diff --git a/pycardano/plutus.py b/pycardano/plutus.py
index d0feed08..6e6cab5b 100644
--- a/pycardano/plutus.py
+++ b/pycardano/plutus.py
@@ -589,6 +589,35 @@ def _dfs(obj):
                                 raise DeserializeException(
                                     f"Unexpected data structure: {f}."
                                 )
+                        elif (
+                            hasattr(f_info.type, "__origin__")
+                            and f_info.type.__origin__ is dict
+                        ):
+                            t_args = f_info.type.__args__
+                            if len(t_args) != 2:
+                                raise DeserializeException(
+                                    "Dict type with wrong number of arguments"
+                                )
+                            if "map" not in f:
+                                raise DeserializeException(
+                                    f'Expected type "map" in object but got "{f}"'
+                                )
+                            key_t = t_args[0]
+                            val_t = t_args[1]
+                            if inspect.isclass(key_t) and issubclass(key_t, PlutusData):
+                                key_convert = key_t.from_dict
+                            else:
+                                key_convert = _dfs
+                            if inspect.isclass(val_t) and issubclass(val_t, PlutusData):
+                                val_convert = val_t.from_dict
+                            else:
+                                val_convert = _dfs
+                            converted_fields.append(
+                                {
+                                    key_convert(pair["k"]): val_convert(pair["v"])
+                                    for pair in f["map"]
+                                }
+                            )
                         else:
                             converted_fields.append(_dfs(f))
                     return cls(*converted_fields)
diff --git a/pycardano/serialization.py b/pycardano/serialization.py
index e4dcc32f..4e226fa3 100644
--- a/pycardano/serialization.py
+++ b/pycardano/serialization.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 ]
 
 
+def _identity(x):
+    return x
+
+
 class IndefiniteList(UserList):
     def __init__(self, li: Primitive):  # type: ignore
         super().__init__(li)  # type: ignore
@@ -415,6 +419,25 @@ def _restore_dataclass_field(
         return f.type.from_primitive(v)
     elif isclass(f.type) and issubclass(f.type, IndefiniteList):
         return IndefiniteList(v)
+    elif hasattr(f.type, "__origin__") and (f.type.__origin__ is dict):
+        t_args = f.type.__args__
+        if len(t_args) != 2:
+            raise DeserializeException(
+                f"Dict types need exactly two type arguments, but got {t_args}"
+            )
+        key_t = t_args[0]
+        val_t = t_args[1]
+        if isclass(key_t) and issubclass(key_t, CBORSerializable):
+            key_converter = key_t.from_primitive
+        else:
+            key_converter = _identity
+        if isclass(val_t) and issubclass(val_t, CBORSerializable):
+            val_converter = val_t.from_primitive
+        else:
+            val_converter = _identity
+        if not isinstance(v, dict):
+            raise DeserializeException(f"Expected dict type but got {type(v)}")
+        return {key_converter(key): val_converter(val) for key, val in v.items()}
     elif hasattr(f.type, "__origin__") and (
         f.type.__origin__ is Union or f.type.__origin__ is Optional
     ):
diff --git a/test/pycardano/test_plutus.py b/test/pycardano/test_plutus.py
index 8e0fdcf1..600f45c5 100644
--- a/test/pycardano/test_plutus.py
+++ b/test/pycardano/test_plutus.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import unittest
+
 from test.pycardano.util import check_two_way_cbor
-from typing import Union, Optional
+from typing import Union, Dict
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -39,6 +41,13 @@ class LargestTest(PlutusData):
     CONSTR_ID = 9
 
 
+@dataclass
+class DictTest(PlutusData):
+    CONSTR_ID = 3
+
+    a: Dict[int, LargestTest]
+
+
 @dataclass
 class VestingParam(PlutusData):
     CONSTR_ID = 1
@@ -95,6 +104,29 @@ def test_plutus_data_json():
     assert my_vesting == VestingParam.from_json(encoded_json)
 
 
+def test_plutus_data_json_dict():
+    test = DictTest({0: LargestTest(), 1: LargestTest()})
+
+    encoded_json = test.to_json(separators=(",", ":"))
+
+    assert (
+        '{"constructor":3,"fields":[{"map":[{"v":{"constructor":9,"fields":[]},"k":{"int":0}},{"v":{"constructor":9,"fields":[]},"k":{"int":1}}]}]}'
+        == encoded_json
+    )
+
+    assert test == DictTest.from_json(encoded_json)
+
+
+def test_plutus_data_cbor_dict():
+    test = DictTest({0: LargestTest(), 1: LargestTest()})
+
+    encoded_cbor = test.to_cbor()
+
+    assert "d87c9fa200d905028001d9050280ff" == encoded_cbor
+
+    assert test == DictTest.from_cbor(encoded_cbor)
+
+
 def test_plutus_data_to_json_wrong_type():
     test = MyTest(123, b"1234", IndefiniteList([4, 5, 6]), {1: b"1", 2: b"2"})
     test.a = "123"