diff --git a/memory.cpp b/memory.cpp
index e58851c..9761814 100644
--- a/memory.cpp
+++ b/memory.cpp
@@ -27,3 +27,31 @@ void memory::reset()
 {
 	memset(m, 0x00, size);
 }
+
+#if IS_POSIX
+json_t *memory::serialize()
+{
+	json_t *j = json_object();
+
+	json_object_set(j, "size", json_integer(size));
+
+	json_t *ja = json_array();
+	for(size_t i=0; i<size; i++)
+		json_array_append(ja, json_integer(m[i]));
+	json_object_set(j, "contents", ja);
+
+	return j;
+}
+
+memory *memory::deserialize(const json_t *const j)
+{
+	size_t  size = json_integer_value(json_object_get(j, "size"));
+	memory *m    = new memory(size);
+
+	json_t *ja   = json_object_get(j, "contents");
+	for(size_t i=0; i<size; i++)
+		m->writeByte(i, json_integer_value(json_array_get(ja, i)));
+
+	return m;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/memory.h b/memory.h
index 5942078..4120cd4 100644
--- a/memory.h
+++ b/memory.h
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-// (C) 2018-2023 by Folkert van Heusden
+// (C) 2018-2024 by Folkert van Heusden
 // Released under MIT license
 
 #pragma once
-
+#include "gen.h"
 #include <assert.h>
+#if IS_POSIX
+#include <jansson.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+
 class memory
 {
 private:
@@ -17,6 +21,10 @@ public:
 	~memory();
 
 	void reset();
+#if IS_POSIX
+	json_t *serialize();
+	static memory *deserialize(const json_t *const j);
+#endif
 
 	uint16_t readByte(const uint32_t a) const { return m[a]; }
 	void writeByte(const uint32_t a, const uint16_t v) { assert(a < size); m[a] = v; }