diff --git a/cmake/HandleUninstall.cmake b/cmake/HandleUninstall.cmake
index 1859b0273..dccb1905e 100644
--- a/cmake/HandleUninstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HandleUninstall.cmake
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ configure_file(
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
   IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 
-add_custom_target(uninstall
-  "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+if (NOT TARGET uninstall) # avoid duplicating this target
+  add_custom_target(uninstall
+    "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+else()
+    add_custom_target(uninstall_gtsam
+      "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+    add_dependencies(uninstall uninstall_gtsam)
+endif()
diff --git a/gtsam/gtsam.i b/gtsam/gtsam.i
index 92a7b1834..2ca57504c 100644
--- a/gtsam/gtsam.i
+++ b/gtsam/gtsam.i
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
  *          virtual class MyFactor : gtsam::NoiseModelFactor {...};
  *    - *DO NOT* re-define overriden function already declared in the external (forward-declared) base class
  *        - This will cause an ambiguity problem in Pybind header file
+ *   Pickle support in Python:
+ *    - Add "void pickle()" to a class to enable pickling via gtwrap. In the current implementation, "void serialize()"
+ *      and a public constructor with no-arguments in needed for successful build.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -144,6 +147,9 @@ class KeyList {
   void remove(size_t key);
 
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 // Actually a FastSet<Key>
@@ -169,6 +175,9 @@ class KeySet {
   bool count(size_t key) const; // returns true if value exists
 
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 // Actually a vector<Key>
@@ -190,6 +199,9 @@ class KeyVector {
   void push_back(size_t key) const;
 
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 // Actually a FastMap<Key,int>
@@ -361,6 +373,9 @@ class Point2 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 // std::vector<gtsam::Point2>
@@ -422,6 +437,9 @@ class StereoPoint2 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Point3.h>
@@ -446,6 +464,9 @@ class Point3 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Point3.h>
@@ -501,6 +522,9 @@ class Rot2 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/SO3.h>
@@ -663,6 +687,9 @@ class Rot3 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h>
@@ -718,6 +745,9 @@ class Pose2 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h>
@@ -774,6 +804,9 @@ class Pose3 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h>
@@ -817,6 +850,15 @@ class Unit3 {
   size_t dim() const;
   gtsam::Unit3 retract(Vector v) const;
   Vector localCoordinates(const gtsam::Unit3& s) const;
+
+  // enabling serialization functionality
+  void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
+
+  // enabling function to compare objects
+  bool equals(const gtsam::Unit3& expected, double tol) const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h>
@@ -876,6 +918,9 @@ class Cal3_S2 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.h>
@@ -904,6 +949,9 @@ virtual class Cal3DS2_Base {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2.h>
@@ -925,6 +973,9 @@ virtual class Cal3DS2 : gtsam::Cal3DS2_Base {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.h>
@@ -951,6 +1002,9 @@ virtual class Cal3Unified : gtsam::Cal3DS2_Base {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2Stereo.h>
@@ -1008,6 +1062,9 @@ class Cal3Bundler {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.h>
@@ -1038,6 +1095,9 @@ class CalibratedCamera {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/PinholeCamera.h>
@@ -1076,6 +1136,9 @@ class PinholeCamera {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 
@@ -1146,6 +1209,9 @@ class StereoCamera {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/triangulation.h>
@@ -1600,6 +1666,9 @@ class VectorValues {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/linear/GaussianFactor.h>
@@ -1661,6 +1730,9 @@ virtual class JacobianFactor : gtsam::GaussianFactor {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/linear/HessianFactor.h>
@@ -1692,6 +1764,9 @@ virtual class HessianFactor : gtsam::GaussianFactor {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.h>
@@ -1771,6 +1846,9 @@ class GaussianFactorGraph {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.h>
@@ -2076,6 +2154,9 @@ class Ordering {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactorGraph.h>
@@ -2114,6 +2195,10 @@ class NonlinearFactorGraph {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
+
   void saveGraph(const string& s) const;
 };
 
@@ -2171,6 +2256,9 @@ class Values {
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
 
