diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index e0caf4c1..ea59b78d 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ deref_impl!(<'a, T: ?Sized> Serialize for &'a mut T where T: Serialize);
 deref_impl!(<T: ?Sized> Serialize for Box<T> where T: Serialize);
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "rc", any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc")))]
-deref_impl!(<T> Serialize for Rc<T> where T: Serialize);
+deref_impl!(<T: ?Sized> Serialize for Rc<T> where T: Serialize);
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "rc", any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc")))]
-deref_impl!(<T> Serialize for Arc<T> where T: Serialize);
+deref_impl!(<T: ?Sized> Serialize for Arc<T> where T: Serialize);
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 deref_impl!(<'a, T: ?Sized> Serialize for Cow<'a, T> where T: Serialize + ToOwned);
diff --git a/test_suite/Cargo.toml b/test_suite/Cargo.toml
index bd0a5718..c859ed8d 100644
--- a/test_suite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test_suite/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ unstable = ["serde/unstable", "compiletest_rs"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 fnv = "1.0"
 rustc-serialize = "0.3.16"
-serde = { path = "../serde" }
+serde = { path = "../serde", features = ["rc"] }
 serde_derive = { path = "../serde_derive" }
 serde_test = { path = "../serde_test" }
 
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
index 9848cd69..9dfb7053 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use std::net;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::str;
@@ -383,6 +385,41 @@ declare_tests! {
             Token::Bytes(b"abc"),
         ],
     }
+    test_rc {
+        Rc::new(true) => &[
+            Token::Bool(true),
+        ],
+    }
+    test_arc {
+        Arc::new(true) => &[
+            Token::Bool(true),
+        ],
+    }
+}
+
+// Serde's implementation is not unstable, but the constructors are.
+#[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+declare_tests! {
+    test_rc_dst {
+        Rc::<str>::from("s") => &[
+            Token::Str("s"),
+        ],
+        Rc::<[bool]>::from(&[true][..]) => &[
+            Token::Seq { len: Some(1) },
+            Token::Bool(true),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+        ],
+    }
+    test_arc_dst {
+        Arc::<str>::from("s") => &[
+            Token::Str("s"),
+        ],
+        Arc::<[bool]>::from(&[true][..]) => &[
+            Token::Seq { len: Some(1) },
+            Token::Bool(true),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+        ],
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]