diff --git a/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde.cc b/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde.cc
index 0fd7dd01d..3bcbf274f 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde.cc
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@
 
 #include "iceberg/expression/json_serde_internal.h"
 #include "iceberg/expression/literal.h"
+#include "iceberg/expression/term.h"
+#include "iceberg/transform.h"
 #include "iceberg/util/checked_cast.h"
 #include "iceberg/util/json_util_internal.h"
 #include "iceberg/util/macros.h"
 
 namespace iceberg {
 namespace {
+// JSON field names
+constexpr std::string_view kType = "type";
+constexpr std::string_view kTerm = "term";
+constexpr std::string_view kTransform = "transform";
 // Expression type strings
 constexpr std::string_view kTypeTrue = "true";
 constexpr std::string_view kTypeFalse = "false";
@@ -123,6 +129,41 @@ nlohmann::json ToJson(Expression::Operation op) {
   return json;
 }
 
+nlohmann::json ToJson(const NamedReference& ref) { return ref.name(); }
+
+Result<std::shared_ptr<NamedReference>> NamedReferenceFromJson(
+    const nlohmann::json& json) {
+  if (!json.is_string()) [[unlikely]] {
+    return JsonParseError("Expected string for named reference");
+  }
+  ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto ref, NamedReference::Make(json.get<std::string>()));
+  return std::shared_ptr<NamedReference>(std::move(ref));
+}
+
+nlohmann::json ToJson(const UnboundTransform& transform) {
+  auto& mutable_transform = const_cast<UnboundTransform&>(transform);
+  nlohmann::json json;
+  json[kType] = std::string(kTransform);
+  json[kTransform] = transform.transform()->ToString();
+  json[kTerm] = mutable_transform.reference()->name();
+  return json;
+}
+
+Result<std::shared_ptr<UnboundTransform>> UnboundTransformFromJson(
+    const nlohmann::json& json) {
+  if (json.is_object() && json.contains(kType) &&
+      json[kType] == std::string(kTransform) && json.contains(kTerm)) {
+    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto transform_str,
+                            GetJsonValue<std::string>(json, kTransform));
+    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto transform, TransformFromString(transform_str));
+    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto ref, NamedReferenceFromJson(json[kTerm]));
+    ICEBERG_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto result,
+                            UnboundTransform::Make(std::move(ref), std::move(transform)));
+    return std::shared_ptr<UnboundTransform>(std::move(result));
+  }
+  return JsonParseError("Invalid unbound transform json: {}", SafeDumpJson(json));
+}
+
 Result<std::shared_ptr<Expression>> ExpressionFromJson(const nlohmann::json& json) {
   // Handle boolean
   if (json.is_boolean()) {
diff --git a/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde_internal.h b/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde_internal.h
index e44234d39..c0cee0fd4 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde_internal.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/expression/json_serde_internal.h
@@ -57,6 +57,32 @@ ICEBERG_EXPORT Result<std::shared_ptr<Expression>> ExpressionFromJson(
 /// \return A JSON object representing the expression
 ICEBERG_EXPORT nlohmann::json ToJson(const Expression& expr);
 
+/// \brief Deserializes a JSON object into a NamedReference.
+///
+/// \param json A JSON object representing a named reference
+/// \return A shared pointer to the deserialized NamedReference or an error
+ICEBERG_EXPORT Result<std::shared_ptr<NamedReference>> NamedReferenceFromJson(
+    const nlohmann::json& json);
+
+/// \brief Serializes a NamedReference into its JSON representation.
+///
+/// \param ref The named reference to serialize
+/// \return A JSON object representing the named reference
+ICEBERG_EXPORT nlohmann::json ToJson(const NamedReference& ref);
+
+/// \brief Serializes an UnboundTransform into its JSON representation.
+///
+/// \param transform The unbound transform to serialize
+/// \return A JSON object representing the unbound transform
+ICEBERG_EXPORT nlohmann::json ToJson(const UnboundTransform& transform);
+
+/// \brief Deserializes a JSON object into an UnboundTransform.
+///
+/// \param json A JSON object representing an unbound transform
+/// \return A shared pointer to the deserialized UnboundTransform or an error
+ICEBERG_EXPORT Result<std::shared_ptr<UnboundTransform>> UnboundTransformFromJson(
+    const nlohmann::json& json);
+
 /// Check if an operation is a unary predicate
 ICEBERG_EXPORT bool IsUnaryOperation(Expression::Operation op);
 
diff --git a/src/iceberg/test/expression_json_test.cc b/src/iceberg/test/expression_json_test.cc
index dd3ac5e3e..16c52093c 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/test/expression_json_test.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/test/expression_json_test.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "iceberg/expression/predicate.h"
 #include "iceberg/expression/term.h"
 #include "iceberg/test/matchers.h"
+#include "iceberg/transform.h"
 
 namespace iceberg {
 
@@ -63,4 +64,53 @@ TEST(ExpressionJsonTest, OperationTypeTests) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsUnaryOperation(Expression::Operation::kTrue));
 }
 
+TEST(ExpressionJsonTest, NameReferenceRoundTrip) {
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto ref, NamedReference::Make("col_name"));
+  auto json = ToJson(*ref);
+  EXPECT_EQ(json.get<std::string>(), "col_name");
+
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto parsed, NamedReferenceFromJson(json));
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->name(), "col_name");
+}
+
+TEST(ExpressionJsonTest, UnboundTransfromRoundTrip) {
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto ref, NamedReference::Make("ts"));
+  auto transform = Transform::Day();
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto unbound, UnboundTransform::Make(std::move(ref), transform));
+
+  auto json = ToJson(*unbound);
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["type"], "transform");
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["transform"], "day");
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["term"], "ts");
+
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto parsed, UnboundTransformFromJson(json));
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->reference()->name(), unbound->reference()->name());
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->transform()->transform_type(),
+            unbound->transform()->transform_type());
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->transform()->ToString(), unbound->transform()->ToString());
+}
+
+TEST(ExpressionJsonTest, BucketTransform) {
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto ref, NamedReference::Make("id"));
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto unbound,
+                         UnboundTransform::Make(std::move(ref), Transform::Bucket(16)));
+
+  auto json = ToJson(*unbound);
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["type"], "transform");
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["transform"], "bucket[16]");
+  EXPECT_EQ(json["term"], "id");
+
+  ICEBERG_UNWRAP_OR_FAIL(auto parsed, UnboundTransformFromJson(json));
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->transform()->transform_type(),
+            unbound->transform()->transform_type());
+  EXPECT_EQ(parsed->transform()->ToString(), unbound->transform()->ToString());
+}
+
+TEST(ExpressionJsonTest, InvalidInput) {
+  EXPECT_THAT(UnboundTransformFromJson(nlohmann::json::object()),
+              IsError(ErrorKind::kJsonParseError));
+  EXPECT_THAT(UnboundTransformFromJson(nlohmann::json{{"type", "other"}}),
+              IsError(ErrorKind::kJsonParseError));
+}
+
 }  // namespace iceberg
diff --git a/src/iceberg/type_fwd.h b/src/iceberg/type_fwd.h
index e97de0ac5..dc5f76c15 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/type_fwd.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/type_fwd.h
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ class Expression;
 class Literal;
 class Term;
 class UnboundPredicate;
+class NamedReference;
+class UnboundTransform;
+class Transform;
 
 /// \brief Evaluator.
 class Evaluator;