diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index eae453ea..edf50dcb 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")
   settings commonSettings
   settings (publish / skip := true)
   settings (alias)
-  aggregate (skafka, `play-json`, metrics, `metrics-prometheus-v1`, tests))
+  aggregate (skafka, `play-json`, metrics, `metrics-prometheus-v1`, tests, circe))
 
 lazy val skafka = (project in file("skafka")
   settings commonSettings
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ lazy val metrics = (project in file("modules/metrics")
   dependsOn skafka
   settings (libraryDependencies ++= Seq(Smetrics.`smetrics-prometheus`)))
 
+lazy val circe = (project in file("modules/circe")
+  settings (name := "skafka-circe")
+  settings commonSettings
+  dependsOn skafka
+  settings (libraryDependencies ++= Seq(Dependencies.circe)))
+
 lazy val `metrics-prometheus-v1` = (project in file("modules/metrics_prometheus_v1")
   settings commonSettings
   dependsOn skafka
diff --git a/modules/circe/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/skafka/circe/package.scala b/modules/circe/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/skafka/circe/package.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eed61be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/circe/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/skafka/circe/package.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.evolutiongaming.skafka
+
+import io.circe.Encoder
+import com.evolutiongaming.skafka.ToBytes
+import com.evolutiongaming.catshelper.FromTry
+import cats.syntax.contravariant.toContravariantOps
+import io.circe.syntax.EncoderOps
+
+package object circe {
+  implicit def toBytesFromEncoder[F[_]: FromTry, A: Encoder]: ToBytes[F, A] = ToBytes.stringToBytes[F].contramap(_.asJson.noSpaces)
+}
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 873c4137..659cc464 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val scalatest              = "org.scalatest"          %% "scalatest"                  % "3.2.19"
   val `kind-projector`       = "org.typelevel"           % "kind-projector"             % "0.13.3"
   val discipline             = "org.typelevel"          %% "discipline-scalatest"       % "2.3.0"
+  val circe                  = "io.circe"               %% "circe-core"                 % "0.14.14"
 
   object Kafka {
     private val version = "3.4.0"