diff --git a/src/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs b/src/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
index 2ab9742..d1d382a 100644
--- a/src/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
+++ b/src/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ static bool SerializeValue(IJsonSerializerStrategy jsonSerializerStrategy, objec
             string stringValue = value as string;
             if (stringValue != null)
                 success = SerializeString(stringValue, builder);
+            else if (IsChar(value))
+                success = SerializeString(((char)value).ToString(), builder);
             else
             {
                 IDictionary<string, object> dict = value as IDictionary<string, object>;
@@ -1158,6 +1160,15 @@ static bool SerializeNumber(object number, StringBuilder builder)
             return true;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if a given object is a char.
+        /// </summary>
+        static bool IsChar(object value)
+        {
+            if (value is char) return true;
+            return false;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines if a given object is numeric in any way
         /// (can be integer, double, null, etc).