diff --git a/src/render/light_aggregate.rs b/src/render/light_aggregate.rs
index aecb6e9..83052e3 100644
--- a/src/render/light_aggregate.rs
+++ b/src/render/light_aggregate.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::light::*;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::iter::Iterator;
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LightAggregate {
     ambients: Vec<AmbientLight>,
     directionals: Vec<DirectionalLight>,
@@ -70,4 +71,44 @@ mod test {
         let lights = <LightAggregate as Default>::default();
         assert_eq!(lights, LightAggregate::empty())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deserialization_works() {
+        use crate::{core::LinearColor, Point, Vector};
+
+        let yaml = r#"
+            ambients:
+              - color: {r: 1.0, g: 0.5, b: 0.2}
+            directionals:
+              - direction: [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+                color: {r: 1.0, g: 0.5, b: 0.2}
+            points:
+              - position: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+                color: {r: 1.0, g: 0.5, b: 0.2}
+            spots:
+              - position: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+                direction: [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+                fov: 90.0
+                color: {r: 1.0, g: 0.5, b: 0.2}
+        "#;
+        let expected = LightAggregate::new(
+            vec![AmbientLight::new(LinearColor::new(1., 0.5, 0.2))],
+            vec![DirectionalLight::new(
+                Vector::new(1., 0., 0.),
+                LinearColor::new(1., 0.5, 0.2),
+            )],
+            vec![PointLight::new(
+                Point::new(1., 1., 1.),
+                LinearColor::new(1., 0.5, 0.2),
+            )],
+            vec![SpotLight::degrees_new(
+                Point::origin(),
+                Vector::new(1., 0., 0.),
+                90.,
+                LinearColor::new(1., 0.5, 0.2),
+            )],
+        );
+        let lights: LightAggregate = serde_yaml::from_str(yaml).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(lights, expected)
+    }
 }