diff --git a/native/arrow_format_nif/src/file.rs b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d51a64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use super::message::schema::Schema;
+use super::message::Version;
+use crate::utils::CustomMetadata;
+
+use arrow_format::ipc;
+use arrow_format::ipc::planus::Builder;
+use rustler::NifRecord;
+
+#[derive(Debug, NifRecord)]
+#[tag = "footer"]
+pub struct Footer {
+    pub version: Version,
+    pub schema: Schema,
+    pub dictionaries: Vec<Block>,
+    pub record_batches: Vec<Block>,
+    pub custom_metadata: CustomMetadata,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, NifRecord)]
+#[tag = "block"]
+pub struct Block {
+    pub offset: i64,
+    pub metadata_length: i32,
+    pub body_length: i64,
+}
+
+impl Footer {
+    // A Word on Terminology:
+    //
+    // The function `serialize_to_ipc` is what actually serializes a footer to
+    // its final binary/flatbuffer form.
+    //
+    // The function `serialize` just "serializes" (in this case converts) our
+    // footer struct to `arrow_format`'s file struct. A similar "naming
+    // convention" was followed in all the other traits which implement
+    // `serialize`
+
+    pub fn serialize_to_ipc(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let file = self.serialize();
+
+        let mut builder = Builder::new();
+        builder.finish(file, None).to_vec()
+    }
+
+    pub fn serialize(&self) -> ipc::Footer {
+        ipc::Footer {
+            version: self.version.serialize(),
+            schema: Some(Box::new(self.schema.serialize())),
+            dictionaries: self
+                .dictionaries
+                .iter()
+                .map(|dictionary| dictionary.serialize())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .into(),
+            record_batches: self
+                .record_batches
+                .iter()
+                .map(|record_batch| record_batch.serialize())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .into(),
+            custom_metadata: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Block {
+    pub fn serialize(&self) -> ipc::Block {
+        ipc::Block {
+            offset: self.offset,
+            meta_data_length: self.metadata_length,
+            body_length: self.body_length,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::test::fixtures;
+    // use crate::utils;
+    use arrow_format::ipc;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block_serialize() {
+        let block = Block {
+            offset: 10,
+            metadata_length: 10,
+            body_length: 100,
+        };
+        let arrow_block = ipc::Block {
+            offset: 10,
+            meta_data_length: 10,
+            body_length: 100,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(block.serialize(), arrow_block);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_footer_serialize() {
+        let footer = fixtures::footer();
+        let arrow_footer = fixtures::arrow_footer();
+        assert_eq!(footer.serialize(), arrow_footer);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/native/arrow_format_nif/src/lib.rs b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/lib.rs
index 4eedd41..d814ac2 100644
--- a/native/arrow_format_nif/src/lib.rs
+++ b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use rustler::types::Binary;
 use rustler::{Atom, Env};
 
+mod file;
 mod message;
 mod utils;
 
+use file::Footer;
 use message::Message;
 
 mod atoms {
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ mod atoms {
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test {
     pub mod fixtures {
+        use crate::file::{Block, Footer};
+        use crate::message::{Header, Version};
+        use crate::utils;
         use arrow_format::ipc;
 
         pub fn arrow_schema() -> ipc::Message {
@@ -189,6 +194,40 @@ pub mod test {
                 custom_metadata: None,
             }
         }
+
+        pub fn footer() -> Footer {
+            let Header::Schema(schema) = utils::schema().header else {
+                panic!("Record Batch!")
+            };
+            Footer {
+                version: Version::V5,
+                schema: schema,
+                dictionaries: vec![],
+                record_batches: vec![Block {
+                    offset: 128,
+                    metadata_length: 32,
+                    body_length: 512,
+                }],
+                custom_metadata: vec![],
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn arrow_footer() -> ipc::Footer {
+            let ipc::MessageHeader::Schema(schema) = arrow_schema().header.unwrap() else {
+                panic!("This is not gonna panic!")
+            };
+            ipc::Footer {
+                version: ipc::MetadataVersion::V5,
+                schema: Some(schema),
+                dictionaries: vec![].into(),
+                record_batches: Some(vec![ipc::Block {
+                    offset: 128,
+                    meta_data_length: 32,
+                    body_length: 512,
+                }]),
+                custom_metadata: None,
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +268,25 @@ fn serialize_message(env: Env, message: Message) -> Binary {
     erl_bin.release(env)
 }
 
