diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a56b4435c..492caf4d6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub mod ser;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use self::de::{from_slice, from_str};
 #[doc(inline)]
-pub use self::ser::{to_string, to_vec};
+pub use self::ser::{to_string, to_vec, to_slice};
 
 #[allow(deprecated)]
 unsafe fn uninitialized<T>() -> T {
diff --git a/src/ser/map.rs b/src/ser/map.rs
index dd1bfde79..227bf866d 100644
--- a/src/ser/map.rs
+++ b/src/ser/map.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use serde::ser;
 
-use heapless::ArrayLength;
-
-use crate::ser::{Error, Result, Serializer};
+use crate::{ser::slice::MutSlice, ser::{Error, Result, Serializer}};
 
 pub struct SerializeMap<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     ser: &'a mut Serializer<B>,
     first: bool,
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> SerializeMap<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     pub(crate) fn new(ser: &'a mut Serializer<B>) -> Self {
         SerializeMap { ser, first: true }
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> ser::SerializeMap for SerializeMap<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     type Ok = ();
     type Error = Error;
diff --git a/src/ser/mod.rs b/src/ser/mod.rs
index bd4556608..a25f491c9 100644
--- a/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use heapless::{consts::*, String, Vec};
 use self::map::SerializeMap;
 use self::seq::SerializeSeq;
 use self::struct_::SerializeStruct;
+use self::slice::{Slice, MutSlice, VecSlice};
+mod slice;
 
 mod map;
 mod seq;
@@ -53,17 +55,17 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 
 pub(crate) struct Serializer<B>
 where
-    B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
-    buf: Vec<u8, B>,
+    buf: B,
 }
 
 impl<B> Serializer<B>
 where
-    B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
-    fn new() -> Self {
-        Serializer { buf: Vec::new() }
+    fn new(buf: B) -> Self {
+        Serializer { buf }
     }
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ macro_rules! serialize_fmt {
 
 impl<'a, B> ser::Serializer for &'a mut Serializer<B>
 where
-    B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     type Ok = ();
     type Error = Error;
@@ -338,9 +340,9 @@ where
     B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
     T: ser::Serialize + ?Sized,
 {
-    let mut ser = Serializer::new();
+    let mut ser = Serializer::new(VecSlice::new());
     value.serialize(&mut ser)?;
-    Ok(unsafe { String::from_utf8_unchecked(ser.buf) })
+    Ok(unsafe { String::from_utf8_unchecked(ser.buf.release()) })
 }
 
 /// Serializes the given data structure as a JSON byte vector
@@ -349,9 +351,19 @@ where
     B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
     T: ser::Serialize + ?Sized,
 {
-    let mut ser = Serializer::new();
+    let mut ser = Serializer::new(VecSlice::new());
+    value.serialize(&mut ser)?;
+    Ok(ser.buf.release())
+}
+
+/// Serializes the given data structure as a JSON byte slice
+pub fn to_slice<'a, T>(slice: &'a mut [u8], value: &T) -> Result<&'a mut [u8]>
+where
+    T: ser::Serialize + ?Sized,
+{
+    let mut ser = Serializer::new(Slice::new(slice));
     value.serialize(&mut ser)?;
-    Ok(ser.buf)
+    Ok(ser.buf.release())
 }
 
 impl ser::Error for Error {
diff --git a/src/ser/seq.rs b/src/ser/seq.rs
index d260edddf..943d2a9e6 100644
--- a/src/ser/seq.rs
+++ b/src/ser/seq.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use serde::ser;
 
-use heapless::ArrayLength;
-
-use crate::ser::{Error, Result, Serializer};
+use crate::{ser::slice::MutSlice, ser::{Error, Result, Serializer}};
 
 pub struct SerializeSeq<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     de: &'a mut Serializer<B>,
     first: bool,
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> SerializeSeq<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     pub(crate) fn new(de: &'a mut Serializer<B>) -> Self {
         SerializeSeq { de, first: true }
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> ser::SerializeSeq for SerializeSeq<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     type Ok = ();
     type Error = Error;
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> ser::SerializeTuple for SerializeSeq<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     type Ok = ();
     type Error = Error;
diff --git a/src/ser/slice.rs b/src/ser/slice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35c98f665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ser/slice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+pub trait MutSlice {
+    type Output;
+
+    fn push(&mut self, b: u8) -> Result<(), u8>;
+    fn extend_from_slice(&mut self, slice: &[u8]) -> Result<(), ()>;
+    fn release(self) -> Self::Output;
+}
+
+pub struct Slice<'a> {
+    buf: &'a mut [u8],
+    index: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Slice<'a> {
+    pub fn new(buf: &'a mut [u8]) -> Self {
+        Slice { buf, index: 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> MutSlice for Slice<'a> {
+    type Output = &'a mut [u8];
+    fn push(&mut self, b: u8) -> Result<(), u8> {
+        if self.index >= self.buf.len() {
+            return Err(b);
+        }
+
+        self.buf[self.index] = b;
+        self.index += 1;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn extend_from_slice(&mut self, slice: &[u8]) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        if self.index + slice.len() >= self.buf.len() {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        self.buf[self.index..self.index + slice.len()].copy_from_slice(slice);
+        self.index += slice.len();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn release(self) -> Self::Output {
+        let (used, _unused) = self.buf.split_at_mut(self.index);
+
+        used
+    }
+}
+
+use heapless::Vec;
+
+pub struct VecSlice<B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>>(pub Vec<u8, B>);
+
+impl<B> VecSlice<B>
+where
+    B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>,
+{
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        VecSlice(Vec::new())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B: heapless::ArrayLength<u8>> MutSlice for VecSlice<B> {
+    type Output = Vec<u8, B>;
+    fn push(&mut self, b: u8) -> Result<(), u8> {
+        self.0.push(b)
+    }
+
+    fn extend_from_slice(&mut self, slice: &[u8]) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        self.0.extend_from_slice(slice)
+    }
+    fn release(self) -> Self::Output {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ser/struct_.rs b/src/ser/struct_.rs
index b76826766..b9481b644 100644
--- a/src/ser/struct_.rs
+++ b/src/ser/struct_.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use serde::ser;
 
-use heapless::ArrayLength;
-
-use crate::ser::{Error, Result, Serializer};
+use crate::{ser::slice::MutSlice, ser::{Error, Result, Serializer}};
 
 pub struct SerializeStruct<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     ser: &'a mut Serializer<B>,
     first: bool,
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> SerializeStruct<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     pub(crate) fn new(ser: &'a mut Serializer<B>) -> Self {
         SerializeStruct { ser, first: true }
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, B> ser::SerializeStruct for SerializeStruct<'a, B>
 where
-    B: ArrayLength<u8>,
+    B: MutSlice,
 {
     type Ok = ();
     type Error = Error;