diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 2d3efda4e..88c7e9c9f 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -135,6 +135,38 @@ struct has_mapped_type
         std::is_integral<decltype(detect(std::declval<T>()))>::value;
 };
 
+template <template <typename, typename> class JSONSerializer, typename Json,
+          typename T>
+struct has_from_json
+{
+private:
+  template <typename U, typename = decltype(uncvref_t<U>::from_json(
+                            std::declval<Json>(), std::declval<T &>()))>
+  static int detect(U &&);
+
+  static void detect(...);
+
+public:
+  static constexpr bool value = std::is_integral<decltype(
+      detect(std::declval<JSONSerializer<T, void>>()))>::value;
+};
+
+template <template <typename, typename> class JSONSerializer, typename Json,
+          typename T>
+struct has_to_json
+{
+private:
+  template <typename U, typename = decltype(uncvref_t<U>::to_json(
+                            std::declval<Json &>(), std::declval<T>()))>
+  static int detect(U &&);
+
+  static void detect(...);
+
+public:
+  static constexpr bool value = std::is_integral<decltype(
+      detect(std::declval<JSONSerializer<T, void>>()))>::value;
+};
+
 void to_json();
 void from_json();
 
@@ -1300,7 +1332,8 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     // constructor chosen when JSONSerializer::to_json exists for type T
-    template <typename T, typename = decltype(JSONSerializer<uncvref_t<T>>::to_json(std::declval<basic_json&>(), std::declval<uncvref_t<T>>()))>
+    template <typename T, typename = typename std::enable_if<detail::has_to_json<
+                              JSONSerializer, basic_json, uncvref_t<T>>::value>::type>
     explicit basic_json(T &&val)
     {
       JSONSerializer<uncvref_t<T>>::to_json(*this, std::forward<T>(val));
@@ -2975,19 +3008,26 @@ class basic_json
 
     @since version 1.0.0
     */
-    template<typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
-                 not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
-    auto get() const -> decltype(this->get_impl(static_cast<ValueType*>(nullptr)))
-    {
-        return get_impl(static_cast<ValueType*>(nullptr));
+    template <typename ValueType,
+              typename std::enable_if<
+                  not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value and
+                      not detail::has_from_json<JSONSerializer, basic_json,
+                                                uncvref_t<ValueType>>::value,
+                  int>::type = 0>
+    auto get() const
+        -> decltype(this->get_impl(static_cast<ValueType *>(nullptr))) {
+      return get_impl(static_cast<ValueType *>(nullptr));
     }
 
-    template <typename ValueType, typename = decltype(JSONSerializer<uncvref_t<ValueType>>::from_json(std::declval<basic_json>(), std::declval<ValueType&>()))>
-    auto get() const -> uncvref_t<ValueType>
-    {
+    template <typename ValueType,
+              typename = enable_if_t<detail::has_from_json<
+                  JSONSerializer, basic_json, uncvref_t<ValueType>>::value>>
+    auto get() const -> uncvref_t<ValueType> {
       using type = uncvref_t<ValueType>;
-      static_assert(std::is_default_constructible<type>::value && std::is_copy_constructible<type>::value,
-                    "user-defined types must be DefaultConstructible and CopyConstructible when used with get");
+      static_assert(std::is_default_constructible<type>::value &&
+                        std::is_copy_constructible<type>::value,
+                    "user-defined types must be DefaultConstructible and "
+                    "CopyConstructible when used with get");
       type ret;
       JSONSerializer<type>::from_json(*this, ret);
       return ret;
diff --git a/test/src/unit-udt.cpp b/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
index 17494a45c..dc35019ca 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-udt.cpp
@@ -379,3 +379,59 @@ TEST_CASE("from_json free function", "[udt]")
     }
   }
 }
+
+// custom serializer, uses adl by default
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+struct my_serializer;
+
+template<>
+struct my_serializer<udt::pod_type>
+{
+  template <typename Json>
+  static void from_json(Json const& j, udt::pod_type& val)
+  {
+    nlohmann::from_json(j, val);
+  }
+
+  template <typename Json>
+  static void to_json(Json& j, udt::pod_type const& val)
+  {
+    nlohmann::to_json(j, val);
+  }
+};
+
+using my_json = nlohmann::basic_json<std::map, std::vector, std::string, bool,
+                                     std::int64_t, std::uint64_t, double,
+                                     std::allocator, my_serializer>;
+
+namespace udt
+{
+  void to_json(my_json& j, pod_type const& val)
+  {
+    j = my_json{{"a", val.a}, {"b", val.b}, {"c", val.c}};
+  }
+
+  void from_json(my_json const& j, pod_type& val)
+  {
+    val = {j["a"].get<int>(), j["b"].get<char>(), j["c"].get<short>()};
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("custom serializer")
+{
+
+
+  SECTION("default use works like default serializer")
+  {
+    udt::pod_type pod{1, 2, 3};
+    auto const j = my_json{pod};
+
+    auto const j2 = json{pod};
+    CHECK(j.dump() == j2.dump());
+
+    auto const pod2 = j.get<udt::pod_type>();
+    auto const pod3 = j2.get<udt::pod_type>();
+    CHECK(pod2 == pod3);
+    CHECK(pod2 == pod);
+  }
+}