diff --git a/src/CartItem.php b/src/CartItem.php
index 3532768..4e2e328 100644
--- a/src/CartItem.php
+++ b/src/CartItem.php
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ namespace Gloudemans\Shoppingcart;
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
 use Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\Contracts\Buyable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Jsonable;
 
-class CartItem implements Arrayable
+class CartItem implements Arrayable, Jsonable
 {
     /**
      * The rowID of the cart item.
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ class CartItem implements Arrayable
      * @var float
      */
     public $price;
-    
 
     /**
      * The options for this cart item.
@@ -347,30 +347,43 @@ class CartItem implements Arrayable
             'name'     => $this->name,
             'qty'      => $this->qty,
             'price'    => $this->price,
-            'options'  => $this->options,
+            'options'  => $this->options->toArray(),
             'tax'      => $this->tax,
             'subtotal' => $this->subtotal
         ];
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the Formated number
+     * Convert the object to its JSON representation.
      *
-     * @param $value
-     * @param $decimals
-     * @param $decimalPoint
-     * @param $thousandSeperator
+     * @param int $options
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function toJson($options = 0)
+    {
+        return json_encode($this->toArray(), $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the formatted number.
+     *
+     * @param float  $value
+     * @param int    $decimals
+     * @param string $decimalPoint
+     * @param string $thousandSeperator
      * @return string
      */
     private function numberFormat($value, $decimals, $decimalPoint, $thousandSeperator)
     {
-        if(is_null($decimals)){
+        if (is_null($decimals)){
             $decimals = is_null(config('cart.format.decimals')) ? 2 : config('cart.format.decimals');
         }
-        if(is_null($decimalPoint)){
+
+        if (is_null($decimalPoint)){
             $decimalPoint = is_null(config('cart.format.decimal_point')) ? '.' : config('cart.format.decimal_point');
         }
-        if(is_null($thousandSeperator)){
+
+        if (is_null($thousandSeperator)){
             $thousandSeperator = is_null(config('cart.format.thousand_seperator')) ? ',' : config('cart.format.thousand_seperator');
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/CartItemTest.php b/tests/CartItemTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e7acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CartItemTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Gloudemans\Tests\Shoppingcart;
+
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\CartItem;
+use Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\ShoppingcartServiceProvider;
+
+class CartItemTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Set the package service provider.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Foundation\Application $app
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getPackageProviders($app)
+    {
+        return [ShoppingcartServiceProvider::class];
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_be_cast_to_an_array()
+    {
+        $cartItem = new CartItem(1, 'Some item', 10.00, ['size' => 'XL', 'color' => 'red']);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'id' => 1,
+            'name' => 'Some item',
+            'price' => 10.00,
+            'rowId' => '07d5da5550494c62daf9993cf954303f',
+            'qty' => null,
+            'options' => [
+                'size' => 'XL',
+                'color' => 'red'
+            ],
+            'tax' => 0,
+            'subtotal' => 0,
+        ], $cartItem->toArray());
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_be_cast_to_json()
+    {
+        $cartItem = new CartItem(1, 'Some item', 10.00, ['size' => 'XL', 'color' => 'red']);
+
+        $this->assertJson($cartItem->toJson());
+
+        $json = '{"rowId":"07d5da5550494c62daf9993cf954303f","id":1,"name":"Some item","qty":null,"price":10,"options":{"size":"XL","color":"red"},"tax":0,"subtotal":0}';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($json, $cartItem->toJson());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CartTest.php b/tests/CartTest.php
index 360ad7d..5745909 100644
--- a/tests/CartTest.php
+++ b/tests/CartTest.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class CartTest extends TestCase
         });
     }
 
-
     /** @test */
     public function it_has_a_default_instance()
     {
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ class CartTest extends TestCase
                 'price' => 10.00,
                 'tax' => 2.10,
                 'subtotal' => 10.0,
-                'options' => new CartItemOptions,
+                'options' => [],
             ],
             '370d08585360f5c568b18d1f2e4ca1df' => [
                 'rowId' => '370d08585360f5c568b18d1f2e4ca1df',
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ class CartTest extends TestCase
                 'price' => 10.00,
                 'tax' => 2.10,
                 'subtotal' => 10.0,
-                'options' => new CartItemOptions,
+                'options' => [],
             ]
         ], $content->toArray());
     }