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
+
   // New in 4.0, we have to specialize every insert/update/at to generate wrappers
   // Instead of the old:
   // void insert(size_t j, const gtsam::Value& value);
@@ -2570,6 +2658,9 @@ virtual class PriorFactor : gtsam::NoiseModelFactor {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 
@@ -2581,6 +2672,9 @@ virtual class BetweenFactor : gtsam::NoiseModelFactor {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearEquality.h>
@@ -2817,6 +2911,9 @@ class SfmTrack {
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
 
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
+
   // enabling function to compare objects
   bool equals(const gtsam::SfmTrack& expected, double tol) const;
 };
@@ -2833,6 +2930,9 @@ class SfmData {
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const;
 
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
+
   // enabling function to compare objects
   bool equals(const gtsam::SfmData& expected, double tol) const;
 };
diff --git a/gtsam/sfm/TranslationRecovery.cpp b/gtsam/sfm/TranslationRecovery.cpp
index d4100b00a..f38c14ba7 100644
--- a/gtsam/sfm/TranslationRecovery.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/sfm/TranslationRecovery.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void TranslationRecovery::addPrior(
     const double scale, NonlinearFactorGraph *graph,
     const SharedNoiseModel &priorNoiseModel) const {
   auto edge = relativeTranslations_.begin();
+  if (edge == relativeTranslations_.end()) return;
   graph->emplace_shared<PriorFactor<Point3> >(edge->key1(), Point3(0, 0, 0),
                                               priorNoiseModel);
   graph->emplace_shared<PriorFactor<Point3> >(
@@ -102,6 +103,15 @@ Values TranslationRecovery::initalizeRandomly() const {
     insert(edge.key1());
     insert(edge.key2());
   }
+
+  // If there are no valid edges, but zero-distance edges exist, initialize one
+  // of the nodes in a connected component of zero-distance edges.
+  if (initial.empty() && !sameTranslationNodes_.empty()) {
+    for (const auto &optimizedAndDuplicateKeys : sameTranslationNodes_) {
+      Key optimizedKey = optimizedAndDuplicateKeys.first;
+      initial.insert<Point3>(optimizedKey, Point3(0, 0, 0));
+    }
+  }
   return initial;
 }
 
diff --git a/python/gtsam/tests/test_pickle.py b/python/gtsam/tests/test_pickle.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0acbf6765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gtsam/tests/test_pickle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""
+GTSAM Copyright 2010-2020, Georgia Tech Research Corporation,
+Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415
+All Rights Reserved
+
+See LICENSE for the license information
+
+Unit tests to check pickling.
+
+Author: Ayush Baid
+"""
+from gtsam import Cal3Bundler, PinholeCameraCal3Bundler, Point2, Point3, Pose3, Rot3, SfmTrack, Unit3 
+
+from gtsam.utils.test_case import GtsamTestCase
+
+class TestPickle(GtsamTestCase):
+    """Tests pickling on some of the classes."""
+
+    def test_cal3Bundler_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = Cal3Bundler(fx=100, k1=0.1, k2=0.2, u0=100, v0=70)
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+    
+    def test_pinholeCameraCal3Bundler_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = PinholeCameraCal3Bundler(
+            Pose3(Rot3.RzRyRx(0, 0.1, -0.05), Point3(1, 1, 0)),
+            Cal3Bundler(fx=100, k1=0.1, k2=0.2, u0=100, v0=70),
+        )
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+    
+    def test_rot3_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = Rot3.RzRyRx(0, 0.05, 0.1)
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+
+    def test_pose3_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = Pose3(Rot3.Ypr(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), Point3(1, 1, 0))
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+
+    def test_sfmTrack_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = SfmTrack(Point3(1, 1, 0))
+        obj.add_measurement(0, Point2(-1, 5))
+        obj.add_measurement(1, Point2(6, 2))
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+
+    def test_unit3_roundtrip(self):
+        obj = Unit3(Point3(1, 1, 0))
+        self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
diff --git a/python/gtsam/utils/test_case.py b/python/gtsam/utils/test_case.py
index 3effd7f65..50af004f4 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/utils/test_case.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/utils/test_case.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ See LICENSE for the license information
 TestCase class with GTSAM assert utils.
 Author: Frank Dellaert
 """
+import pickle
 import unittest
 
