diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
index fb79b6724f59..c4ded68ce4c6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ protected function createClient(array $config)
                 );
             }
 
+            /* @var Redis $client */
+
             $this->establishConnection($client, $config);
 
             if (! empty($config['password'])) {
@@ -91,6 +93,37 @@ protected function createClient(array $config)
             if (! empty($config['read_timeout'])) {
                 $client->setOption(Redis::OPT_READ_TIMEOUT, $config['read_timeout']);
             }
+            if (! empty($config['serializer'])) {
+                $serializers = [];
+
+                if (defined('Redis::SERIALIZER_NONE')) {
+                    $serializers['none'] = Redis::SERIALIZER_NONE;
+                }
+
+                if (defined('Redis::SERIALIZER_PHP')) {
+                    $serializers['php'] = Redis::SERIALIZER_PHP;
+                }
+
+                if (defined('Redis::SERIALIZER_IGBINARY')) {
+                    $serializers['igbinary'] = Redis::SERIALIZER_IGBINARY;
+                }
+
+                if (defined('Redis::SERIALIZER_MSGPACK')) {
+                    $serializers['msgpack'] = Redis::SERIALIZER_MSGPACK;
+                }
+
+                if (defined('Redis::SERIALIZER_JSON')) {
+                    $serializers['json'] = Redis::SERIALIZER_JSON;
+                }
+
+                if (in_array($config['serializer'], $serializers, true)) {
+                    $client->setOption(Redis::OPT_SERIALIZER, $config['serializer']);
+                } elseif (in_array($config['serializer'], array_keys($serializers), true)) {
+                    $client->setOption(Redis::OPT_SERIALIZER, $serializers[$config['serializer']]);
+                } else {
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Wrong serializer configuration for Redis connection');
+                }
+            }
         });
     }