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+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  <copyright file="CustomObjectSerializerSpec.cs" company="Akka.NET Project">
+//      Copyright (C) 2009-2022 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+//      Copyright (C) 2013-2022 .NET Foundation <https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net>
+//  </copyright>
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Configuration;
+using Akka.Serialization;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace Akka.Persistence.Sqlite.Tests
+{
+    public class CustomObjectSerializerSpec : Akka.TestKit.Xunit2.TestKit, IAsyncLifetime
+    {
+        private static readonly Config Config = ConfigurationFactory.ParseString($@"
+akka.actor {{
+    serializers {{
+        mySerializer = ""{typeof(MySerializer).AssemblyQualifiedName}""
+    }}
+    serialization-bindings {{
+        ""System.Object"" = mySerializer
+    }}
+}}
+
+akka.persistence {{
+    journal {{
+        plugin = ""akka.persistence.journal.sqlite""
+        sqlite {{
+            connection-string = ""DataSource=AkkaJournal.db""
+            auto-initialize = on
+        }}
+    }}
+    snapshot-store {{
+        plugin = ""akka.persistence.snapshot-store.sqlite""
+        sqlite {{
+            connection-string = ""DataSource=AkkaSnapshot.db""
+            auto-initialize = on
+        }}
+    }}
+}}").WithFallback(SqlitePersistence.DefaultConfiguration());
+
+        public CustomObjectSerializerSpec(ITestOutputHelper helper) 
+            : base(Config, nameof(CustomObjectSerializerSpec), helper)
+        {
+        }
+
+        [Fact(DisplayName = "Persistence.Sql should use custom serializer for object type")]
+        public async Task CustomSerializerTest()
+        {
+            var probe = CreateTestProbe();
+            
+            var actor = Sys.ActorOf(Props.Create(() => new PersistedActor("a")));
+            actor.Tell("a", probe);
+            probe.ExpectMsg("a");
+
+            var conn = new SqliteConnection("DataSource=AkkaJournal.db");
+            conn.Open();
+            const string sql = "SELECT ej.serializer_id FROM event_journal ej WHERE ej.persistence_id = 'a'";
+            await using var cmd = new SqliteCommand(sql, conn);
+            var record = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync();
+            await record.ReadAsync();
+            record[0].Should().Be(9999);
+        }
+
+        public Task InitializeAsync()
+        {
+            if(File.Exists("AkkaJournal.db"))
+                File.Delete("AkkaJournal.db");
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public Task DisposeAsync()
+        {
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    internal class MySerializer : Serializer
+    {
+        public MySerializer(ExtendedActorSystem system) : base(system)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override bool IncludeManifest { get { return true; } }
+        public override int Identifier { get { return 9999; } }
+
+        public override byte[] ToBinary(object obj)
+        {
+            return Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(obj.ToString());
+        }
+
+        public override object FromBinary(byte[] bytes, Type type)
+        {
+            return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    internal sealed class PersistedActor : UntypedPersistentActor
+    {
+        public PersistedActor(string persistenceId)
+        {
+            PersistenceId = persistenceId;
+        }
+    
+        public override string PersistenceId { get; }
+
+        protected override void OnCommand(object message)
+        {
+            var sender = Sender;
+            Persist(message, _ =>
+            {
+                sender.Tell(message);
+            });
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnRecover(object message)
+        {
+        }
+    }    
+}
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