diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f720b046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+environment:
+  matrix:
+    - APPVEYOR_RUST_CHANNEL: stable
+    - APPVEYOR_RUST_CHANNEL: nightly
+
+install:
+  # Install rust, x86_64-pc-windows-msvc host
+  - appveyor DownloadFile https://win.rustup.rs/ -FileName rustup-init.exe
+  - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host x86_64-pc-windows-msvc --default-toolchain %APPVEYOR_RUST_CHANNEL%
+  - set PATH=C:\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%;C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin
+  - rustc -vV
+  - cargo -vV
+
+build: false
+
+test_script:
+  - sh -c 'PATH=`rustc --print sysroot`/bin:$PATH ./travis.sh'
diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index 35f3cdf2..7bffab32 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use std::net;
 use std::path;
 use core::str;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::ffi::{CString, OsString};
 #[cfg(all(feature = "std", feature="unstable"))]
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ impl Visitor for PathBufVisitor {
     }
 }
 
+
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 impl Deserialize for path::PathBuf {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<path::PathBuf, D::Error>
@@ -921,6 +922,110 @@ impl Deserialize for path::PathBuf {
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+enum OsStringKind {
+    Unix,
+    Windows,
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+static OSSTR_VARIANTS: &'static [&'static str] = &["Unix", "Windows"];
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+impl Deserialize for OsStringKind {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<OsStringKind, D::Error>
+        where D: Deserializer
+    {
+        struct KindVisitor;
+
+        impl Visitor for KindVisitor {
+            type Value = OsStringKind;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("`Unix` or `Windows`")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u32<E>(self, value: u32) -> Result<OsStringKind, E>
+                where E: Error,
+            {
+                match value {
+                    0 => Ok(OsStringKind::Unix),
+                    1 => Ok(OsStringKind::Windows),
+                    _ => Err(Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Unsigned(value as u64), &self))
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str) -> Result<OsStringKind, E>
+                where E: Error,
+            {
+                match value {
+                    "Unix" => Ok(OsStringKind::Unix),
+                    "Windows" => Ok(OsStringKind::Windows),
+                    _ => Err(Error::unknown_variant(value, OSSTR_VARIANTS)),
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_bytes<E>(self, value: &[u8]) -> Result<OsStringKind, E>
+                where E: Error,
+            {
+                match value {
+                    b"Unix" => Ok(OsStringKind::Unix),
+                    b"Windows" => Ok(OsStringKind::Windows),
+                    _ => {
+                        match str::from_utf8(value) {
+                            Ok(value) => Err(Error::unknown_variant(value, OSSTR_VARIANTS)),
+                            Err(_) => {
+                                Err(Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Bytes(value), &self))
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize(KindVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+struct OsStringVisitor;
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+impl Visitor for OsStringVisitor {
+    type Value = OsString;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("os string")
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    fn visit_enum<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<OsString, V::Error>
+        where V: EnumVisitor,
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
+
+        match try!(visitor.visit_variant()) {
+            (OsStringKind::Unix, variant) => {
+                variant.visit_newtype().map(OsString::from_vec)
+            }
+            (OsStringKind::Windows, _) => {
+                Err(Error::custom("cannot deserialize windows os string on unix"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+impl Deserialize for OsString {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<OsString, D::Error>
+        where D: Deserializer
+    {
+        deserializer.deserialize_enum("OsString", OSSTR_VARIANTS, OsStringVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 impl<T: Deserialize> Deserialize for Box<T> {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Box<T>, D::Error>
diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index 53ac7bf0..4f817760 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use core::ops;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use std::path;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
+use std::ffi::{CString, CStr, OsString, OsStr};
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use std::rc::Rc;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
@@ -714,6 +714,41 @@ impl Serialize for path::PathBuf {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+impl Serialize for OsStr {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where S: Serializer
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+        serializer.serialize_newtype_variant("OsString",
+                                             0,
+                                             "Unix",
+                                             self.as_bytes())
+    }
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where S: Serializer
+    {
+        use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt;
+        let val = self.encode_wide().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        serializer.serialize_newtype_variant("OsString",
+                                             1,
+                                             "Windows",
+                                             &val)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "std", any(unix, windows)))]
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl Serialize for OsString {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where S: Serializer
+    {
+        self.as_os_str().serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
 impl<T> Serialize for NonZero<T>
     where T: Serialize + Zeroable
diff --git a/test_suite/no_std/src/main.rs b/test_suite/no_std/src/main.rs
index 6639b5cc..a4469819 100644
--- a/test_suite/no_std/src/main.rs
+++ b/test_suite/no_std/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#![feature(lang_items, start, libc)]
+#![feature(lang_items, start, libc, compiler_builtins_lib)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate libc;
+extern crate compiler_builtins;
 
 #[start]
 fn start(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
index 066eb2a3..8d21844c 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_de.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::net;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::default::Default;
-use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::ffi::{CString, OsString};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
 use std::ffi::CStr;
@@ -913,6 +913,56 @@ declare_tests! {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn test_osstring() {
+    use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
+
+    let value = OsString::from_vec(vec![1, 2, 3]);
+    let tokens = [
+        Token::EnumStart("OsString"),
+        Token::Str("Unix"),
+        Token::SeqStart(Some(2)),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U8(1),
+
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U8(2),
+
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U8(3),
+        Token::SeqEnd,
+    ];
+
+    assert_de_tokens(&value, &tokens);
+    assert_de_tokens_ignore(&tokens);
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[test]
+fn test_osstring() {
+    use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt;
+
+    let value = OsString::from_wide(&[1, 2, 3]);
+    let tokens = [
+        Token::EnumStart("OsString"),
+        Token::Str("Windows"),
+        Token::SeqStart(Some(2)),
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U16(1),
+
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U16(2),
+
+            Token::SeqSep,
+            Token::U16(3),
+        Token::SeqEnd,
+    ];
+
+    assert_de_tokens(&value, &tokens);
+    assert_de_tokens_ignore(&tokens);
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
 #[test]
 fn test_cstr() {
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
index d58fdfe7..7613cb8a 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_ser.rs
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ fn test_net_ipaddr() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
 fn test_cannot_serialize_paths() {
     let path = unsafe {
         str::from_utf8_unchecked(b"Hello \xF0\x90\x80World")
diff --git a/travis.sh b/travis.sh
index d2e1a998..d5f62d28 100755
--- a/travis.sh
+++ b/travis.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ channel() {
             pwd
             (set -x; cargo "$@")
         fi
+    elif [ -n "${APPVEYOR}" ]; then
+        if [ "${APPVEYOR_RUST_CHANNEL}" = "${CHANNEL}" ]; then
+            pwd
+            (set -x; cargo "$@")
+        fi
     else
         pwd
         (set -x; cargo "+${CHANNEL}" "$@")