diff --git a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/AMQPSerializationScheme.kt b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/AMQPSerializationScheme.kt
index 7f87d53764..ca3487ead8 100644
--- a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/AMQPSerializationScheme.kt
+++ b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/AMQPSerializationScheme.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAMQPSerializationScheme : SerializationScheme {
             register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.InputStreamSerializer)
             register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.BitSetSerializer(this))
             register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.EnumSetSerializer(this))
+            register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.ContractAttachmentSerializer(this))
         }
         for (whitelistProvider in serializationWhitelists)
             factory.addToWhitelist(*whitelistProvider.whitelist.toTypedArray())
diff --git a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/custom/ContractAttachmentSerializer.kt b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/custom/ContractAttachmentSerializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2440114a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/custom/ContractAttachmentSerializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom
+
+import net.corda.core.contracts.Attachment
+import net.corda.core.contracts.ContractAttachment
+import net.corda.core.contracts.ContractClassName
+import net.corda.core.serialization.MissingAttachmentsException
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.GeneratedAttachment
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.CustomSerializer
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.SerializerFactory
+
+/**
+ * A serializer for [ContractAttachment] that uses a proxy object to write out the full attachment eagerly.
+ * @param factory the serializerFactory
+ */
+class ContractAttachmentSerializer(factory: SerializerFactory) : CustomSerializer.Proxy<ContractAttachment,
+        ContractAttachmentSerializer.ContractAttachmentProxy>(ContractAttachment::class.java,
+        ContractAttachmentProxy::class.java, factory) {
+    override fun toProxy(obj: ContractAttachment): ContractAttachmentProxy {
+        val bytes = try {
+            obj.attachment.open().readBytes()
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            throw MissingAttachmentsException(listOf(obj.id))
+        }
+        return ContractAttachmentProxy(GeneratedAttachment(bytes), obj.contract)
+    }
+
+    override fun fromProxy(proxy: ContractAttachmentProxy): ContractAttachment {
+        return ContractAttachment(proxy.attachment, proxy.contract)
+    }
+
+    data class ContractAttachmentProxy(val attachment: Attachment, val contract: ContractClassName)
+}
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diff --git a/node-api/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/SerializationOutputTests.kt b/node-api/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/SerializationOutputTests.kt
index a68cfefaf1..ea93b0038f 100644
--- a/node-api/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/SerializationOutputTests.kt
+++ b/node-api/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/serialization/amqp/SerializationOutputTests.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp
 
 import net.corda.core.CordaRuntimeException
-import net.corda.core.contracts.Contract
-import net.corda.core.contracts.ContractState
-import net.corda.core.contracts.StateRef
-import net.corda.core.contracts.TransactionState
 import net.corda.core.crypto.SecureHash
 import net.corda.core.flows.FlowException
 import net.corda.core.identity.AbstractParty
@@ -13,19 +9,26 @@ import net.corda.core.serialization.CordaSerializable
 import net.corda.core.serialization.SerializationFactory
 import net.corda.core.transactions.LedgerTransaction
 import net.corda.client.rpc.RPCException
+import net.corda.core.contracts.*
+import net.corda.core.internal.AbstractAttachment
+import net.corda.core.serialization.MissingAttachmentsException
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.AllWhitelist
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.EmptyWhitelist
+import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.GeneratedAttachment
 import net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.SerializerFactory.Companion.isPrimitive
 import net.corda.testing.BOB_IDENTITY
 import net.corda.testing.MEGA_CORP
 import net.corda.testing.MEGA_CORP_PUBKEY
+import net.corda.testing.contracts.DummyContract
 import net.corda.testing.withTestSerialization
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.*
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.codec.DecoderImpl
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.codec.EncoderImpl
+import org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame
 import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy
 import org.junit.Ignore
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
@@ -993,4 +996,36 @@ class SerializationOutputTests {
         obj[Month.AUGUST] = Month.AUGUST.value
         serdes(obj)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test contract attachment serialize`() {
+        val factory = SerializerFactory(AllWhitelist, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader())
+        factory.register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.ContractAttachmentSerializer(factory))
+
+        val factory2 = SerializerFactory(AllWhitelist, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader())
+        factory2.register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.ContractAttachmentSerializer(factory2))
+
+        val obj = ContractAttachment(GeneratedAttachment("test".toByteArray()), DummyContract.PROGRAM_ID)
+        val obj2 = serdes(obj, factory, factory2, expectedEqual = false, expectDeserializedEqual = false)
+        assertEquals(obj.id, obj2.attachment.id)
+        assertEquals(obj.contract, obj2.contract)
+        assertArrayEquals(obj.open().readBytes(), obj2.open().readBytes())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test contract attachment throws if missing attachment`() {
+        val factory = SerializerFactory(AllWhitelist, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader())
+        factory.register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.ContractAttachmentSerializer(factory))
+
+        val factory2 = SerializerFactory(AllWhitelist, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader())
+        factory2.register(net.corda.nodeapi.internal.serialization.amqp.custom.ContractAttachmentSerializer(factory2))
+
+        val obj = ContractAttachment(object : AbstractAttachment({ throw Exception() }) {
+            override val id = SecureHash.zeroHash
+        }, DummyContract.PROGRAM_ID)
+
+        assertThatThrownBy {
+            serdes(obj, factory, factory2, expectedEqual = false, expectDeserializedEqual = false)
+        }.isInstanceOf(MissingAttachmentsException::class.java)
+    }
 }
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