diff --git a/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh b/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
index 3418b136b..1fd1e887c 100644
--- a/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
+++ b/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ public:
     void deserialize(Restarter&)
     { /* not implemented */ }
 
+    template<class Serializer>
+    void serializeOp(Serializer& serializer)
+    {
+        serializer(static_cast<BaseType&>(*this));
+        serializer(tbatch);
+    }
+
 protected:
 
     // evaluate water storage volume(s) in a single cell
@@ -555,7 +562,32 @@ protected:
       std::vector<TV> residual_;
       std::unique_ptr<TracerMatrix> mat;
 
-      TracerBatch(int phaseIdx) : phaseIdx_(phaseIdx) {}
+      bool operator==(const TracerBatch& rhs) const
+      {
+            return this->concentrationInitial_ == rhs.concentrationInitial_ &&
+                   this->concentration_ == rhs.concentration_;
+      }
+
+      static TracerBatch serializationTestObject()
+      {
+          TracerBatch<TV> result(4);
+          result.idx_ = {1,2,3};
+          result.concentrationInitial_ = {5.0, 6.0};
+          result.concentration_ = {7.0, 8.0};
+          result.storageOfTimeIndex1_ = {9.0, 10.0, 11.0};
+          result.residual_ = {12.0, 13.0};
+
+          return result;
+      }
+
+      template<class Serializer>
+      void serializeOp(Serializer& serializer)
+      {
+          serializer(concentrationInitial_);
+          serializer(concentration_);
+      }
+
+      TracerBatch(int phaseIdx = 0) : phaseIdx_(phaseIdx) {}
 
       int numTracer() const {return idx_.size(); }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp b/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
index f73e7c3c0..fb718e800 100644
--- a/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_RestartSerialization.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EclGenericTracerModel)
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(data_out == data_in, "Deserialized EclGenericTracerModel differ");
 }
 
+namespace Opm {
+
+class TBatchExport : public EclTracerModel<Properties::TTag::EbosTypeTag> {
+public:
+    using TBatch = TracerBatch<double>;
+};
+
+}
+
+TEST_FOR_TYPE_NAMED(TBatchExport::TBatch, TracerBatch)
 
 namespace {