diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/BasicPropertiesAware.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/BasicPropertiesAware.java
index d273e88e98..2c39444495 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/BasicPropertiesAware.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/BasicPropertiesAware.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import sonia.scm.xml.XmlMapStringAdapter;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -52,9 +54,14 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class BasicPropertiesAware implements PropertiesAware
+public class BasicPropertiesAware implements PropertiesAware, Serializable
 {
 
+  /** Field description */
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = -536608122577385802L;
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    *