diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
index a0f092b1d9276..73c6ccfcd6042 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ glam = { version = "0.21", features = ["serde"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ron = "0.8.0"
-rmp-serde = "1.1"
\ No newline at end of file
+rmp-serde = "1.1"
+bincode = "1.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/de.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/de.rs
index 5942862220080..86200c8f075be 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/de.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/de.rs
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ fn get_registration<'a, E: Error>(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use bincode::Options;
     use std::any::TypeId;
     use std::f32::consts::PI;
 
@@ -1322,7 +1323,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn should_deserialize_binary() {
+    fn should_deserialize_non_self_describing_binary() {
         let mut map = HashMap::new();
         map.insert(64, 32);
 
@@ -1348,6 +1349,63 @@ mod tests {
             },
         };
 
+        let registry = get_registry();
+
+        let input = vec![
+            1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 40, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 98, 101, 118, 121, 95, 114, 101, 102,
+            108, 101, 99, 116, 58, 58, 115, 101, 114, 100, 101, 58, 58, 100, 101, 58, 58, 116, 101,
+            115, 116, 115, 58, 58, 77, 121, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 123, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33, 1, 123, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 219, 15, 73, 64, 57, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 254, 255, 255,
+            255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 254, 255, 255, 255, 255,
+            255, 255, 255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64, 32, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 255, 201, 154, 59, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 84, 117, 112,
+            108, 101, 32, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 123, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 164, 112, 157, 63, 164, 112, 77, 64, 3, 0, 0, 0, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 32, 118, 97, 114, 105, 97, 110, 116, 32, 118, 97,
+            108, 117, 101, 100, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 101, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+        ];
+
+        let deserializer = UntypedReflectDeserializer::new(&registry);
+
+        let dynamic_output = bincode::DefaultOptions::new()
+            .with_fixint_encoding()
+            .deserialize_seed(deserializer, &input)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let output = <MyStruct as FromReflect>::from_reflect(dynamic_output.as_ref()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(expected, output);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_deserialize_self_describing_binary() {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        map.insert(64, 32);
+
+        let expected = MyStruct {
+            primitive_value: 123,
+            option_value: Some(String::from("Hello world!")),
+            option_value_complex: Some(SomeStruct { foo: 123 }),
+            tuple_value: (PI, 1337),
+            list_value: vec![-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            array_value: [-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            map_value: map,
+            struct_value: SomeStruct { foo: 999999999 },
+            tuple_struct_value: SomeTupleStruct(String::from("Tuple Struct")),
+            unit_enum: SomeEnum::Unit,
+            newtype_enum: SomeEnum::NewType(123),
+            tuple_enum: SomeEnum::Tuple(1.23, 3.21),
+            struct_enum: SomeEnum::Struct {
+                foo: String::from("Struct variant value"),
+            },
+            custom_deserialize: CustomDeserialize {
+                value: 100,
+                inner_struct: SomeDeserializableStruct { foo: 101 },
+            },
+        };
+
+        let registry = get_registry();
+
         let input = vec![
             129, 217, 40, 98, 101, 118, 121, 95, 114, 101, 102, 108, 101, 99, 116, 58, 58, 115,
             101, 114, 100, 101, 58, 58, 100, 101, 58, 58, 116, 101, 115, 116, 115, 58, 58, 77, 121,
@@ -1361,7 +1419,6 @@ mod tests {
             101, 146, 100, 145, 101,
         ];
 
-        let registry = get_registry();
         let deserializer = UntypedReflectDeserializer::new(&registry);
 
