diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
index 2ec965bb809..a7f31124646 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ template <typename GT, typename Vb>
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Convex_hull_vertex_base_2<GT, Vb>& v)
 {
-  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << v.point();
+  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << IO::serialize(v.point());
 }
 
 } //namespace CGAL
diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/io.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/io.h
index e287fe8e16f..1034f74abff 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/io.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/io.h
@@ -698,6 +698,25 @@ inline const char* mode_name( IO::Mode m )
   return names[m];
 }
 
+namespace internal {
+
+template <class P> constexpr auto has_exact(int) -> decltype(exact(P()), bool()) { return true; }
+template <class P> constexpr bool has_exact(...) { return false; }
+
+}
+
+template <class P>
+auto
+serialize(const P& p) {
+  if constexpr (internal::has_exact<P>(0)) {
+    return exact(p);
+  } else {
+    return p;
+  }
+}
+
+
+
 } // IO namespace
 
 #ifndef CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
diff --git a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_2.h b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
index 36ec36f2309..a2ca48dac15 100644
--- a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
+++ b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ operator<<(std::ostream &os,
            const Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_2<GT, Vb> &v)
   // non combinatorial information. Default = point
 {
-  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << v.point();
+  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << IO::serialize(v.point());
 }
 
 } //namespace CGAL
diff --git a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_2.h b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
index 7936ae66336..ecbb1083689 100644
--- a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
+++ b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_2.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Triangulation_vertex_base_2<GT, Vb> &v)
   // non combinatorial information. Default = point
 {
-  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << v.point();
+  return os << static_cast<const Vb&>(v) << IO::serialize(v.point());
 }
 
 #ifndef CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
diff --git a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_3.h b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
index f9f642cfbb1..cd697f17978 100644
--- a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
+++ b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Regular_triangulation_vertex_base_3<GT, DSVb> &v)
   // non combinatorial information. Default = point
 {
-  return os << static_cast<const DSVb&>(v) << v.point();
+  return os << static_cast<const DSVb&>(v) << IO::serialize(v.point());
 }
 
 } //namespace CGAL
diff --git a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_3.h b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
index b4527f6c403..60e11f6233e 100644
--- a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
+++ b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_vertex_base_3.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private:
   Point _p;
 };
 
+
 template < class GT, class DSVb >
 std::istream&
 operator>>(std::istream &is, Triangulation_vertex_base_3<GT, DSVb> &v)
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Triangulation_vertex_base_3<GT, DSVb> &v)
   // non combinatorial information. Default = point
 {
-  return os << static_cast<const DSVb&>(v) << v.point();
+  return os << static_cast<const DSVb&>(v) << IO::serialize(v.point());
 }
 
 } //namespace CGAL
diff --git a/Triangulation_3/test/Triangulation_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Triangulation_3/test/Triangulation_3/CMakeLists.txt
index ffd521512de..88d63413f64 100644
--- a/Triangulation_3/test/Triangulation_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Triangulation_3/test/Triangulation_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ create_single_source_cgal_program("test_segment_simplex_traverser_3.cpp" )
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_static_filters.cpp")
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_triangulation_3.cpp")
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_io_triangulation_3.cpp")
+create_single_source_cgal_program("test_triangulation_serialization_3.cpp")
 
 if(TARGET CGAL::TBB_support)
   message(STATUS "Found TBB")