diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_raster_symbolizer.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_raster_symbolizer.cpp
index 44a1f1eb4..711d08e12 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_raster_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_raster_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,52 @@
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/raster_symbolizer.hpp>
 
+using mapnik::raster_symbolizer;
+
+struct raster_symbolizer_pickle_suite : boost::python::pickle_suite
+{
+   /*
+   static boost::python::tuple
+   getinitargs(const raster_symbolizer& r)
+   {
+      return boost::python::make_tuple();  
+   }
+   */
+
+   static  boost::python::tuple
+   getstate(const raster_symbolizer& r)
+   {
+        return boost::python::make_tuple(r.get_mode(),r.get_scaling(),r.get_opacity());
+   }
+
+   static void
+   setstate (raster_symbolizer& r, boost::python::tuple state)
+   {
+        using namespace boost::python;
+        if (len(state) != 3)
+        {
+            PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_ValueError,
+                         ("expected 3-item tuple in call to __setstate__; got %s"
+                          % state).ptr()
+            );
+            throw_error_already_set();
+        }
+                
+        r.set_mode(extract<std::string>(state[0]));
+        r.set_scaling(extract<std::string>(state[1]));
+        r.set_opacity(extract<float>(state[2]));
+   }
+
+};
+
 void export_raster_symbolizer()
 {
     using namespace boost::python;
-    using mapnik::raster_symbolizer;
 
     class_<raster_symbolizer>("RasterSymbolizer",
 				    init<>("Default ctor"))
+				    
+    .def_pickle(raster_symbolizer_pickle_suite())
     
     .add_property("mode",
             make_function(&raster_symbolizer::get_mode,return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>()),