diff --git a/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/MaterialByNameSerializer.kt b/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/MaterialByNameSerializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969aa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/MaterialByNameSerializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.mineinabyss.idofront.serialization
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PrimitiveKind
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PrimitiveSerialDescriptor
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.SerialDescriptor
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Decoder
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Encoder
+import org.bukkit.Material
+
+
+object MaterialByNameSerializer : KSerializer<Material> {
+    override val descriptor: SerialDescriptor = PrimitiveSerialDescriptor("material", PrimitiveKind.STRING)
+
+    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: Material) {
+        encoder.encodeString(value.key.toString())
+    }
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): Material {
+        val name = decoder.decodeString()
+        return Material.matchMaterial(name) ?: error("Material $name does not exist")
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/SerializableItemStack.kt b/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/SerializableItemStack.kt
index faca3eb..5cc2065 100644
--- a/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/SerializableItemStack.kt
+++ b/idofront-serializers/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/idofront/serialization/SerializableItemStack.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import java.util.*
  */
 @Serializable
 data class SerializableItemStack(
-    @EncodeDefault(NEVER) val type: Material? = null,
+    @EncodeDefault(NEVER) val type: @Serializable(with= MaterialByNameSerializer::class) Material? = null,
     @EncodeDefault(NEVER) val amount: Int? = null,
     @EncodeDefault(NEVER) val customModelData: Int? = null,
     @EncodeDefault(NEVER) val displayName: Component? = null,