diff --git a/src/taoensso/nippy.clj b/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
index 9a6a541..e237b92 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
              (encryption  :as encryption  :refer (aes128-encryptor))])
   (:import  [java.io DataInputStream DataOutputStream ByteArrayOutputStream
              ByteArrayInputStream]
+            [java.lang.reflect Method]
             [clojure.lang Keyword BigInt Ratio PersistentQueue PersistentTreeMap
              PersistentTreeSet IPersistentList IPersistentVector IPersistentMap
-             IPersistentSet IPersistentCollection]))
+             IPersistentSet IPersistentCollection IRecord]))
 
 ;;;; Nippy 2.x+ header spec (4 bytes)
 (def ^:private ^:const head-version 1)
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@
 
 (def ^:const id-ratio      (int 70))
 
+(def ^:const id-record     (int 80))
+
 ;;; DEPRECATED (old types will be supported only for thawing)
 (def ^:const id-old-reader  (int 1))  ; as of 0.9.2, for +64k support
 (def ^:const id-old-string  (int 11)) ; as of 0.9.2, for +64k support
@@ -137,6 +140,10 @@
                                               (str ns "/" (name x))
                                               (name x))))
 
+(freezer IRecord id-record
+         (write-utf8 s (.getName (class x)))
+         (freeze-to-stream s (into {} x)))
+
 (coll-freezer PersistentQueue       id-queue)
 (coll-freezer PersistentTreeSet     id-sorted-set)
 (kv-freezer   PersistentTreeMap     id-sorted-map)
@@ -261,6 +268,12 @@
      id-ratio (/ (bigint (read-biginteger s))
                  (bigint (read-biginteger s)))
 
+     id-record
+     (let [class    ^Class (Class/forName (read-utf8 s))
+           meth-sig (into-array Class [IPersistentMap])
+           method   ^Method (.getMethod class "create" meth-sig)]
+       (.invoke method class (into-array Object [(thaw-from-stream s)])))
+
      ;;; DEPRECATED
      id-old-reader (read-string (.readUTF s))
      id-old-string (.readUTF s)
diff --git a/test/taoensso/nippy/tests/main.clj b/test/taoensso/nippy/tests/main.clj
index 0cc34c8..8ec9c7a 100644
--- a/test/taoensso/nippy/tests/main.clj
+++ b/test/taoensso/nippy/tests/main.clj
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
       (thaw (org.iq80.snappy.Snappy/uncompress   iq80-ba    0 (alength iq80-ba)))
       (thaw (org.iq80.snappy.Snappy/uncompress   xerial-ba  0 (alength xerial-ba))))))
 
+;;; Records
+(defrecord RecordType [data])
+(expect RecordType (thaw (freeze (RecordType. "Joe"))))
+(expect (RecordType. "Joe") (thaw (freeze (RecordType. "Joe"))))
+
 ;;; Custom types
 (defrecord MyType [data])
 (nippy/extend-freeze MyType 1 [x s] (.writeUTF s (:data x)))