diff --git a/src/Bundle/Resources/config/services.xml b/src/Bundle/Resources/config/services.xml
index 5cbe5dc..ed7726e 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/src/Bundle/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
         <service id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.datetime" class="Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DateTimeNormalizer" public="false" />
 
+        <service id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.traversable" class="Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Normalizer\TraversableNormalizer" public="false" />
+
         <service id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.array" class="Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ArrayDenormalizer" public="false" />
 
         <service id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.type_mapper" class="Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\TypeMapper" public="false" />
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
                 <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.backed_enum" on-invalid="ignore" />
                 <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.uid" on-invalid="ignore" />
                 <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.datetime" />
+                <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.traversable" />
                 <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.array" />
                 <argument type="service" id="dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.object" />
             </argument>
diff --git a/src/Normalizer/TraversableNormalizer.php b/src/Normalizer/TraversableNormalizer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7332f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Normalizer/TraversableNormalizer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Normalizer;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerAwareInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerAwareTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerAwareInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerAwareTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface;
+use Traversable;
+
+final class TraversableNormalizer implements NormalizerInterface, DenormalizerInterface, NormalizerAwareInterface, DenormalizerAwareInterface
+{
+    use NormalizerAwareTrait;
+    use DenormalizerAwareTrait;
+
+    public function getSupportedTypes(?string $format): array
+    {
+        return [
+            Traversable::class => true,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function normalize(mixed $object, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): array
+    {
+        $result = [];
+        foreach (iterator_to_array($object) as $key => $item) {
+            $result[$key] = $this->normalizer->normalize($item, $format, $context);
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    public function supportsNormalization(mixed $data, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return $data instanceof Traversable;
+    }
+
+    public function denormalize(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): object
+    {
+        $result = [];
+        foreach ($data as $key => $item) {
+            $result[$key] = $this->denormalizer->denormalize($item, $type, $format, $context);
+        }
+        return new $type($result);
+    }
+
+    public function supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return is_array($data) && is_subclass_of($type, Traversable::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Serializer.php b/src/Serializer.php
index c820c5c..15f3477 100644
--- a/src/Serializer.php
+++ b/src/Serializer.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ final class Serializer extends BaseSerializer
     {
         use SerializerTrait;
 
+        private const CONTEXT_SERIALIZER = '#serializer';
         private const KEY_TYPE = '#type';
         private const KEY_SCALAR = '#scalar';
     }
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ final class Serializer extends BaseSerializer
     {
         use TypedSerializerTrait;
 
+        private const CONTEXT_SERIALIZER = '#serializer';
         private const KEY_TYPE = '#type';
         private const KEY_SCALAR = '#scalar';
     }
diff --git a/src/SerializerTrait.php b/src/SerializerTrait.php
index 8c98237..15e8484 100644
--- a/src/SerializerTrait.php
+++ b/src/SerializerTrait.php
@@ -41,53 +41,77 @@ public function __construct(array $normalizers = [], array $encoders = [], ?Type
      * @param mixed       $data
      * @param string|null $format
      *
-     * @return array|\ArrayObject|bool|float|int|string|null
+     * @return array|\ArrayObject|scalar|null
      */
     public function normalize($data, $format = null, array $context = [])
     {
-        $normalizedData = parent::normalize($data, $format, $context);
+        if (\is_array($data)) {
+            $normData = [];
+            foreach ($data as $idx => $datum) {
+                $normData[$idx] = $this->normalize($datum, $format, $context);
+            }
+
+            return $normData;
+        }
 
         if (\is_object($data)) {
             $typeName = \get_class($data);
 
+            $normData = parent::normalize($data, $format, $context + [self::CONTEXT_SERIALIZER => $this]);
+
             if ($this->typeMapper) {
                 $typeName = $this->typeMapper->getTypeByClass($typeName);
             }
 
             $typeData = [self::KEY_TYPE => $typeName];
-            $valueData = is_scalar($normalizedData) ? [self::KEY_SCALAR => $normalizedData] : $normalizedData;
-            $normalizedData = array_merge($typeData, $valueData);
+
+            if (\is_array($normData) && !isset($normData[self::KEY_TYPE])) {
+                $normData = $this->normalize($normData, $format, $context);
+            }
+            if (\is_scalar($normData)) {
+                $normData = [self::KEY_SCALAR => $normData];
+            }
+
+            return \array_merge($typeData, $normData);
         }
 
-        return $normalizedData;
+        return $data;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $data
+     * @param null|scalar|array $data
+     * @param string $type
+     * @param string|null $format
      *
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function denormalize($data, $type, $format = null, array $context = [])
     {
-        if (\is_array($data) && (isset($data[self::KEY_TYPE]))) {
+        if (!\is_array($data)) {
+            return $data;
+        }
+
+        if (isset($data[self::KEY_TYPE])) {
             $keyType = $data[self::KEY_TYPE];
+            unset($data[self::KEY_TYPE]);
 
             if ($this->typeMapper) {
                 $keyType = $this->typeMapper->getClassByType($keyType);
             }
 
-            unset($data[self::KEY_TYPE]);
-
             $data = $data[self::KEY_SCALAR] ?? $data;
-            $data = $this->denormalize($data, $keyType, $format, $context);
 
-            return parent::denormalize($data, $keyType, $format, $context);
-        }
+            if (\is_array($data)) {
+                foreach ($data as $idx => $datum) {
+                    $data[$idx] = $this->denormalize($datum, $keyType, $format, $context);
+                }
+            }
 
-        if (is_iterable($data)) {
-            $type = ('' === $type) ? 'stdClass' : $type;
+            return parent::denormalize($data, $keyType, $format, $context + [self::CONTEXT_SERIALIZER => $this]);
+        }
 
-            return parent::denormalize($data, $type.'[]', $format, $context);
+        foreach ($data as $idx => $datum) {
+            $data[$idx] = $this->denormalize($datum, '', $format, $context);
         }
 
         return $data;
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Normalizer/VectorNormalizer.php b/tests/Fixtures/Normalizer/VectorNormalizer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..355d600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Normalizer/VectorNormalizer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\Normalizer;
+
+use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\Vector;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\NotNormalizableValueException;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Notice that normally you have to call (de-)normalize() for all nested objects graph (like array items in this case).
+ * But, this package ships its own serializer that will do this for you :)
+ * Vanilla normalizers that DOES call to normalize() for nested objects are fine too, they won't break.
+ */
+final class VectorNormalizer implements NormalizerInterface, DenormalizerInterface
+{
+    public function getSupportedTypes(?string $format): array
+    {
+        return [
+            Vector::class => true,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function normalize(mixed $object, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): array
+    {
+        if (!$this->supportsNormalization($object)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The object must be an instance of "%s".', Vector::class));
+        }
+
+        return ['position' => $object->key(), '[]' => $object->getArray()];
+    }
+
+    public function supportsNormalization(mixed $data, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return $data instanceof Vector;
+    }
+
+    public function denormalize(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): object
+    {
+        if (!$this->supportsDenormalization($data, $type)) {
+            throw NotNormalizableValueException::createForUnexpectedDataType('Data expected to be a array of shape {"position": int, "[]": array}.', $data, ['array'], $context['deserialization_path'] ?? null);
+        }
+
+        return new Vector($data['[]'], $data['position']);
+    }
+
+    public function supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return is_array($data) && is_a($type, Vector::class, true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/DependencyInjection/InjectCustomNormalizerPass.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/DependencyInjection/InjectCustomNormalizerPass.php
index 77885d5..b7e0c4e 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/DependencyInjection/InjectCustomNormalizerPass.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/DependencyInjection/InjectCustomNormalizerPass.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\DependencyInjection;
 
+use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\Normalizer\VectorNormalizer;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
@@ -21,9 +22,16 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
         $container->setDefinition('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.custom', new Definition(CustomNormalizer::class));
 
