diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-types.yml b/.github/workflows/check-types.yml
index f8754189..c4490611 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-types.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-types.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pip install --upgrade mypy
 
       - name: Install packages
-        run: python -m pip install pytest ./livekit-api ./livekit-protocol ./livekit-rtc
+        run: python -m pip install pytest ./livekit-api ./livekit-protocol ./livekit-rtc pydantic
 
       - name: Check Types
         run: python -m mypy --install-type --non-interactive -p 'livekit-protocol' -p 'livekit-api' -p 'livekit-rtc'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 56d3c705..db7a89fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           python3 ./livekit-rtc/rust-sdks/download_ffi.py --output livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/resources
-          pip3 install pytest ./livekit-protocol ./livekit-api ./livekit-rtc
+          pip3 install pytest ./livekit-protocol ./livekit-api ./livekit-rtc pydantic
           pytest . --ignore=livekit-rtc/rust-sdks
diff --git a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
index 9e9931ab..4d83c7a1 100644
--- a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
+++ b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from ._proto import audio_frame_pb2 as proto_audio
 from ._proto import ffi_pb2 as proto_ffi
 from ._utils import get_address
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Any, Union
 
 
 class AudioFrame:
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def __init__(
                 "data length must be >= num_channels * samples_per_channel * sizeof(int16)"
             )
 
+        if len(data) % ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_int16) != 0:
+            # can happen if data is bigger than needed
+            raise ValueError("data length must be a multiple of sizeof(int16)")
+
         self._data = bytearray(data)
         self._sample_rate = sample_rate
         self._num_channels = num_channels
@@ -197,3 +201,58 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             f"samples_per_channel={self.samples_per_channel}, "
             f"duration={self.duration:.3f})"
         )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(cls, *_: Any):
+        from pydantic_core import core_schema
+        import base64
+
+        def validate_audio_frame(value: Any) -> "AudioFrame":
+            if isinstance(value, AudioFrame):
+                return value
+
+            if isinstance(value, tuple):
+                value = value[0]
+
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                return AudioFrame(
+                    data=base64.b64decode(value["data"]),
+                    sample_rate=value["sample_rate"],
+                    num_channels=value["num_channels"],
+                    samples_per_channel=value["samples_per_channel"],
+                )
+
+            raise TypeError("Invalid type for AudioFrame")
+
+        return core_schema.json_or_python_schema(
+            json_schema=core_schema.chain_schema(
+                [
+                    core_schema.model_fields_schema(
+                        {
+                            "data": core_schema.model_field(core_schema.str_schema()),
+                            "sample_rate": core_schema.model_field(
+                                core_schema.int_schema()
+                            ),
+                            "num_channels": core_schema.model_field(
+                                core_schema.int_schema()
+                            ),
+                            "samples_per_channel": core_schema.model_field(
+                                core_schema.int_schema()
+                            ),
+                        },
+                    ),
+                    core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(validate_audio_frame),
+                ]
+            ),
+            python_schema=core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(
+                validate_audio_frame
+            ),
+            serialization=core_schema.plain_serializer_function_ser_schema(
+                lambda instance: {
+                    "data": base64.b64encode(instance.data).decode("utf-8"),
+                    "sample_rate": instance.sample_rate,
+                    "num_channels": instance.num_channels,
+                    "samples_per_channel": instance.samples_per_channel,
+                }
+            ),
+        )
diff --git a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/video_frame.py b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/video_frame.py
index 1aa2a3d9..cf34a8bd 100644
--- a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/video_frame.py
+++ b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/video_frame.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from ._ffi_client import FfiClient, FfiHandle
 from ._utils import get_address
 
+from typing import Any
+
 
 class VideoFrame:
     """
@@ -203,6 +205,55 @@ def convert(
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"rtc.VideoFrame(width={self.width}, height={self.height}, type={self.type})"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(cls, *_: Any):
+        from pydantic_core import core_schema
+        import base64
+
+        def validate_video_frame(value: Any) -> "VideoFrame":
+            if isinstance(value, VideoFrame):
+                return value
+
+            if isinstance(value, tuple):
+                value = value[0]
+
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                return VideoFrame(
+                    width=value["width"],
+                    height=value["height"],
+                    type=proto_video.VideoBufferType.ValueType(value["type"]),
+                    data=base64.b64decode(value["data"]),
+                )
+
+            raise TypeError("Invalid type for VideoFrame")
+
+        return core_schema.json_or_python_schema(
+            json_schema=core_schema.chain_schema(
+                [
+                    core_schema.model_fields_schema(
+                        {
+                            "width": core_schema.model_field(core_schema.int_schema()),
+                            "height": core_schema.model_field(core_schema.int_schema()),
+                            "type": core_schema.model_field(core_schema.int_schema()),
+                            "data": core_schema.model_field(core_schema.str_schema()),
+                        },
+                    ),
+                    core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(validate_video_frame),
+                ]
+            ),
+            python_schema=core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(
+                validate_video_frame
+            ),
+            serialization=core_schema.plain_serializer_function_ser_schema(
+                lambda instance: {
+                    "width": instance.width,
+                    "height": instance.height,
+                    "type": instance.type,
+                    "data": base64.b64encode(instance.data).decode("utf-8"),
+                }
+            ),
+        )
+
 
 def _component_info(
     data_ptr: int, stride: int, size: int