diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index f98d0fd50..5103da9e6 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -1225,6 +1225,8 @@ func marshalUDT(info TypeInfo, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	udt := info.(UDTTypeInfo)
 
 	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case Marshaler:
+		return v.MarshalCQL(info)
 	case UDTMarshaler:
 		var buf []byte
 		for _, e := range udt.Elements {