diff --git a/python/msgpack/_msgpack.pyx b/python/msgpack/_msgpack.pyx
index 66869c80..fb7f0c1e 100644
--- a/python/msgpack/_msgpack.pyx
+++ b/python/msgpack/_msgpack.pyx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     cdef bint PyFloat_Check(object o)
     cdef bint PyBytes_Check(object o)
     cdef bint PyUnicode_Check(object o)
+    cdef bint PyCallable_Check(object o)
+    cdef void Py_INCREF(object o)
+    cdef void Py_DECREF(object o)
 
 cdef extern from "stdlib.h":
     void* malloc(size_t)
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ cdef class Packer(object):
         astream.write(packer.pack(b))
     """
     cdef msgpack_packer pk
+    cdef object default
 
     def __cinit__(self):
         cdef int buf_size = 1024*1024
@@ -67,6 +71,12 @@ cdef class Packer(object):
         self.pk.buf_size = buf_size
         self.pk.length = 0
 
+    def __init__(self, default=None):
+        if default is not None:
+            if not PyCallable_Check(default):
+                raise TypeError("default must be a callable.")
+        self.default = default
+
     def __dealloc__(self):
         free(self.pk.buf);
 
@@ -126,9 +136,18 @@ cdef class Packer(object):
                 for v in o:
                     ret = self._pack(v)
                     if ret != 0: break
+        elif self.default is not None:
+            o = self.default(o)
+            d = o
+            ret = msgpack_pack_map(&self.pk, len(d))
+            if ret == 0:
+                for k,v in d.items():
+                    ret = self._pack(k)
+                    if ret != 0: break
+                    ret = self._pack(v)
+                    if ret != 0: break
         else:
-            # TODO: Serialize with defalt() like simplejson.
-            raise TypeError, "can't serialize %r" % (o,)
+            raise TypeError("can't serialize %r" % (o,))
         return ret
 
     def pack(self, object obj):
@@ -141,14 +160,14 @@ cdef class Packer(object):
         return buf
 
 
-def pack(object o, object stream):
+def pack(object o, object stream, default=None):
     """pack an object `o` and write it to stream)."""
-    packer = Packer()
+    packer = Packer(default)
     stream.write(packer.pack(o))
 
-def packb(object o):
+def packb(object o, default=None):
     """pack o and return packed bytes."""
-    packer = Packer()
+    packer = Packer(default=default)
     return packer.pack(o)
 
 packs = packb
@@ -156,6 +175,7 @@ packs = packb
 cdef extern from "unpack.h":
     ctypedef struct msgpack_user:
         int use_list
+        PyObject* object_hook
 
     ctypedef struct template_context:
         msgpack_user user
@@ -170,7 +190,7 @@ cdef extern from "unpack.h":
     object template_data(template_context* ctx)
 
 
-def unpackb(bytes packed_bytes):
+def unpackb(bytes packed_bytes, object object_hook=None):
     """Unpack packed_bytes to object. Returns an unpacked object."""
     cdef const_char_ptr p = packed_bytes
     cdef template_context ctx
@@ -178,7 +198,16 @@ def unpackb(bytes packed_bytes):
     cdef int ret
     template_init(&ctx)
     ctx.user.use_list = 0
+    ctx.user.object_hook = NULL
+    if object_hook is not None:
+        if not PyCallable_Check(object_hook):
+            raise TypeError("object_hook must be a callable.")
+        Py_INCREF(object_hook)
+        ctx.user.object_hook = <PyObject*>object_hook
     ret = template_execute(&ctx, p, len(packed_bytes), &off)
+    if object_hook is not None:
+        pass
+        #Py_DECREF(object_hook)
     if ret == 1:
         return template_data(&ctx)
     else:
@@ -186,10 +215,10 @@ def unpackb(bytes packed_bytes):
 
 unpacks = unpackb
 
-def unpack(object stream):
+def unpack(object stream, object object_hook=None):
     """unpack an object from stream."""
     packed = stream.read()
-    return unpackb(packed)
+    return unpackb(packed, object_hook=object_hook)
 
 cdef class UnpackIterator(object):
     cdef object unpacker
@@ -234,6 +263,7 @@ cdef class Unpacker(object):
     cdef int read_size
     cdef object waiting_bytes
     cdef bint use_list
+    cdef object object_hook
 
     def __cinit__(self):
         self.buf = NULL
@@ -242,7 +272,8 @@ cdef class Unpacker(object):
         if self.buf:
             free(self.buf);
 
