diff --git a/src/bfloat.rs b/src/bfloat.rs
index 86d96f3..7fe54d5 100644
--- a/src/bfloat.rs
+++ b/src/bfloat.rs
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ mod test {
     #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use core::cmp::Ordering;
     #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
-    use num_traits::{AsPrimitive, FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive};
+    use num_traits::{AsPrimitive, FromBytes, FromPrimitive, ToBytes, ToPrimitive};
     use quickcheck_macros::quickcheck;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
@@ -1367,6 +1367,16 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(<bf16 as FromPrimitive>::from_f64(2.0).unwrap(), two);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
+    #[test]
+    fn to_and_from_bytes() {
+        let two = bf16::from_f32(2.0);
+        assert_eq!(<bf16 as ToBytes>::to_le_bytes(&two), [0, 64]);
+        assert_eq!(<bf16 as FromBytes>::from_le_bytes(&[0, 64]), two);
+        assert_eq!(<bf16 as ToBytes>::to_be_bytes(&two), [64, 0]);
+        assert_eq!(<bf16 as FromBytes>::from_be_bytes(&[64, 0]), two);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_bf16_consts_from_f32() {
         let one = bf16::from_f32(1.0);
diff --git a/src/binary16.rs b/src/binary16.rs
index 5a23bd6..00afe2f 100644
--- a/src/binary16.rs
+++ b/src/binary16.rs
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ mod test {
     #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use core::cmp::Ordering;
     #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
-    use num_traits::{AsPrimitive, FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive};
+    use num_traits::{AsPrimitive, FromBytes, FromPrimitive, ToBytes, ToPrimitive};
     use quickcheck_macros::quickcheck;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
@@ -1383,6 +1383,16 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(<f16 as FromPrimitive>::from_f64(2.0).unwrap(), two);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "num-traits")]
+    #[test]
+    fn to_and_from_bytes() {
+        let two = f16::from_f32(2.0);
+        assert_eq!(<f16 as ToBytes>::to_le_bytes(&two), [0, 64]);
+        assert_eq!(<f16 as FromBytes>::from_le_bytes(&[0, 64]), two);
+        assert_eq!(<f16 as ToBytes>::to_be_bytes(&two), [64, 0]);
+        assert_eq!(<f16 as FromBytes>::from_be_bytes(&[64, 0]), two);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_f16_consts() {
         // DIGITS
diff --git a/src/num_traits.rs b/src/num_traits.rs
index 7ffd4a6..d4ef6c8 100644
--- a/src/num_traits.rs
+++ b/src/num_traits.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use crate::{bf16, f16};
 use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use core::{num::FpCategory, ops::Div};
 use num_traits::{
-    AsPrimitive, Bounded, FloatConst, FromPrimitive, Num, NumCast, One, ToPrimitive, Zero,
+    AsPrimitive, Bounded, FloatConst, FromBytes, FromPrimitive, Num, NumCast, One, ToBytes,
+    ToPrimitive, Zero,
 };
 
 impl ToPrimitive for f16 {
@@ -744,6 +745,38 @@ impl_as_primitive_f16_from!(usize, from_f32);
 impl_as_primitive_f16_from!(f32, from_f32);
 impl_as_primitive_f16_from!(f64, from_f64);
 
+impl ToBytes for f16 {
+    type Bytes = [u8; 2];
+
+    fn to_be_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_be_bytes(*self)
+    }
+
+    fn to_le_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_le_bytes(*self)
+    }
+
+    fn to_ne_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_ne_bytes(*self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromBytes for f16 {
+    type Bytes = [u8; 2];
+
+    fn from_be_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_be_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn from_le_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_le_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn from_ne_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_ne_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+}
+
 impl ToPrimitive for bf16 {
     #[inline]
     fn to_i64(&self) -> Option<i64> {
@@ -1483,3 +1516,35 @@ impl_as_primitive_bf16_from!(isize, from_f32);
 impl_as_primitive_bf16_from!(usize, from_f32);
 impl_as_primitive_bf16_from!(f32, from_f32);
 impl_as_primitive_bf16_from!(f64, from_f64);
+
+impl ToBytes for bf16 {
+    type Bytes = [u8; 2];
+
+    fn to_be_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_be_bytes(*self)
+    }
+
+    fn to_le_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_le_bytes(*self)
+    }
+
+    fn to_ne_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        Self::to_ne_bytes(*self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromBytes for bf16 {
+    type Bytes = [u8; 2];
+
+    fn from_be_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_be_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn from_le_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_le_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn from_ne_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self::from_ne_bytes(*bytes)
+    }
+}