diff --git a/flax/serialization.py b/flax/serialization.py
index 1d8404417..a7506763a 100644
--- a/flax/serialization.py
+++ b/flax/serialization.py
@@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ def _restore_namedtuple(xs, state_dict: Dict[str, Any]):
                              _namedtuple_state_dict,
                              _restore_namedtuple)
 
+register_serialization_state(
+    jax.tree_util.Partial,
+    lambda x: (
+        {
+            "args": to_state_dict(x.args),
+            "keywords": to_state_dict(x.keywords),
+        }
+    ),
+    lambda x, sd: jax.tree_util.Partial(
+        x.func,
+        *from_state_dict(x.args, sd["args"]),
+        **from_state_dict(x.keywords, sd["keywords"]),
+    ),
+)
 
 # On-the-wire / disk serialization format
 
diff --git a/tests/serialization_test.py b/tests/serialization_test.py
index 8219f84cc..e1d6c549d 100644
--- a/tests/serialization_test.py
+++ b/tests/serialization_test.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from flax.training import train_state
 import jax
 from jax import random
+from jax.tree_util import Partial
 import jax.numpy as jnp
 import msgpack
 import numpy as np
@@ -107,6 +108,16 @@ def test_model_serialization(self):
     restored_model = serialization.from_state_dict(initial_params, state)
     self.assertEqual(restored_model, freeze(state))
 
+  def test_partial_serialization(self):
+    add_one = Partial(jnp.add, 1)
+    state = serialization.to_state_dict(add_one)
+    self.assertEqual(state, {
+        'args': {'0': 1},
+        'keywords': {}
+    })
+    restored_add_one = serialization.from_state_dict(add_one, state)
+    self.assertEqual(add_one.args, restored_add_one.args)
+
   def test_optimizer_serialization(self):
     rng = random.PRNGKey(0)
     module = nn.Dense(features=1, kernel_init=nn.initializers.ones)