diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs b/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
index 7d8ab6302..710ae8ea1 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/binding_model.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ use crate::{
 use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
 use rendy_descriptor::{DescriptorRanges, DescriptorSet};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 pub const MAX_BIND_GROUPS: usize = 4;
 
 bitflags::bitflags! {
     #[repr(transparent)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
     pub struct ShaderStage: u32 {
         const NONE = 0;
         const VERTEX = 1;
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ bitflags::bitflags! {
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub enum BindingType {
     UniformBuffer = 0,
     StorageBuffer = 1,
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ pub enum BindingType {
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub struct BindGroupLayoutBinding {
     pub binding: u32,
     pub visibility: ShaderStage,
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
index 79e1da968..1456fbb44 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ impl Default for TextureAspect {
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub enum TextureViewDimension {
     D1,
     D2,