diff --git a/avro/README.md b/avro/README.md
index 51bc88ae..0a850f8d 100644
--- a/avro/README.md
+++ b/avro/README.md
@@ -746,6 +746,89 @@ set_schemata_equality_comparator(Box::new(MyCustomSchemataEq));
 If the application parses schemas before setting a comparator, the default comparator will be
 registered and used!
 
+### Deserializing Avro Byte Arrays
+
+If using the Serde way to deserialize avro files, there are sometimes special derive statements
+that need to be applied in the case of byte arrays.
+
+```rust
+ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+ #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+ struct SampleStruct {
+  #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes")]
+  non_optional_bytes: Vec<u8>,
+  #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes_opt")]
+  optional_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+  #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_fixed")]
+  non_optional_fixed: [u8; 6],
+  #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_fixed_opt")]
+  optional_fixed: Option<[u8; 6]>,
+ }
+```
+
+Here is a complete example of a serde round trip of a struct with a nullable byte array:
+
+```rust
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+struct ExampleByteArray {
+    #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes_opt")]
+    data_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    description: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn serde_byte_array() {
+  let raw_schema = r#"
+  {
+   "type": "record",
+   "name": "SimpleRecord",
+   "fields": [
+     {"name": "data_bytes", "type": ["null", "bytes"], "default": null},
+     {"name": "description", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
+   ]
+  }"#;
+
+ let schema = apache_avro::Schema::parse_str(raw_schema).unwrap();
+
+ // Create vector of ExampleByteArray
+ let records = vec![
+      ExampleByteArray {
+          data_bytes: Some(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
+          description: Some("First record".to_string()),
+      },
+      ExampleByteArray {
+          data_bytes: None,
+          description: Some("Second record".to_string()),
+      },
+      ExampleByteArray {
+          data_bytes: Some(vec![10, 20, 30]),
+          description: None,
+      },
+  ];
+
+  // Serialize records to Avro binary format with the schema
+  let mut writer = apache_avro::Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new());
+  for record in &records {
+      writer.append_ser(record).unwrap();
+  }
+
+  let avro_data = writer.into_inner().unwrap();
+
+
+  // Deserialize Avro binary data back into ExampleByteArray structs
+  let reader = apache_avro::Reader::new(&avro_data[..]).unwrap();
+  let deserialized_records: Vec<ExampleByteArray> = reader
+      .map(|value| apache_avro::from_value::<ExampleByteArray>(&value.unwrap()).unwrap())
+      .collect();
+
+  assert_eq!(records, deserialized_records);
+}
+```
+
+Full implementation and other options for things like fixed byte arrays can found in src/bytes.rs
+
 <!-- cargo-rdme end -->
 
 ## License
diff --git a/avro/src/lib.rs b/avro/src/lib.rs
index 6ec1a337..63cab49e 100644
--- a/avro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/avro/src/lib.rs
@@ -858,6 +858,89 @@
 //! If the application parses schemas before setting a comparator, the default comparator will be
 //! registered and used!
 //!
+//! ## Deserializing Avro Byte Arrays
+//!
+//! If using the Serde way to deserialize avro files, there are sometimes special derive statements
+//! that need to be applied in the case of byte arrays.
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//!  use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+//!
+//!  #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+//!  struct SampleStruct {
+//!   #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes")]
+//!   non_optional_bytes: Vec<u8>,
+//!   #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes_opt")]
+//!   optional_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+//!   #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_fixed")]
+//!   non_optional_fixed: [u8; 6],
+//!   #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_fixed_opt")]
+//!   optional_fixed: Option<[u8; 6]>,
+//!  }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Here is a complete example of a serde round trip of a struct with a nullable byte array:
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+//!
+//! #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+//! struct ExampleByteArray {
+//!     #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes_opt")]
+//!     data_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+//!     description: Option<String>,
+//! }
+//!
+//! fn serde_byte_array() {
+//!   let raw_schema = r#"
+//!   {
+//!    "type": "record",
+//!    "name": "SimpleRecord",
+//!    "fields": [
+//!      {"name": "data_bytes", "type": ["null", "bytes"], "default": null},
+//!      {"name": "description", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
+//!    ]
+//!   }"#;
+//!
+//!  let schema = apache_avro::Schema::parse_str(raw_schema).unwrap();
+//!
+//!  // Create vector of ExampleByteArray
+//!  let records = vec![
+//!       ExampleByteArray {
+//!           data_bytes: Some(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
+//!           description: Some("First record".to_string()),
+//!       },
+//!       ExampleByteArray {
+//!           data_bytes: None,
+//!           description: Some("Second record".to_string()),
+//!       },
+//!       ExampleByteArray {
+//!           data_bytes: Some(vec![10, 20, 30]),
+//!           description: None,
+//!       },
+//!   ];
+//!
+//!   // Serialize records to Avro binary format with the schema
+//!   let mut writer = apache_avro::Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new());
+//!   for record in &records {
+//!       writer.append_ser(record).unwrap();
+//!   }
+//!
+//!   let avro_data = writer.into_inner().unwrap();
+//!
+//!
+//!   // Deserialize Avro binary data back into ExampleByteArray structs
+//!   let reader = apache_avro::Reader::new(&avro_data[..]).unwrap();
+//!   let deserialized_records: Vec<ExampleByteArray> = reader
+//!       .map(|value| apache_avro::from_value::<ExampleByteArray>(&value.unwrap()).unwrap())
+//!       .collect();
+//!
+//!   assert_eq!(records, deserialized_records);
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Full implementation and other options for things like fixed byte arrays can found in src/bytes.rs
+//!
 
