diff --git a/app/models/setting.rb b/app/models/setting.rb
index d4c82191..5341cc95 100644
--- a/app/models/setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/setting.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ class Setting < ActiveRecord::Base
     v
   end
   
+  def value=(v)
+    v = v.to_yaml if @@available_settings[name]['serialized'] && v.is_a?(String)
+    write_attribute(:value, v)
+  end
+  
   # Returns the value of the setting named name
   def self.[](name)
     v = @cached_settings[name]
diff --git a/test/unit/setting_test.rb b/test/unit/setting_test.rb
index 44240ef4..34d07c19 100644
--- a/test/unit/setting_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/setting_test.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ class SettingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     # make sure db has been updated (UPDATE)
     assert_equal "My other title", Setting.find_by_name('app_title').value
   end
+  
+  def test_serialized_setting
+    Setting.notified_events = ['issue_added', 'issue_updated', 'news_added']    
+    assert_equal ['issue_added', 'issue_updated', 'news_added'], Setting.notified_events
+    assert_equal ['issue_added', 'issue_updated', 'news_added'], Setting.find_by_name('notified_events').value
+  end
 end