diff --git a/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/Akka.FSharp.Tests.fsproj b/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/Akka.FSharp.Tests.fsproj
index 521e0632741..09b0a5050f5 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/Akka.FSharp.Tests.fsproj
+++ b/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/Akka.FSharp.Tests.fsproj
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
       <Name>Akka.FSharp</Name>
       <Project>{81574240-BC31-4BE4-B447-ADF0D32F4246}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Akka.Remote\Akka.Remote.csproj">
+      <Name>Akka.Remote</Name>
+      <Project>{ea4ff8fd-7c53-49c8-b9aa-02e458b3e6a7}</Project>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Akka.TestKit\Akka.TestKit.csproj">
       <Name>Akka.TestKit</Name>
       <Project>{0D3CBAD0-BBDB-43E5-AFC4-ED1D3ECDC224}</Project>
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/ApiTests.fs b/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/ApiTests.fs
index 14c243f4193..bd064857fa8 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/ApiTests.fs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.FSharp.Tests/ApiTests.fs
@@ -39,39 +39,36 @@ type TestUnion2 =
     | C of string * TestUnion
     | D of int
 
-
 [<Fact>]
-let ``can serialize discriminated unions`` () =
-    let x = B (23,"hello")
-    use sys = System.create "system" (Configuration.defaultConfig())
-    let serializer = sys.Serialization.FindSerializerFor x
-    let bytes = serializer.ToBinary x
-    let des = serializer.FromBinary (bytes, typeof<TestUnion>) :?> TestUnion
-    des
-    |> equals x
+let ``can serialize and deserialize discriminated unions over remote nodes`` () =     
+    let remoteConfig port = 
+        sprintf """
+        akka { 
+            actor {
+                ask-timeout = 5s
+                provider = "Akka.Remote.RemoteActorRefProvider, Akka.Remote"
+            }
+            remote {
+                helios.tcp {
+                    port = %i
+                    hostname = localhost
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        """ port
+        |> Configuration.parse
 
-[<Fact>]
-let ``can serialize nested discriminated unions`` () =
-    let x = C("bar",B (23,"hello"))
-    use sys = System.create "system" (Configuration.defaultConfig())
-    let serializer = sys.Serialization.FindSerializerFor x
-    let bytes = serializer.ToBinary x
-    let des = serializer.FromBinary (bytes, typeof<TestUnion2>) :?> TestUnion2
-    des
-    |> equals x
+    use server = System.create "server-system" (remoteConfig 9911)
+    use client = System.create "client-system" (remoteConfig 0)
 
-type testType1 = 
-    string * int
+    let aref = 
+        spawne client "a-1" <@ actorOf2 (fun mailbox msg -> 
+               match msg with
+               | C("a-11", B(11, "a-12")) -> mailbox.Sender() <! msg
+               | _ -> mailbox.Unhandled msg) @>
+            [SpawnOption.Deploy (Deploy(RemoteScope (Address.Parse "akka.tcp://server-system@localhost:9911")))]
+    let msg = C("a-11", B(11, "a-12"))
+    let response = aref <? msg |> Async.RunSynchronously
+    response
+    |> equals msg
 
-type testType2 = 
-    | V2 of testType1
-
-[<Fact>]
-let MyTest () =
-    let x = V2("hello!",123)
-    use sys = System.create "system" (Configuration.defaultConfig())
-    let serializer = sys.Serialization.FindSerializerFor x
-    let bytes = serializer.ToBinary x
-    let des = serializer.FromBinary (bytes, typeof<testType2>) :?> testType2
-    des
-    |> equals x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs b/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
index e678546698f..e22338f11db 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
@@ -12,9 +12,66 @@ open System
 open Microsoft.FSharp.Quotations
 open Microsoft.FSharp.Linq.QuotationEvaluation
 
