diff --git a/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj b/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
index 7dccf116..803258d0 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     </AssemblyAttribute>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard1.6' ">
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);NETSTANDARD16</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs b/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
index fe53fbfc..6d936bd7 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using Hyperion.Extensions;
 
@@ -103,7 +104,18 @@ public override void WriteManifest(Stream stream, SerializerSession session)
         public override void WriteValue(Stream stream, object value, SerializerSession session)
             => _writer(stream, value, session);
 
-        public override object ReadValue(Stream stream, DeserializerSession session) => _reader(stream, session);
+        public override object ReadValue(Stream stream, DeserializerSession session)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return _reader(stream, session);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                throw new SerializationException(
+                    $"Failed to deserialize object of type [{Type}] from the stream. Cause: {e.Message}", e);
+            }
+        }
 
         public override Type GetElementType() => Type;