diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 598754e10b..9ccaddb3bf 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ services:
       - [setContainer, ['@service_container']]
   cache.backend.database:
     class: Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory
-    arguments: ['@database', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum', '@settings']
+    arguments: ['@database', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum', '@settings', '@serialization.phpserialize']
   cache.backend.apcu:
     class: Drupal\Core\Cache\ApcuBackendFactory
     arguments: ['@app.root', '@site.path', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum']
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/ObjectAwareSerializationInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/ObjectAwareSerializationInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18560f1455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/ObjectAwareSerializationInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Component\Serialization;
+
+/**
+ * Ensures that a serializer is usable for serializing PHP objects.
+ *
+ * Other Serializers that implement the SerializationInterface, for example
+ * serializers that use JSON or YAML, are suitable for different PHP types
+ * except objects. Serializers that implement the
+ * ObjectAwareSerializationInterface instead are clearly indicating that they're
+ * suitable for PHP objects, for example using the PHP string serialization
+ * format or the igbinary format.
+ */
+interface ObjectAwareSerializationInterface extends SerializationInterface {
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/PhpSerialize.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/PhpSerialize.php
index 1f7e03d75b..a5e47220cc 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/PhpSerialize.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/PhpSerialize.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /**
  * Default serialization for serialized PHP.
  */
-class PhpSerialize implements SerializationInterface {
+class PhpSerialize implements ObjectAwareSerializationInterface {
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
index 747186b9b7..4279c04459 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Cache;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Crypt;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\SchemaObjectExistsException;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    */
   protected $bin;
 
+  /**
+   * The serializer to use.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface
+   */
+  protected $serializer;
 
   /**
    * The database connection.
@@ -72,8 +79,10 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    * @param int $max_rows
    *   (optional) The maximum number of rows that are allowed in this cache bin
    *   table.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
+   *   The serializer to use.
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin, $max_rows = NULL) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin, $max_rows = NULL, ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer = NULL) {
     // All cache tables should be prefixed with 'cache_'.
     $bin = 'cache_' . $bin;
 
@@ -81,6 +90,7 @@ public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
     $this->maxRows = $max_rows === NULL ? static::DEFAULT_MAX_ROWS : $max_rows;
+    $this->serializer = $serializer ?: \Drupal::service('serialization.phpserialize');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ protected function prepareItem($cache, $allow_invalid) {
 
     // Unserialize and return the cached data.
     if ($cache->serialized) {
-      $cache->data = unserialize($cache->data);
+      $cache->data = $this->serializer->decode($cache->data);
     }
 
     return $cache;
@@ -236,7 +246,7 @@ protected function doSetMultiple(array $items) {
       ];
 
       if (!is_string($item['data'])) {
-        $fields['data'] = serialize($item['data']);
+        $fields['data'] = $this->serializer->encode($item['data']);
         $fields['serialized'] = 1;
       }
       else {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
index b86390e196..4a20e8bc99 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Cache;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Site\Settings;
 
 class DatabaseBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
 
   /**
+   * The serializer to use.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface
+   */
+  protected $serializer;
+
+  /**
    * The database connection.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection
@@ -37,13 +45,16 @@ class DatabaseBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
    *   The cache tags checksum provider.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Site\Settings $settings
    *   (optional) The settings array.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
+   *   The serializer to use.
    *
    * @throws \BadMethodCallException
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, Settings $settings = NULL) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, Settings $settings = NULL, ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer = NULL) {
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
     $this->settings = $settings ?: Settings::getInstance();
+    $this->serializer = $serializer ?: \Drupal::service('serialization.phpserialize');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $
    */
   public function get($bin) {
     $max_rows = $this->getMaxRowsForBin($bin);
-    return new DatabaseBackend($this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin, $max_rows);
+    return new DatabaseBackend($this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin, $max_rows, $this->serializer);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 217d4dc781..618b96047d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -78,12 +78,15 @@ class DrupalKernel implements DrupalKernelInterface, TerminableInterface {
       ],
       'cache.container' => [
         'class' => 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackend',
-        'arguments' => ['@database', '@cache_tags_provider.container', 'container', DatabaseBackend::MAXIMUM_NONE],
+        'arguments' => ['@database', '@cache_tags_provider.container', 'container', DatabaseBackend::MAXIMUM_NONE, '@serialization.phpserialize'],
       ],
       'cache_tags_provider.container' => [
         'class' => 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum',
         'arguments' => ['@database'],
       ],
+      'serialization.phpserialize' => [
+        'class' => 'Drupal\Component\Serialization\PhpSerialize',
+      ],
     ],
   ];
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php
index a93b674d5c..a186ba1712 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ChainedFastBackendTest extends GenericCacheBackendUnitTestBase {
    *   A new ChainedFastBackend object.
    */
   protected function createCacheBackend($bin) {
-    $consistent_backend = new DatabaseBackend(\Drupal::service('database'), \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin, 100);
+    $consistent_backend = new DatabaseBackend(\Drupal::service('database'), \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin, 100, \Drupal::service('serialization.phpserialize'));
     $fast_backend = new PhpBackend($bin, \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'));
     $backend = new ChainedFastBackend($consistent_backend, $fast_backend, $bin);
     // Explicitly register the cache bin as it can not work through the
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php
index 358b92530c..35a7d4f982 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class DatabaseBackendTest extends GenericCacheBackendUnitTestBase {
    *   A new DatabaseBackend object.
    */
   protected function createCacheBackend($bin) {
-    return new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin, static::$maxRows);
+    return new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin, static::$maxRows, $this->container->get('serialization.phpserialize'));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
index 17b6ae41da..45ff035c7a 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public function register(ContainerBuilder $container) {
     $container->register('cache_factory', 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory')
       ->addArgument(new Reference('database'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'))
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('settings'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('settings'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('serialization.phpserialize'));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php
index 236647810c..d6cd04c8d0 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ public function containerBuild(ContainerBuilder $container) {
     // Use the regular database cache backend to aid testing.
     $container->register('cache_factory', 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory')
       ->addArgument(new Reference('database'))
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('serialization.phpserialize'));
   }
 
 }