diff --git a/bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md b/bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 568d5331..cb284051 100644
--- a/bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ### Fixed
 
 - Set `jsonschema_rs.JSONSchema.__module__` to `jsonschema_rs`.
+- Convert tuples into lists for validation to fix `ValueError: Unsupported type: 'tuple'`
 
 ### Performance
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/ser.rs b/bindings/python/src/ser.rs
index ba85e4b4..afb3c806 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/ser.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/ser.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use pyo3::{
     exceptions,
     ffi::{
         PyDictObject, PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE, PyList_GET_ITEM, PyList_GET_SIZE, PyLong_AsLongLong,
-        Py_TYPE,
+        PyTuple_GET_ITEM, PyTuple_GET_SIZE, Py_TYPE,
     },
     prelude::*,
     types::PyAny,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub enum ObjectType {
     Float,
     List,
     Dict,
+    Tuple,
     Unknown(String),
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ pub fn get_object_type(object_type: *mut pyo3::ffi::PyTypeObject) -> ObjectType
         ObjectType::None
     } else if object_type == unsafe { types::LIST_TYPE } {
         ObjectType::List
+    } else if object_type == unsafe { types::TUPLE_TYPE } {
+        ObjectType::Tuple
     } else if object_type == unsafe { types::DICT_TYPE } {
         ObjectType::Dict
     } else {
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ impl Serialize for SerializePyObject {
                 if self.recursion_depth == RECURSION_LIMIT {
                     return Err(ser::Error::custom("Recursion limit reached"));
                 }
-                let length = unsafe { PyList_GET_SIZE(self.object) } as usize;
+                let length = unsafe { PyList_GET_SIZE(self.object) as usize };
                 if length == 0 {
                     serializer.serialize_seq(Some(0))?.end()
                 } else {
@@ -174,6 +177,34 @@ impl Serialize for SerializePyObject {
                     sequence.end()
                 }
             }
+            ObjectType::Tuple => {
+                if self.recursion_depth == RECURSION_LIMIT {
+                    return Err(ser::Error::custom("Recursion limit reached"));
+                }
+                let length = unsafe { PyTuple_GET_SIZE(self.object) as usize };
+                if length == 0 {
+                    serializer.serialize_seq(Some(0))?.end()
+                } else {
+                    let mut type_ptr = std::ptr::null_mut();
+                    let mut ob_type = ObjectType::Str;
+                    let mut sequence = serializer.serialize_seq(Some(length))?;
+                    for i in 0..length {
+                        let elem = unsafe { PyTuple_GET_ITEM(self.object, i as isize) };
+                        let current_ob_type = unsafe { Py_TYPE(elem) };
+                        if current_ob_type != type_ptr {
+                            type_ptr = current_ob_type;
+                            ob_type = get_object_type(current_ob_type);
+                        }
+                        #[allow(clippy::integer_arithmetic)]
+                        sequence.serialize_element(&SerializePyObject::with_obtype(
+                            elem,
+                            ob_type.clone(),
+                            self.recursion_depth + 1,
+                        ))?;
+                    }
+                    sequence.end()
+                }
+            }
             ObjectType::Unknown(ref type_name) => Err(ser::Error::custom(format!(
                 "Unsupported type: '{}'",
                 type_name
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/types.rs b/bindings/python/src/types.rs
index 6103e8e8..a79a9625 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/types.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use pyo3::ffi::{
-    PyDict_New, PyFloat_FromDouble, PyList_New, PyLong_FromLongLong, PyTypeObject, PyUnicode_New,
-    Py_None, Py_TYPE, Py_True,
+    PyDict_New, PyFloat_FromDouble, PyList_New, PyLong_FromLongLong, PyTuple_New, PyTypeObject,
+    PyUnicode_New, Py_None, Py_TYPE, Py_True,
 };
 use std::sync::Once;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub static mut NONE_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = 0 as *mut PyTypeObject;
 pub static mut FLOAT_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = 0 as *mut PyTypeObject;
 pub static mut LIST_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = 0 as *mut PyTypeObject;
 pub static mut DICT_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = 0 as *mut PyTypeObject;
+pub static mut TUPLE_TYPE: *mut PyTypeObject = 0 as *mut PyTypeObject;
 
 static INIT: Once = Once::new();
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn init() {
         TRUE = Py_True();
         STR_TYPE = Py_TYPE(PyUnicode_New(0, 255));
         DICT_TYPE = Py_TYPE(PyDict_New());
+        TUPLE_TYPE = Py_TYPE(PyTuple_New(0_isize));
         LIST_TYPE = Py_TYPE(PyList_New(0_isize));
         NONE_TYPE = Py_TYPE(Py_None());
         BOOL_TYPE = Py_TYPE(TRUE);
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests-py/test_jsonschema.py b/bindings/python/tests-py/test_jsonschema.py
index 755c8c31..a363ad9d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests-py/test_jsonschema.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests-py/test_jsonschema.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import partial
 
@@ -65,6 +66,36 @@ def test_from_str_error():
         JSONSchema.from_str(42)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "val",
+    (
+        ("A", "B", "C"),
+        ["A", "B", "C"],
+    ),
+)
+def test_array_tuple(val):
+    schema = {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
+    validate(schema, val)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "val",
+    ((1, 2, 3), [1, 2, 3], {"foo": 1}),
+)
+def test_array_tuple_invalid(val):
+    schema = {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        validate(schema, val)
+
+
+def test_named_tuple():
+    Person = namedtuple("Person", "first_name last_name")
+    person_a = Person("Joe", "Smith")
+    schema = {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        validate(schema, person_a)
+
+
 def test_recursive_dict():
     instance = {}
     instance["foo"] = instance