diff --git a/packages/vest/src/exports/SuiteSerializer.ts b/packages/vest/src/exports/SuiteSerializer.ts
index a771315f7..34e8aacbf 100644
--- a/packages/vest/src/exports/SuiteSerializer.ts
+++ b/packages/vest/src/exports/SuiteSerializer.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ const focusMiniMap: Record<keyof IsolateFocusedPayload, string> = {
   matchAll: 'mA',
 };
 
-const MiniMap = assign({}, testMiniMap, focusMiniMap);
+const MiniMap = {
+  keys: {
+    data: assign({}, testMiniMap, focusMiniMap),
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/Isolate/IsolateKeys.ts b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/Isolate/IsolateKeys.ts
index 40269c930..3d01a70c7 100644
--- a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/Isolate/IsolateKeys.ts
+++ b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/Isolate/IsolateKeys.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const KeyToMinified = {
 // }
 export const MinifiedToKey = invertKeyMap(KeyToMinified);
 
-export function invertKeyMap(miniMap: Record<string, string>) {
+export function invertKeyMap(miniMap: Record<string, string> = {}) {
   return Object.entries(miniMap).reduce(
     (acc, [key, minified]) =>
       assign(acc, {
diff --git a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/IsolateSerializer.ts b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/IsolateSerializer.ts
index 759adcb27..611ab7676 100644
--- a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/IsolateSerializer.ts
+++ b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/IsolateSerializer.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class IsolateSerializer {
   // eslint-disable-next-line max-statements, complexity
   static deserialize(
     node: Record<string, any> | TIsolate | string,
-    payloadMiniMap: Maybe<MiniMap>
+    miniMaps: Maybe<MiniMaps>
   ): TIsolate {
     // the  assumption is that the tree is built correctly,
     // but the children are missing the parent property to
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class IsolateSerializer {
     // to avoid circular references during serialization.
     // we need to rebuild the tree and add back the parent property to the children
     // and the keys property to the parents.
-    const inverseMinimap = invertKeyMap(payloadMiniMap ?? {});
+    const inverseMinimap = invertKeyMap(miniMaps?.keys?.data);
 
     // Validate the root object
     const root = isStringValue(node)
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ export class IsolateSerializer {
 
   static serialize(
     isolate: Nullable<TIsolate>,
-    miniMap: Maybe<MiniMap>
+    miniMaps: Maybe<MiniMaps>
   ): string {
     if (isNullish(isolate)) {
       return '';
     }
 
-    return JSON.stringify(transformIsolate(isolate, miniMap));
+    return JSON.stringify(transformIsolate(isolate, miniMaps));
   }
 
   static expandChildren(node: Record<string, any>): Nullable<TIsolate[]> {
@@ -134,18 +134,18 @@ export class IsolateSerializer {
 // eslint-disable-next-line max-statements, complexity
 function transformIsolate(
   isolate: TIsolate,
-  miniMap: Maybe<MiniMap>
+  miniMaps: Maybe<MiniMaps>
 ): Record<string, any> {
   const next: Record<string, any> = {};
 
   if (isolate.children) {
     next[MinifiedKeys.Children] = isolate.children.map(isolate =>
-      transformIsolate(isolate, miniMap)
+      transformIsolate(isolate, miniMaps)
     );
   }
 
   if (!isEmpty(isolate.data)) {
-    next[MinifiedKeys.Data] = transformKeys(isolate.data, miniMap);
+    next[MinifiedKeys.Data] = transformKeys(isolate.data, miniMaps?.keys?.data);
   }
 
   for (const key in isolate) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function transformIsolate(
     }
 
     const keyToUse = minifyKey(key);
-    next[keyToUse] = value;
+    next[keyToUse] = minifyValueByKey(key, value, miniMaps);
   }
 
   return next;
@@ -177,6 +177,20 @@ function minifyKey(key: string): string {
   return KeyToMinified[key as keyof typeof KeyToMinified] ?? key;
 }
 
