diff --git a/src/status.rs b/src/status.rs
index 0ab9787..db0f482 100644
--- a/src/status.rs
+++ b/src/status.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod clientbound {
 
-    use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+    use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, Serializer, Deserializer};
     use serde::de::{self, Visitor, MapAccess};
     use std::fmt;
 
@@ -14,49 +14,63 @@ pub mod clientbound {
         pub protocol: i32,
     }
 
-    #[derive(Serialize)]
     pub enum StatusDescription {
         String(String),
         Chat(mc_types::Chat),
     }
 
-    impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for StatusDescription {
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Self, D::Error>
-    where
-        D: Deserializer<'de>,
-    {
-        struct StatusDescriptionVisitor;
-
-        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for StatusDescriptionVisitor {
-            type Value = StatusDescription;
-
-            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-                formatter.write_str(
-                    "a string or a map representing a Chat object")
-            }
-
-            fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str)
-                -> std::result::Result<StatusDescription, E>
-            where
-                E: de::Error,
-            {
-                Ok(StatusDescription::String(value.to_string()))
-            }
-
-            fn visit_map<M>(self, map: M)
-                -> std::result::Result<StatusDescription, M::Error>
-            where
-                M: MapAccess<'de>,
-            {
-                let chat = mc_types::Chat::deserialize(
-                    de::value::MapAccessDeserializer::new(map))?;
-                Ok(StatusDescription::Chat(chat))
+    impl Serialize for StatusDescription {
+        fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S)
+            -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where
+            S: Serializer,
+        {
+            match *self {
+                StatusDescription::String(ref s) => serializer.serialize_str(s),
+                StatusDescription::Chat(ref c) => c.serialize(serializer),
             }
         }
-
-        deserializer.deserialize_any(StatusDescriptionVisitor)
     }
-}
+
+    impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for StatusDescription {
+        fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Self, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: Deserializer<'de>,
+        {
+            struct StatusDescriptionVisitor;
+
+            impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for StatusDescriptionVisitor {
+                type Value = StatusDescription;
+
+                fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter)
+                    -> fmt::Result
+                {
+                    formatter.write_str(
+                        "a string or a map representing a Chat object")
+                }
+
+                fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str)
+                    -> std::result::Result<StatusDescription, E>
+                where
+                    E: de::Error,
+                {
+                    Ok(StatusDescription::String(value.to_string()))
+                }
+
+                fn visit_map<M>(self, map: M)
+                    -> std::result::Result<StatusDescription, M::Error>
+                where
+                    M: MapAccess<'de>,
+                {
+                    let chat = mc_types::Chat::deserialize(
+                        de::value::MapAccessDeserializer::new(map))?;
+                    Ok(StatusDescription::Chat(chat))
+                }
+            }
+
+            deserializer.deserialize_any(StatusDescriptionVisitor)
+        }
+    }
 
     #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
     pub struct StatusPlayerInfo {