-    def __init__(self, file_like=None, int read_size=0, bint use_list=0):
+    def __init__(self, file_like=None, int read_size=0, bint use_list=0,
+                 object object_hook=None):
         if read_size == 0:
             read_size = 1024*1024
         self.use_list = use_list
@@ -255,6 +286,11 @@ cdef class Unpacker(object):
         self.buf_tail = 0
         template_init(&self.ctx)
         self.ctx.user.use_list = use_list
+        self.ctx.user.object_hook = <PyObject*>NULL
+        if object_hook is not None:
+            if not PyCallable_Check(object_hook):
+                raise TypeError("object_hook must be a callable.")
+            self.ctx.user.object_hook = <PyObject*>object_hook
 
     def feed(self, bytes next_bytes):
         self.waiting_bytes.append(next_bytes)
diff --git a/python/msgpack/unpack.h b/python/msgpack/unpack.h
index 9eb8ce77..e4c03bdd 100644
--- a/python/msgpack/unpack.h
+++ b/python/msgpack/unpack.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 typedef struct unpack_user {
     int use_list;
+    PyObject *object_hook;
 } unpack_user;
 
 
@@ -172,6 +173,19 @@ static inline int template_callback_map_item(unpack_user* u, msgpack_unpack_obje
     return -1;
 }
 
+//static inline int template_callback_map_end(unpack_user* u, msgpack_unpack_object* c)
+int template_callback_map_end(unpack_user* u, msgpack_unpack_object* c)
+{
+    if (u->object_hook) {
+        PyObject *arglist = Py_BuildValue("(O)", *c);
+        Py_INCREF(*c);
+        *c = PyEval_CallObject(u->object_hook, arglist);
+        Py_DECREF(arglist);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
 static inline int template_callback_raw(unpack_user* u, const char* b, const char* p, unsigned int l, msgpack_unpack_object* o)
 {
     PyObject *py;
diff --git a/python/msgpack/unpack_template.h b/python/msgpack/unpack_template.h
index ca6e1f32..1fdedd70 100644
--- a/python/msgpack/unpack_template.h
+++ b/python/msgpack/unpack_template.h
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ _push:
 	case CT_MAP_VALUE:
 		if(msgpack_unpack_callback(_map_item)(user, &c->obj, c->map_key, obj) < 0) { goto _failed; }
 		if(--c->count == 0) {
+            msgpack_unpack_callback(_map_end)(user, &c->obj);
 			obj = c->obj;
 			--top;
 			/*printf("stack pop %d\n", top);*/
diff --git a/python/test/test_obj.py b/python/test/test_obj.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64a63903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/test/test_obj.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+from nose import main
+from nose.tools import *
+
+from msgpack import packs, unpacks
+
+def _decode_complex(obj):
+    if '__complex__' in obj:
+        return complex(obj['real'], obj['imag'])
+    return obj
+
+def _encode_complex(obj):
+    if isinstance(obj, complex):
+        return {'__complex__': True, 'real': 1, 'imag': 2}
+    return obj
+
+def test_encode_hook():
+    packed = packs([3, 1+2j], default=_encode_complex)
+    unpacked = unpacks(packed)
+    eq_(unpacked[1], {'__complex__': True, 'real': 1, 'imag': 2})
+
+def test_decode_hook():
+    packed = packs([3, {'__complex__': True, 'real': 1, 'imag': 2}])
+    unpacked = unpacks(packed, object_hook=_decode_complex)
+    eq_(unpacked[1], 1+2j)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    #main()
+    test_decode_hook()