+/// Serializes a footer into its correspondding flatbuffers.
+///
+/// This function serializes a footer into its correspondding flatbuffers and
+/// returns a binary
+#[rustler::nif]
+fn serialize_footer(env: Env, footer: Footer) -> Binary {
+    let flatbuffers = footer.serialize_to_ipc();
+
+    let mut erl_bin = rustler::types::OwnedBinary::new(flatbuffers.len()).unwrap();
+    erl_bin.as_mut_slice().copy_from_slice(&flatbuffers);
+    erl_bin.release(env)
+}
+
 rustler::init!(
     "arrow_format_nif",
-    [test_decode, test_encode, serialize_message]
+    [
+        test_decode,
+        test_encode,
+        serialize_message,
+        serialize_footer
+    ]
 );
diff --git a/native/arrow_format_nif/src/message.rs b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/message.rs
index 60e2075..bab0fd3 100644
--- a/native/arrow_format_nif/src/message.rs
+++ b/native/arrow_format_nif/src/message.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub enum Body {
 impl Message {
     // A Word on Terminology:
     //
-    // The function `serialize_to_ipc` is what actually serializes a function to
+    // The function `serialize_to_ipc` is what actually serializes a message to
     // its final binary/flatbuffer form.
     //
     // The function `serialize` just "serializes" (in this case converts) our
diff --git a/src/arrow_format_nif.erl b/src/arrow_format_nif.erl
index 6c819b7..5c3c533 100644
--- a/src/arrow_format_nif.erl
+++ b/src/arrow_format_nif.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -module(arrow_format_nif).
--export([test_decode/1, test_encode/1, serialize_message/1]).
+-export([test_decode/1, test_encode/1, serialize_message/1, serialize_footer/1]).
 
 -include("cargo.hrl").
 -on_load(init/0).
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ test_encode(_) ->
 serialize_message(_) ->
     ?NOT_LOADED.
 
+serialize_footer(_) ->
+    ?NOT_LOADED.
+
 %%%===================================================================
 %%% NIF
 %%%===================================================================
diff --git a/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.erl b/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.erl
index 4d1100e..0cde04f 100644
--- a/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.erl
+++ b/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.erl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ blocks(Offset, [H | T], Blocks, EMFs) ->
 %% @doc Serializes a file into the IPC File Format
 -spec to_ipc(File :: #file{}) -> SerializedFile :: binary().
 to_ipc(File) ->
-    Footer = <<"Footer!">>,
+    Footer = arrow_format_nif:serialize_footer(File#file.footer),
     Sz = byte_size(Footer),
     <<"ARROW1", "00", (File#file.body)/binary, Footer/bitstring, Sz:4/little-signed-integer-unit:8,
         "ARROW1">>.
diff --git a/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.hrl b/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.hrl
index 184f055..a8f9f1d 100644
--- a/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.hrl
+++ b/src/serde_arrow_ipc_file.hrl
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     version = v5 :: serde_arrow_ipc_message:metadata_version(),
     schema :: #schema{},
     dictionaries = [] :: [#block{}],
-    record_batches :: [#block{}]
+    record_batches :: [#block{}],
+    custom_metadata = [] :: [serde_arrow_ipc_message:key_value()]
 }).
 
 -record(file, {footer :: #footer{}, body :: binary()}).
diff --git a/test/arrow_format_nif_SUITE.erl b/test/arrow_format_nif_SUITE.erl
index 5ed9b24..0280b94 100644
--- a/test/arrow_format_nif_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/arrow_format_nif_SUITE.erl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 -include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
 
 -include("serde_arrow_ipc_message.hrl").
+-include("serde_arrow_ipc_file.hrl").
 
 -include("serde_arrow_ipc_marks_data.hrl").
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 -define(LargeList, schema(large_list)).
 
 all() ->
-    [test_decode, test_encode, serialize_message].
+    [test_decode, test_encode, serialize_message, serialize_footer].
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% test_decode %%
@@ -121,6 +122,13 @@ serialize_message(_Config) ->
     RecordBatchMsg = (?RecordBatchMsg)#message{body = undefined},
     ?assert(is_binary(arrow_format_nif:serialize_message(RecordBatchMsg))).
 
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% serialize_footer %%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+serialize_footer(_Config) ->
+    ?assert(is_binary(arrow_format_nif:serialize_footer((?File)#file.footer))).
+
 %%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Utils %%
 %%%%%%%%%%%
diff --git a/test/serde_arrow_ipc_file_SUITE.erl b/test/serde_arrow_ipc_file_SUITE.erl
index 33e4e81..0d14ca8 100644
--- a/test/serde_arrow_ipc_file_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/serde_arrow_ipc_file_SUITE.erl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ all() ->
         valid_schema_on_from_erlang,
         valid_dictionaries_on_from_erlang,
         valid_record_batches_on_from_erlang,
+        valid_custom_metadata_on_from_erlang,
         valid_body_on_from_erlang,
 
         valid_magic_string_on_to_ipc,
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ valid_record_batches_on_from_erlang(_Config) ->
     },
     ?assertEqual((?File)#file.footer#footer.record_batches, [RecordBatchBlock]).
 
+valid_custom_metadata_on_from_erlang(_Config) ->
+    ?assertEqual((?File)#file.footer#footer.custom_metadata, []).
+
 valid_body_on_from_erlang(_Config) ->
     ?assertEqual((?File)#file.body, ?Stream).
 
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ valid_footer_on_to_ipc(_Config) ->
     FooterSz = byte_size(?SerializedFile) * 8 - (64 + StreamSz + 32 + 48),
     <<_ARROW_MAGIC:64/bitstring, _Stream:StreamSz/bitstring, Footer:FooterSz/bitstring,
         _FooterSz:32/signed-little-integer, "ARROW1">> = ?SerializedFile,
-    ?assertEqual(Footer, <<"Footer!">>).
+    ?assertEqual(Footer, arrow_format_nif:serialize_footer((?File)#file.footer)).
 
 valid_stream_on_to_ipc(_Config) ->
     Sz = byte_size(?Stream) * 8,