diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index cefe46ef..cfff6704 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -881,6 +881,15 @@ impl<T: Deserialize> Deserialize for Box<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: Deserialize> Deserialize for Box<[T]> {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: &mut D) -> Result<Box<[T]>, D::Error>
+        where D: Deserializer,
+    {
+        let v: Vec<T> = try!(Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer));
+        Ok(v.into_boxed_slice())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Deserialize> Deserialize for Arc<T> {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: &mut D) -> Result<Arc<T>, D::Error>
         where D: Deserializer,
diff --git a/serde_tests/tests/test_de.rs b/serde_tests/tests/test_de.rs
index f5bc158b..45d0b332 100644
--- a/serde_tests/tests/test_de.rs
+++ b/serde_tests/tests/test_de.rs
@@ -664,6 +664,21 @@ declare_tests! {
             Token::Unit,
         ],
     }
+    test_box {
+        Box::new(0i32) => vec![Token::I32(0)],
+    }
+    test_boxed_slice {
+        Box::new([0, 1, 2]) => vec![
+            Token::SeqStart(Some(3)),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(0),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(1),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(2),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+        ],
+    }
     test_net_ipv4addr {
         "1.2.3.4".parse::<net::Ipv4Addr>().unwrap() => vec![Token::Str("1.2.3.4")],
     }
diff --git a/serde_tests/tests/test_ser.rs b/serde_tests/tests/test_ser.rs
index a67a6921..2a8117a1 100644
--- a/serde_tests/tests/test_ser.rs
+++ b/serde_tests/tests/test_ser.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ declare_ser_tests! {
             Token::EnumMapEnd,
         ],
     }
+    test_box {
+        Box::new(0i32) => &[Token::I32(0)],
+    }
+    test_boxed_slice {
+        Box::new([0, 1, 2]) => &[
+            Token::SeqArrayStart(3),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(0),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(1),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::I32(2),
+            Token::SeqEnd,
+        ],
+    }
     test_net_ipv4addr {
         "1.2.3.4".parse::<net::Ipv4Addr>().unwrap() => &[Token::Str("1.2.3.4")],
     }