diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dabf4847..b75d64a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Continuous integration
 
 env:
   VERSION_FEATURES: "v1 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8"
-  DEP_FEATURES: "slog serde arbitrary zerocopy"
+  DEP_FEATURES: "slog serde arbitrary borsh zerocopy"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8147edeb..a125a754 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ version = "1.3.4" # remember to update html_root_url in lib.rs
 rustc-args = ["--cfg", "uuid_unstable"]
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "uuid_unstable"]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
-features = ["serde", "arbitrary", "slog", "v1", "v3", "v4", "v5", "v6", "v7", "v8"]
+features = ["serde", "arbitrary", "slog", "borsh", "v1", "v3", "v4", "v5", "v6", "v7", "v8"]
 
 [package.metadata.playground]
 features = ["serde", "v1", "v3", "v4", "v5", "v6", "v7", "v8"]
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ version = "2"
 optional = true
 version = "1.1.3"
 
+# Public: Used in trait impls on `Uuid`
+[dependencies.borsh]
+optional = true
+version = "0.10.3"
+
 # Public (unstable): Used in `zerocopy` derive
 # Unstable: also need RUSTFLAGS="--cfg uuid_unstable" to work
 # This feature may break between releases, or be removed entirely before
diff --git a/src/external.rs b/src/external.rs
index 219a9236..6f20d8fd 100644
--- a/src/external.rs
+++ b/src/external.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "arbitrary")]
 pub(crate) mod arbitrary_support;
+#[cfg(feature = "borsh")]
+pub(crate) mod borsh_support;
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 pub(crate) mod serde_support;
 #[cfg(feature = "slog")]
diff --git a/src/external/borsh_support.rs b/src/external/borsh_support.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2143838b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/external/borsh_support.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use crate::Uuid;
+use std::io::{Read, Result, Write};
+use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
+
+impl BorshSerialize for Uuid {
+    fn serialize<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<()> {
+        BorshSerialize::serialize(&self.as_bytes(), writer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl BorshDeserialize for Uuid {
+    fn deserialize_reader<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self::from_bytes(BorshDeserialize::deserialize_reader(
+            reader,
+        )?))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod borsh_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialize() {
+        let uuid_str = "f9168c5e-ceb2-4faa-b6bf-329bf39fa1e4";
+        let uuid = Uuid::parse_str(uuid_str).unwrap();
+        let uuid_bytes = uuid.as_bytes().to_vec();
+        let borsh_bytes = uuid.try_to_vec().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(uuid_bytes, borsh_bytes);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deserialize() {
+        use std::string::ToString;
+        let uuid_str = "f9168c5e-ceb2-4faa-b6bf-329bf39fa1e4";
+        let uuid = Uuid::parse_str(uuid_str).unwrap();
+        let uuid_bytes = uuid.as_bytes().to_vec();
+        let deserialized = Uuid::try_from_slice(&uuid_bytes).unwrap().to_string();
+        assert_eq!(uuid_str, deserialized);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c4695040..fe51d7dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
 //!   `serde`.
 //! * `arbitrary` - adds an `Arbitrary` trait implementation to `Uuid` for
 //!   fuzzing.
+//! * `borsh` - adds the ability to serialize and deserialize a UUID using
+//!   `borsh`.
 //! * `fast-rng` - uses a faster algorithm for generating random UUIDs.
 //!   This feature requires more dependencies to compile, but is just as suitable for
 //!   UUIDs as the default algorithm.