diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/response.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/response.rs
index 16bd1502..24b0125c 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/response.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/response.rs
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ pub struct TransactionReceipt {
     /// Status: either 1 (success) or 0 (failure). Only present after activation of [EIP-658](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-658)
     pub status: Option<U64>,
     /// State root. Only present before activation of [EIP-658](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-658)
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub root: Option<H256>,
     /// Logs bloom
     #[serde(rename = "logsBloom")]
@@ -808,4 +809,60 @@ mod tests {
         )
         .unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serde_create_transaction_receipt() {
+        let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
+            r#"{
+    "transactionHash": "0x611b173b0e0dfda94da7bfb6cb77c9f1c03e2f2149ba060e6bddfaa219942369",
+    "blockHash": "0xa11871d61e0e703ae33b358a6a9653c43e4216f277d4a1c7377b76b4d5b4cbf1",
+    "blockNumber": "0xe3c1d8",
+    "contractAddress": "0x08f6db30039218894067023a3593baf27d3f4a2b",
+    "cumulativeGasUsed": "0x1246047",
+    "effectiveGasPrice": "0xa02ffee00",
+    "from": "0x0968995a48162a23af60d3ca25cddfa143cd8891",
+    "gasUsed": "0x1b9229",
+    "logs": [
+      {
+        "address": "0x08f6db30039218894067023a3593baf27d3f4a2b",
+        "topics": [
+          "0x40c340f65e17194d14ddddb073d3c9f888e3cb52b5aae0c6c7706b4fbc905fac"
+        ],
+        "data": "0x0000000000000000000000000968995a48162a23af60d3ca25cddfa143cd88910000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002616",
+        "blockNumber": "0xe3c1d8",
+        "transactionHash": "0x611b173b0e0dfda94da7bfb6cb77c9f1c03e2f2149ba060e6bddfaa219942369",
+        "transactionIndex": "0xdf",
+        "blockHash": "0xa11871d61e0e703ae33b358a6a9653c43e4216f277d4a1c7377b76b4d5b4cbf1",
+        "logIndex": "0x196",
+        "removed": false
+      },
+      {
+        "address": "0x08f6db30039218894067023a3593baf27d3f4a2b",
+        "topics": [
+          "0x40c340f65e17194d14ddddb073d3c9f888e3cb52b5aae0c6c7706b4fbc905fac"
+        ],
+        "data": "0x00000000000000000000000059750ac0631f63bfdce0f0867618e468e11ee34700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000fa",
+        "blockNumber": "0xe3c1d8",
+        "transactionHash": "0x611b173b0e0dfda94da7bfb6cb77c9f1c03e2f2149ba060e6bddfaa219942369",
+        "transactionIndex": "0xdf",
+        "blockHash": "0xa11871d61e0e703ae33b358a6a9653c43e4216f277d4a1c7377b76b4d5b4cbf1",
+        "logIndex": "0x197",
+        "removed": false
+      }
+    ],
+    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000800000000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000080000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "status": "0x1",
+    "to": null,
+    "transactionIndex": "0xdf",
+    "type": "0x2"
+}
+"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let receipt: TransactionReceipt = serde_json::from_value(v.clone()).unwrap();
+        assert!(receipt.to.is_none());
+        let receipt = serde_json::to_value(receipt).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(v, receipt);
+    }
 }