diff --git a/include/cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp b/include/cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp
index c57b9cc3..c194bf43 100644
--- a/include/cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp
+++ b/include/cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ namespace cereal
   typename std::enable_if<std::is_polymorphic<T>::value, void>::type
   save( Archive & ar, std::shared_ptr<T> const & ptr )
   {
+    auto & bindingMap = detail::StaticObject<detail::OutputBindingMap<Archive>>::getInstance().map;
+
+    auto binding = bindingMap.find(std::type_index(typeid(*ptr.get())));
+    if(binding == bindingMap.end())
+      throw cereal::Exception("Trying to serialize unregistered polymorphic type");
+
+    binding->second.shared_ptr(&ar, ptr.get());
   }
 
   //! Loading std::shared_ptr, case when user load and allocate for polymorphic types
diff --git a/sandbox_rtti.cpp b/sandbox_rtti.cpp
index 74b91978..a6242c16 100644
--- a/sandbox_rtti.cpp
+++ b/sandbox_rtti.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <cereal/archives/binary.hpp>
 #include <cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
 
 struct Base 
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ struct Base
   template<class Archive>
     void serialize(Archive & ar)
     {
+      std::cout << "Serializing Base" << std::endl;
     }
 };
 
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ struct MyType : public Base
   template<class Archive>
     void serialize(Archive & ar)
     {
+      std::cout << "Serializing MyType" << std::endl;
     }
 };
 
@@ -55,16 +58,10 @@ template <class T> void nop(T&&t) {}
 
 int main()
 {
-  cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(std::cout);
-  //auto ptr = std::make_shared<MyType>();
-
-
-  std::shared_ptr<int> const ptr(new int);
-
-  archive(cereal::detail::make_ptr_wrapper(ptr));
-
-  //cereal::detail::PtrWrapper<const std::unique_ptr<const MyType, cereal::detail::EmptyDeleter<const MyType> > &>
-
+  std::stringstream stream;
+  cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(stream);
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Base> ptr = std::make_shared<MyType>();
 
+  archive(ptr);
 }