diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index 2651faf0b..0fbf881b0 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -275,22 +275,40 @@
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) nlohmann_json_j.at(#v1).get_to(nlohmann_json_t.v1);
 
 /*!
-@brief macro
-@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
-@since version 3.9.0
+@brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of a given type to/from JSON
+@note you can define your own specialized macroses like NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+@since version 3.9.2
 */
-#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(BasicJsonType, Type, ...)  \
+    friend void to_json(BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    friend void from_json(const BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 /*!
-@brief macro
+@brief macro to briefly define non-intrusive serialization of a given type to/from JSON
+@note you can define your own specialized macroses like NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+@since version 3.9.2
+*/
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(BasicJsonType, Type, ...)  \
+    inline void to_json(BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    inline void from_json(const BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+
+/*!
+@brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of given type to/from nlohmann::json
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
+@since version 3.9.0
+@sa NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+*/
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...) NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(nlohmann::json, Type, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+/*!
+@brief macro to briefly define non-intrusive serialization of given type to/from nlohmann::json
 @def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE
 @since version 3.9.0
+@sa NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
 */
-#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    inline void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    inline void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...) NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(nlohmann::json, Type, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 /*!
 @brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of a given type to/from any basic_json object
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 31d3d7379..e143f8ee4 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2352,22 +2352,40 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) nlohmann_json_j.at(#v1).get_to(nlohmann_json_t.v1);
 
 /*!
-@brief macro
-@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
-@since version 3.9.0
+@brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of a given type to/from JSON
+@note you can define your own specialized macroses like NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+@since version 3.9.2
 */
-#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(BasicJsonType, Type, ...)  \
+    friend void to_json(BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    friend void from_json(const BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 /*!
-@brief macro
+@brief macro to briefly define non-intrusive serialization of a given type to/from JSON
+@note you can define your own specialized macroses like NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+@since version 3.9.2
+*/
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(BasicJsonType, Type, ...)  \
+    inline void to_json(BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    inline void from_json(const BasicJsonType& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+
+/*!
+@brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of given type to/from nlohmann::json
+@def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE
+@since version 3.9.0
+@sa NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
+*/
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...) NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(nlohmann::json, Type, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+/*!
+@brief macro to briefly define non-intrusive serialization of given type to/from nlohmann::json
 @def NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE
 @since version 3.9.0
+@sa NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL
 */
-#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    inline void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    inline void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+#define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...) NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_IMPL(nlohmann::json, Type, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 /*!
 @brief macro to briefly define intrusive serialization of a given type to/from any basic_json object