diff --git a/ebos/eclgenericproblem.cc b/ebos/eclgenericproblem.cc
index affea1487..4d080d374 100644
--- a/ebos/eclgenericproblem.cc
+++ b/ebos/eclgenericproblem.cc
@@ -104,6 +104,37 @@ EclGenericProblem(const EclipseState& eclState,
 {
 }
 
+template<class GridView, class FluidSystem, class Scalar>
+EclGenericProblem<GridView,FluidSystem,Scalar>
+EclGenericProblem<GridView,FluidSystem,Scalar>::
+serializationTestObject(const EclipseState& eclState,
+                        const Schedule& schedule,
+                        const GridView& gridView)
+{
+    EclGenericProblem result(eclState, schedule, gridView);
+    result.maxOilSaturation_ = {1.0, 2.0};
+    result.maxPolymerAdsorption_ = {3.0, 4.0, 5.0};
+    result.maxWaterSaturation_ = {6.0};
+    result.minOilPressure_ = {7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0};
+    result.overburdenPressure_ = {11.0};
+    result.polymerConcentration_ = {12.0};
+    result.polymerMoleWeight_ = {13.0, 14.0};
+    result.solventSaturation_ = {15.0};
+    result.microbialConcentration_ = {16.0};
+    result.oxygenConcentration_ = {17.0};
+    result.ureaConcentration_ = {18.0};
+    result.biofilmConcentration_ = {19.0};
+    result.calciteConcentration_ = {20.0};
+    result.lastRv_ = {21.0};
+    result.maxDRv_ = {22.0, 23.0};
+    result.convectiveDrs_ = {24.0, 25.0, 26.0};
+    result.lastRs_ = {27.0};
+    result.maxDRs_ = {28.0};
+    result.dRsDtOnlyFreeGas_ = {false, true};
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 template<class GridView, class FluidSystem, class Scalar>
 std::string
 EclGenericProblem<GridView,FluidSystem,Scalar>::
@@ -755,6 +786,31 @@ initDRSDT_(size_t numDof,
     }
 }
 
+template<class GridView, class FluidSystem, class Scalar>
+bool EclGenericProblem<GridView,FluidSystem,Scalar>::
+operator==(const EclGenericProblem& rhs) const
+{
+    return this->maxOilSaturation_ == rhs.maxOilSaturation_ &&
+           this->maxPolymerAdsorption_ == rhs.maxPolymerAdsorption_ &&
+           this->maxWaterSaturation_ == rhs.maxWaterSaturation_ &&
+           this->minOilPressure_ == rhs.minOilPressure_ &&
+           this->overburdenPressure_ == rhs.overburdenPressure_ &&
+           this->polymerConcentration_ == rhs.polymerConcentration_ &&
+           this->polymerMoleWeight_ == rhs.polymerMoleWeight_ &&
+           this->solventSaturation_ == rhs.solventSaturation_ &&
+           this->microbialConcentration_ == rhs.microbialConcentration_ &&
+           this->oxygenConcentration_ == rhs.oxygenConcentration_ &&
+           this->ureaConcentration_ == rhs.ureaConcentration_ &&
+           this->biofilmConcentration_ == rhs.biofilmConcentration_ &&
+           this->calciteConcentration_ == rhs.calciteConcentration_ &&
+           this->lastRv_ == rhs.lastRv_ &&
+           this->maxDRv_ == rhs.maxDRv_ &&
+           this->convectiveDrs_ == rhs.convectiveDrs_ &&
+           this->lastRs_ == rhs.lastRs_ &&
+           this->maxDRs_ == rhs.maxDRs_ &&
+           this->dRsDtOnlyFreeGas_ == rhs.dRsDtOnlyFreeGas_;
+}
+
 #if HAVE_DUNE_FEM
 template class EclGenericProblem<Dune::GridView<Dune::Fem::GridPart2GridViewTraits<Dune::Fem::AdaptiveLeafGridPart<Dune::CpGrid, Dune::PartitionIteratorType(4), false>>>,
                                  BlackOilFluidSystem<double,BlackOilDefaultIndexTraits>,
diff --git a/ebos/eclgenericproblem.hh b/ebos/eclgenericproblem.hh
index f9037df4f..9348bf921 100644
--- a/ebos/eclgenericproblem.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclgenericproblem.hh
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public:
                       const Schedule& schedule,
                       const GridView& gridView);
 
+
+    static EclGenericProblem serializationTestObject(const EclipseState& eclState,
+                                                     const Schedule& schedule,
+                                                     const GridView& gridView);
+
     /*!
      * \copydoc FvBaseProblem::helpPreamble
      */
@@ -257,6 +262,32 @@ public:
 
     bool vapparsActive(int episodeIdx) const;
 
+    bool operator==(const EclGenericProblem& rhs) const;
+
+    template<class Serializer>
+    void serializeOp(Serializer& serializer)
+    {
+        serializer(maxOilSaturation_);
+        serializer(maxPolymerAdsorption_);
+        serializer(maxWaterSaturation_);
+        serializer(minOilPressure_);
+        serializer(overburdenPressure_);
+        serializer(polymerConcentration_);
+        serializer(polymerMoleWeight_);
+        serializer(solventSaturation_);
+        serializer(microbialConcentration_);
+        serializer(oxygenConcentration_);
+        serializer(ureaConcentration_);
+        serializer(biofilmConcentration_);
+        serializer(calciteConcentration_);
+        serializer(lastRv_);
+        serializer(maxDRv_);
+        serializer(convectiveDrs_);
+        serializer(lastRs_);
+        serializer(maxDRs_);
+        serializer(dRsDtOnlyFreeGas_);
+    }
+
 protected:
     bool drsdtActive_(int episodeIdx) const;
     bool drvdtActive_(int episodeIdx) const;
diff --git a/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp b/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
index ef0e904de..2a65803c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,26 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EclGenericVanguard)
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(val1 == val2, "Deserialized EclGenericVanguard differ");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EclGenericProblem)
+{
+    Opm::EclipseState eclState;
+    Opm::Schedule schedule;
+    Dune::CpGrid grid;
+    auto data_out = Opm::EclGenericProblem<Dune::GridView<Dune::DefaultLeafGridViewTraits<Dune::CpGrid>>,
+                                           Opm::BlackOilFluidSystem<double,Opm::BlackOilDefaultIndexTraits>,
+                                           double>::
+        serializationTestObject(eclState, schedule, grid.leafGridView());
+    Opm::Serialization::MemPacker packer;
+    Opm::Serializer ser(packer);
+    ser.pack(data_out);
+    const size_t pos1 = ser.position();
+    decltype(data_out) data_in(eclState, schedule, grid.leafGridView());
+    ser.unpack(data_in);
+    const size_t pos2 = ser.position();
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(pos1 == pos2, "Packed size differ from unpack size for EclGenericProblem");
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(data_out == data_in, "Deserialized EclGenericProblem differ");
+}
+
 bool init_unit_test_func()
 {
     return true;
@@ -121,5 +141,6 @@ bool init_unit_test_func()
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+    Dune::MPIHelper::instance(argc, argv);
     return boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(&init_unit_test_func, argc, argv);
 }