diff --git a/config/settings.php b/config/settings.php
index a109414..00fd427 100644
--- a/config/settings.php
+++ b/config/settings.php
@@ -148,4 +148,19 @@
     |
     */
     'key_generator' => \Rawilk\Settings\Support\KeyGenerators\Md5KeyGenerator::class,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Value Serializer
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | By default, we use php's serialize() and unserialize() functions to
+    | prepare the setting values for storage. You may use the `JsonValueSerializer`
+    | instead if you want to store the values as json instead.
+    |
+    | Any custom value serializer you use must implement the
+    | \Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\ValueSerializer interface.
+    |
+    */
+    'value_serializer' => \Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers\ValueSerializer::class,
 ];
diff --git a/src/Contracts/ValueSerializer.php b/src/Contracts/ValueSerializer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1693bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contracts/ValueSerializer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rawilk\Settings\Contracts;
+
+interface ValueSerializer
+{
+    public function serialize($value): string;
+
+    public function unserialize(string $serialized): mixed;
+}
diff --git a/src/Settings.php b/src/Settings.php
index d19c9ec..8f3b826 100755
--- a/src/Settings.php
+++ b/src/Settings.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Macroable;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\Driver;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\KeyGenerator;
+use Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\ValueSerializer;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Support\Context;
-use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializer;
 
 class Settings
 {
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ class Settings
 
     protected ?Encrypter $encrypter = null;
 
-    protected ValueSerializer $valueSerializer;
-
     protected bool $cacheEnabled = false;
 
     protected bool $encryptionEnabled = false;
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ class Settings
     public function __construct(
         protected Driver $driver,
         protected KeyGenerator $keyGenerator,
+        protected ValueSerializer $valueSerializer,
     ) {
-        $this->valueSerializer = new ValueSerializer;
     }
 
     // mainly for testing purposes
diff --git a/src/SettingsServiceProvider.php b/src/SettingsServiceProvider.php
index cc4d1f4..c201959 100644
--- a/src/SettingsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/SettingsServiceProvider.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Rawilk\Settings\Drivers\Factory;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ContextSerializers\ContextSerializer;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Support\KeyGenerators\Md5KeyGenerator;
+use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers\ValueSerializer;
 use Spatie\LaravelPackageTools\Package;
 use Spatie\LaravelPackageTools\PackageServiceProvider;
 
@@ -61,14 +62,15 @@ protected function registerSettings(): void
         );
 
         $this->app->singleton(Settings::class, function ($app) {
-            $keyGenerator = $this->app->make($app['config']['settings.key_generator'] ?? Md5KeyGenerator::class);
+            $keyGenerator = $app->make($app['config']['settings.key_generator'] ?? Md5KeyGenerator::class);
             $keyGenerator->setContextSerializer(
-                $this->app->make($app['config']['settings.context_serializer'] ?? ContextSerializer::class)
+                $app->make($app['config']['settings.context_serializer'] ?? ContextSerializer::class)
             );
 
             $settings = new Settings(
-                $app['SettingsFactory']->driver(),
-                $keyGenerator,
+                driver: $app['SettingsFactory']->driver(),
+                keyGenerator: $keyGenerator,
+                valueSerializer: $app->make($app['config']['settings.value_serializer'] ?? ValueSerializer::class),
             );
 
             $settings->useCacheKeyPrefix($app['config']['settings.cache_key_prefix'] ?? '');
diff --git a/src/Support/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializer.php b/src/Support/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba404fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Support/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers;
+
+use Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\ValueSerializer as ValueSerializerContract;
+
+class JsonValueSerializer implements ValueSerializerContract
+{
+    public function serialize($value): string
+    {
+        return json_encode($value, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    public function unserialize(string $serialized): mixed
+    {
+        return json_decode($serialized, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Support/ValueSerializer.php b/src/Support/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializer.php
similarity index 59%
rename from src/Support/ValueSerializer.php
rename to src/Support/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializer.php
index 2ba9839..fa16db3 100644
--- a/src/Support/ValueSerializer.php
+++ b/src/Support/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializer.php
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace Rawilk\Settings\Support;
+namespace Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers;
 
