diff --git a/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
index 9bf732e..7a72d96 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
     protected $indexConfigs     = array();
     protected $typeFields       = array();
     protected $loadedDrivers    = array();
+    protected $serializerConfig = array();
 
     public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
         }
 
         $clientIdsByName = $this->loadClients($config['clients'], $container);
-        $serializerConfig = isset($config['serializer']) ? $config['serializer'] : null;
-        $indexIdsByName  = $this->loadIndexes($config['indexes'], $container, $clientIdsByName, $config['default_client'], $serializerConfig);
+        $this->serializerConfig = isset($config['serializer']) ? $config['serializer'] : null;
+        $indexIdsByName  = $this->loadIndexes($config['indexes'], $container, $clientIdsByName, $config['default_client']);
         $indexRefsByName = array_map(function($id) {
             return new Reference($id);
         }, $indexIdsByName);
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      * @return array
      */
-    protected function loadIndexes(array $indexes, ContainerBuilder $container, array $clientIdsByName, $defaultClientName, $serializerConfig)
+    protected function loadIndexes(array $indexes, ContainerBuilder $container, array $clientIdsByName, $defaultClientName)
     {
         $indexIds = array();
         foreach ($indexes as $name => $index) {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
             if (!empty($index['settings'])) {
                 $this->indexConfigs[$name]['config']['settings'] = $index['settings'];
             }
-            $this->loadTypes(isset($index['types']) ? $index['types'] : array(), $container, $name, $indexId, $typePrototypeConfig, $serializerConfig);
+            $this->loadTypes(isset($index['types']) ? $index['types'] : array(), $container, $name, $indexId, $typePrototypeConfig);
         }
 
         return $indexIds;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
      * @param $indexId
      * @param array $typePrototypeConfig
      */
-    protected function loadTypes(array $types, ContainerBuilder $container, $indexName, $indexId, array $typePrototypeConfig, $serializerConfig)
+    protected function loadTypes(array $types, ContainerBuilder $container, $indexName, $indexId, array $typePrototypeConfig)
     {
         foreach ($types as $name => $type) {
             $type = self::deepArrayUnion($typePrototypeConfig, $type);
@@ -180,12 +181,12 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
             $typeDef = new Definition('%fos_elastica.type.class%', $typeDefArgs);
             $typeDef->setFactoryService($indexId);
             $typeDef->setFactoryMethod('getType');
-            if ($serializerConfig) {
-                $callbackDef = new Definition($serializerConfig['callback_class']);
+            if ($this->serializerConfig) {
+                $callbackDef = new Definition($this->serializerConfig['callback_class']);
                 $callbackId = sprintf('%s.%s.serializer.callback', $indexId, $name);
 
                 $typeDef->addMethodCall('setSerializer', array(array(new Reference($callbackId), 'serialize')));
-                $callbackDef->addMethodCall('setSerializer', array(new Reference($serializerConfig['serializer'])));
+                $callbackDef->addMethodCall('setSerializer', array(new Reference($this->serializerConfig['serializer'])));
                 if (isset($type['serializer']['groups'])) {
                     $callbackDef->addMethodCall('setGroups', array($type['serializer']['groups']));
                 }
@@ -324,8 +325,14 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
             return $typeConfig['model_to_elastica_transformer']['service'];
         }
 
+        if ($this->serializerConfig) {
+            $abstractId = sprintf('fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_identifier_transformer');
+        } else {
+            $abstractId = sprintf('fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_transformer');
+        }
+
         $serviceId = sprintf('fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_transformer.%s.%s', $indexName, $typeName);
-        $serviceDef = new DefinitionDecorator('fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_transformer');
+        $serviceDef = new DefinitionDecorator($abstractId);
         $serviceDef->replaceArgument(0, array(
             'identifier' => $typeConfig['identifier']
         ));
@@ -336,12 +343,24 @@ class FOSElasticaExtension extends Extension
 