         let dynamic_output = deserializer
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/ser.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/ser.rs
index 76f968b7491a0..379f6332f9d0a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/ser.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/serde/ser.rs
@@ -542,59 +542,6 @@ mod tests {
         registry
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn should_serialize_binary() {
-        let mut map = HashMap::new();
-        map.insert(64, 32);
-
-        let input = MyStruct {
-            primitive_value: 123,
-            option_value: Some(String::from("Hello world!")),
-            option_value_complex: Some(SomeStruct { foo: 123 }),
-            tuple_value: (PI, 1337),
-            list_value: vec![-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
-            array_value: [-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
-            map_value: map,
-            struct_value: SomeStruct { foo: 999999999 },
-            tuple_struct_value: SomeTupleStruct(String::from("Tuple Struct")),
-            unit_enum: SomeEnum::Unit,
-            newtype_enum: SomeEnum::NewType(123),
-            tuple_enum: SomeEnum::Tuple(1.23, 3.21),
-            struct_enum: SomeEnum::Struct {
-                foo: String::from("Struct variant value"),
-            },
-            custom_serialize: CustomSerialize {
-                value: 100,
-                inner_struct: SomeSerializableStruct { foo: 101 },
-            },
-        };
-
-        let mut registry = get_registry();
-        registry.register::<SomeStruct>();
-        registry.register::<Option<SomeStruct>>();
-        registry.register::<(f32, usize)>();
-        registry.register::<Vec<i32>>();
-        registry.register::<[i32; 5]>();
-        registry.register::<HashMap<u8, usize>>();
-
-        let serializer = ReflectSerializer::new(&input, &registry);
-        let bytes: Vec<u8> = rmp_serde::to_vec(&serializer).unwrap();
-
-        let expected: Vec<u8> = vec![
-            129, 217, 41, 98, 101, 118, 121, 95, 114, 101, 102, 108, 101, 99, 116, 58, 58, 115,
-            101, 114, 100, 101, 58, 58, 115, 101, 114, 58, 58, 116, 101, 115, 116, 115, 58, 58, 77,
-            121, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 158, 123, 172, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 119, 111,
-            114, 108, 100, 33, 145, 123, 146, 202, 64, 73, 15, 219, 205, 5, 57, 149, 254, 255, 0,
-            1, 2, 149, 254, 255, 0, 1, 2, 129, 64, 32, 145, 206, 59, 154, 201, 255, 145, 172, 84,
-            117, 112, 108, 101, 32, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 164, 85, 110, 105, 116, 129, 167,
-            78, 101, 119, 84, 121, 112, 101, 123, 129, 165, 84, 117, 112, 108, 101, 146, 202, 63,
-            157, 112, 164, 202, 64, 77, 112, 164, 129, 166, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 145, 180,
-            83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 32, 118, 97, 114, 105, 97, 110, 116, 32, 118, 97, 108, 117,
-            101, 146, 100, 145, 101,
-        ];
-        assert_eq!(expected, bytes);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn should_serialize() {
         let mut map = HashMap::new();
@@ -782,4 +729,102 @@ mod tests {
 }"#;
         assert_eq!(expected, output);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_serialize_non_self_describing_binary() {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        map.insert(64, 32);
+
+        let input = MyStruct {
+            primitive_value: 123,
+            option_value: Some(String::from("Hello world!")),
+            option_value_complex: Some(SomeStruct { foo: 123 }),
+            tuple_value: (PI, 1337),
+            list_value: vec![-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            array_value: [-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            map_value: map,
+            struct_value: SomeStruct { foo: 999999999 },
+            tuple_struct_value: SomeTupleStruct(String::from("Tuple Struct")),
+            unit_enum: SomeEnum::Unit,
+            newtype_enum: SomeEnum::NewType(123),
+            tuple_enum: SomeEnum::Tuple(1.23, 3.21),
+            struct_enum: SomeEnum::Struct {
+                foo: String::from("Struct variant value"),
+            },
+            custom_serialize: CustomSerialize {
+                value: 100,
+                inner_struct: SomeSerializableStruct { foo: 101 },
+            },
+        };
+
+        let registry = get_registry();
+
+        let serializer = ReflectSerializer::new(&input, &registry);
+        let bytes = bincode::serialize(&serializer).unwrap();
+
+        let expected: Vec<u8> = vec![
+            1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 41, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 98, 101, 118, 121, 95, 114, 101, 102,
+            108, 101, 99, 116, 58, 58, 115, 101, 114, 100, 101, 58, 58, 115, 101, 114, 58, 58, 116,
+            101, 115, 116, 115, 58, 58, 77, 121, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 123, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33, 1, 123, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 219, 15, 73, 64, 57, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 254, 255,
+            255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 254, 255, 255, 255,
+            255, 255, 255, 255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64, 32,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 255, 201, 154, 59, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 84, 117,
+            112, 108, 101, 32, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 123, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 164, 112, 157, 63, 164, 112, 77, 64, 3, 0, 0, 0, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 32, 118, 97, 114, 105, 97, 110, 116, 32, 118, 97,
+            108, 117, 101, 100, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 101, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+        ];
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, bytes);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_serialize_self_describing_binary() {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        map.insert(64, 32);
+
+        let input = MyStruct {
+            primitive_value: 123,
+            option_value: Some(String::from("Hello world!")),
+            option_value_complex: Some(SomeStruct { foo: 123 }),
+            tuple_value: (PI, 1337),
+            list_value: vec![-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            array_value: [-2, -1, 0, 1, 2],
+            map_value: map,
+            struct_value: SomeStruct { foo: 999999999 },
+            tuple_struct_value: SomeTupleStruct(String::from("Tuple Struct")),
+            unit_enum: SomeEnum::Unit,
+            newtype_enum: SomeEnum::NewType(123),
+            tuple_enum: SomeEnum::Tuple(1.23, 3.21),
+            struct_enum: SomeEnum::Struct {
+                foo: String::from("Struct variant value"),
+            },
+            custom_serialize: CustomSerialize {
+                value: 100,
+                inner_struct: SomeSerializableStruct { foo: 101 },
+            },
+        };
+
+        let registry = get_registry();
+
+        let serializer = ReflectSerializer::new(&input, &registry);
+        let bytes: Vec<u8> = rmp_serde::to_vec(&serializer).unwrap();
+
+        let expected: Vec<u8> = vec![
+            129, 217, 41, 98, 101, 118, 121, 95, 114, 101, 102, 108, 101, 99, 116, 58, 58, 115,
+            101, 114, 100, 101, 58, 58, 115, 101, 114, 58, 58, 116, 101, 115, 116, 115, 58, 58, 77,
+            121, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 158, 123, 172, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 119, 111,
+            114, 108, 100, 33, 145, 123, 146, 202, 64, 73, 15, 219, 205, 5, 57, 149, 254, 255, 0,
+            1, 2, 149, 254, 255, 0, 1, 2, 129, 64, 32, 145, 206, 59, 154, 201, 255, 145, 172, 84,
+            117, 112, 108, 101, 32, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 164, 85, 110, 105, 116, 129, 167,
+            78, 101, 119, 84, 121, 112, 101, 123, 129, 165, 84, 117, 112, 108, 101, 146, 202, 63,
+            157, 112, 164, 202, 64, 77, 112, 164, 129, 166, 83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 145, 180,
+            83, 116, 114, 117, 99, 116, 32, 118, 97, 114, 105, 97, 110, 116, 32, 118, 97, 108, 117,
+            101, 146, 100, 145, 101,
+        ];
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, bytes);
+    }
 }