 mod bigdecimal;
 mod bytes;
diff --git a/avro/tests/avro-rs-285-bytes_deserialization.rs b/avro/tests/avro-rs-285-bytes_deserialization.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2e97bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro/tests/avro-rs-285-bytes_deserialization.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use apache_avro_test_helper::TestResult;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+struct ExampleByteArray {
+    #[serde(with = "apache_avro::serde_avro_bytes_opt")]
+    data_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    description: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct ExampleByteArrayFiltered {
+    description: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn avro_rs_285_bytes_deserialization_round_trip() -> TestResult {
+    // define schema
+    let raw_schema = r#"
+    {
+        "type": "record",
+        "name": "SimpleRecord",
+        "fields": [
+            {"name": "data_bytes", "type": ["null", "bytes"], "default": null},
+            {"name": "description", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
+        ]
+    }
+    "#;
+
+    let schema = apache_avro::Schema::parse_str(raw_schema)?;
+
+    let records = vec![
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: Some(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
+            description: Some("First record".to_string()),
+        },
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: None,
+            description: Some("Second record".to_string()),
+        },
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: Some(vec![10, 20, 30]),
+            description: None,
+        },
+    ];
+
+    // serialize records to Avro binary format with schema
+    let mut writer = apache_avro::Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new());
+    for record in &records {
+        writer.append_ser(record)?;
+    }
+
+    let avro_data = writer.into_inner()?;
+
+    // deserialize Avro binary data back into ExampleByteArray structs
+    let reader = apache_avro::Reader::new(&avro_data[..])?;
+    let deserialized_records: Vec<ExampleByteArray> = reader
+        .map(|value| apache_avro::from_value::<ExampleByteArray>(&value.unwrap()).unwrap())
+        .collect();
+
+    assert_eq!(records, deserialized_records);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn avro_rs_285_bytes_deserialization_filtered_round_trip() -> TestResult {
+    let raw_schema = r#"
+    {
+        "type": "record",
+        "name": "SimpleRecord",
+        "fields": [
+            {"name": "data_bytes", "type": ["null", "bytes"], "default": null},
+            {"name": "description", "type": ["null", "string"], "default": null}
+        ]
+    }
+    "#;
+
+    let schema = apache_avro::Schema::parse_str(raw_schema)?;
+
+    let records = vec![
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: Some(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
+            description: Some("First record".to_string()),
+        },
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: None,
+            description: Some("Second record".to_string()),
+        },
+        ExampleByteArray {
+            data_bytes: Some(vec![10, 20, 30]),
+            description: None,
+        },
+    ];
+
+    // serialize records to Avro binary format with schema
+    let mut writer = apache_avro::Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new());
+    for record in &records {
+        writer.append_ser(record)?;
+    }
+
+    let avro_data = writer.into_inner()?;
+
+    // deserialize Avro binary data back into ExampleByteArrayFiltered structs
+    let reader = apache_avro::Reader::new(&avro_data[..])?;
+    let deserialized_records: Vec<ExampleByteArrayFiltered> = reader
+        .map(|value| apache_avro::from_value::<ExampleByteArrayFiltered>(&value.unwrap()).unwrap())
+        .collect();
+
+    assert_eq!(records.len(), deserialized_records.len());
+
+    Ok(())
+}