diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2be86e3e76..103d9d0a46 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@
 [submodule "3rdparty/pugixml"]
 	path = 3rdparty/pugixml
 	url = https://github.com/RPCS3/pugixml
+[submodule "3rdparty/cereal"]
+	path = 3rdparty/cereal
+	url = https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal.git
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b4f8cf990a..cd41a3a39c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ before_install:
     fi;
 
 before_script:
- - git submodule update --init rsx_program_decompiler asmjit 3rdparty/ffmpeg 3rdparty/pugixml 3rdparty/GSL 3rdparty/libpng Utilities/yaml-cpp
+ - git submodule update --init rsx_program_decompiler asmjit 3rdparty/ffmpeg 3rdparty/pugixml 3rdparty/GSL 3rdparty/libpng Utilities/yaml-cpp 3rdparty/cereal
  - mkdir build
  - cd build
  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then cmake ..; else cmake .. -DLLVM_DIR=/usr/local/opt/llvm36/lib/llvm-3.6/share/llvm/cmake; fi
diff --git a/3rdparty/cereal b/3rdparty/cereal
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..42a45b6e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/cereal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 42a45b6e15fcbd1a3d65b033f5d4d0b2ef6c023d
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index a7b1f35e28..1d79648ae6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ test: off
 
 before_build:
  # until git for win 2.5 release with commit checkout
- - git submodule update --init 3rdparty/ffmpeg 3rdparty/pugixml asmjit 3rdparty/GSL 3rdparty/libpng Vulkan/glslang Vulkan/Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers Utilities/yaml-cpp rsx_program_decompiler
+ - git submodule update --init 3rdparty/ffmpeg 3rdparty/pugixml asmjit 3rdparty/GSL 3rdparty/libpng Vulkan/glslang Vulkan/Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers Utilities/yaml-cpp rsx_program_decompiler 3rdparty/cereal
  - 7z x wxWidgets.7z -aos -oC:\rpcs3\wxWidgets > null
  - 7z x zlib.7z -aos -oC:\rpcs3\ > null
  - 7z x vulkan.7z -aos -oC:\rpcs3\Vulkan > null
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index c1b5e9649c..84cc0df059 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ ${LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/../3rdparty/stblib"
 "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/../rsx_program_decompiler/rsx_decompiler"
 "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/../rsx_program_decompiler/shader_code"
+"${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/../3rdparty/cereal/include"
 )
 if(WIN32)
 	include_directories(BEFORE "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/../3rdparty/XAudio2_7") # Slimmed down version of minidx9 for XAudio2_7 only
diff --git a/rpcs3_default.props b/rpcs3_default.props
index 5466d413c5..92456daf1b 100644
--- a/rpcs3_default.props
+++ b/rpcs3_default.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <IncludePath>.\;..\;..\asmjit\src\asmjit;..\Utilities\yaml-cpp\include;..\wxWidgets\src\zlib;..\3rdparty\ffmpeg\WindowsInclude;..\3rdparty\ffmpeg\Windows\x86_64\Include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);$(UniversalCRT_IncludePath);..\3rdparty\minidx12\Include;..\3rdparty\GSL\include;..\3rdparty\libpng;..\3rdparty\GL;..\3rdparty\stblib;..\3rdparty\OpenAL\include;..\3rdparty\pugixml\src</IncludePath>
+    <IncludePath>.\;..\;..\asmjit\src\asmjit;..\Utilities\yaml-cpp\include;..\wxWidgets\src\zlib;..\3rdparty\ffmpeg\WindowsInclude;..\3rdparty\cereal\include;..\3rdparty\ffmpeg\Windows\x86_64\Include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);$(UniversalCRT_IncludePath);..\3rdparty\minidx12\Include;..\3rdparty\GSL\include;..\3rdparty\libpng;..\3rdparty\GL;..\3rdparty\stblib;..\3rdparty\OpenAL\include;..\3rdparty\pugixml\src</IncludePath>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)lib\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <LibraryPath>$(SolutionDir)lib\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\;$(UniversalCRT_LibraryPath_x64);$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
     <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)tmp\$(ProjectName)-$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>