+        $vectorDefinition = new Definition(VectorNormalizer::class);
+        $vectorDefinition->addTag('serializer.normalizer');
+        $container->setDefinition(VectorNormalizer::class, $vectorDefinition);
+
         $serializerDefinition = $container->getDefinition('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.serializer');
         $arguments = $serializerDefinition->getArguments();
-        $arguments[0] = array_merge([new Reference('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.custom')], $arguments[0]);
+        $arguments[0] = array_merge([
+            new Reference(VectorNormalizer::class),
+            new Reference('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.normalizer.custom'),
+        ], $arguments[0]);
         $serializerDefinition->setArguments($arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/TraversableValue.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/TraversableValue.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e2a87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/TraversableValue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document;
+
+use ArrayAccess;
+use ArrayIterator;
+use IteratorAggregate;
+use Traversable;
+
+final class TraversableValue implements ArrayAccess, IteratorAggregate
+{
+    private array $array;
+
+    public function __construct(array $array = [])
+    {
+        $this->array = $array;
+    }
+
+    public function offsetExists(mixed $offset): bool
+    {
+        return array_key_exists($offset, $this->array);
+    }
+
+    public function offsetGet(mixed $offset): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->array[$offset];
+    }
+
+    public function offsetSet(mixed $offset, mixed $value): void
+    {
+        $this->array[$offset] = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function offsetUnset(mixed $offset): void
+    {
+        unset($this->array[$offset]);
+    }
+
+    public function getIterator(): Traversable
+    {
+        return new ArrayIterator($this->array);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/Vector.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/Vector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e310d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/Document/Vector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document;
+
+use Iterator;
+
+class Vector implements Iterator
+{
+    private int $position;
+
+    private array $array;
+
+    public function __construct(array $array = [], int $position = 0)
+    {
+        $this->array = $array;
+        $this->position = $position;
+    }
+
+    public function getArray(): array
+    {
+        return $this->array;
+    }
+
+    public function current(): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->array[$this->key()];
+    }
+
+    public function key(): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->position;
+    }
+
+    public function next(): void
+    {
+        ++$this->position;
+    }
+
+    public function rewind(): void
+    {
+        $this->position = 0;
+    }
+
+    public function valid(): bool
+    {
+        return isset($this->array[$this->key()]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/SerializerTest.php b/tests/SerializerTest.php
index 29d9792..5e628f9 100644
--- a/tests/SerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/SerializerTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\Bar;
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\Baz;
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\ScalarValue;
+use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\TraversableValue;
+use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\Vector;
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Document\WithMappedType;
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Entity\Foo;
 use Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Tests\Fixtures\TestBundle\Enum\InputMode;
@@ -241,4 +243,39 @@ public function testSerializeUid(): void
 
         $this->assertEquals($value, $restoredValue);
     }
+
+    /** Uses {@link VectorNormalizer} to normalize Vector, otherwise it will be treated as Traversable and fail */
+    public function testSerializeObjectWithConfiguredNormalizer(): void
+    {
+        $serializer = self::$kernel->getContainer()->get('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.serializer');
+
+        $attribute = new Attribute();
+        $attribute->key = 'foo';
+        $attribute->value = 'bar';
+
+        $vector = new Vector([$attribute, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+        $vector->next();
+
+        $data = $serializer->serialize($vector, 'json');
+        $restoredVector = $serializer->deserialize($data, '', 'json');
+
+        $this->assertEquals($vector, $restoredVector);
+    }
+
+    /** {@see \Dunglas\DoctrineJsonOdm\Normalizer\TraversableNormalizer} */
+    public function testTraversableNormalizer(): void
+    {
+        $serializer = self::$kernel->getContainer()->get('dunglas_doctrine_json_odm.serializer');
+
+        $attribute = new Attribute();
+        $attribute->key = 'foo';
+        $attribute->value = 'bar';
+
+        $vector = new TraversableValue([$attribute, 'x' => 2, 'y'=>[3], 'z'=>'4', 5, ['' => null]]);
+
+        $data = $serializer->serialize($vector, 'json');
+        $restoredVector = $serializer->deserialize($data, '', 'json');
+
+        $this->assertEquals($vector, $restoredVector);
+    }
 }