diff --git a/assets/js/serializer.mjs b/assets/js/serializer.mjs
index e09ef45d5..ce17d2416 100644
--- a/assets/js/serializer.mjs
+++ b/assets/js/serializer.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 "use strict";
 
+import Bitstring from "./bitstring.mjs";
+import Type from "./type.mjs";
+
 export default class Serializer {
   static serialize(term) {
     const serialized = JSON.stringify(term, (_key, value) => {
@@ -7,6 +10,14 @@ export default class Serializer {
         return `__atom__:${value.value}`;
       }
 
+      if (value?.type === "bitstring") {
+        if (Type.isBinary(value)) {
+          return `__binary__:${Bitstring.toText(value)}`;
+        }
+
+        return {...value, bits: Array.from(value.bits)};
+      }
+
       if (value?.type === "float") {
         return `__float__:${value.value.toString()}`;
       }
diff --git a/test/javascript/serializer_test.mjs b/test/javascript/serializer_test.mjs
index 0ca3af272..9421ffe78 100644
--- a/test/javascript/serializer_test.mjs
+++ b/test/javascript/serializer_test.mjs
@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ describe("Serializer", () => {
         assert.equal(serialize(term), expected);
       });
 
+      describe("bitstring", () => {
+        it("binary", () => {
+          const term = Type.bitstring('a"bc');
+          const expected = '[1,"__binary__:a\\"bc"]';
+
+          assert.equal(serialize(term), expected);
+        });
+
+        it("nested binary", () => {
+          const term = {a: Type.bitstring('a"bc'), b: 2};
+          const expected = '[1,{"a":"__binary__:a\\"bc","b":2}]';
+
+          assert.equal(serialize(term), expected);
+        });
+
+        it("non-binary", () => {
+          const term = Type.bitstring([1, 0, 1, 0]);
+          const expected = '[1,{"type":"bitstring","bits":[1,0,1,0]}]';
+
+          assert.equal(serialize(term), expected);
+        });
+
+        it("nested non-binary", () => {
+          const term = {a: Type.bitstring([1, 0, 1, 0]), b: 2};
+          const expected =
+            '[1,{"a":{"type":"bitstring","bits":[1,0,1,0]},"b":2}]';
+
+          assert.equal(serialize(term), expected);
+        });
+      });
+
       it("float", () => {
         const term = Type.float(1.23);
         const expected = '[1,"__float__:1.23"]';