diff --git a/fastapi_cache/coder.py b/fastapi_cache/coder.py
index b6cd683..15ed118 100644
--- a/fastapi_cache/coder.py
+++ b/fastapi_cache/coder.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import codecs
 import datetime
 import json
 import pickle  # nosec:B403
 from decimal import Decimal
-from typing import Any, Dict, Union
+from typing import Any
 
 import pendulum
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class Coder:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @classmethod
-    def decode(cls, value: Any) -> Any:
+    def decode(cls, value: str) -> Any:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ class JsonCoder(Coder):
         return json.dumps(value, cls=JsonEncoder)
 
     @classmethod
-    def decode(cls, value: Any) -> str:
+    def decode(cls, value: str) -> str:
         return json.loads(value, object_hook=object_hook)
 
 
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ class PickleCoder(Coder):
     def encode(cls, value: Any) -> str:
         if isinstance(value, TemplateResponse):
             value = value.body
-        return str(pickle.dumps(value))
+        return codecs.encode(pickle.dumps(value), "base64").decode()
 
     @classmethod
-    def decode(cls, value: Any) -> Any:
-        return pickle.loads(bytes(value))  # nosec:B403,B301
+    def decode(cls, value: str) -> Any:
+        return pickle.loads(codecs.decode(value.encode(), "base64"))  # nosec:B403,B301
diff --git a/tests/test_codecs.py b/tests/test_codecs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..371172d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_codecs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from fastapi_cache.coder import PickleCoder
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "value",
+    [
+        1,
+        "some_string",
+        (1, 2),
+        [1, 2, 3],
+        {"some_key": 1, "other_key": 2},
+    ],
+)
+def test_pickle_coder(value: Any) -> None:
+    encoded_value = PickleCoder.encode(value)
+    assert isinstance(encoded_value, str)
+    decoded_value = PickleCoder.decode(encoded_value)
+    assert decoded_value == value