diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedData.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedData.php
index 4598141..5c34b04 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedData.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedData.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Classes deriving from this base class have to declare $value
  * or override getValue() or setValue().
  */
-abstract class TypedData implements TypedDataInterface, PluginInspectionInterface, ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+abstract class TypedData implements TypedDataInterface, PluginInspectionInterface, ContainerFactoryPluginInterface, \Serializable  {
 
   /**
    * The data definition.
@@ -226,4 +226,27 @@ public function getPropertyPath() {
   public function getParent() {
     return $this->parent;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function serialize() {
+    $that = clone $this;
+    // Remove the typedDataManager to reduce the size of the object when
+    // serialized.
+    unset($that->typedDataManager);
+    return serialize(get_object_vars($that));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function unserialize($serialized) {
+    $data = unserialize($serialized);
+    foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
+      $this->{$key} = $value;
+    }
+    $this->typedDataManager = \Drupal::typedData();
+  }
+
 }