-class ValueSerializer
+use Rawilk\Settings\Contracts\ValueSerializer as ValueSerializerContract;
+
+class ValueSerializer implements ValueSerializerContract
 {
     public function serialize($value): string
     {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SettingsTest.php b/tests/Feature/SettingsTest.php
index 14e5c7d..8bd5863 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SettingsTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Facades\Settings as SettingsFacade;
 use Rawilk\Settings\Support\Context;
+use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers\JsonValueSerializer;
 
 beforeEach(function () {
     config([
@@ -129,6 +130,22 @@
         ->and(SettingsFacade::isFalse('app.debug'))->toBeFalse();
 });
 
+it('can evaluate boolean stored settings using the json value serializer', function () {
+    $settings = settings();
+    (fn () => $this->valueSerializer = new JsonValueSerializer)->call($settings);
+
+    $settings->set('app.debug', '1');
+    expect($settings->isTrue('app.debug'))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $settings->set('app.debug', '0');
+    expect($settings->isTrue('app.debug'))->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($settings->isFalse('app.debug'))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $settings->set('app.debug', true);
+    expect($settings->isTrue('app.debug'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($settings->isFalse('app.debug'))->toBeFalse();
+});
+
 it('can cache values on retrieval', function () {
     enableSettingsCache();
 
@@ -264,6 +281,28 @@
         ->not->toBe(serialize('bar'));
 });
 
+test('custom value serializers can be used', function () {
+    $settings = settings();
+    (fn () => $this->valueSerializer = new JsonValueSerializer)->call($settings);
+
+    $settings->disableEncryption();
+
+    $settings->set('foo', 'my value');
+    $settings->set('array-value', ['foo' => 'bar', 'bool' => true]);
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('settings', [
+        'value' => '"my value"',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('settings', [
+        'value' => '{"foo":"bar","bool":true}',
+    ]);
+
+    expect($settings->get('foo'))->toBe('my value')
+        ->and($settings->get('array-value'))->toBeArray()
+        ->and($settings->get('array-value'))->toMatchArray(['foo' => 'bar', 'bool' => true]);
+});
+
 // Helpers...
 
 function assertQueryCount(int $expected): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializerTest.php b/tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3967d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/JsonValueSerializerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers\JsonValueSerializer;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->serializer = new JsonValueSerializer;
+});
+
+it('serializes values as json', function (mixed $value, string $expected) {
+    expect($this->serializer->serialize($value))->toBe($expected);
+})->with([
+    [1, '1'],
+    ['1', '"1"'],
+    [true, 'true'],
+    [false, 'false'],
+    [0, '0'],
+    [null, 'null'],
+    [1.1, '1.1'],
+    [['array' => 'array'], '{"array":"array"}'],
+    [[1, '2', 3], '[1,"2",3]'],
+    [(object) ['a' => 'b'], '{"a":"b"}'],
+]);
+
+it('unserializes json values', function (string $value, mixed $expected) {
+    expect($this->serializer->unserialize($value))->toBe($expected);
+})->with([
+    ['1', 1],
+    ['"1"', '1'],
+    ['true', true],
+    ['false', false],
+    ['0', 0],
+    ['null', null],
+    ['1.1', 1.1],
+    ['{"array":"array"}', ['array' => 'array']],
+    ['{"a":"b"}', ['a' => 'b']],
+]);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ValueSerializerTest.php b/tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializerTest.php
similarity index 91%
rename from tests/Unit/ValueSerializerTest.php
rename to tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializerTest.php
index 44cb732..dfaad53 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ValueSerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ValueSerializers/ValueSerializerTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializer;
+use Rawilk\Settings\Support\ValueSerializers\ValueSerializer;
 
 it('serializes values', function (mixed $value) {
     $serializer = new ValueSerializer;