diff --git a/src/types/entities/user.rs b/src/types/entities/user.rs
index 1577479..ddbdc22 100644
--- a/src/types/entities/user.rs
+++ b/src/types/entities/user.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 use crate::types::utils::Snowflake;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_aux::prelude::deserialize_option_number_from_string;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::num::ParseIntError;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
 use crate::gateway::Updateable;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ impl From<User> for PublicUser {
 const CUSTOM_USER_FLAG_OFFSET: u64 = 1 << 32;
 
 bitflags::bitflags! {
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy,  Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "sqlx", derive(chorus_macros::SqlxBitFlags))]
     pub struct UserFlags: u64 {
         const DISCORD_EMPLOYEE = 1 << 0;
@@ -137,6 +139,28 @@ bitflags::bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for UserFlags {
+    type Err = ParseIntError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        s.parse::<u64>().map(UserFlags::from_bits).map(|f| f.unwrap_or(UserFlags::empty()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serialize for UserFlags {
+    fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        serializer.serialize_str(&self.bits().to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for UserFlags {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> where D: Deserializer<'de> {
+        let s = String::deserialize(deserializer)?.parse::<u64>().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?;
+
+        Ok(UserFlags::from_bits(s).unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct UserProfileMetadata {
     pub guild_id: Option<Snowflake>,