diff --git a/dcache/backends.py b/dcache/backends.py
index bb99e49..59b21a8 100644
--- a/dcache/backends.py
+++ b/dcache/backends.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import tempfile
+from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dcache import serializers
 from dcache.exceptions import NotExistError
 
 
@@ -49,19 +54,12 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
 
 class InMemory(dict, Base):
     """
-    InMemory backend uses a dict to save the cached values.
-
-    >>> from dcache.backends import InMemory as InMemoryBackend
-    ...
-    >>> backend = InMemoryBackend()
-    >>> backend['key'] = 'value'
-    >>> backend['key']
-    'value'
+    Backend that uses a Python dict to cache values.
     """
 
     def __getitem__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        Override `dict.__get__` to raise :class:`dcache.exceptions.NotExistError`
+        Override `dict.__getitem__` to raise :class:`dcache.exceptions.NotExistError`
         instead of the default KeyError.
 
         :raises NotExistError:
@@ -73,3 +71,30 @@ def __getitem__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return super().__getitem__(*args, **kwargs)
         except KeyError as e:
             raise NotExistError from e
+
+
+class File(Base):
+    def __init__(self, filepath=None, serializer=None):
+        self.memory = InMemory()
+        self._filepath = filepath
+        self.serializer = serializer or serializers.Json()
+
+    @property
+    def filepath(self):
+        if not self._filepath:
+            _, self._filepath = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        return Path(self._filepath)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        try:
+            with open(self.filepath, "r") as f:
+                data = self.serializer.load(f)
+            return data[key]
+        except (FileNotFoundError, JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as e:
+            raise NotExistError from e
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        self.memory[key] = value
+
+        with open(self.filepath, "w") as f:
+            self.serializer.dump(self.memory, f)
diff --git a/dcache/serializers.py b/dcache/serializers.py
index 4640904..7a1b2b6 100644
--- a/dcache/serializers.py
+++ b/dcache/serializers.py
@@ -1 +1,43 @@
-# TODO
+import json
+
+
+class Base:
+    def dump(self, data, file):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def dumps(self, data):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def load(self, file):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def loads(self, data):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class Raw(Base):
+    def dump(self, data, file):
+        return file.write(data)
+
+    def dumps(self, data):
+        return data
+
+    def load(self, file):
+        return file.read()
+
+    def loads(self, data):
+        return data
+
+
+class Json(Base):
+    def dump(self, data, file):
+        return json.dump(data, file)
+
+    def dumps(self, data):
+        return json.dumps(data)
+
+    def load(self, file):
+        return json.load(file)
+
+    def loads(self, data):
+        return json.loads(data)
diff --git a/tests/backends/test_file.py b/tests/backends/test_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ab73fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backends/test_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import json
+import pickle
+import tempfile
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+import pytest
+
+from dcache.backends import File
+from dcache.exceptions import NotExistError
+
+
+def test_set():
+    backend, key, value = File(), str(uuid4()), str(uuid4())
+
+    backend[key] = value
+
+    with open(backend.filepath) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    assert data == {key: value}
+
+
+def test_get_not_existing_file():
+    backend = File(filepath="/not_exist")
+
+    with pytest.raises(NotExistError):
+        backend[str(uuid4())]
+
+
+def test_get_empty_file():
+    backend = File()
+
+    with pytest.raises(NotExistError):
+        backend[str(uuid4())]
+
+
+def test_get_not_existing_value():
+    backend, key, other_key = File(), str(uuid4()), str(uuid4())
+
+    backend[key] = ""
+
+    with pytest.raises(NotExistError):
+        backend[other_key]
+
+
+def test_set_and_get():
+    backend, key, value = File(), str(uuid4()), str(uuid4())
+
+    backend[key] = value
+
+    assert backend[key] == value
+
+
+def test_custom_filepath():
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
+        backend = File(filepath=f.name)
+        key, value = str(uuid4()), str(uuid4())
+
+        backend[key] = value
+
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+        assert data == {key: value}
+
+
+def test_serializer():
+    backend = File(serializer=pickle)
+    key, value = str(uuid4()), str(uuid4())
+
+    backend[key] = value
+
+    with open(backend.filepath) as f:
+        data = pickle.load(f)
+
+    assert data == {key: value}
diff --git a/tests/serializers/test_json.py b/tests/serializers/test_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d71d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serializers/test_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import json
+
+from dcache.serializers import Json
+
+
+def test_dumps():
+    serializer, data = Json(), {"key": "value"}
+    assert serializer.dumps(data) == json.dumps(data)
+
+
+def test_loads():
+    serializer, serialized_data = Json(), json.dumps({"key": "value"})
+    assert serializer.loads(serialized_data) == json.loads(serialized_data)
diff --git a/tests/serializers/test_raw.py b/tests/serializers/test_raw.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d675b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serializers/test_raw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from dcache.serializers import Raw
+
+
+def test_dumps():
+    serializer, value = Raw(), uuid4()
+    assert serializer.dumps(value) == value
+
+
+def test_loads():
+    serializer, value = Raw(), uuid4()
+    assert serializer.loads(value) == value
+
+
+def test_dumps_loads():
+    serializer, value = Raw(), uuid4()
+    assert serializer.dumps(value) == serializer.loads(value)