner_sizes.data(), data_bytes);
+    }
+
+    // Outer indices.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * (header.outer_size + 1);
+    memcpy(value.outerIndexPtr(), src, data_bytes);
+    src += data_bytes;
+
+    // Inner indices.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + data_bytes > end)) return nullptr;
+    memcpy(value.innerIndexPtr(), src, data_bytes);
+    src += data_bytes;
+
+    // Values.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(Scalar) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + data_bytes > end)) return nullptr;
+    memcpy(value.valuePtr(), src, data_bytes);
+    src += data_bytes;
+    return src;
+  }
+};
+
 } // end namespace Eigen
 
 #endif // EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIX_H
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
index ebbadb5c2..3b4d7b05e 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
@@ -495,6 +495,78 @@ struct sparse_vector_assign_selector<Dest,Src,SVA_RuntimeSwitch> {
 
 }
 
+// Specialization for SparseVector.
+// Serializes [size, numNonZeros, innerIndices, values].
+template <typename Scalar, int Options, typename StorageIndex>
+class Serializer<SparseVector<Scalar, Options, StorageIndex>, void> {
+ public:
+  typedef SparseVector<Scalar, Options, StorageIndex> SparseMat;
+
+  struct Header {
+    typename SparseMat::Index size;
+    Index num_non_zeros;
+  };
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC size_t size(const SparseMat& value) const {
+    return sizeof(Header) +
+           (sizeof(Scalar) + sizeof(StorageIndex)) * value.nonZeros();
+  }
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC uint8_t* serialize(uint8_t* dest, uint8_t* end,
+                                       const SparseMat& value) {
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(dest == nullptr)) return nullptr;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(dest + size(value) > end)) return nullptr;
+
+    const size_t header_bytes = sizeof(Header);
+    Header header = {value.innerSize(), value.nonZeros()};
+    EIGEN_USING_STD(memcpy)
+    memcpy(dest, &header, header_bytes);
+    dest += header_bytes;
+
+    // Inner indices.
+    std::size_t data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    memcpy(dest, value.innerIndexPtr(), data_bytes);
+    dest += data_bytes;
+
+    // Values.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(Scalar) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    memcpy(dest, value.valuePtr(), data_bytes);
+    dest += data_bytes;
+
+    return dest;
+  }
+
+  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC const uint8_t* deserialize(const uint8_t* src,
+                                               const uint8_t* end,
+                                               SparseMat& value) const {
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src == nullptr)) return nullptr;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + sizeof(Header) > end)) return nullptr;
+
+    const size_t header_bytes = sizeof(Header);
+    Header header;
+    EIGEN_USING_STD(memcpy)
+    memcpy(&header, src, header_bytes);
+    src += header_bytes;
+
+    value.setZero();
+    value.resize(header.size);
+    value.resizeNonZeros(header.num_non_zeros);
+
+    // Inner indices.
+    std::size_t data_bytes = sizeof(StorageIndex) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + data_bytes > end)) return nullptr;
+    memcpy(value.innerIndexPtr(), src, data_bytes);
+    src += data_bytes;
+
+    // Values.
+    data_bytes = sizeof(Scalar) * header.num_non_zeros;
+    if (EIGEN_PREDICT_FALSE(src + data_bytes > end)) return nullptr;
+    memcpy(value.valuePtr(), src, data_bytes);
+    src += data_bytes;
+    return src;
+  }
+};
+
 } // end namespace Eigen
 
 #endif // EIGEN_SPARSEVECTOR_H
diff --git a/test/main.h b/test/main.h
index 884b6c34d..a52da9eec 100644
--- a/test/main.h
+++ b/test/main.h
@@ -670,6 +670,12 @@ bool test_isCwiseApprox(const DenseBase<Derived1>& m1,
   return true;
 }
 
+template <typename Derived1, typename Derived2>
+bool test_isCwiseApprox(const SparseMatrixBase<Derived1>& m1,
+                        const SparseMatrixBase<Derived2>& m2, bool exact) {
+  return test_isCwiseApprox(m1.toDense(), m2.toDense(), exact);
+}
+
 template<typename T, typename U>
 bool test_is_equal(const T& actual, const U& expected, bool expect_equal)
 {
diff --git a/test/serializer.cpp b/test/serializer.cpp
index 76b9083df..b48301310 100644
--- a/test/serializer.cpp
+++ b/test/serializer.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,71 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
-#include <vector>
 #include <Eigen/Core>
+#include <Eigen/SparseCore>
+#include <vector>
+
+template <typename T>
+struct RandomImpl {
+  static auto Create(Eigen::Index rows, Eigen::Index cols) {
+    return T::Random(rows, cols);
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename Scalar, int Options, typename DenseIndex>
+struct RandomImpl<Eigen::SparseMatrix<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex>> {
+  using T = Eigen::SparseMatrix<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex>;
+
+  static auto Create(Eigen::Index rows, Eigen::Index cols) {
+    Eigen::SparseMatrix<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex> M(rows, cols);
+    M.setZero();
+    double density = 0.1;
+
+    // Reserve some space along each inner dim.
+    int nnz = static_cast<int>(density * 1.5 * M.innerSize());
+    M.reserve(Eigen::VectorXi::Constant(M.outerSize(), nnz));
+
+    for (int j = 0; j < M.outerSize(); j++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < M.innerSize(); i++) {
+        bool zero = (Eigen::internal::random<double>(0, 1) > density);
+        if (!zero) {
+          M.insertByOuterInner(j, i) = internal::random<Scalar>();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // 50-50 whether to compress or not.
+    if (Eigen::internal::random<double>(0, 1) >= 0.5) {
+      M.makeCompressed();
+    }
+
+    return M;
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename Scalar, int Options, typename DenseIndex>
+struct RandomImpl<Eigen::SparseVector<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex>> {
+  using T = Eigen::SparseVector<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex>;
+
+  static auto Create(Eigen::Index rows, Eigen::Index cols) {
+    Eigen::SparseVector<Scalar, Options, DenseIndex> M(rows, cols);
+    M.setZero();
+    double density = 0.1;
+
+    // Reserve some space along each inner dim.
+    int nnz = static_cast<int>(density * 1.5 * M.innerSize());
+    M.reserve(nnz);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < M.innerSize(); i++) {
+      bool zero = (Eigen::internal::random<double>(0, 1) > density);
+      if (!zero) {
+        M.insert(i) = internal::random<Scalar>();
+      }
+    }
+
+    return M;
+  }
+};
 
 struct MyPodType {
   double x;
@@ -67,9 +130,9 @@ template<typename T>
 void test_eigen_type(const T& type) {
   const Index rows = type.rows();
   const Index cols = type.cols();
-  
-  const T initial = T::Random(rows, cols);
-  
+
+  const T initial = RandomImpl<T>::Create(rows, cols);
+
   // Serialize.
   Eigen::Serializer<T> serializer;
   size_t buffer_size = serializer.size(initial);
@@ -160,7 +223,9 @@ EIGEN_DECLARE_TEST(serializer)
     CALL_SUBTEST( test_eigen_type(Eigen::Vector3f()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST( test_eigen_type(Eigen::Matrix4d()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST( test_eigen_type(Eigen::MatrixXd(15, 17)) );
-    
+    CALL_SUBTEST(test_eigen_type(Eigen::SparseMatrix<float>(13, 12)));
+    CALL_SUBTEST(test_eigen_type(Eigen::SparseVector<float>(17)));
+
     CALL_SUBTEST( test_dense_types( Eigen::Array33f(),
                                     Eigen::ArrayXd(10),
                                     Eigen::MatrixXd(15, 17)) );