diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fd0e31a5..721368f61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ also non string parameters (e.g. `Enum.join([1, 2], ",")`
 [#1100](https://github.com/atomvm/AtomVM/issues/1100)
 - Support for mounting/unmounting storage on ESP32 (such as SD or internal flash) using
 `esp:mount/4` and `esp:umount/1`
+- Make external term serialize functions available without using `externalterm_to_binary` so terms
+can be written directly to a buffer.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.c b/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.c
index 9d5cfb8ad..4580dfcb6 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "unicode.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#define EXTERNAL_TERM_TAG 131
 #define NEW_FLOAT_EXT 70
 #define SMALL_INTEGER_EXT 97
 #define INTEGER_EXT 98
@@ -947,3 +946,18 @@ static int calculate_heap_usage(const uint8_t *external_term_buf, size_t remaini
             return INVALID_TERM_SIZE;
     }
 }
+
+enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_compute_external_size_raw(
+    term t, size_t *size, GlobalContext *glb)
+{
+    *size = compute_external_size(t, glb);
+
+    return EXTERNAL_TERM_OK;
+}
+
+enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_serialize_term_raw(uint8_t *buf, term t, GlobalContext *glb)
+{
+    serialize_term(buf, t, glb);
+
+    return EXTERNAL_TERM_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.h b/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.h
index a43c3813a..9a3b9533b 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/externalterm.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "term.h"
 
+#define EXTERNAL_TERM_TAG 131
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -94,6 +96,77 @@ enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_from_binary(Context *ctx, term *dst, term b
  */
 term externalterm_to_binary(Context *ctx, term t);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Computes the size required for a external term (tag excluded)
+ *
+ * @details This function should be called in order to calculate the required buffer size to store
+ * a serialized term in external term format. This function doesn't prepend the external term 1 byte
+ * tag.
+ *
+ * @param t the term for which size is calculated
+ * @param size the required buffer size (tag excluded)
+ * @param glb the global context
+ * @returns EXTERNAL_TERM_OK in case of success
+ */
+enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_compute_external_size_raw(
+    term t, size_t *size, GlobalContext *glb);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Serialize a term (tag excluded)
+ *
+ * @details This function serializes in external term format given term, and writes it to the given
+ * buffer. This function doesn't prepend the external term 1 byte tag.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer where the external term is written
+ * @param t the term that will be serialized
+ * @param glb the global context
+ * @returns EXTERNAL_TERM_OK in case of success
+ */
+enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_serialize_term_raw(uint8_t *buf, term t, GlobalContext *glb);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Computes the size required for a external term
+ *
+ * @details This function should be called in order to calculate the required buffer size to store
+ * a serialized term in external term format.
+ *
+ * @param t the term for which size is calculated
+ * @param size the required buffer size (tag excluded)
+ * @param glb the global context
+ * @returns EXTERNAL_TERM_OK in case of success
+ */
+static inline enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_compute_external_size(
+    term t, size_t *size, GlobalContext *glb)
+{
+    size_t raw_size;
+    enum ExternalTermResult result = externalterm_compute_external_size_raw(t, &raw_size, glb);
+    if (LIKELY(result == EXTERNAL_TERM_OK)) {
+        *size = raw_size + 1;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Serialize a term
+ *
+ * @details This function serializes in external term format given term, and writes it to the given
+ * buffer.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer where the external term is written
+ * @param t the term that will be serialized
+ * @param glb the global context
+ * @returns EXTERNAL_TERM_OK in case of success
+ */
+static inline enum ExternalTermResult externalterm_serialize_term(
+    uint8_t *buf, term t, GlobalContext *glb)
+{
+    enum ExternalTermResult result = externalterm_serialize_term(buf + 1, t, glb);
+    if (LIKELY(result == EXTERNAL_TERM_OK)) {
+        buf[0] = EXTERNAL_TERM_TAG;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif