diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/SearchResults.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/SearchResults.java
index a7810d518..d0b5111a3 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/SearchResults.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/SearchResults.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
  *
  * @author tiwe
  */
-public final class SearchResults<T> {
+public final class SearchResults<T> implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -4591506147471300909L;
 
     private static final SearchResults<Object> EMPTY = new SearchResults<Object>(
             ImmutableList.of(), Long.MAX_VALUE, 0l, 0l); 
diff --git a/querydsl-root/pom.xml b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
index d29654d7e..3faaaf81f 100644
--- a/querydsl-root/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
             <configuration>
               <rules>
                 <requireBackwardCompatibility implementation="org.semver.enforcer.RequireBackwardCompatibility">
+                  <excludes>
+                    <exclude>com/mysema/query/SearchResults</exclude>
+                  </excludes>
                   <compatibilityType>BACKWARD_COMPATIBLE_USER</compatibilityType>
                   <dumpDetails>true</dumpDetails>
                   <publicOnly>true</publicOnly>