diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
index a991f7e7b0..81ebca2fe3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
 
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using osu.Game.IO.Serialization;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// The base class for gameplay modifiers.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class Mod
+    public abstract class Mod : IJsonSerializable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The name of this mod.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public abstract string Name { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -24,36 +27,43 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         /// <summary>
         /// The icon of this mod.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_question;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The type of this mod.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual ModType Type => ModType.Fun;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The user readable description of this mod.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual string Description => string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The score multiplier of this mod.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public abstract double ScoreMultiplier { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns true if this mod is implemented (and playable).
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual bool HasImplementation => this is IApplicableMod;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns if this mod is ranked.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual bool Ranked => false;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The mods this mod cannot be enabled with.
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public virtual Type[] IncompatibleMods => new Type[] { };
     }
 }