diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33552d2..b262fa3 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ and queue a new one by storing the correct data:
   email template
 - Third arguments is an array of options, possible options are
  * `subject`: Email's subject
+ * `cc`: Email's carbon copy (string with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name))
+ * `bcc`: Email's blind carbon copy (string with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name))
  * `send_at`: date time sting representing the time this email should be sent at (in UTC)
  * `template`:  the name of the element to use as template for the email message. (maximum supported length is 100 chars)
  * `layout`: the name of the layout to be used to wrap email message
diff --git a/config/Migrations/20211105000000_AddCCAndBccToEmailQueue.php b/config/Migrations/20211105000000_AddCCAndBccToEmailQueue.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0c7827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/Migrations/20211105000000_AddCCAndBccToEmailQueue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+use Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+class AddCcAndBccToEmailQueue extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    /**
+     * Change Method.
+     *
+     * More information on this method is available here:
+     * http://docs.phinx.org/en/latest/migrations.html#the-change-method
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function change()
+    {
+        $table = $this->table('email_queue');
+        $table->addColumn('cc', 'string', [
+            'default' => null,
+            'limit' => 129,
+            'null' => true,
+            'after' => 'email'
+        ]);
+        $table->addColumn('bcc', 'string', [
+            'default' => null,
+            'limit' => 129,
+            'null' => true,
+            'after' => 'cc'
+        ]);
+        $table->addIndex([
+            'cc',
+        ], [
+            'name' => 'BY_CC',
+            'unique' => false,
+        ]);
+        $table->addIndex([
+            'bcc',
+        ], [
+            'name' => 'BY_BCC',
+            'unique' => false,
+        ]);
+        $table->update();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Database/Type/JsonType.php b/src/Database/Type/JsonType.php
index 09ccc4b..e783401 100755
--- a/src/Database/Type/JsonType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/JsonType.php
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ class JsonType extends BaseType implements OptionalConvertInterface
      */
     public function toPHP($value, DriverInterface $driver)
     {
-        if ($value === null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        return json_decode($value, true);
+        return $this->decodeJson($value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,11 +29,7 @@ public function toPHP($value, DriverInterface $driver)
      */
     public function marshal($value)
     {
-        if (is_array($value) || $value === null) {
-            return $value;
-        }
-
-        return json_decode($value, true);
+        return $this->decodeJson($value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,4 +53,27 @@ public function requiresToPhpCast(): bool
     {
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the given value as an array (if it is json or already an array)
+     * or as a string (if it is already a string)
+     *
+     * @param array|string|null $value json string, array or string to decode
+     * @return array|string|null  depending on the input, see description
+     */
+    private function decodeJson($value)
+    {
+        if (is_array($value) || $value === null) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        $jsonDecode = json_decode($value, true);
+
+        // check, if the value is null after json_decode to handle plain strings
+        if ($jsonDecode === null) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        return $jsonDecode;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Type/SerializeType.php b/src/Database/Type/SerializeType.php
index 773d785..8a7d5af 100755
--- a/src/Database/Type/SerializeType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/SerializeType.php
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ public function toPHP($value, DriverInterface $driver)
             return null;
         }
 
-        return unserialize($value);
+        try {
+            return unserialize($value);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // return value, if the value isn't serialized
+            return $value;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/EmailQueue.php b/src/EmailQueue.php
index 232c97a..b3cd616 100755
--- a/src/EmailQueue.php
+++ b/src/EmailQueue.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class EmailQueue
      * @param array $options list of options for email sending. Possible keys:
      *
      * - subject : Email's subject
+     * - cc: array of carbon copy
+     * - bcc: array of blind carbon copy
      * - send_at : date time sting representing the time this email should be sent at (in UTC)
      * - template :  the name of the element to use as template for the email message
      * - layout : the name of the layout to be used to wrap email message
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ class EmailQueue
      * - headers: Key => Value list of extra headers for the email
      * - theme: The View Theme to find the email templates
      * - config : the name of the email config to be used for sending
-     *
      * @return bool
      */
     public static function enqueue($to, array $data, array $options = [])
diff --git a/src/Model/Table/EmailQueueTable.php b/src/Model/Table/EmailQueueTable.php
index bb408f7..cb58b68 100755
--- a/src/Model/Table/EmailQueueTable.php
+++ b/src/Model/Table/EmailQueueTable.php
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public function initialize(array $config = []): void
      * @param array $options list of options for email sending. Possible keys:
      *
      * - subject : Email's subject
+     * - cc: array of carbon copy
+     * - bcc: array of blind carbon copy
      * - send_at : date time sting representing the time this email should be sent at (in UTC)
      * - template :  the name of the element to use as template for the email message
      * - layout : the name of the layout to be used to wrap email message
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ public function enqueue($to, array $data, array $options = []): bool
 
