diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h b/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h
index f72743206..d01c91840 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ namespace gtsam {
      */
     size_t nrAssignments_;
 
+    /// Default constructor for serialization.
+    Leaf() {}
+
     /// Constructor from constant
     Leaf(const Y& constant, size_t nrAssignments = 1)
         : constant_(constant), nrAssignments_(nrAssignments) {}
@@ -154,6 +157,18 @@ namespace gtsam {
     }
 
     bool isLeaf() const override { return true; }
+
+   private:
+    using Base = DecisionTree<L, Y>::Node;
+
+    /** Serialization function */
+    friend class boost::serialization::access;
+    template <class ARCHIVE>
+    void serialize(ARCHIVE& ar, const unsigned int /*version*/) {
+      ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_BASE_OBJECT_NVP(Base);
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(constant_);
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(nrAssignments_);
+    }
   };  // Leaf
 
   /****************************************************************************/
@@ -177,6 +192,9 @@ namespace gtsam {
     using ChoicePtr = boost::shared_ptr<const Choice>;
 
    public:
+    /// Default constructor for serialization.
+    Choice() {}
+
     ~Choice() override {
 #ifdef DT_DEBUG_MEMORY
       std::std::cout << Node::nrNodes << " destructing (Choice) " << this->id()
@@ -428,6 +446,19 @@ namespace gtsam {
         r->push_back(branch->choose(label, index));
       return Unique(r);
     }
+
+   private:
+    using Base = DecisionTree<L, Y>::Node;
+
+    /** Serialization function */
+    friend class boost::serialization::access;
+    template <class ARCHIVE>
+    void serialize(ARCHIVE& ar, const unsigned int /*version*/) {
+      ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_BASE_OBJECT_NVP(Base);
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(label_);
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(branches_);
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(allSame_);
+    }
   };  // Choice
 
   /****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree.h b/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree.h
index 01a57637f..a8764a98f 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree.h
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree.h
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/types.h>
 #include <gtsam/discrete/Assignment.h>
 
+#include <boost/serialization/nvp.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -113,6 +115,12 @@ namespace gtsam {
       virtual Ptr apply_g_op_fC(const Choice&, const Binary&) const = 0;
       virtual Ptr choose(const L& label, size_t index) const = 0;
       virtual bool isLeaf() const = 0;
+
+     private:
+      /** Serialization function */
+      friend class boost::serialization::access;
+      template <class ARCHIVE>
+      void serialize(ARCHIVE& ar, const unsigned int /*version*/) {}
     };
     /** ------------------------ Node base class --------------------------- */
 
@@ -364,8 +372,19 @@ namespace gtsam {
     compose(Iterator begin, Iterator end, const L& label) const;
 
     /// @}
+
+   private:
+    /** Serialization function */
+    friend class boost::serialization::access;
+    template <class ARCHIVE>
+    void serialize(ARCHIVE& ar, const unsigned int /*version*/) {
+      ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(root_);
+    }
   };  // DecisionTree
 
+  template <class L, class Y>
+  struct traits<DecisionTree<L, Y>> : public Testable<DecisionTree<L, Y>> {};
+
   /** free versions of apply */
 
   /// Apply unary operator `op` to DecisionTree `f`.
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDecisionTree.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDecisionTree.cpp
index 63b14b05e..02ef52ab8 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDecisionTree.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDecisionTree.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@
 // #define DT_DEBUG_MEMORY
 // #define GTSAM_DT_NO_PRUNING
 #define DISABLE_DOT
-#include <gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h>
-
-#include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
-#include <gtsam/discrete/Signature.h>
-
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
+#include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
+#include <gtsam/base/serializationTestHelpers.h>
+#include <gtsam/discrete/DecisionTree-inl.h>
+#include <gtsam/discrete/Signature.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
@@ -529,6 +528,35 @@ TEST(DecisionTree, ApplyWithAssignment) {
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(5, count);
 }
 
+/* ****************************************************************************/
+using Tree = gtsam::DecisionTree<string, int>;
+
+BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(Tree, "gtsam_DecisionTreeStringInt")
+BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(Tree::Leaf, "gtsam_DecisionTree_Leaf")
+BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(Tree::Choice, "gtsam_DecisionTree_Choice")
+
+// Test HybridBayesNet serialization.
+TEST(DecisionTree, Serialization) {
+  Tree tree({{"A", 2}}, std::vector<int>{1, 2});
+
+  using namespace serializationTestHelpers;
+
+  // Object roundtrip
+  Tree outputObj = create<Tree>();
+  roundtrip<Tree>(tree, outputObj);
+  EXPECT(tree.equals(outputObj));
+
+  // XML roundtrip
+  Tree outputXml = create<Tree>();
+  roundtripXML<Tree>(tree, outputXml);
+  EXPECT(tree.equals(outputXml));
+
+  // Binary roundtrip
+  Tree outputBinary = create<Tree>();
+  roundtripBinary<Tree>(tree, outputBinary);
+  EXPECT(tree.equals(outputBinary));
+}
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 int main() {
   TestResult tr;