diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index e37291ef20..222c50248a 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ fn map_buffer<A: HalApi>(
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 pub struct DeviceMismatch {
     pub(super) res: ResourceErrorIdent,
     pub(super) res_device: ResourceErrorIdent,
@@ -388,6 +390,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for DeviceMismatch {
 impl std::error::Error for DeviceMismatch {}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum DeviceError {
     #[error("{0} is invalid.")]
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
index 8c580588ff..a16fb0a29f 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type HalInstance<A> = <A as hal::Api>::Instance;
 type HalSurface<A> = <A as hal::Api>::Surface;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 #[error("Limit '{name}' value {requested} is better than allowed {allowed}")]
 pub struct FailedLimit {
     name: &'static str,
@@ -391,6 +392,8 @@ pub enum GetSurfaceSupportError {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 /// Error when requesting a device from the adaptor
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum RequestDeviceError {
@@ -435,6 +438,7 @@ impl<M: Marker> AdapterInputs<'_, M> {
 pub struct InvalidAdapter;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum RequestAdapterError {
     #[error("No suitable adapter found")]
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
index 4e94f1731c..5b11525126 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ impl TrackingData {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct ResourceErrorIdent {
     r#type: &'static str,
     label: String,
@@ -341,6 +342,8 @@ pub struct BufferMapOperation {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum BufferAccessError {
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -389,6 +392,8 @@ pub enum BufferAccessError {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 #[error("Usage flags {actual:?} of {res} do not contain required usage flags {expected:?}")]
 pub struct MissingBufferUsageError {
     pub(crate) res: ResourceErrorIdent,
@@ -405,6 +410,8 @@ pub struct MissingTextureUsageError {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(bound(deserialize = "'de: 'static")))]
 #[error("{0} has been destroyed")]
 pub struct DestroyedResourceError(pub ResourceErrorIdent);