diff --git a/rustler/src/serde/de.rs b/rustler/src/serde/de.rs
index 309a1999..17137882 100644
--- a/rustler/src/serde/de.rs
+++ b/rustler/src/serde/de.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::serde::{atoms, error::Error, util};
 use crate::{
-    types::{ListIterator, MapIterator},
+    types::{Encoder, ListIterator, MapIterator},
     Term, TermType,
 };
 use serde::{
@@ -325,12 +325,22 @@ impl<'de, 'a: 'de> de::Deserializer<'de> for Deserializer<'a> {
     where
         V: Visitor<'de>,
     {
-        if !(self.term.is_list() | self.term.is_empty_list()) {
+        if self.term.is_list() | self.term.is_empty_list() {
+            let iter: ListIterator = self.term.decode().or(Err(Error::ExpectedList))?;
+            visitor.visit_seq(SequenceDeserializer::new(iter))
+        } else if self.term.is_binary() {
+            let binary = self
+                .term
+                .decode_as_binary()
+                .or(Err(Error::ExpectedBinary))?;
+            let iter = binary
+                .as_slice()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|x| x.encode(self.term.get_env()));
+            visitor.visit_seq(SequenceDeserializer::new(iter))
+        } else {
             return Err(Error::ExpectedList);
         }
-
-        let iter: ListIterator = self.term.decode().or(Err(Error::ExpectedList))?;
-        visitor.visit_seq(SequenceDeserializer::new(iter))
     }
 
     #[inline]
diff --git a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_serde_test/src/test.rs b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_serde_test/src/test.rs
index beeec036..2494caae 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_serde_test/src/test.rs
+++ b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_serde_test/src/test.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub fn test<'a>(
         // Sequences
         "sequences (empty)" => run_test!(Vec::new() as Vec<u8>),
         "sequences (primitive)" => run_test!(vec!["hello", "world"]),
+        "sequences (byte)" => run_test!(vec![2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13]),
         "sequences (complex)" => {
             let a = NewtypeStruct(u8::min_value());
             let b = NewtypeStruct(u8::max_value());
diff --git a/rustler_tests/test/serde_rustler_tests_test.exs b/rustler_tests/test/serde_rustler_tests_test.exs
index 5bc5672a..6e550532 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/test/serde_rustler_tests_test.exs
+++ b/rustler_tests/test/serde_rustler_tests_test.exs
@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@ defmodule SerdeRustlerTests.NifTest do
       run_tests("sequences (primitive)", ["hello", "world"], ctx)
     end
 
+    test "sequences (byte)", ctx do
+      test_name = "sequences (byte)"
+      expected_term = <<2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13>>
+      Helpers.run_de(test_name, expected_term)
+
+      if ctx[:skip] != :transcode do
+        Helpers.run_transcode(test_name, expected_term)
+      end
+    end
+
     test "sequences (complex)", ctx do
       test_case = [NewtypeStruct.record(num: 0), NewtypeStruct.record(num: 255)]
       transcoded = [[~s"#{NewtypeStruct}", 0], [~s"#{NewtypeStruct}", 255]]