diff --git a/yaserde/src/lib.rs b/yaserde/src/lib.rs
index 5b9df7d..a2034f7 100644
--- a/yaserde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yaserde/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern crate xml;
 extern crate yaserde_derive;
 
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use xml::writer::XmlEvent;
 
 pub mod de;
 pub mod ser;
@@ -36,3 +37,33 @@ pub trait Visitor<'de>: Sized {
     self.visit_str(&v)
   }
 }
+
+macro_rules! serialize_type {
+  ($type:ty) => (
+    impl YaSerialize for $type {
+      fn serialize<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut ser::Serializer<W>) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let content = format!("{}", self);
+        let event = XmlEvent::characters(&content);
+        let _ret = writer.write(event);
+        Ok(())
+      }
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+serialize_type!(bool);
+serialize_type!(char);
+
+serialize_type!(u8);
+serialize_type!(u16);
+serialize_type!(u32);
+serialize_type!(u64);
+
+serialize_type!(i8);
+serialize_type!(i16);
+serialize_type!(i32);
+serialize_type!(i64);
+
+serialize_type!(f32);
+serialize_type!(f64);
+