+function minifyValueByKey(
+  key: string,
+  value: any,
+  miniMaps: Maybe<MiniMaps>
+): any {
+  if (isNullish(value)) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  const keyMap = miniMaps?.values?.[key as keyof MiniMaps['values']];
+
+  return keyMap ? keyMap[value] ?? value : value;
+}
+
 function transformKeys(
   data: Record<string, any>,
   keyMap: Maybe<MiniMap>
@@ -199,3 +213,13 @@ function transformKeys(
 }
 
 type MiniMap = Record<string, string>;
+
+type MiniMaps = Partial<{
+  keys: Partial<{
+    [IsolateKeys.Data]: MiniMap;
+  }>;
+  values: Partial<{
+    [IsolateKeys.Status]: MiniMap;
+    [IsolateKeys.Type]: MiniMap;
+  }>;
+}>;
diff --git a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/__tests__/IsolateSerializer.test.ts b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/__tests__/IsolateSerializer.test.ts
index 1d03971f7..5c81fe60c 100644
--- a/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/__tests__/IsolateSerializer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vestjs-runtime/src/exports/__tests__/IsolateSerializer.test.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { Maybe } from 'vest-utils';
 import { Isolate, TIsolate } from 'Isolate';
 import { MinifiedKeys } from 'IsolateKeys';
 import { IsolateSerializer } from 'IsolateSerializer';
-import { VestRuntime } from 'vestjs-runtime';
+import { IsolateMutator, VestRuntime } from 'vestjs-runtime';
 
 describe('IsolateSerializer', () => {
   describe('serialize', () => {
     it('Should produce serialized dump', () => {
-      const { serialized } = createSerialized();
+      const { serialized } = createRoot();
 
       expect(serialized).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('IsolateSerializer', () => {
 
   describe('deserialize', () => {
     it('Should fully inflate the tree', () => {
-      const { root, serialized } = createSerialized();
+      const { root, serialized } = createRoot();
 
       const inflated = IsolateSerializer.deserialize(serialized);
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('IsolateSerializer', () => {
     });
 
     test('When data is empty, should not add data property', () => {
-      const { serialized } = createSerialized();
+      const { serialized } = createRoot();
       const inflated = IsolateSerializer.deserialize(serialized);
 
       expect(inflated?.children?.[0]).toHaveProperty('data');
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ describe('IsolateSerializer', () => {
 
   describe('Custom Data Serialization', () => {
     it('Should serialize data with custom keys', () => {
-      const { serialized } = createSerialized({
-        some_data: 'sd',
+      const { serialized } = createRoot({
+        keys: {
+          data: {
+            some_data: 'sd',
+          },
+        },
       });
 
       const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
@@ -70,19 +74,67 @@ describe('IsolateSerializer', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    describe('value serialization', () => {
+      it('Should serialize values with shorthand values', () => {
+        const { root } = createRoot();
+
+        root.status = 'pending';
+        // @ts-ignore
+        root.children[0].status = 'done';
+        // @ts-ignore
+        root.children[1].status = 'failed';
+
+        const serialized = IsolateSerializer.serialize(root, {
+          values: {
+            status: {
+              pending: 'p',
+              done: 'd',
+              failed: 'f',
+            },
+            $type: {
+              URoot: 'UR',
+              UChild_1: 'UC1',
+              UChild_2: 'UC2',
+              UChild_3: 'UC3',
+            },
+          },
+        });
+
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
+        expect(parsed[MinifiedKeys.Status]).toBe('p');
+        expect(parsed.C[0][MinifiedKeys.Status]).toBe('d');
+        expect(parsed.C[1][MinifiedKeys.Status]).toBe('f');
+        expect(parsed[MinifiedKeys.Type]).toBe('UR');
+        expect(parsed.C[0][MinifiedKeys.Type]).toBe('UC1');
+        expect(parsed.C[1][MinifiedKeys.Type]).toBe('UC2');
+        expect(parsed.C[2][MinifiedKeys.Type]).toBe('UC3');
+        expect(serialized).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+          `"{"C":[{"D":{"some_data":true},"$":"UC1","S":"d"},{"$":"UC2","S":"f"},{"$":"UC3"}],"D":{"some_data":true},"$":"UR","S":"p"}"`
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
     it('Should inflate with correct keys', () => {
-      const { serialized } = createSerialized({
-        some_data: 'sd',
+      const { serialized } = createRoot({
+        keys: {
+          data: {
+            some_data: 'sd',
+          },
+        },
       });
 
       const inflated = IsolateSerializer.deserialize(serialized, {
-        some_data: 'sd',
+        keys: {
+          data: {
+            some_data: 'sd',
+          },
+        },
       });
 
       expect(inflated.data.some_data).toBe(true);
       expect(inflated).not.toHaveProperty('sd');
       expect(inflated).toEqual(
-        IsolateSerializer.deserialize(createSerialized().serialized)
+        IsolateSerializer.deserialize(createRoot().serialized)
       );
       expect(inflated).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         {
@@ -119,7 +171,7 @@ function withRunTime<T>(fn: CB<T>) {
   });
 }
 
-function createSerialized(miniMap: Maybe<Record<string, string>>) {
+function createRoot(miniMap: Maybe<Record<string, any>>) {
   let serialized: string, root: TIsolate;
 
   withRunTime(() => {