     protected function loadObjectPersister(array $typeConfig, Definition $typeDef, ContainerBuilder $container, $indexName, $typeName, $transformerId)
     {
+        $arguments = array(
+            $typeDef,
+            new Reference($transformerId),
+            $typeConfig['model'],
+        );
+
+        if ($this->serializerConfig) {
+            $abstractId = 'fos_elastica.object_serializer_persister';
+        } else {
+            $abstractId = 'fos_elastica.object_persister';
+            $arguments[] = $this->typeFields[sprintf('%s/%s', $indexName, $typeName)];
+        }
         $serviceId = sprintf('fos_elastica.object_persister.%s.%s', $indexName, $typeName);
-        $serviceDef = new DefinitionDecorator('fos_elastica.object_persister');
-        $serviceDef->replaceArgument(0, $typeDef);
-        $serviceDef->replaceArgument(1, new Reference($transformerId));
-        $serviceDef->replaceArgument(2, $typeConfig['model']);
-        $serviceDef->replaceArgument(3, $this->typeFields[sprintf('%s/%s', $indexName, $typeName)]);
+        $serviceDef = new DefinitionDecorator($abstractId);
+        foreach ($arguments as $i => $argument) {
+            $serviceDef->replaceArgument($i, $argument);
+        }
+
         $container->setDefinition($serviceId, $serviceDef);
 
         return $serviceId;
diff --git a/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersister.php b/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersister.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269515b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersister.php
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister;
+
+use Elastica\Type;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaTransformerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Inserts, replaces and deletes single objects in an elastica type, making use
+ * of elastica's serializer support to convert objects in to elastica documents.
+ * Accepts domain model objects and passes them directly to elastica
+ *
+ * @author Lea Haensenberber <lea.haensenberger@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ObjectSerializerPersister extends ObjectPersister
+{
+    public function __construct(Type $type, ModelToElasticaTransformerInterface $transformer, $objectClass)
+    {
+        $this->type        = $type;
+        $this->transformer = $transformer;
+        $this->objectClass = $objectClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert one object into the type
+     * The object will be transformed to an elastica document
+     *
+     * @param object $object
+     */
+    public function insertOne($object)
+    {
+        $document = $this->transformToElasticaDocument($object);
+        $this->type->addObject($object, $document);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces one object in the type
+     *
+     * @param object $object
+     * @return null
+     */
+    public function replaceOne($object)
+    {
+        $document = $this->transformToElasticaDocument($object);
+        $this->type->deleteById($document->getId());
+        $this->type->addObject($object, $document);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes one object in the type
+     *
+     * @param object $object
+     * @return null
+     **/
+    public function deleteOne($object)
+    {
+        $document = $this->transformToElasticaDocument($object);
+        $this->type->deleteById($document->getId());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes one object in the type by id
+     *
+     * @param mixed $id
+     *
+     * @return null
+     **/
+    public function deleteById($id)
+    {
+        $this->type->deleteById($id);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts an array of objects in the type
+     *
+     * @param array $objects array of domain model objects
+     **/
+    public function insertMany(array $objects)
+    {
+        foreach ($objects as $object) {
+            $this->insertOne($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transforms an object to an elastica document
+     * with just the identifier set
+     *
+     * @param object $object
+     * @return Document the elastica document
+     */
+    public function transformToElasticaDocument($object)
+    {
+        return $this->transformer->transform($object, array());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resources/config/config.xml b/Resources/config/config.xml
index ad6b13b..77c280d 100644
--- a/Resources/config/config.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/config.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
             <argument /> <!-- transformer -->
         </service>
 
+        <service id="fos_elastica.object_serializer_persister" class="FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectSerializerPersister" abstract="true">
+            <argument /> <!-- type -->
+            <argument /> <!-- model to elastica transformer -->
+            <argument /> <!-- model -->
+        </service>
+
         <service id="fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_transformer" class="FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaAutoTransformer" public="false" abstract="true">
             <argument /> <!-- options -->
             <call method="setPropertyAccessor">
@@ -56,6 +62,13 @@
             </call>
         </service>
 