 
@@ -29,3 +30,14 @@ class GtsamTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if not equal:
             raise self.failureException(
                 "Values are not equal:\n{}!={}".format(actual, expected))
+
+    def assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(self, obj: object, tol=1e-9) -> None:
+        """ Performs a round-trip using pickle and asserts equality.
+
+            Usage:
+                self.assertEqualityOnPickleRoundtrip(obj)
+            Keyword Arguments:
+                tol {float} -- tolerance passed to 'equals', default 1e-9
+        """
+        roundTripObj = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(obj))
+        self.gtsamAssertEquals(roundTripObj, obj)
diff --git a/tests/testTranslationRecovery.cpp b/tests/testTranslationRecovery.cpp
index 7260fd5af..2915a375e 100644
--- a/tests/testTranslationRecovery.cpp
+++ b/tests/testTranslationRecovery.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
-
 #include <gtsam/sfm/TranslationRecovery.h>
 #include <gtsam/slam/dataset.h>
 
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ TEST(TranslationRecovery, ThreePosesIncludingZeroTranslation) {
   TranslationRecovery algorithm(relativeTranslations);
   const auto graph = algorithm.buildGraph();
   // There is only 1 non-zero translation edge.
-  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(1, graph.size()); 
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(1, graph.size());
 
   // Run translation recovery
   const auto result = algorithm.run(/*scale=*/3.0);
@@ -238,6 +237,35 @@ TEST(TranslationRecovery, FourPosesIncludingZeroTranslation) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(2, -2, 0), result.at<Point3>(3)));
 }
 
+TEST(TranslationRecovery, ThreePosesWithZeroTranslation) {
+  Values poses;
+  poses.insert<Pose3>(0, Pose3(Rot3::RzRyRx(-M_PI / 6, 0, 0), Point3(0, 0, 0)));
+  poses.insert<Pose3>(1, Pose3(Rot3(), Point3(0, 0, 0)));
+  poses.insert<Pose3>(2, Pose3(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI / 6, 0, 0), Point3(0, 0, 0)));
+
+  auto relativeTranslations = TranslationRecovery::SimulateMeasurements(
+      poses, {{0, 1}, {1, 2}, {2, 0}});
+
+  // Check simulated measurements.
+  for (auto& unitTranslation : relativeTranslations) {
+    EXPECT(assert_equal(GetDirectionFromPoses(poses, unitTranslation),
+                        unitTranslation.measured()));
+  }
+
+  TranslationRecovery algorithm(relativeTranslations);
+  const auto graph = algorithm.buildGraph();
+  // Graph size will be zero as there no 'non-zero distance' edges.
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(0, graph.size());
+
+  // Run translation recovery
+  const auto result = algorithm.run(/*scale=*/4.0);
+
+  // Check result
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(0, 0, 0), result.at<Point3>(0)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(0, 0, 0), result.at<Point3>(1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(0, 0, 0), result.at<Point3>(2)));
+}
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 int main() {
   TestResult tr;
diff --git a/wrap/gtwrap/matlab_wrapper.py b/wrap/gtwrap/matlab_wrapper.py
index 669bf474f..fe4ee7e19 100755
--- a/wrap/gtwrap/matlab_wrapper.py
+++ b/wrap/gtwrap/matlab_wrapper.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class MatlabWrapper(object):
     }
     """Methods that should not be wrapped directly"""
     whitelist = ['serializable', 'serialize']
+    """Methods that should be ignored"""
+    ignore_methods = ['pickle']
     """Datatypes that do not need to be checked in methods"""
     not_check_type = []
     """Data types that are primitive types"""
@@ -563,6 +565,8 @@ class MatlabWrapper(object):
         for method in methods:
             if method.name in self.whitelist:
                 continue
+            if method.name in self.ignore_methods:
+                continue
 
             comment += '%{name}({args})'.format(name=method.name, args=self._wrap_args(method.args))
 
@@ -612,6 +616,9 @@ class MatlabWrapper(object):
         methods = self._group_methods(methods)
 
         for method in methods:
+            if method in self.ignore_methods:
+                continue
+
             if globals:
                 self._debug("[wrap_methods] wrapping: {}..{}={}".format(method[0].parent.name, method[0].name,
                                                                         type(method[0].parent.name)))
@@ -861,6 +868,8 @@ class MatlabWrapper(object):
             method_name = method[0].name
             if method_name in self.whitelist and method_name != 'serialize':
                 continue
+            if method_name in self.ignore_methods:
+                continue
 
             if method_name == 'serialize':
                 serialize[0] = True
@@ -932,6 +941,9 @@ class MatlabWrapper(object):
             format_name = list(static_method[0].name)
             format_name[0] = format_name[0].upper()
 
