diff --git a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/serverside/performance/SerializationTest.java b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/serverside/performance/SerializationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3739a9383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/serverside/performance/SerializationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package org.mage.test.serverside.performance;
+
+import mage.abilities.keyword.InfectAbility;
+import mage.cards.repository.CardInfo;
+import mage.cards.repository.CardRepository;
+import mage.counters.CounterType;
+import mage.game.permanent.PermanentCard;
+import mage.game.permanent.PermanentImpl;
+import mage.remote.traffic.ZippedObjectImpl;
+import mage.utils.CompressUtil;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mage.test.serverside.base.CardTestPlayerBase;
+
+/**
+ * @author JayDi85
+ */
+public class SerializationTest extends CardTestPlayerBase {
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_PermanentImpl_Simple() {
+        CardInfo cardInfo = CardRepository.instance.findCard("Balduvian Bears");
+        PermanentImpl permanent = new PermanentCard(cardInfo.getCard(), playerA.getId(), currentGame);
+        currentGame.addPermanent(permanent);
+
+        Object compressed = CompressUtil.compress(permanent);
+        Assert.assertTrue("Must be zip", compressed instanceof ZippedObjectImpl);
+        PermanentImpl uncompressed = (PermanentImpl) CompressUtil.decompress(compressed);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Must be same", permanent.getName(), uncompressed.getName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_PermanentImpl_MarkedDamageInfo() {
+        CardInfo cardInfo = CardRepository.instance.findCard("Balduvian Bears");
+        PermanentImpl permanent = new PermanentCard(cardInfo.getCard(), playerA.getId(), currentGame);
+        currentGame.addPermanent(permanent);
+
+        // mark damage from infected ability
+        permanent.addAbility(InfectAbility.getInstance(), currentGame);
+        permanent.markDamage(1, permanent.getId(), currentGame, false, false);
+
+        // test compress (it uses default java serialization)
+        Object compressed = CompressUtil.compress(permanent);
+        Assert.assertTrue("Must be zip", compressed instanceof ZippedObjectImpl);
+        PermanentImpl uncompressed = (PermanentImpl) CompressUtil.decompress(compressed);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Must be same", permanent.getName(), uncompressed.getName());
+
+        // ensure that it was marked damage
+        permanent.applyDamage(currentGame);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Must get infected counter", 1, permanent.getCounters(currentGame).getCount(CounterType.M1M1));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
index 6cd06ee66b..1a13d26a71 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import mage.util.GameLog;
 import mage.util.ThreadLocalStringBuilder;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.*;
 
 /**
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public abstract class PermanentImpl extends CardImpl implements Permanent {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(PermanentImpl.class);
 
-    static class MarkedDamageInfo {
+    static class MarkedDamageInfo implements Serializable {
 
         public MarkedDamageInfo(Counter counter, MageObject sourceObject) {
             this.counter = counter;