diff --git a/json-view/pom.xml b/json-view/pom.xml
index ee2fdd5..6ee5964 100644
--- a/json-view/pom.xml
+++ b/json-view/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>default</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>2.19.1</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <excludes>
+                <exclude>JsonViewSerializerPerformanceTest.java</exclude>
+              </excludes>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <activation>
diff --git a/json-view/src/main/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializer.java b/json-view/src/main/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializer.java
index 04d6e42..1403860 100644
--- a/json-view/src/main/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializer.java
+++ b/json-view/src/main/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Stack;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class JsonViewSerializer extends JsonSerializer<JsonView> {
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ boolean writeSpecial(Object obj) throws IOException {
         jgen.writeString(obj.toString());
       } else if(obj instanceof URI) {
         jgen.writeString(obj.toString());
+      } else if (obj instanceof UUID){
+        jgen.writeString(obj.toString());
       } else if(obj instanceof Class) {
         jgen.writeString(((Class) obj).getCanonicalName());
       } else {
diff --git a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerPerformanceTest.java b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerPerformanceTest.java
index d5b0e06..0225113 100644
--- a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerPerformanceTest.java
+++ b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerPerformanceTest.java
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@ String divide(long numerator, long denominator) {
   interface UncheckedRunnable {
     public void run() throws Exception;
   }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerTest.java b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerTest.java
index dd0681f..97a5b25 100644
--- a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerTest.java
+++ b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/JsonViewSerializerTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static com.monitorjbl.json.Match.match;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
@@ -813,4 +814,16 @@ public void testDeepNestedObjects() throws Exception {
     assertEquals(subobject.getVal(), subMap.get("val"));
     assertNull(subMap.get("otherVal"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUUIDs() throws Exception {
+    TestObject ref = new TestObject();
+    ref.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID());
+
+    String serialized = sut.writeValueAsString(JsonView.with(ref));
+    Map<String, Object> obj = sut.readValue(serialized, HashMap.class);
+
+    assertNotNull(obj.get("uuid"));
+    assertEquals(ref.getUuid().toString(), obj.get("uuid"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/model/TestObject.java b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/model/TestObject.java
index 2434f25..2d61964 100644
--- a/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/model/TestObject.java
+++ b/json-view/src/test/java/com/monitorjbl/json/model/TestObject.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 @JsonIgnoreProperties({"ignoredIndirect"})
 public class TestObject implements TestInterface {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public enum TestEnum {VALUE_A, VALUE_B}
   private String jsonProp;
   @JsonProperty
   private String jsonPropNoValue;
+  private UUID uuid;
 
   public String getStr1() {
     return str1;
@@ -268,4 +270,12 @@ public String getJsonPropNoValue() {
   public void setJsonPropNoValue(String jsonPropNoValue) {
     this.jsonPropNoValue = jsonPropNoValue;
   }
+
+  public UUID getUuid() {
+    return uuid;
+  }
+
+  public void setUuid(UUID uuid) {
+    this.uuid = uuid;
+  }
 }