+module Serialization = 
+    open Nessos.FsPickler
+    open Akka.Serialization
+
+    let internal serializeToBinary (fsp:BinarySerializer) o = 
+            use stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream()
+            fsp.Serialize(stream, o)
+            stream.ToArray()
+
+    let internal deserializeFromBinary<'t> (fsp:BinarySerializer) (bytes: byte array) =
+            use stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes)
+            fsp.Deserialize<'t> stream
+            
+    let private jobjectType = Type.GetType("Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject, Newtonsoft.Json") 
+    let private jsonSerlizerType = Type.GetType("Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer, Newtonsoft.Json")
+    let private toObjectMethod = jobjectType.GetMethod("ToObject", [|typeof<System.Type>; jsonSerlizerType|])
+
+    let tryDeserializeJObject jsonSerializer o : 'Message option =
+        let t = typeof<'Message>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                let res = toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t; jsonSerializer|]) 
+                Some (res :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
+    
+    // used for top level serialization
+    type ExprSerializer(system) = 
+        inherit Serializer(system)
+        let fsp = FsPickler.CreateBinary()
+        override __.Identifier = 9
+        override __.IncludeManifest = true        
+        override __.ToBinary(o) = serializeToBinary fsp o        
+        override __.FromBinary(bytes, _) = deserializeFromBinary fsp bytes
+        
+                        
+    let internal exprSerializationSupport (system: ActorSystem) =
+        let serializer = ExprSerializer(system :?> ExtendedActorSystem)
+        system.Serialization.AddSerializer(serializer)
+        system.Serialization.AddSerializationMap(typeof<Expr>, serializer)
 
 [<AutoOpen>]
 module Actors =
+    open System.Threading.Tasks
+
+    let private tryCast (t:Task<obj>) : 'Message =
+        match t.Result with
+        | :? 'Message as m -> m
+        | o ->
+            let context = Akka.Actor.Internal.InternalCurrentActorCellKeeper.Current
+            if context = null 
+            then failwith "Cannot cast JObject outside the actor system context "
+            else
+                let serializer = context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<'Message> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+                match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer o with
+                | Some m -> m
+                | None -> raise (InvalidCastException("Tried to cast JObject to " + typeof<'Message>.ToString()))
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Unidirectional send operator. 
@@ -26,7 +83,9 @@ module Actors =
     /// Bidirectional send operator. Sends a message object directly to actor 
     /// tracked by actorRef and awaits for response send back from corresponding actor. 
     /// </summary>
-    let inline (<?) (tell : #ICanTell) (msg : obj) : Async<'Message> = tell.Ask<'Message> msg |> Async.AwaitTask
+    let (<?) (tell : #ICanTell) (msg : obj) : Async<'Message> = 
+        tell.Ask(msg).ContinueWith(Func<_,'Message>(tryCast), TaskContinuationOptions.AttachedToParent|||TaskContinuationOptions.ExecuteSynchronously)
+        |> Async.AwaitTask
 
     /// Pipes an output of asynchronous expression directly to the recipients mailbox.
     let pipeTo (computation : Async<'T>) (recipient : ICanTell) (sender : IActorRef) : unit = 
@@ -239,7 +298,7 @@ module Actors =
                         member __.Stash() = (this :> IWithUnboundedStash).Stash.Stash()
                         member __.Unstash() = (this :> IWithUnboundedStash).Stash.Unstash()
                         member __.UnstashAll() = (this :> IWithUnboundedStash).Stash.UnstashAll() }
-    
+        
         new(actor : Expr<Actor<'Message> -> Cont<'Message, 'Returned>>) = FunActor(actor.Compile () ())
         member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
         member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
@@ -247,8 +306,12 @@ module Actors =
             match state with
             | Func f -> 
                 match msg with
-                | :? 'Message as matched -> state <- f matched
-                | _ -> x.Unhandled msg
+                | :? 'Message as m -> state <- f m
+                | _ -> 
+                    let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+                    match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+                    | Some(m) -> state <- f m
+                    | None -> x.Unhandled msg
             | Return _ -> x.PostStop()
         override x.PostStop() =
             base.PostStop ()
@@ -337,35 +400,7 @@ module Linq =
     type Expression = 
         static member ToExpression(f : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<FunActor<'Message, 'v>>>) = toExpression<FunActor<'Message, 'v>> f
         static member ToExpression<'Actor>(f : Quotations.Expr<(unit -> 'Actor)>) = toExpression<'Actor> (QuotationEvaluator.ToLinqExpression f)  
-
-module Serialization = 
-    open Nessos.FsPickler
-    open Akka.Serialization
-
-    let internal serializeToBinary (fsp:BinarySerializer) o = 
-            use stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream()
-            fsp.Serialize(stream, o)
-            stream.ToArray()
-
-    let internal deserializeFromBinary<'t> (fsp:BinarySerializer) (bytes: byte array) =
-            use stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes)
-            fsp.Deserialize<'t> stream
-    
-    // used for top level serialization
-    type ExprSerializer(system) = 
-        inherit Serializer(system)
-        let fsp = FsPickler.CreateBinary()
-        override __.Identifier = 9
-        override __.IncludeManifest = true        
-        override __.ToBinary(o) = serializeToBinary fsp o        
-        override __.FromBinary(bytes, _) = deserializeFromBinary fsp bytes
         
