diff --git a/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
index f38c60c203f9a..3c4e0708ab948 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ wav = ["bevy_audio/wav"]
 # Enable watching file system for asset hot reload
 filesystem_watcher = ["bevy_asset/filesystem_watcher"]
 
-serialize = ["bevy_input/serialize", "bevy_window/serialize"]
+serialize = ["bevy_input/serialize", "bevy_time/serialize", "bevy_window/serialize"]
 
 # Display server protocol support (X11 is enabled by default)
 wayland = ["bevy_winit/wayland"]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_time/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_time/Cargo.toml
index 7ce9db0ff042b..80f3ea8afe507 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_time/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_time/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["bevy"]
 
+[features]
+default = []
+serialize = ["serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
 # bevy
@@ -18,3 +21,4 @@ bevy_utils = { path = "../bevy_utils", version = "0.9.0-dev" }
 
 # other
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5.0"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_time/src/stopwatch.rs b/crates/bevy_time/src/stopwatch.rs
index 299ec1aa936a5..2dd925e4efb55 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_time/src/stopwatch.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_time/src/stopwatch.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use bevy_utils::Duration;
 /// assert_eq!(stopwatch.elapsed_secs(), 0.0);
 /// ```
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Reflect)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize))]
 #[reflect(Default)]
 pub struct Stopwatch {
     elapsed: Duration,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_time/src/timer.rs b/crates/bevy_time/src/timer.rs
index 6fbdfdc41840d..767c79d91b9a7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_time/src/timer.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_time/src/timer.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use bevy_utils::Duration;
 ///
 /// Paused timers will not have elapsed time increased.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Reflect)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize))]
 #[reflect(Default)]
 pub struct Timer {
     stopwatch: Stopwatch,
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ impl Timer {
 
 /// Specifies [`Timer`] behavior.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Default, Reflect)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize))]
 #[reflect(Default)]
 pub enum TimerMode {
     /// Run once and stop.