+            if static_method[0].name in self.ignore_methods:
+                continue
+
             method_text += textwrap.indent(textwrap.dedent('''\
                     function varargout = {name}(varargin)
                     '''.format(name=''.join(format_name))),
diff --git a/wrap/gtwrap/pybind_wrapper.py b/wrap/gtwrap/pybind_wrapper.py
index c0e88e37a..a045afcbd 100755
--- a/wrap/gtwrap/pybind_wrapper.py
+++ b/wrap/gtwrap/pybind_wrapper.py
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ class PybindWrapper(object):
                             gtsam::deserialize(serialized, *self);
                         }}, py::arg("serialized"))
                     '''.format(class_inst=cpp_class + '*'))
+        if cpp_method == "pickle":
+            if not cpp_class in self._serializing_classes:
+                raise ValueError("Cannot pickle a class which is not serializable")
+            return textwrap.dedent('''
+                    .def(py::pickle(
+                        [](const {cpp_class} &a){{ // __getstate__
+                            /* Returns a string that encodes the state of the object */
+                            return py::make_tuple(gtsam::serialize(a));
+                        }},
+                        [](py::tuple t){{ // __setstate__
+                            {cpp_class} obj;
+                            gtsam::deserialize(t[0].cast<std::string>(), obj);
+                            return obj;
+                        }}))
+                    '''.format(cpp_class=cpp_class))
 
         is_method = isinstance(method, instantiator.InstantiatedMethod)
         is_static = isinstance(method, parser.StaticMethod)
@@ -318,3 +333,4 @@ class PybindWrapper(object):
             wrapped_namespace=wrapped_namespace,
             boost_class_export=boost_class_export,
         )
+
diff --git a/wrap/tests/expected-python/geometry_pybind.cpp b/wrap/tests/expected-python/geometry_pybind.cpp
index 3eee55bf4..be6482d89 100644
--- a/wrap/tests/expected-python/geometry_pybind.cpp
+++ b/wrap/tests/expected-python/geometry_pybind.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(geometry_py, m_) {
     [](gtsam::Point2* self, string serialized){
         gtsam::deserialize(serialized, *self);
     }, py::arg("serialized"))
+
+.def(py::pickle(
+    [](const gtsam::Point2 &a){ // __getstate__
+        /* Returns a string that encodes the state of the object */
+        return py::make_tuple(gtsam::serialize(a));
+    },
+    [](py::tuple t){ // __setstate__
+        gtsam::Point2 obj;
+        gtsam::deserialize(t[0].cast<std::string>(), obj);
+        return obj;
+    }))
 ;
 
     py::class_<gtsam::Point3, std::shared_ptr<gtsam::Point3>>(m_gtsam, "Point3")
@@ -62,6 +73,17 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(geometry_py, m_) {
         gtsam::deserialize(serialized, *self);
     }, py::arg("serialized"))
 
+.def(py::pickle(
+    [](const gtsam::Point3 &a){ // __getstate__
+        /* Returns a string that encodes the state of the object */
+        return py::make_tuple(gtsam::serialize(a));
+    },
+    [](py::tuple t){ // __setstate__
+        gtsam::Point3 obj;
+        gtsam::deserialize(t[0].cast<std::string>(), obj);
+        return obj;
+    }))
+
         .def_static("staticFunction",[](){return gtsam::Point3::staticFunction();})
         .def_static("StaticFunctionRet",[]( double z){return gtsam::Point3::StaticFunctionRet(z);}, py::arg("z"));
 
diff --git a/wrap/tests/geometry.h b/wrap/tests/geometry.h
index 40d878c9f..ec5d3b277 100644
--- a/wrap/tests/geometry.h
+++ b/wrap/tests/geometry.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Point2 {
  VectorNotEigen vectorConfusion();
 
  void serializable() const; // Sets flag and creates export, but does not make serialization functions
+
+ // enable pickling in python
+ void pickle() const;
 };
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Point3.h>
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ class Point3 {
 
   // enabling serialization functionality
   void serialize() const; // Just triggers a flag internally and removes actual function
+
+  // enable pickling in python
+  void pickle() const;
 };
 
 }