-                        
-    let internal exprSerializationSupport (system: ActorSystem) =
-        let serializer = ExprSerializer(system :?> ExtendedActorSystem)
-        system.Serialization.AddSerializer(serializer)
-        system.Serialization.AddSerializationMap(typeof<Expr>, serializer)
-
 [<RequireQualifiedAccess>]
 module Configuration = 
 
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
index 082c194bb37..7c542d798c3 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
@@ -142,17 +142,25 @@ type FunPersistentActor<'Command, 'Event, 'State>(aggregate: Aggregate<'Command,
             member __.SaveSnapshot state = this.SaveSnapshot(state)
             member __.DeleteSnapshot seqNr timestamp = this.DeleteSnapshot(seqNr, timestamp)
             member __.DeleteSnapshots criteria = this.DeleteSnapshots(criteria) }
-      
+            
     member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
     member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
     override x.OnCommand (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Command as cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
-        | _ -> ()   // ignore?
+        | _ -> 
+            let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+            match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+            | Some(cmd) -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
+            | None -> x.Unhandled msg
     override x.OnRecover (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
-        | _ -> ()   // ignore?        
+        | _ -> 
+            let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+            match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+            | Some(e) -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
+            | None -> x.Unhandled msg
     override x.PostStop () =
         base.PostStop ()
         List.iter (fun fn -> fn()) deferables
@@ -265,8 +273,14 @@ type FunPersistentView<'Event, 'State>(perspective: Perspective<'Event, 'State>,
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> 
             state <- perspective.apply mailbox state e
-            true
-        | _ -> false   // ignore?        
+            true            
+        | _ -> 
+            let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+            match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+            | Some(e) -> 
+                state <- perspective.apply mailbox state e
+                true
+            | None -> false     
     override x.PostStop () =
         base.PostStop ()
         List.iter (fun fn -> fn()) deferables
@@ -335,12 +349,20 @@ type Deliverer<'Command, 'Event, 'State>(aggregate: DeliveryAggregate<'Command,
     override x.ReceiveCommand (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Command as cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
-        | _ -> ()   // ignore?
+        | _ -> 
+            let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+            match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+            | Some(cmd) -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
+            | None -> x.Unhandled msg
         true
     override x.ReceiveRecover (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
-        | _ -> ()   // ignore?        
+        | _ -> 
+            let serializer = UntypedActor.Context.System.Serialization.FindSerializerForType typeof<obj> :?> Akka.Serialization.NewtonSoftJsonSerializer
+            match Serialization.tryDeserializeJObject serializer.Serializer msg with
+            | Some(e) -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
+            | None -> x.Unhandled msg
         true
     override x.PostStop () =
         base.PostStop ()
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Serialization/NewtonSoftJsonSerializer.cs b/src/core/Akka/Serialization/NewtonSoftJsonSerializer.cs
index 2f7052b384f..a3d7ba650fe 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Serialization/NewtonSoftJsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Serialization/NewtonSoftJsonSerializer.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class NewtonSoftJsonSerializer : Serializer
         private readonly JsonSerializer _serializer;
 
         public JsonSerializerSettings Settings { get { return _settings; } }
+        public object Serializer { get { return _serializer; } }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NewtonSoftJsonSerializer" /> class.