diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/JacksonJsonRedisSerializer.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/JacksonJsonRedisSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf9adaf64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/JacksonJsonRedisSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer;
+
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeFactory;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * {@link RedisSerializer} that  can read and write JSON using <a href="http://jackson.codehaus.org/">Jackson's</a> {@link ObjectMapper}.
+ *
+ * <p>This converter can be used to bind to typed beans, or untyped {@link java.util.HashMap HashMap} instances.
+ *
+ * @author Costin Leau
+ */
+public class JacksonJsonRedisSerializer<T> implements RedisSerializer<T> {
+
+	public static final Charset DEFAULT_CHARSET = Charset.forName("UTF-8");
+
+	private final JavaType javaType;
+
+	private ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+
+	public JacksonJsonRedisSerializer(Class<T> type) {
+		this.javaType = TypeFactory.type(type);
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public T deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws SerializationException {
+		if (SerializerUtils.isEmpty(bytes)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		try {
+			return (T) this.objectMapper.readValue(bytes, 0, bytes.length, javaType);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw new SerializationException("Could not read JSON: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public byte[] serialize(Object t) throws SerializationException {
+		if (t == null) {
+			return SerializerUtils.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		try {
+			return this.objectMapper.writeValueAsBytes(t);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw new SerializationException("Could not write JSON: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the {@code ObjectMapper} for this view. If not set, a default
+	 * {@link ObjectMapper#ObjectMapper() ObjectMapper} is used.
+	 * <p>Setting a custom-configured {@code ObjectMapper} is one way to take further control of the JSON serialization
+	 * process. For example, an extended {@link org.codehaus.jackson.map.SerializerFactory} can be configured that provides
+	 * custom serializers for specific types. The other option for refining the serialization process is to use Jackson's
+	 * provided annotations on the types to be serialized, in which case a custom-configured ObjectMapper is unnecessary.
+	 */
+	public void setObjectMapper(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+		Assert.notNull(objectMapper, "'objectMapper' must not be null");
+		this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the Jackson {@link JavaType} for the specific class.
+	 *
+	 * <p>Default implementation returns {@link TypeFactory#type(java.lang.reflect.Type)}, but this can be overridden
+	 * in subclasses, to allow for custom generic collection handling. For instance:
+	 * <pre class="code">
+	 * protected JavaType getJavaType(Class&lt;?&gt; clazz) {
+	 *   if (List.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+	 *     return TypeFactory.collectionType(ArrayList.class, MyBean.class);
+	 *   } else {
+	 *     return super.getJavaType(clazz);
+	 *   }
+	 * }
+	 * </pre>
+	 *
+	 * @param clazz the class to return the java type for
+	 * @return the java type
+	 */
+	protected JavaType getJavaType(Class<?> clazz) {
+		return TypeFactory.type(clazz);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/Address.java b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/Address.java
index 9271fbb91..1967c29c5 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/Address.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/Address.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public class Address implements Serializable {
 
 	private Integer number;
 
+	public Address() {
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructs a new <code>Address</code> instance.
 	 *
@@ -42,6 +45,39 @@ public class Address implements Serializable {
 		this.number = number;
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the street.
+	 *
+	 * @return Returns the street
+	 */
+	public String getStreet() {
+		return street;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param street The street to set.
+	 */
+	public void setStreet(String street) {
+		this.street = street;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number.
+	 *
+	 * @return Returns the number
+	 */
+	public Integer getNumber() {
+		return number;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param number The number to set.
+	 */
+	public void setNumber(Integer number) {
+		this.number = number;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
 		final int prime = 31;
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/SimpleRedisSerializerTests.java b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/SimpleRedisSerializerTests.java
index 3c82b3f6d..01f767ecb 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/SimpleRedisSerializerTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/SimpleRedisSerializerTests.java
@@ -151,4 +151,13 @@ public class SimpleRedisSerializerTests {
 		assertEquals(p1, serializer.deserialize(serializer.serialize(p1)));
 		assertEquals(p1, serializer.deserialize(serializer.serialize(p1)));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testJsonSerializer() throws Exception {
+		JacksonJsonRedisSerializer<Person> serializer = new JacksonJsonRedisSerializer<Person>(Person.class);
+		String value = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		Person p1 = new Person(value, value, 1, new Address(value, 2));
+		assertEquals(p1, serializer.deserialize(serializer.serialize(p1)));
+		assertEquals(p1, serializer.deserialize(serializer.serialize(p1)));
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
index 5ff257fae..e3e5c0d73 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.SettingsUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.connection.jedis.JedisConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.connection.jredis.JredisConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.JacksonJsonRedisSerializer;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.OxmSerializer;
 import org.springframework.oxm.xstream.XStreamMarshaller;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public abstract class CollectionTestParams {
 			throw new RuntimeException("Cannot init XStream", ex);
 		}
 		OxmSerializer serializer = new OxmSerializer(xstream, xstream);
+		JacksonJsonRedisSerializer<Person> jsonSerializer = new JacksonJsonRedisSerializer<Person>(Person.class);
 
 		// create Jedis Factory
 		ObjectFactory<String> stringFactory = new StringObjectFactory();
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ public abstract class CollectionTestParams {
 		RedisTemplate<String, Person> xstreamPersonTemplate = new RedisTemplate<String, Person>(jedisConnFactory);
 		xstreamPersonTemplate.setValueSerializer(serializer);
 
+		// json
+		RedisTemplate<String, Person> jsonPersonTemplate = new RedisTemplate<String, Person>(jedisConnFactory);
+		jsonPersonTemplate.setValueSerializer(jsonSerializer);
+
 		JredisConnectionFactory jredisConnFactory = new JredisConnectionFactory();
 		jredisConnFactory.setUsePool(true);
 
@@ -83,9 +89,14 @@ public abstract class CollectionTestParams {
 		RedisTemplate<String, Person> xstreamPersonTemplateJR = new RedisTemplate<String, Person>(jredisConnFactory);
 		xstreamPersonTemplateJR.setValueSerializer(serializer);
 
+		// json JR
+		RedisTemplate<String, Person> jsonPersonTemplateJR = new RedisTemplate<String, Person>(jredisConnFactory);
+		jsonPersonTemplate.setValueSerializer(jsonSerializer);
+
 		return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] { { stringFactory, stringTemplateJR }, { personFactory, personTemplateJR },
 				{ stringFactory, stringTemplate }, { personFactory, personTemplate },
 				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplate }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplate },
-				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplateJR }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplateJR } });
+				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplateJR }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplateJR },
+				{ personFactory, jsonPersonTemplate }, { personFactory, jsonPersonTemplateJR } });
 	}
 }