diff --git a/tests/compatibility-tests/src/main/resources/serial/cfserial.groovy b/tests/compatibility-tests/src/main/resources/serial/cfserial.groovy
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+package clients
+
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffer
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffers
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.buffers.impl.ChannelBufferWrapper
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.server.config.impl.ConnectionFactoryConfigurationImpl
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// Create a client connection factory
+
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.compatibility.GroovyRun;
+import javax.jms.*;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.client.*
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+
+file = arg[0]
+method = arg[1]
+version = arg[2]
+
+if (method.equals("write")) {
+    List<String> transportConfigurations = new ArrayList<>();
+    transportConfigurations.add("tst");    cfConfiguration = new ConnectionFactoryConfigurationImpl();
+    cfConfiguration.setName("np").setConnectorNames(transportConfigurations);
+    ActiveMQBuffer buffer = ActiveMQBuffers.dynamicBuffer(1024);
+    cfConfiguration.encode(buffer);
+    byte[] bytes = new byte[buffer.readableBytes()];
+    buffer.readBytes(bytes);
+
+
+
+    ObjectOutputStream objectOutputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
+    objectOutputStream.write(bytes);
+    objectOutputStream.close();
+} else {
+    ObjectInputStream inputStream = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(file))
+    ActiveMQBuffer buffer = ActiveMQBuffers.dynamicBuffer(1024);
+    while (true) {
+        int byteRead = inputStream.read()
+        if (byteRead < 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        buffer.writeByte((byte)byteRead);
+    }
+    cfConfiguration = new ConnectionFactoryConfigurationImpl();
+    cfConfiguration.decode(buffer);
+
+    inputStream.close();
+}
+
+GroovyRun.assertEquals("np", cfConfiguration.getName())
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/compatibility-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/compatibility/ConnectionFactoryConfigurationSerializationTest.java b/tests/compatibility-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/compatibility/ConnectionFactoryConfigurationSerializationTest.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.compatibility;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.FileUtil;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
+
+import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.compatibility.GroovyRun.ONE_FIVE;
+import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.compatibility.GroovyRun.SNAPSHOT;
+import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.compatibility.GroovyRun.TWO_FOUR;
+
+/**
+ * To run this test on the IDE and debug it, run the compatibility-tests through a command line once:
+ *
+ * cd /compatibility-tests
+ * mvn install -Ptests | tee output.log
+ *
+ * on the output.log you will see the output generated by {@link #getClasspathProperty(String)}
+ *
+ * On your IDE, edit the Run Configuration to your test and add those -D as parameters to your test.
+ * On Idea you would do the following:
+ *
+ * Run->Edit Configuration->Add ArtemisMeshTest and add your properties.
+ */
+@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
+public class ConnectionFactoryConfigurationSerializationTest extends VersionedBaseTest {
+
+   // this will ensure that all tests in this class are run twice,
+   // once with "true" passed to the class' constructor and once with "false"
+   @Parameterized.Parameters(name = "server={0}, producer={1}, consumer={2}")
+   public static Collection getParameters() {
+      // we don't need every single version ever released..
+      // if we keep testing current one against 2.4 and 1.4.. we are sure the wire and API won't change over time
+      List<Object[]> combinations = new ArrayList<>();
+
+      /*
+      // during development sometimes is useful to comment out the combinations
+      // and add the ones you are interested.. example:
+       */
+      //      combinations.add(new Object[]{SNAPSHOT, ONE_FIVE, ONE_FIVE});
+      //      combinations.add(new Object[]{ONE_FIVE, ONE_FIVE, ONE_FIVE});
+
+      combinations.addAll(combinatory(new Object[]{null}, new Object[]{ONE_FIVE, SNAPSHOT, TWO_FOUR}, new Object[]{ONE_FIVE, SNAPSHOT, TWO_FOUR}));
+      return combinations;
+   }
+
+   public ConnectionFactoryConfigurationSerializationTest(String server, String sender, String receiver) throws Exception {
+      super(server, sender, receiver);
+   }
+
+   @Before
+   public void beforeTest() throws Throwable {
+      FileUtil.deleteDirectory(serverFolder.getRoot());
+      serverFolder.getRoot().mkdirs();
+      setVariable(senderClassloader, "persistent", false);
+      startServer(serverFolder.getRoot(), senderClassloader, "1");
+   }
+
+   @After
+   public void afterTest() {
+      try {
+         stopServer(senderClassloader);
+      } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+         ignored.printStackTrace();
+      }
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSerializeFactory() throws Throwable {
+      File file = serverFolder.newFile("objects.ser");
+      evaluate(senderClassloader, "serial/cfserial.groovy", file.getAbsolutePath(), "write", sender);
+      evaluate(receiverClassloader, "serial/cfserial.groovy", file.getAbsolutePath(), "read", receiver);
+   }
+
+}
+