diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 0c2dcc2..effd63b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 binary
 ======
 
-binary-0.9.0.0
+binary-x.x.x.x
 --------------
 
 - Don't reexport `Data.Word` from `Data.Binary`
+- Add `Binary (Proxy a)` instance
 
 binary-0.8.9.2
 --------------
diff --git a/src/Data/Binary/Class.hs b/src/Data/Binary/Class.hs
index c020d50..de2e2ba 100644
--- a/src/Data/Binary/Class.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Binary/Class.hs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import Data.Word
 import Data.Bits
 import Data.Int
 import Data.Complex (Complex(..))
+import Data.Proxy (Proxy(..))
 #ifdef HAS_VOID
 import Data.Void
 #endif
@@ -194,6 +195,10 @@ instance Binary () where
     put ()  = mempty
     get     = return ()
 
+instance Binary (Proxy a) where
+    put Proxy = pure ()
+    get       = pure Proxy
+
 -- Bools are encoded as a byte in the range 0 .. 1
 instance Binary Bool where
     put     = putWord8 . fromIntegral . fromEnum