         $defaults = [
             'subject' => '',
+            'cc' => '',
+            'bcc' => '',
             'send_at' => new FrozenTime('now'),
             'template' => 'default',
             'layout' => 'default',
@@ -199,6 +203,8 @@ protected function _initializeSchema(TableSchemaInterface $schema): TableSchemaI
         $schema->setColumnType('template_vars', $type);
         $schema->setColumnType('headers', $type);
         $schema->setColumnType('attachments', $type);
+        $schema->setColumnType('cc', $type);
+        $schema->setColumnType('bcc', $type);
 
         return $schema;
     }
diff --git a/src/Shell/PreviewShell.php b/src/Shell/PreviewShell.php
index 1ab9db5..eb846c7 100755
--- a/src/Shell/PreviewShell.php
+++ b/src/Shell/PreviewShell.php
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ public function preview($e)
 
         $email = new Mailer($configName);
 
+        // set cc
+        if (!empty($e['cc'])) {
+            $email->setCC($e['cc']);
+        }
+
+        // set bcc
+        if (!empty($e['bcc'])) {
+            $email->setBcc($e['bcc']);
+        }
+
         if (!empty($e['attachments'])) {
             $email->setAttachments($e['attachments']);
         }
diff --git a/src/Shell/SenderShell.php b/src/Shell/SenderShell.php
index b415938..5fc0af4 100755
--- a/src/Shell/SenderShell.php
+++ b/src/Shell/SenderShell.php
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ public function main(): void
                     $transport->setConfig(['additionalParameters' => "-f $from"]);
                 }
 
+                // set cc
+                if (!empty($e->cc)) {
+                    $email->setCC($e->cc);
+                }
+
+                // set bcc
+                if (!empty($e->bcc)) {
+                    $email->setBcc($e->bcc);
+                }
+
                 if (!empty($e->attachments)) {
                     $email->setAttachments($e->attachments);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Fixture/EmailQueueFixture.php b/tests/Fixture/EmailQueueFixture.php
index 62d901c..cd1c11a 100755
--- a/tests/Fixture/EmailQueueFixture.php
+++ b/tests/Fixture/EmailQueueFixture.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class EmailQueueFixture extends TestFixture
     public $fields = [
         'id' => ['type' => 'uuid', 'null' => false],
         'email' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => false, 'default' => null, 'length' => 100, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
+        'cc' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => true, 'default' => null, 'length' => 129, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
+        'bcc' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => true, 'default' => null, 'length' => 129, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
         'from_name' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => true, 'default' => null, 'length' => 100, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
         'from_email' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => true, 'default' => null, 'length' => 100, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
         'subject' => ['type' => 'string', 'null' => false, 'default' => null, 'length' => 255, 'collate' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'charset' => 'utf8'],
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/EmailQueueTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/EmailQueueTest.php
index d85dd98..95cd941 100755
--- a/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/EmailQueueTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/EmailQueueTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public function testEnqueue()
             'error' => null,
             'from_name' => null,
             'from_email' => null,
+            'cc' => '',
+            'bcc' => ''
         ];
         $sendAt = new Time($result['send_at']);
         unset($result['id'], $result['created'], $result['modified'], $result['send_at']);
@@ -197,4 +199,28 @@ public function testProxy()
         $this->assertEquals('custom', $email['template']);
         $this->assertEquals('email', $email['layout']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test cc and bcc with string and array
+     */
+    public function testCCAndBcc()
+    {
+        $cc = ['cc@example.com', 'cc2@example.com'];
+        $bcc = 'bcc@example.com';
+
+        $result = EmailQueue::enqueue(
+            'd@example.com',
+            ['a' => 'c'],
+            ['subject' => 'Hey', 'cc' => $cc, 'bcc' => $bcc, 'template' => 'custom', 'layout' => 'email']
+        );
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+        $email = $this->EmailQueue->find()
+            ->where(['email' => 'd@example.com'])
+            ->first()
+            ->toArray();
+
+        $this->assertEquals($cc[0], $email['cc'][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals($cc[1], $email['cc'][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals($bcc, $email['bcc']);
+    }
 }