diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index 95531661..29148702 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -2269,6 +2269,116 @@ mod range {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+impl<'de, T> Deserialize<'de> for Bound<T>
+where
+    T: Deserialize<'de>
+{
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        enum Field {
+            Unbounded,
+            Included,
+            Excluded,
+        }
+
+        impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Field {
+            #[inline]
+            fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                struct FieldVisitor;
+
+                impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for FieldVisitor {
+                    type Value = Field;
+
+                    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                        formatter.write_str("`Unbounded`, `Included` or `Excluded`")
+                    }
+
+                    fn visit_u32<E>(self, value: u32) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+                    where
+                        E: Error,
+                    {
+                        match value {
+                            0 => Ok(Field::Unbounded),
+                            1 => Ok(Field::Included),
+                            2 => Ok(Field::Excluded),
+                            _ => Err(Error::invalid_value(
+                                Unexpected::Unsigned(value as u64),
+                                &self,
+                            )),
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+                    where
+                        E: Error,
+                    {
+                        match value {
+                            "Unbounded" => Ok(Field::Unbounded),
+                            "Included" => Ok(Field::Included),
+                            "Excluded" => Ok(Field::Excluded),
+                            _ => Err(Error::unknown_variant(value, VARIANTS)),
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    fn visit_bytes<E>(self, value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+                    where
+                        E: Error,
+                    {
+                        match value {
+                            b"Unbounded" => Ok(Field::Unbounded),
+                            b"Included" => Ok(Field::Included),
+                            b"Excluded" => Ok(Field::Excluded),
+                            _ => match str::from_utf8(value) {
+                                Ok(value) => Err(Error::unknown_variant(value, VARIANTS)),
+                                Err(_) => {
+                                    Err(Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Bytes(value), &self))
+                                }
+                            },
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                deserializer.deserialize_identifier(FieldVisitor)
+            }
+        }
+
+        struct BoundVisitor<T>(PhantomData<Bound<T>>);
+
+        impl<'de, T> Visitor<'de> for BoundVisitor<T>
+        where
+            T: Deserialize<'de>,
+        {
+            type Value = Bound<T>;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("enum Bound")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_enum<A>(self, data: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+            where
+                A: EnumAccess<'de>,
+            {
+                match try!(data.variant()) {
+                    (Field::Unbounded, v) => v.newtype_variant().map(|_: T| Bound::Unbounded),
+                    (Field::Included, v) => v.newtype_variant().map(Bound::Included),
+                    (Field::Excluded, v) => v.newtype_variant().map(Bound::Excluded),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        const VARIANTS: &'static [&'static str] = &["Unbounded", "Included", "Excluded"];
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_enum("Bound", VARIANTS, BoundVisitor(PhantomData))
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 macro_rules! nonzero_integers {
     ( $( $T: ident, )+ ) => {
         $(
diff --git a/serde/src/lib.rs b/serde/src/lib.rs
index 9074899b..c2fe3ff2 100644
--- a/serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ mod lib {
     pub use self::core::default::{self, Default};
     pub use self::core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
     pub use self::core::marker::{self, PhantomData};
-    pub use self::core::ops::Range;
+    pub use self::core::ops::{Range, Bound};
     pub use self::core::option::{self, Option};
     pub use self::core::result::{self, Result};
 
diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index 3fab473d..af672418 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -256,6 +256,24 @@ where
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+impl<T> Serialize for Bound<T>
+where
+    T: Serialize,
+{
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        match *self {
+            Bound::Unbounded => serializer.serialize_unit_variant("Bound", 0, "Unbounded"),
+            Bound::Included(ref value) => serializer.serialize_newtype_variant("Bound", 1, "Included", value),
+            Bound::Excluded(ref value) => serializer.serialize_newtype_variant("Bound", 2, "Excluded", value),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 impl Serialize for () {
     #[inline]
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
index 5836d547..461494f3 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak as RcWeak};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak as ArcWeak};
 use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use std::ops::Bound;
 
 use fnv::FnvHasher;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
@@ -836,6 +837,23 @@ declare_tests! {
             Token::SeqEnd,
         ],
     }
+    test_bound {
+        Bound::Unbounded::<()> => &[
+            Token::Enum { name: "Bound" },
+            Token::Str("Unbounded"),
+            Token::Unit,
+        ],
+        Bound::Included(0) => &[
+            Token::Enum { name: "Bound" },
+            Token::Str("Included"),
+            Token::U8(0),
+        ],
+        Bound::Excluded(0) => &[
+            Token::Enum { name: "Bound" },
+            Token::Str("Excluded"),
+            Token::U8(0),
+        ],
+    }
     test_path {
         Path::new("/usr/local/lib") => &[
             Token::BorrowedStr("/usr/local/lib"),
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
index b7bde4e1..f96961ab 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak as RcWeak};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak as ArcWeak};
 use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use std::ops::Bound;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::str;