diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/LocalToken.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/LocalToken.java
index 4354027102..4a4c15f004 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/LocalToken.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/LocalToken.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
 
 public class LocalToken extends Token<ByteBuffer>
 {
+    static final long serialVersionUID = 8437543776403014875L;
+
     private final AbstractType comparator;
 
     public LocalToken(AbstractType comparator, ByteBuffer token)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/Token.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/Token.java
index 5156cb375a..dcbea16833 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/Token.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/dht/Token.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.io.ISerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 
-public abstract class Token<T> implements RingPosition<Token<T>>
+public abstract class Token<T> implements RingPosition<Token<T>>, Serializable
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;