diff --git a/lemur/certificates/schemas.py b/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
index 3c19ea21..f112fdec 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
 """
 from flask import current_app
-from marshmallow import fields, validate, validates_schema, post_load, pre_load, post_dump
+from marshmallow import fields, validate, validates_schema, post_load, pre_load
 from marshmallow.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from lemur.schemas import AssociatedAuthoritySchema, AssociatedDestinationSchema, AssociatedCertificateSchema, \
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from lemur.common.schema import LemurInputSchema, LemurOutputSchema
 from lemur.common import validators, missing
 from lemur.notifications import service as notification_service
 
-from lemur.common.fields import ArrowDateTime
+from lemur.common.fields import ArrowDateTime, Hex
 
 
 class CertificateSchema(LemurInputSchema):
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class CertificateOutputSchema(LemurOutputSchema):
     owner = fields.Email()
     san = fields.Boolean()
     serial = fields.String()
+    serial_hex = Hex(attribute='serial')
     signing_algorithm = fields.String()
 
     status = fields.Boolean()
@@ -198,12 +199,6 @@ class CertificateOutputSchema(LemurOutputSchema):
     endpoints = fields.Nested(EndpointNestedOutputSchema, many=True, missing=[])
     replaced_by = fields.Nested(CertificateNestedOutputSchema, many=True, attribute='replaced')
 
-    @post_dump
-    def convert_serial_to_hex(self, data):
-        if data:
-            data['serial'] = hex(int(data['serial']))[2:].upper()
-        return data
-
 
 class CertificateUploadInputSchema(CertificateCreationSchema):
     name = fields.String()
diff --git a/lemur/common/fields.py b/lemur/common/fields.py
index 90fc538b..9bd6bde3 100644
--- a/lemur/common/fields.py
+++ b/lemur/common/fields.py
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ from marshmallow.fields import Field
 from marshmallow.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 
+class Hex(Field):
+    """
+    A hex formatted string.
+    """
+    def _serialize(self, value, attr, obj):
+        if value:
+            value = hex(int(value))[2:].upper()
+        return value
+
+
 class ArrowDateTime(Field):
     """A formatted datetime string in UTC.
 
diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
index 4dd4996d..f37a3d91 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
                       <strong>Serial</strong>
                       <span class="pull-right">{{ certificate.serial }}</span>
                     </li>
+                    <li class="list-group-item">
+                      <strong>Serial (Hex)</strong>
+                      <span class="pull-right">{{ certificate.serialHex }}</span>
+                    </li>
                     <li
                       uib-tooltip="Lemur will attempt to check a certificates validity, this is used to track whether a certificate as been revoked"
                       class="list-group-item">
diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
index 5842299e..cbb9b844 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ def test_certificate_get(client, token, status):
 
 def test_certificate_get_body(client):
     response_body = client.get(api.url_for(Certificates, certificate_id=1), headers=VALID_USER_HEADER_TOKEN).json
-    assert response_body['serial'] == "3E9"
+    assert response_body['serial'] == '1001'
+    assert response_body['serialHex'] == '3E9'
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("token,status", [