diff --git a/serde/src/private/de.rs b/serde/src/private/de.rs
index 41460c85..026f0cdf 100644
--- a/serde/src/private/de.rs
+++ b/serde/src/private/de.rs
@@ -1245,6 +1245,8 @@ mod content {
             match self.content {
                 Content::String(v) => visitor.visit_string(v),
                 Content::Str(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_str(v),
+                Content::ByteBuf(v) => visitor.visit_byte_buf(v),
+                Content::Bytes(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_bytes(v),
                 _ => Err(self.invalid_type(&visitor)),
             }
         }
@@ -1261,8 +1263,11 @@ mod content {
             V: Visitor<'de>,
         {
             match self.content {
+                Content::String(v) => visitor.visit_string(v),
+                Content::Str(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_str(v),
                 Content::ByteBuf(v) => visitor.visit_byte_buf(v),
                 Content::Bytes(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_bytes(v),
+                Content::Seq(v) => visit_content_seq(v, visitor),
                 _ => Err(self.invalid_type(&visitor)),
             }
         }
@@ -1966,6 +1971,8 @@ mod content {
             match *self.content {
                 Content::String(ref v) => visitor.visit_str(v),
                 Content::Str(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_str(v),
+                Content::ByteBuf(ref v) => visitor.visit_bytes(v),
+                Content::Bytes(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_bytes(v),
                 _ => Err(self.invalid_type(&visitor)),
             }
         }
@@ -1982,8 +1989,11 @@ mod content {
             V: Visitor<'de>,
         {
             match *self.content {
+                Content::String(ref v) => visitor.visit_str(v),
+                Content::Str(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_str(v),
                 Content::ByteBuf(ref v) => visitor.visit_bytes(v),
                 Content::Bytes(v) => visitor.visit_borrowed_bytes(v),
+                Content::Seq(ref v) => visit_content_seq_ref(v, visitor),
                 _ => Err(self.invalid_type(&visitor)),
             }
         }
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/bytes/mod.rs b/test_suite/tests/bytes/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d21d9830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_suite/tests/bytes/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use serde::de::{Deserializer, Visitor, SeqAccess, Error};
+use std::fmt;
+
+pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<u8>, D::Error>
+    where D: Deserializer<'de>
+{
+    deserializer.deserialize_byte_buf(ByteBufVisitor)
+}
+
+struct ByteBufVisitor;
+
+impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for ByteBufVisitor {
+    type Value = Vec<u8>;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("byte array")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_seq<V>(self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<Self::Value, V::Error>
+        where V: SeqAccess<'de>
+    {
+        let mut values = Vec::new();
+        while let Some(value) = try!(visitor.next_element()) {
+            values.push(value);
+        }
+        Ok(values)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where E: Error
+    {
+        Ok(v.to_vec())
+    }
+
+    fn visit_byte_buf<E>(self, v: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where E: Error
+    {
+        Ok(v)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where E: Error
+    {
+        Ok(v.as_bytes().to_vec())
+    }
+
+    fn visit_string<E>(self, v: String) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where E: Error
+    {
+        Ok(v.into_bytes())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_macros.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_macros.rs
index ca38cbd7..dc17c525 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_macros.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_macros.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
 
+extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_test;
+
+mod bytes;
+
 use self::serde_test::{assert_de_tokens, assert_de_tokens_error, assert_ser_tokens, assert_tokens,
                        Token};
 
@@ -779,6 +783,158 @@ fn test_internally_tagged_enum() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_internally_tagged_bytes() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    #[serde(tag = "type")]
+    enum InternallyTagged {
+        String {
+            string: String,
+        },
+        Bytes {
+            #[serde(with = "bytes")]
+            bytes: Vec<u8>,
+        },
+    }
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "String",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("String"),
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::Str("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "String",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("String"),
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::String("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "String",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("String"),
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::Bytes(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "String",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("String"),
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::ByteBuf(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Bytes",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("Bytes"),
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Str("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Bytes",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("Bytes"),
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::String("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Bytes",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("Bytes"),
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Bytes(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Bytes",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("Bytes"),
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::ByteBuf(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &InternallyTagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Bytes",
+                len: 2,
+            },
+            Token::Str("type"),
+            Token::Str("Bytes"),
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Seq { len: Some(1) },
+            Token::U8(0),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_internally_tagged_struct_variant_containing_unit_variant() {
     #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -1246,6 +1402,140 @@ fn test_enum_in_untagged_enum() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_untagged_bytes() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    enum Untagged {
+        String {
+            string: String,
+        },
+        Bytes {
+            #[serde(with = "bytes")]
+            bytes: Vec<u8>,
+        },
+    }
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::Str("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::String("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::Bytes(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::String { string: "\0".to_owned() },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("string"),
+            Token::ByteBuf(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Str("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::String("\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Bytes(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::ByteBuf(b"\0"),
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+
+    assert_de_tokens(
+        &Untagged::Bytes { bytes: vec![0] },
+        &[
+            Token::Struct {
+                name: "Untagged",
+                len: 1,
+            },
+            Token::Str("bytes"),
+            Token::Seq { len: Some(1) },
+            Token::U8(0),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+            Token::StructEnd,
+        ],
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rename_all() {
     #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]