diff --git a/src/token/bearer.rs b/src/token/bearer.rs
index 781162f..f65a498 100644
--- a/src/token/bearer.rs
+++ b/src/token/bearer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
 use hyper::header;
 use rustc_serialize::json::Json;
+use serde::{Serialize, Serializer, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use serde::{ser, de};
 
 use super::{Token, Lifetime};
 use client::response::{FromResponse, ParseError, JsonHelper};
@@ -58,6 +62,97 @@ impl<L: Lifetime> FromResponse for Bearer<L> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<L: Lifetime + Serialize> Serialize for Bearer<L> {
+    fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: &mut S) -> Result<(), S::Error> {
+        serializer.visit_struct("Bearer", SerVisitor(self, 0))
+    }
+}
+
+struct SerVisitor<'a, L: Lifetime + Serialize + 'a>(&'a Bearer<L>, u8);
+impl<'a, L: Lifetime + Serialize + 'a> ser::MapVisitor for SerVisitor<'a, L> {
+    fn visit<S: Serializer>(&mut self, serializer: &mut S) -> Result<Option<()>, S::Error> {
+        self.1 += 1;
+        match self.1 {
+            1 => serializer.visit_struct_elt("access_token", &self.0.access_token).map(Some),
+            2 => serializer.visit_struct_elt("scope", &self.0.scope).map(Some),
+            3 => serializer.visit_struct_elt("lifetime", &self.0.lifetime).map(Some),
+            _ => Ok(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn len(&self) -> Option<usize> { Some(3) }
+}
+
+impl<L: Lifetime + Deserialize> Deserialize for Bearer<L> {
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer>(deserializer: &mut D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        static FIELDS: &'static [&'static str] = &["access_token", "scope", "lifetime"];
+        deserializer.visit_struct("Bearer", FIELDS, DeVisitor(PhantomData))
+    }
+}
+
+struct DeVisitor<L: Lifetime + Deserialize>(PhantomData<L>);
+impl<L: Lifetime + Deserialize> de::Visitor for DeVisitor<L> {
+    type Value = Bearer<L>;
+
+    fn visit_map<V: de::MapVisitor>(&mut self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<Bearer<L>, V::Error> {
+        let mut access_token = None;
+        let mut scope = None;
+        let mut lifetime = None;
+
+        loop {
+            match try!(visitor.visit_key()) {
+                Some(Field::AccessToken) => access_token = Some(try!(visitor.visit_value())),
+                Some(Field::Scope) => scope = Some(try!(visitor.visit_value())),
+                Some(Field::Lifetime) => lifetime = Some(try!(visitor.visit_value())),
+                None => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        let access_token = match access_token {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => return visitor.missing_field("access_token"),
+        };
+        let lifetime = match lifetime {
+            Some(l) => l,
+            None => return visitor.missing_field("lifetime"),
+        };
+
+        try!(visitor.end());
+
+        Ok(Bearer {
+            access_token: access_token,
+            scope: scope,
+            lifetime: lifetime,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+enum Field {
+    AccessToken,
+    Scope,
+    Lifetime,
+}
+
+impl Deserialize for Field {
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer>(deserializer: &mut D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        deserializer.visit(FieldVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
+struct FieldVisitor;
+impl de::Visitor for FieldVisitor {
+    type Value = Field;
+
+    fn visit_str<E: de::Error>(&mut self, value: &str) -> Result<Field, E> {
+        match value {
+            "access_token" => Ok(Field::AccessToken),
+            "scope" => Ok(Field::Scope),
+            "lifetime" => Ok(Field::Lifetime),
+            _ => Err(de::Error::syntax("expected access_token, scope or lifetime")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use chrono::{UTC, Duration};