diff --git a/.github/workflows/nalgebra-ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nalgebra-ci-build.yml
index c00b6cbc..d1a6c923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nalgebra-ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nalgebra-ci-build.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: test
-        run: cargo test --features arbitrary,rand,serde-serialize,sparse,debug,io,compare,libm,proptest-support,slow-tests;
+        run: cargo test --features arbitrary,rand,serde-serialize,sparse,debug,io,compare,libm,proptest-support,slow-tests,rkyv-safe-deser;
   test-nalgebra-glm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89de73e5..4bd1e12f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ rand        = [ "rand-no-std", "rand-package/std", "rand-package/std_rng", "rand
 arbitrary        = [ "quickcheck" ]
 proptest-support = [ "proptest" ]
 slow-tests       = []
+rkyv-safe-deser  = [ "rkyv-serialize", "rkyv/validation" ]
 
 [dependencies]
 nalgebra-macros = { version = "0.1", path = "nalgebra-macros", optional = true }
diff --git a/tests/core/mod.rs b/tests/core/mod.rs
index 5fb8c82b..3c968a5d 100644
--- a/tests/core/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/core/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ mod matrix_slice;
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 mod mint;
 mod serde;
+#[cfg(feature = "rkyv-serialize-no-std")]
+mod rkyv;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "compare")]
 mod matrixcompare;
diff --git a/tests/core/rkyv.rs b/tests/core/rkyv.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b89f5211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/rkyv.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use na::{
+    Isometry3, IsometryMatrix2, IsometryMatrix3, Matrix3x4, Point2, Point3, Quaternion, Rotation2,
+    Rotation3, Similarity3, SimilarityMatrix2, SimilarityMatrix3, Translation2, Translation3,
+};
+use rkyv::ser::{serializers::AllocSerializer, Serializer};
+
+macro_rules! test_rkyv(
+    ($($test: ident, $ty: ident);* $(;)*) => {$(
+        #[test]
+        fn $test() {
+            let v: $ty<f32> = rand::random();
+            // serialize
+            let mut serializer = AllocSerializer::<0>::default();
+            serializer.serialize_value(&v).unwrap();
+            let serialized = serializer.into_serializer().into_inner();
+
+            let deserialized: $ty<f32> = unsafe { rkyv::from_bytes_unchecked(&serialized).unwrap() };
+            assert_eq!(v, deserialized);
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "rkyv-safe-deser")]
+            {
+                let deserialized: $ty<f32> = rkyv::from_bytes(&serialized).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(v, deserialized);
+            }
+        }
+    )*}
+);
+
+test_rkyv!(
+    rkyv_matrix3x4,          Matrix3x4;
+    rkyv_point3,             Point3;
+    rkyv_translation3,       Translation3;
+    rkyv_rotation3,          Rotation3;
+    rkyv_isometry3,          Isometry3;
+    rkyv_isometry_matrix3,   IsometryMatrix3;
+    rkyv_similarity3,        Similarity3;
+    rkyv_similarity_matrix3, SimilarityMatrix3;
+    rkyv_quaternion,         Quaternion;
+    rkyv_point2,             Point2;
+    rkyv_translation2,       Translation2;
+    rkyv_rotation2,          Rotation2;
+    rkyv_isometry_matrix2,   IsometryMatrix2;
+    rkyv_similarity_matrix2, SimilarityMatrix2;
+);