diff --git a/gtsam/sam/BearingFactor.h b/gtsam/sam/BearingFactor.h
index fa7559972..37414e097 100644
--- a/gtsam/sam/BearingFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/sam/BearingFactor.h
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@
 #include <gtsam/geometry/concepts.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Testable.h>
 
+namespace boost {
+namespace serialization {
+
+template <class T, class Archive>
+void serialize(Archive& ar, gtsam::NonlinearFactor& factor,
+               const unsigned int version) {}
+
+// template <class T, class Archive>
+// void serialize(Archive& ar, gtsam::ExpressionFactor<T>& factor,
+//               const unsigned int version) {
+//  ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(factor.measurement_);
+//}
+
+// template <class Factor, class Archive>
+// void serialize(Archive& ar, Factor& factor, const unsigned int version) {
+//}
+
+}  // namespace serialization
+}  // namespace boost
+
 namespace gtsam {
 
 /**
@@ -36,8 +56,11 @@ class BearingFactor : public ExpressionFactor<Measured> {
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_TESTABLE_TYPE(Measured)
   GTSAM_CONCEPT_POSE_TYPE(Pose)
 
+  /// Default constructor
+  BearingFactor() {}
+
  public:
-  /** primary constructor */
+  /// primary constructor
   BearingFactor(Key poseKey, Key pointKey, const Measured& measured,
                 const SharedNoiseModel& model)
       : Base(model, measured,
@@ -53,6 +76,22 @@ class BearingFactor : public ExpressionFactor<Measured> {
     this->measurement_.print();
     Base::print("", keyFormatter);
   }
+
+ private:
+  /** Serialization function */
+  friend class boost::serialization::access;
+  template <class ARCHIVE>
+  void serialize(ARCHIVE& ar, const unsigned int /*version*/) {
+    ar& boost::serialization::make_nvp(
+        "Factor", boost::serialization::base_object<Factor>(*this));
+    //    ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(this->noiseModel_);
+    //    ar& BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(measurement_);
+  }
+
+  template <class Archive>
+  friend void boost::serialization::serialize(Archive& ar, Base& factor,
+                                              const unsigned int version);
+
 };  // BearingFactor
 
 }  // namespace gtsam
diff --git a/gtsam/sam/tests/testBearingFactor.cpp b/gtsam/sam/tests/testBearingFactor.cpp
index 4a9330153..b12a88c9a 100644
--- a/gtsam/sam/tests/testBearingFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/sam/tests/testBearingFactor.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h>
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h>
 #include <gtsam/nonlinear/factorTesting.h>
+#include <gtsam/base/serialization.h>
 
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ TEST(BearingFactor, 2D) {
   // Create a factor
   double measurement(10.0);
   BearingFactor<Pose2, Point2> factor(poseKey, pointKey, measurement, model);
+  std::string serialized = serializeXML(factor);
+  cout << serialized << endl;
 
   // Set the linearization point
   Values values;