diff --git a/src/decorators/strong.ts b/src/decorators/strong.ts
index cb62a75..591f30e 100644
--- a/src/decorators/strong.ts
+++ b/src/decorators/strong.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 export const STRONG_CLASS_KEY = 'serde:strong_class';
+export const STRONG_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'Strong Type mismatch';
 
-export function Strong(): Function {
-    return function(target: any) {
-        if (!Reflect.hasMetadata(STRONG_CLASS_KEY, target)) {
-            Reflect.defineMetadata(STRONG_CLASS_KEY, 'is_strong_typed', target);
-        }
+export function Strong<T>(type: string | T): PropertyDecorator {
+    return function(target: Object, propertyKey: PropertyKey) {
+        Reflect.defineMetadata(
+            STRONG_CLASS_KEY,
+            {
+              ...Reflect.getMetadata(STRONG_CLASS_KEY, target) || {},
+              [propertyKey]: type
+            },
+            target
+          );
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/serde.ts b/src/serde.ts
index 30e1f0f..97fb8fa 100644
--- a/src/serde.ts
+++ b/src/serde.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EXCLUDED_PROPERTIES_KEY, PLUCK_PROPERTIES_KEY } from './decorators';
+import { EXCLUDED_PROPERTIES_KEY, PLUCK_PROPERTIES_KEY, STRONG_CLASS_KEY, STRONG_ERROR_MESSAGE } from './decorators';
 
 export abstract class Serde<S> extends Object {
   protected removeableProperty(key: string): boolean {
@@ -12,7 +12,27 @@ export abstract class Serde<S> extends Object {
     return value instanceof Serde ? value.serialize() : value;
   }
 
+  private checkStrongTypes(input: Partial<S>): boolean {
+    const strongTyped = Reflect.getMetadata(STRONG_CLASS_KEY, this);
+    if (!strongTyped) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return Object.entries(strongTyped).every(([key, type]) => {
+      if (typeof type === 'string') {
+        return typeof input[key] === type;
+      }
+      if (typeof type === 'object') {
+        const clazz = type as any;
+        return input[key] instanceof clazz; 
+      }
+      return false;
+    });
+  }
+
   copyWith<C extends S>(input: { [P in keyof Partial<C>]: any }): this {
+    if (!this.checkStrongTypes(input)) {
+      throw Error(STRONG_ERROR_MESSAGE);
+    }
     return Object.assign(
       Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(this)),
       this,
@@ -25,8 +45,11 @@ export abstract class Serde<S> extends Object {
   customSerialize?<C extends S>(input: { [P in keyof Partial<C>]: any }): any;
 
   deserialize(input: Partial<S>): this {
-    Object.assign(this, input);
-    return this;
+    if (this.checkStrongTypes(input)) {
+      Object.assign(this, input);
+      return this;
+    }
+    throw Error(STRONG_ERROR_MESSAGE);
   }
 
   serialize() {
diff --git a/tests/decorators/strong.spec.ts b/tests/decorators/strong.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0d11a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decorators/strong.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { Serde } from "src/serde";
+import { Strong } from 'src/decorators';
+
+class StrongTestModel extends Serde<StrongTestModel> {
+    name: string;
+    date: Date;
+    @Strong('string') description: string;
+}
+
+class TestModel extends Serde<TestModel> {
+    key: string;
+    value: string;
+}
+
+class NestedStrongTestModel extends Serde<NestedStrongTestModel> {
+    name: string;
+    @Strong(TestModel) nested: TestModel;
+}
+
+describe('@Strong() Decorator', () => {
+    describe('simple strong model', () => {
+        it('should set value nicely', () => {
+            const testData: any = {
+                name: 'test model',
+                description: 'this is a test model',
+            }
+            expect(() => {
+                new StrongTestModel().deserialize(testData)
+            }).not.toThrow();
+            expect(new StrongTestModel().deserialize(testData).description).toBe('this is a test model');
+        });
+    
+        it('should throw', () => {
+            const testData: any = {
+                name: 'test model',
+                description: 1234,
+            }
+            expect(() => {
+                new StrongTestModel().deserialize(testData)
+            }).toThrow('Strong Type mismatch');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('nested strong model', () => {
+        it('should set value nicely', () => {
+            const testData: any = {
+                name: 'test model',
+                nested: new TestModel().deserialize({ key: 'foo', value: 'bar' })
+            }
+            expect(() => {
+                new NestedStrongTestModel().deserialize(testData)
+            }).not.toThrow();
+            expect(new NestedStrongTestModel().deserialize(testData).name).toBe('test model');
+        });
+    
+        it('should throw', () => {
+            const testData: any = {
+                name: 'test model',
+                nested: false
+            }
+            expect(() => {
+                new StrongTestModel().deserialize(testData)
+            }).toThrow('Strong Type mismatch');
+        });
+    })
+});
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