diff --git a/python/pyfury/_fury.py b/python/pyfury/_fury.py
index 9be66e74eb..0c8f3288fd 100644
--- a/python/pyfury/_fury.py
+++ b/python/pyfury/_fury.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Dict, Tuple, TypeVar, Optional, Union, Iterable
+from typing import Dict, Tuple, TypeVar, Union, Iterable
 
 from pyfury.lib import mmh3
 
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@
 except ImportError:
     np = None
 
+from cloudpickle import Pickler
+
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 8):  # pragma: no cover
-    import pickle5 as pickle  # nosec  # pylint: disable=import_pickle
+    from pickle5 import Unpickler
 else:
-    import pickle  # nosec  # pylint: disable=import_pickle
+    from pickle import Unpickler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -599,7 +601,6 @@ class Fury:
         "_native_objects",
     )
     serialization_context: "SerializationContext"
-    unpickler: Optional[pickle.Unpickler]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ def __init__(
                 RuntimeWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
-            self.pickler = pickle.Pickler(self.buffer)
+            self.pickler = Pickler(self.buffer)
         else:
             self.pickler = _PicklerStub(self.buffer)
         self.unpickler = None
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ def _serialize(
         self._buffer_callback = buffer_callback
         self._unsupported_callback = unsupported_callback
         if buffer is not None:
-            self.pickler = pickle.Pickler(buffer)
+            self.pickler = Pickler(buffer)
         else:
             self.buffer.writer_index = 0
             buffer = self.buffer
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ def _deserialize(
         if self.require_class_registration:
             self.unpickler = _UnpicklerStub(buffer)
         else:
-            self.unpickler = pickle.Unpickler(buffer)
+            self.unpickler = Unpickler(buffer)
         if unsupported_objects is not None:
             self._unsupported_objects = iter(unsupported_objects)
         reader_index = buffer.reader_index
diff --git a/python/pyfury/_serialization.pyx b/python/pyfury/_serialization.pyx
index 53bfd9f306..832970dd46 100644
--- a/python/pyfury/_serialization.pyx
+++ b/python/pyfury/_serialization.pyx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from typing import TypeVar, Union, Iterable, get_type_hints
 
 from pyfury._util import get_bit, set_bit, clear_bit
 from pyfury._fury import Language, OpaqueObject
-from pyfury._fury import _PicklerStub, _UnpicklerStub
+from pyfury._fury import _PicklerStub, _UnpicklerStub, Pickler, Unpickler
 from pyfury._fury import _ENABLE_CLASS_REGISTRATION_FORCIBLY
 from pyfury.error import ClassNotCompatibleError
 from pyfury.lib import mmh3
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ cdef class Fury:
                 RuntimeWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
-            self.pickler = pickle.Pickler(self.buffer)
+            self.pickler = Pickler(self.buffer)
         else:
             self.pickler = _PicklerStub(self.buffer)
         self.unpickler = None
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ cdef class Fury:
         self._buffer_callback = buffer_callback
         self._unsupported_callback = unsupported_callback
         if buffer is not None:
-            self.pickler = pickle.Pickler(self.buffer)
+            self.pickler = Pickler(self.buffer)
         else:
             self.buffer.writer_index = 0
             buffer = self.buffer
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ cdef class Fury:
         if self.require_class_registration:
             self.unpickler = _UnpicklerStub(buffer)
         else:
-            self.unpickler = pickle.Unpickler(buffer)
+            self.unpickler = Unpickler(buffer)
         if unsupported_objects is not None:
             self._unsupported_objects = iter(unsupported_objects)
         cdef int32_t reader_index = buffer.reader_index
diff --git a/python/pyfury/_serializer.py b/python/pyfury/_serializer.py
index b25f072ad5..8b6f8d96ee 100644
--- a/python/pyfury/_serializer.py
+++ b/python/pyfury/_serializer.py
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ def get_xtype_id(self):
         """
         return NOT_SUPPORT_CROSS_LANGUAGE
 
-    @abstractmethod
     def get_xtype_tag(self):
         """
         Returns
         -------
             a type tag used for setup type mapping between languages.
         """
+        raise RuntimeError("Tag is only for struct.")
 
     def write(self, buffer, value):
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/python/pyfury/tests/test_serializer.py b/python/pyfury/tests/test_serializer.py
index ab1164df39..6875367578 100644
--- a/python/pyfury/tests/test_serializer.py
+++ b/python/pyfury/tests/test_serializer.py
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ def test_pickle_fallback():
     new_o1 = fury.deserialize(data1)
     assert o1 == new_o1
 
+    df = pd.DataFrame({"a": list(range(10))})
+    df2 = fury.deserialize(fury.serialize(df))
+    assert df2.equals(df)
+
 
 def test_unsupported_callback():
     fury = Fury(language=Language.PYTHON, ref_tracking=True)
@@ -529,3 +533,21 @@ def test_py_serialize_dataclass():
         f1=None, f2=-2.0, f3="abc", f4=None, f5="xyz", f6=None, f7=None
     )
     assert ser_de(fury, obj2) == obj2
+
+
+def test_function():
+    fury = Fury(
+        language=Language.PYTHON, ref_tracking=True, require_class_registration=False
+    )
+    c = fury.deserialize(fury.serialize(lambda x: x * 2))
+    assert c(2) == 4
+
+    def func(x):
+        return x * 2
+
+    c = fury.deserialize(fury.serialize(func))
+    assert c(2) == 4
+
+    df = pd.DataFrame({"a": list(range(10))})
+    df_sum = fury.deserialize(fury.serialize(df.sum))
+    assert df_sum().equals(df.sum())
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 270934f287..3e474ebce0 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def parse_version():
     install_requires=[
         'dataclasses; python_version<"3.7"',
         'pickle5; python_version<"3.8"',
+        "cloudpickle",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "format": [f"pyarrow == {pyarrow_version}"],
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ def parse_version():
         f"pyarrow == {pyarrow_version}",
         "numpy" 'dataclasses; python_version<"3.7"',
         'pickle5; python_version<"3.8"',
+        "cloudpickle",
     ],
     distclass=BinaryDistribution,
     ext_modules=ext_modules,