diff --git a/src/fbd-feedback-vibra-periodic.c b/src/fbd-feedback-vibra-periodic.c
index 2af95fd..3e0b15b 100644
--- a/src/fbd-feedback-vibra-periodic.c
+++ b/src/fbd-feedback-vibra-periodic.c
@@ -40,7 +40,39 @@ typedef struct _FbdFeedbackVibraPeriodic {
   guint            fade_in_time;
 } FbdFeedbackVibraPeriodic;
 
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (FbdFeedbackVibraPeriodic, fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic, FBD_TYPE_FEEDBACK_VIBRA);
+static void json_serializable_iface_init (JsonSerializableIface *iface);
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (FbdFeedbackVibraPeriodic, fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic,
+                         FBD_TYPE_FEEDBACK_VIBRA,
+                         G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (JSON_TYPE_SERIALIZABLE,
+                                                json_serializable_iface_init));
+
+static gboolean
+fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic_serializable_deserialize_property (JsonSerializable *serializable,
+                                                               const gchar      *property_name,
+                                                               GValue           *value,
+                                                               GParamSpec       *pspec,
+                                                               JsonNode         *property_node)
+{
+  if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "magnitude") == 0) {
+    if (JSON_NODE_TYPE (property_node) == JSON_NODE_VALUE) {
+      double magnitude = json_node_get_double (property_node);
+
+      g_value_set_double (value, magnitude);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+  } else if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "fade-in-level") == 0) {
+    if (JSON_NODE_TYPE (property_node) == JSON_NODE_VALUE) {
+      double fade_in_level = json_node_get_double (property_node);
+
+      g_value_set_double (value, fade_in_level);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 
 static void
 fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic_set_property (GObject      *object,
@@ -129,6 +161,14 @@ fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic_is_available (FbdFeedbackBase *base)
   return FBD_IS_DEV_VIBRA (dev);
 }
 
+
+static void
+json_serializable_iface_init (JsonSerializableIface *iface)
+{
+  iface->deserialize_property = fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic_serializable_deserialize_property;
+}
+
+
 static void
 fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic_class_init (FbdFeedbackVibraPeriodicClass *klass)
 {
diff --git a/tests/test-fbd-feedback-vibra.c b/tests/test-fbd-feedback-vibra.c
index 73e4dac..af13a43 100644
--- a/tests/test-fbd-feedback-vibra.c
+++ b/tests/test-fbd-feedback-vibra.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define GMOBILE_USE_UNSTABLE_API
 #include "fbd-feedback-manager.h"
 #include "fbd-feedback-vibra-pattern.h"
+#include "fbd-feedback-vibra-periodic.h"
 #include "fbd-feedback-vibra-rumble.h"
 
 #include <json-glib/json-glib.h>
@@ -95,6 +96,42 @@ test_fbd_feedback_vibra_pattern (void)
 }
 
 
+static void
+test_fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic (void)
+{
+  /* Create manager upfront so we can dispose it, otherwise creating
+   * any feedback would create it implicitly */
+  FbdFeedbackManager *manager = fbd_feedback_manager_get_default ();
+  g_autoptr (GError) err = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (JsonNode) node = NULL;
+  GObject *object;
+  double magnitude, fade_in_level;
+  guint fade_in_time;
+
+  node = json_from_string("{"
+                          " \"event-name\"    : \"button-pressed\","
+                          " \"type\"          : \"VibraPeriodic\","
+                          " \"magnitude\"     : 0.7,"
+                          " \"fade-in-level\" : 0.3"
+                          "}", &err);
+  g_assert_no_error (err);
+
+  object = json_gobject_deserialize (FBD_TYPE_FEEDBACK_VIBRA_PERIODIC, node);
+  g_object_get (object,
+                "magnitude", &magnitude,
+                "fade-in-level", &fade_in_level,
+                "fade-in-time", &fade_in_time,
+                NULL);
+
+  g_assert_cmpfloat_with_epsilon (magnitude, 0.7, FLT_EPSILON);
+  g_assert_cmpfloat_with_epsilon (fade_in_level, 0.3, FLT_EPSILON);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fade_in_time, ==, 500);
+
+  g_assert_finalize_object (object);
+  g_assert_finalize_object (manager);
+}
+
+
 gint
 main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
 {
@@ -102,6 +139,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
 
   g_test_add_func("/feedbackd/fbd/feedback-vibra/rumble", test_fbd_feedback_vibra_rumble);
   g_test_add_func("/feedbackd/fbd/feedback-vibra/pattern", test_fbd_feedback_vibra_pattern);
+  g_test_add_func("/feedbackd/fbd/feedback-vibra/periodic", test_fbd_feedback_vibra_periodic);
 
   return g_test_run();
 }