diff --git a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_model.py b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_model.py
index c2924a8171..29bd1e3cf7 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_model.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_model.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import gc
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-from gluonts.core.component import validated
+from gluonts.core.component import equals, validated
 
 
 class QRF:
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ def _create_xgboost_model(model_params: Optional[dict] = None):
             }
         return xgboost.sklearn.XGBModel(**model_params)
 
+    def __eq__(self, that):
+        """
+        Two QRX instances are considered equal if they have the same
+        constructor arguments.
+        """
+        return equals(self, that)
+
     def fit(
         self,
         x_train: Union[pd.DataFrame, List],
diff --git a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_predictor.py b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_predictor.py
index 5a769b3fee..63daea1a97 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_predictor.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_predictor.py
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 
 import concurrent.futures
 import logging
+import pickle
 from itertools import chain
 from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Any, Dict
 from toolz import first
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
 from itertools import compress
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
@@ -340,6 +342,31 @@ def predict(  # type: ignore
                 item_id=ts.get("item_id"),
             )
 
+    def serialize(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        """
+        This function calls parent class serialize() in order to serialize
+        the class name, version information and constuctor arguments. It
+        persists the tree predictor by pickling the model list that is
+        generated when pickling the TreePredictor.
+        """
+        super().serialize(path)
+        with (path / "predictor.pkl").open("wb") as f:
+            pickle.dump(self.model_list, f)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(cls, path: Path, **kwargs: Any) -> "TreePredictor":
+        """
+        This function loads and returns the serialized model. It loads
+        the predictor class with the serialized arguments. It then loads
+        the trained model list by reading the pickle file.
+        """
+
+        predictor = super().deserialize(path)
+        assert isinstance(predictor, cls)
+        with (path / "predictor.pkl").open("rb") as f:
+            predictor.model_list = pickle.load(f)
+        return predictor
+
     def explain(
         self, importance_type: str = "gain", percentage: bool = True
     ) -> ExplanationResult:
diff --git a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_preprocess.py b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_preprocess.py
index 0f39095976..b068730829 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_preprocess.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/ext/rotbaum/_preprocess.py
@@ -464,7 +464,10 @@ def make_features(self, time_series: Dict, starting_index: int) -> List:
             if self.use_feat_static_real
             else []
         )
-        if self.cardinality:
+        if (
+            self.cardinality
+            and time_series.get("feat_static_cat", None) is not None
+        ):
             feat_static_cat = (
                 self.encode_one_hot_all(time_series["feat_static_cat"])
                 if self.one_hot_encode
diff --git a/test/ext/rotbaum/test_model.py b/test/ext/rotbaum/test_model.py
index f4feaad2d9..51869034c7 100644
--- a/test/ext/rotbaum/test_model.py
+++ b/test/ext/rotbaum/test_model.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-
+from pathlib import Path
 import pytest
+import tempfile
 
-from gluonts.ext.rotbaum import TreeEstimator
+from gluonts.ext.rotbaum import TreeEstimator, TreePredictor
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
@@ -33,5 +34,20 @@ def test_accuracy(accuracy_test, hyperparameters, quantiles):
     accuracy_test(TreeEstimator, hyperparameters, accuracy=0.20)
 
 
-def test_serialize(serialize_test, hyperparameters):
-    serialize_test(TreeEstimator, hyperparameters)
+def test_serialize(serialize_test, hyperparameters, dsinfo):
+    forecaster = TreeEstimator.from_hyperparameters(
+        freq=dsinfo.freq,
+        **{
+            "prediction_length": dsinfo.prediction_length,
+            "num_parallel_samples": dsinfo.num_parallel_samples,
+        },
+        **hyperparameters,
+    )
+
+    predictor_act = forecaster.train(dsinfo.train_ds)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+        predictor_act.serialize(Path(temp_dir))
+        predictor_exp = TreePredictor.deserialize(Path(temp_dir))
+        assert predictor_act == predictor_exp
+        assert predictor_act.model_list == predictor_exp.model_list