diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTClazzNameRegistry.java b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTClazzNameRegistry.java
index 952d2f69..17dfc698 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTClazzNameRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTClazzNameRegistry.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.nustaq.serialization.util.FSTUtil;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
@@ -182,6 +183,8 @@ public FSTClazzInfo decodeClass(FSTDecoder in, FSTConfiguration conf) throws IOE
         }
     }
 
+
+    private static final String JDKPROXYCLASSPREFIX = "com.sun.proxy.$Proxy"; // Might only work with Oracle JDK
     HashMap<String,Class> classCache = new HashMap<String, Class>(200);
     AtomicBoolean classCacheLock = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     public Class classForName(String clName, FSTConfiguration conf) throws ClassNotFoundException {
@@ -214,7 +217,10 @@ public Class classForName(String clName, FSTConfiguration conf) throws ClassNotF
                             }
                         }
                         return actorClz;
-                    } else {
+                    } else if (clName.startsWith(JDKPROXYCLASSPREFIX)) {
+                        res = Proxy.class;
+                    }
+                    else {
                         if ( conf.getLastResortResolver() != null ) {
                             Class aClass = conf.getLastResortResolver().getClass(clName);
                             if ( aClass != null )
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
index 0115a457..20e52a93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ protected static FSTConfiguration initDefaultFstConfigurationInternal(FSTConfigu
         reg.putSerializer(Hashtable.class, new FSTMapSerializer(), true);
         reg.putSerializer(ConcurrentHashMap.class, new FSTMapSerializer(), true);
         reg.putSerializer(Throwable.class, new FSTThrowableSerializer(),true);
+        reg.putSerializer(Proxy.class, new FSTProxySerializer(),true);
 
         reg.putSerializer(BitSet.class, new FSTBitSetSerializer(),true);
         reg.putSerializer(Timestamp.class, new FSTTimestampSerializer(),true);
@@ -836,6 +838,8 @@ void addDefaultClazzes() {
         classRegistry.registerClass(Timestamp.class, this);
         classRegistry.registerClass(Locale.class,this);
 
+        classRegistry.registerClass(Proxy.class,this);
+
         classRegistry.registerClass(StringBuffer.class,this);
         classRegistry.registerClass(StringBuilder.class,this);