+        <service id="fos_elastica.model_to_elastica_identifier_transformer" class="FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer" public="false" abstract="true">
+            <argument /> <!-- options -->
+            <call method="setPropertyAccessor">
+                <argument type="service" id="fos_elastica.property_accessor" />
+            </call>
+        </service>
+
         <service id="fos_elastica.elastica_to_model_transformer.collection" class="%fos_elastica.elastica_to_model_transformer.collection.class%" public="true" abstract="true">
             <argument type="collection" /> <!-- transformers -->
         </service>
diff --git a/Tests/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersisterTest.php b/Tests/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersisterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10c63ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Persister/ObjectSerializerPersisterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle\Tests\ObjectSerializerPersister;
+
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersister;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectSerializerPersister;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaAutoTransformer;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
+
+class POPO
+{
+    public $id   = 123;
+    public $name = 'popoName';
+
+    public function getId()
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+}
+
+class ObjectSerializerPersisterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+       if (!class_exists('Elastica\Type')) {
+           $this->markTestSkipped('The Elastica library classes are not available');
+       }
+    }
+
+    public function testThatCanReplaceObject()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+
+        /** @var $typeMock \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|\Elastica\Type */
+        $typeMock = $this->getMockBuilder('Elastica\Type')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $typeMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('deleteById')
+            ->with($this->equalTo(123));
+        $typeMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addObject');
+
+        $objectPersister = new ObjectSerializerPersister($typeMock, $transformer, 'SomeClass');
+        $objectPersister->replaceOne(new POPO());
+    }
+
+    public function testThatCanInsertObject()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+
+        /** @var $typeMock \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|\Elastica\Type */
+        $typeMock = $this->getMockBuilder('Elastica\Type')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $typeMock->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('deleteById');
+        $typeMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addObject');
+
+        $objectPersister = new ObjectSerializerPersister($typeMock, $transformer, 'SomeClass');
+        $objectPersister->insertOne(new POPO());
+    }
+
+    public function testThatCanDeleteObject()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+
+        /** @var $typeMock \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|\Elastica\Type */
+        $typeMock = $this->getMockBuilder('Elastica\Type')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $typeMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('deleteById');
+        $typeMock->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addObject');
+
+        $objectPersister = new ObjectSerializerPersister($typeMock, $transformer, 'SomeClass');
+        $objectPersister->deleteOne(new POPO());
+    }
+
+    public function testThatCanInsertManyObjects()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+
+        /** @var $typeMock \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|\Elastica\Type */
+        $typeMock = $this->getMockBuilder('Elastica\Type')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $typeMock->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('deleteById');
+        $typeMock->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('addObject');
+        $typeMock->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addObjects');
+
+        $objectPersister = new ObjectSerializerPersister($typeMock, $transformer, 'SomeClass');
+        $objectPersister->insertMany(array(new POPO(), new POPO()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer
+     */
+    private function getTransformer()
+    {
+        $transformer = new ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer();
+        $transformer->setPropertyAccessor(PropertyAccess::getPropertyAccessor());
+
+        return $transformer;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaAutoTransformerTest.php b/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaAutoTransformerTest.php
index 9990fa2..d2c181a 100644
--- a/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaAutoTransformerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaAutoTransformerTest.php
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class ModelToElasticaAutoTransformerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setUp()
     {
         if (!class_exists('Elastica\Document')) {
-            ;
             $this->markTestSkipped('The Elastica library classes are not available');
         }
     }
diff --git a/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformerTest.php b/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a77d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle\Tests\Transformer\ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer;
+
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer\ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
+
+class POPO
+{
+    protected $id = 123;
+    protected $name = 'Name';
+
+    public function getId()
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+}
+
+class ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        if (!class_exists('Elastica\Document')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('The Elastica library classes are not available');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testGetDocumentWithIdentifierOnly()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+        $document    = $transformer->transform(new POPO(), array());
+        $data        = $document->getData();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Elastica\Document', $document);
+        $this->assertEquals(123, $document->getId());
+        $this->assertCount(0, $data);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetDocumentWithIdentifierOnlyWithFields()
+    {
+        $transformer = $this->getTransformer();
+        $document    = $transformer->transform(new POPO(), array('name' => array()));
+        $data        = $document->getData();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Elastica\Document', $document);
+        $this->assertEquals(123, $document->getId());
+        $this->assertCount(0, $data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer
+     */
+    private function getTransformer()
+    {
+        $transformer = new ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer();
+        $transformer->setPropertyAccessor(PropertyAccess::getPropertyAccessor());
+
+        return $transformer;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer.php b/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..654850f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Transformer/ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle\Transformer;
+
+use Elastica\Document;
+
+/**
+ * Creates an Elastica document with the ID of
+ * the Doctrine object as Elastica document ID
+ */
+class ModelToElasticaIdentifierTransformer extends ModelToElasticaAutoTransformer
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates an elastica document with the id of the doctrine object as id
+     *
+     * @param object $object the object to convert
+     * @param array  $fields the keys we want to have in the returned array
+     *
+     * @return Document
+     **/
+    public function transform($object, array $fields)
+    {
+        $identifier = $this->propertyAccessor->getValue($object, $this->options['identifier']);
+        return new Document($identifier);
+    }
+}