diff --git a/lib/src/sql/bytes.rs b/lib/src/sql/bytes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d39d7888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/sql/bytes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use crate::sql::serde::is_internal_serialization;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Hash)]
+pub struct Bytes(pub(super) Vec<u8>);
+
+impl Serialize for Bytes {
+	fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+	where
+		S: serde::Serializer,
+	{
+		if is_internal_serialization() {
+			serializer.serialize_bytes(&self.0)
+		} else {
+			serializer.serialize_none()
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/mod.rs b/lib/src/sql/mod.rs
index 8944db2f..4a22dcd1 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub(crate) mod algorithm;
 pub(crate) mod array;
 pub(crate) mod base;
 pub(crate) mod block;
+pub(crate) mod bytes;
 pub(crate) mod comment;
 pub(crate) mod common;
 pub(crate) mod cond;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ pub use self::algorithm::Algorithm;
 pub use self::array::Array;
 pub use self::base::Base;
 pub use self::block::Block;
+pub use self::bytes::Bytes;
 pub use self::cond::Cond;
 pub use self::data::Data;
 pub use self::datetime::Datetime;
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/serde/ser/value/mod.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/serde/ser/value/mod.rs
index d52091f7..5f30b605 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/serde/ser/value/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/serde/ser/value/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::sql::serde::serialize_internal;
 use crate::sql::value::serde::ser;
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
 use crate::sql::Block;
+use crate::sql::Bytes;
 use crate::sql::Datetime;
 use crate::sql::Duration;
 use crate::sql::Future;
@@ -155,12 +156,8 @@ impl ser::Serializer for Serializer {
 		Ok(value.into())
 	}
 
-	fn serialize_bytes(self, values: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok, Error> {
-		let mut vec = Vec::with_capacity(values.len());
-		for value in values {
-			vec.push(Value::from(*value));
-		}
-		Ok(vec.into())
+	fn serialize_bytes(self, value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok, Error> {
+		Ok(Value::Bytes(Bytes(value.to_owned())))
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
@@ -690,6 +687,15 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(expected, to_value(&expected).unwrap());
 	}
 
+	#[test]
+	fn bytes() {
+		let bytes = Bytes("foobar".as_bytes().to_owned());
+		let value = to_value(&bytes).unwrap();
+		let expected = Value::Bytes(bytes);
+		assert_eq!(value, expected);
+		assert_eq!(expected, to_value(&expected).unwrap());
+	}
+
 	#[test]
 	fn param() {
 		let param = Param::default();
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
index dd171c28..4fee79c4 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::dbs::Transaction;
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::array::{array, Array};
 use crate::sql::block::{block, Block};
+use crate::sql::bytes::Bytes;
 use crate::sql::common::commas;
 use crate::sql::constant::{constant, Constant};
 use crate::sql::datetime::{datetime, Datetime};
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ pub enum Value {
 	Array(Array),
 	Object(Object),
 	Geometry(Geometry),
-	Bytes(Vec<u8>),
+	Bytes(Bytes),
 	// ---
 	Param(Param),
 	Idiom(Idiom),