diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/support/SerializableConsumerConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/support/SerializableConsumerConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beec252c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/support/SerializableConsumerConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The NATS Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package io.nats.client.support;
+
+import io.nats.client.api.ConsumerConfiguration;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+public class SerializableConsumerConfiguration implements Serializable {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    private transient ConsumerConfiguration cc;
+
+    public SerializableConsumerConfiguration() {
+        setConsumerConfiguration(ConsumerConfiguration.builder().build());
+    }
+
+    public SerializableConsumerConfiguration(ConsumerConfiguration cc) {
+        setConsumerConfiguration(cc);
+    }
+
+    public SerializableConsumerConfiguration(ConsumerConfiguration.Builder builder) {
+        setConsumerConfiguration(builder.build());
+    }
+
+    public void setConsumerConfiguration(ConsumerConfiguration cc) {
+        this.cc = cc;
+    }
+
+    public ConsumerConfiguration getConsumerConfiguration() {
+        return cc;
+    }
+
+    private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
+        out.defaultWriteObject();
+        out.writeUTF(cc.toJson());
+    }
+
+    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        in.defaultReadObject();
+        cc = ConsumerConfiguration.builder().json(in.readUTF()).build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/api/ConsumerConfigurationTests.java b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/api/ConsumerConfigurationTests.java
index 3d5a53c51..e26dadc17 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/api/ConsumerConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/api/ConsumerConfigurationTests.java
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@
 package io.nats.client.api;
 
 import io.nats.client.support.DateTimeUtils;
-import io.nats.client.support.JsonParseException;
 import io.nats.client.support.JsonParser;
 import io.nats.client.support.JsonValue;
+import io.nats.client.support.SerializableConsumerConfiguration;
 import io.nats.client.utils.TestBase;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -33,12 +38,12 @@
 public class ConsumerConfigurationTests extends TestBase {
 
     @Test
-    public void testBuilder() throws JsonParseException {
+    public void testBuilder() throws Exception {
         ZonedDateTime zdt = ZonedDateTime.of(2012, 1, 12, 6, 30, 1, 500, DateTimeUtils.ZONE_ID_GMT);
         Map<String, String> metadata = new HashMap<>();
         metadata.put("meta-foo", "meta-bar");
 
-        ConsumerConfiguration c = ConsumerConfiguration.builder()
+        ConsumerConfiguration.Builder builder = ConsumerConfiguration.builder()
             .ackPolicy(AckPolicy.Explicit)
             .ackWait(Duration.ofSeconds(99)) // duration
             .deliverPolicy(DeliverPolicy.ByStartSequence)
@@ -65,21 +70,23 @@ public void testBuilder() throws JsonParseException {
             .headersOnly(true)
             .memStorage(true)
             .backoff(1000, 2000, 3000)
-            .metadata(metadata)
-            .build();
+            .metadata(metadata);
 
+        ConsumerConfiguration c = builder.build();
+        assertNotNull(c.toString()); // COVERAGE
         assertAsBuilt(c, zdt);
 
         ConsumerCreateRequest ccr = new ConsumerCreateRequest(STREAM, c);
+        assertNotNull(ccr.toString()); // COVERAGE
         assertEquals(STREAM, ccr.getStreamName());
-
         assertNotNull(ccr.getConfig());
 
         assertAsBuilt(ConsumerConfiguration.builder().json(ccr.getConfig().toJson()).build(), zdt);
         assertAsBuilt(ConsumerConfiguration.builder().jsonValue(ccr.getConfig().toJsonValue()).build(), zdt);
 
-        assertNotNull(ccr.toString()); // COVERAGE
-        assertNotNull(c.toString()); // COVERAGE
+        SerializableConsumerConfiguration scc = new SerializableConsumerConfiguration(); // COVERAGE
+        _testSerializing(new SerializableConsumerConfiguration(builder), zdt);
+        _testSerializing(new SerializableConsumerConfiguration(c), zdt);
 
         // flow control idle heartbeat combo
         c = ConsumerConfiguration.builder()
@@ -193,6 +200,17 @@ public void testBuilder() throws JsonParseException {
         assertClientError(JsConsumerNameDurableMismatch, () -> ConsumerConfiguration.builder().name(NAME).durable(DURABLE).build());
     }
 
+    private void _testSerializing(SerializableConsumerConfiguration scc, ZonedDateTime zdt) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        File f = File.createTempFile("scc", null);
+        ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(Files.newOutputStream(f.toPath()));
+        oos.writeObject(scc);
+        oos.flush();
+        oos.close();
+        ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(Files.newInputStream(f.toPath()));
+        scc = (SerializableConsumerConfiguration) ois.readObject();
+        assertAsBuilt(scc.getConsumerConfiguration(), zdt);
+    }
+
     private void validateDefault(ConsumerConfiguration cc) {
         assertDefaultCc(cc);
         assertFalse(cc.deliverPolicyWasSet());