diff --git a/binary_archive/tuple.hpp b/binary_archive/tuple.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7692fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binary_archive/tuple.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_TUPLE_HPP_
+#define CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_TUPLE_HPP_
+
+#include <cereal/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp>
+#include <tuple>
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+  namespace tuple_detail
+  {
+    // unwinds a tuple to save it
+    template <size_t Height, class Archive, class ... Types> inline
+    void serialize( Archive & ar, std::tuple<Types...> & tuple )
+    {
+      ar & std::get<Height - 1>( tuple );
+      serialize<Height - 1>( ar, tuple );
+    }
+
+    // Zero height specialization - nothing to do here
+    template <class Archive, class ... Types> inline
+    void serialize<0, Types...>( Archive & ar, std::tuple<Types...> & tuple )
+    { }
+  }
+
+  //! Serializing for std::tuple to binary
+  template <class Archive, class ... Types> inline
+  void serialize( Archive & ar, std::tuple<Types...> & tuple )
+  {
+    tuple_size::serialize<std::tuple_size<std::tuple<Types...>>>( ar, tuple );
+  }
+} // namespace cereal
+
+#endif // CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_TUPLE_HPP_
diff --git a/binary_archive/utility.hpp b/binary_archive/utility.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0a9883d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binary_archive/utility.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_UTILITY_HPP_
+#define CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_UTILITY_HPP_
+
+#include <cereal/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+  //! Serializing for std::pair to binary
+  template <class Archive, class T1, class T2> inline
+  void serialize( Archive & ar, std::pair<T1, T2> & pair )
+  {
+    ar & pair.first;
+    ar & pair.second;
+  }
+} // namespace cereal
+
+#endif // CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_UTILITY_HPP_