diff --git a/api/serialization/_retrieval/datasets.py b/api/serialization/_retrieval/datasets.py
index 9777dc4..92d113e 100644
--- a/api/serialization/_retrieval/datasets.py
+++ b/api/serialization/_retrieval/datasets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from api.serialization.util.siibra import EbrainsBaseDataset
+from api.serialization.util.siibra import EbrainsBaseDataset, GenericDataset
 from api.serialization.util import serialize
 from api.models._retrieval.datasets import EbrainsDatasetModel, EbrainsDsPerson, EbrainsDsUrl
+from hashlib import md5
 
 @serialize(EbrainsBaseDataset)
 def ebrains_dataset_to_model(ds: EbrainsBaseDataset, **kwargs) -> EbrainsDatasetModel:
@@ -21,3 +22,19 @@ def ebrains_dataset_to_model(ds: EbrainsBaseDataset, **kwargs) -> EbrainsDataset
         ebrains_page=ds.ebrains_page,
         custodians=[EbrainsDsPerson(**person) for person in ds.custodians]
     )
+
+@serialize(GenericDataset)
+def generic_dataset_to_model(ds: GenericDataset, **kwargs) -> EbrainsDatasetModel:
+    """Serialize generic dataset"""
+    return EbrainsDatasetModel(
+        id=md5(ds.name).hexdigest(),
+        name=ds.name,
+        urls=[EbrainsDsUrl(**url) for url in ds.urls],
+        description=ds.description,
+        contributors=[EbrainsDsPerson(id=person.get("name"),
+                                      identifier=person.get("name"),
+                                      shortName=person.get("name"),
+                                      name=person.get("name"))
+                      for person in ds.contributors],
+        custodians=[],
+    )
diff --git a/api/serialization/util/siibra.py b/api/serialization/util/siibra.py
index eed0489..8ca2976 100644
--- a/api/serialization/util/siibra.py
+++ b/api/serialization/util/siibra.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from siibra.volumes.parcellationmap import Map
 from siibra.volumes.volume import Volume
 
-from siibra.retrieval.datasets import EbrainsBaseDataset
+from siibra.retrieval.datasets import EbrainsBaseDataset, GenericDataset
 
 from siibra.features.feature import Feature
 from siibra.features.connectivity.regional_connectivity import RegionalConnectivity