diff --git a/pkg/container/id.go b/pkg/container/id.go
index 2649deff..659828fd 100644
--- a/pkg/container/id.go
+++ b/pkg/container/id.go
@@ -65,3 +65,35 @@ func (id *ID) Parse(s string) error {
 func (id *ID) String() string {
 	return base58.Encode((*refs.ContainerID)(id).GetValue())
 }
+
+// Marshal marshals ID into a protobuf binary form.
+//
+// Buffer is allocated when the argument is empty.
+// Otherwise, the first buffer is used.
+func (id *ID) Marshal(b ...[]byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf []byte
+	if len(b) > 0 {
+		buf = b[0]
+	}
+
+	return (*refs.ContainerID)(id).
+		StableMarshal(buf)
+}
+
+// Unmarshal unmarshals protobuf binary representation of ID.
+func (id *ID) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return (*refs.ContainerID)(id).
+		Unmarshal(data)
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON encodes ID to protobuf JSON format.
+func (id *ID) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return (*refs.ContainerID)(id).
+		MarshalJSON()
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes ID from protobuf JSON format.
+func (id *ID) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return (*refs.ContainerID)(id).
+		UnmarshalJSON(data)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/container/id_test.go b/pkg/container/id_test.go
index 3942a708..33469751 100644
--- a/pkg/container/id_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/id_test.go
@@ -90,3 +90,28 @@ func TestID_String(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestContainerIDEncoding(t *testing.T) {
+	id := NewID()
+	id.SetSHA256(randSHA256Checksum(t))
+
+	t.Run("binary", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data, err := id.Marshal()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		id2 := NewID()
+		require.NoError(t, id2.Unmarshal(data))
+
+		require.Equal(t, id, id2)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("json", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data, err := id.MarshalJSON()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		a2 := NewID()
+		require.NoError(t, a2.UnmarshalJSON(data))
+
+		require.Equal(t, id, a2)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/json.go b/v2/refs/json.go
index 37cb6f37..d2fd4edf 100644
--- a/v2/refs/json.go
+++ b/v2/refs/json.go
@@ -44,3 +44,23 @@ func (o *ObjectID) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *ContainerID) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.MarshalOptions{
+		EmitUnpopulated: true,
+	}.Marshal(
+		ContainerIDToGRPCMessage(c),
+	)
+}
+
+func (c *ContainerID) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	msg := new(refs.ContainerID)
+
+	if err := protojson.Unmarshal(data, msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*c = *ContainerIDFromGRPCMessage(msg)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/json_test.go b/v2/refs/json_test.go
index 196dc6ca..b56b1d09 100644
--- a/v2/refs/json_test.go
+++ b/v2/refs/json_test.go
@@ -31,3 +31,16 @@ func TestObjectIDJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, o, o2)
 }
+
+func TestContainerIDJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	cid := new(refs.ContainerID)
+	cid.SetValue([]byte{1})
+
+	data, err := cid.MarshalJSON()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cid2 := new(refs.ContainerID)
+	require.NoError(t, cid2.UnmarshalJSON(data))
+
+	require.Equal(t, cid, cid2)
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/marshal.go b/v2/refs/marshal.go
index e860b045..37b950d1 100644
--- a/v2/refs/marshal.go
+++ b/v2/refs/marshal.go
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ func (c *ContainerID) StableSize() int {
 	return proto.BytesSize(containerIDValField, c.val)
 }
 
+func (c *ContainerID) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	m := new(refs.ContainerID)
+	if err := goproto.Unmarshal(data, m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*c = *ContainerIDFromGRPCMessage(m)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (o *ObjectID) StableMarshal(buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if o == nil {
 		return []byte{}, nil
diff --git a/v2/refs/marshal_test.go b/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
index 268dc283..d0eb75f4 100644
--- a/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
+++ b/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func TestOwnerID_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestContainerID_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	cnrFrom := new(refs.ContainerID)
-	cnrTransport := new(grpc.ContainerID)
 
 	t.Run("non empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cnrFrom.SetValue([]byte("Container ID"))
@@ -37,10 +36,9 @@ func TestContainerID_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		wire, err := cnrFrom.StableMarshal(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err = goproto.Unmarshal(wire, cnrTransport)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		cnrTo := new(refs.ContainerID)
+		require.NoError(t, cnrTo.Unmarshal(wire))
 
-		cnrTo := refs.ContainerIDFromGRPCMessage(cnrTransport)
 		require.Equal(t, cnrFrom, cnrTo)
 	})
 }