diff --git a/plonky2/src/gates/mod.rs b/plonky2/src/gates/mod.rs
index c73eb17c..c1cb1e2a 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/gates/mod.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/gates/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub mod multiplication_extension;
 pub mod noop;
 pub mod packed_util;
 pub mod poseidon;
+pub mod poseidon2;
 pub mod poseidon_mds;
 pub mod public_input;
 pub mod random_access;
diff --git a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/gate.rs b/plonky2/src/gates/poseidon2.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/gate.rs
rename to plonky2/src/gates/poseidon2.rs
index ff53335e..2e6be679 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/gate.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/gates/poseidon2.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 
-use super::config::*;
-use super::hash::Poseidon2;
 use crate::field::extension::Extendable;
 use crate::field::types::Field;
 use crate::gates::gate::Gate;
 use crate::gates::util::StridedConstraintConsumer;
 use crate::hash::hash_types::RichField;
+use crate::hash::poseidon2::config::*;
+use crate::hash::poseidon2::hash::Poseidon2;
 use crate::iop::ext_target::ExtensionTarget;
 use crate::iop::generator::{GeneratedValues, SimpleGenerator, WitnessGeneratorRef};
 use crate::iop::target::Target;
diff --git a/plonky2/src/hash/hash_types.rs b/plonky2/src/hash/hash_types.rs
index 9f9d976b..4ec86aa8 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/hash/hash_types.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/hash/hash_types.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use crate::field::goldilocks_field::GoldilocksField;
 use crate::field::types::{Field, PrimeField64, Sample};
 use crate::hash::poseidon::Poseidon;
+use crate::hash::poseidon2::hash::Poseidon2;
 use crate::iop::target::Target;
 use crate::plonk::config::GenericHashOut;
 
 /// A prime order field with the features we need to use it as a base field in our argument system.
-pub trait RichField: PrimeField64 + Poseidon {}
+pub trait RichField: PrimeField64 + Poseidon + Poseidon2 {}
 
 impl RichField for GoldilocksField {}
 
diff --git a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/hash.rs b/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/hash.rs
index 5f9553fa..d6fb72bf 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/hash.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/hash.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use core::fmt::Debug;
 use plonky2_field::ops::Square;
 
 use super::config::*;
-use super::gate::Poseidon2Gate;
 use crate::field::extension::{Extendable, FieldExtension};
 use crate::field::goldilocks_field::GoldilocksField as F;
 use crate::field::types::{Field, PrimeField64};
+use crate::gates::poseidon2::Poseidon2Gate;
 use crate::hash::hash_types::{HashOut, RichField};
 use crate::hash::hashing::{compress, hash_n_to_hash_no_pad, PlonkyPermutation};
 use crate::iop::ext_target::ExtensionTarget;
diff --git a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/mod.rs b/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/mod.rs
index 52ede9a4..bddaa67c 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/mod.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/hash/poseidon2/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 pub mod config;
-pub mod gate;
 pub mod hash;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/plonky2/src/util/serialization/gate_serialization.rs b/plonky2/src/util/serialization/gate_serialization.rs
index 46f60b9f..d48f5ca7 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/util/serialization/gate_serialization.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/util/serialization/gate_serialization.rs
@@ -110,12 +110,14 @@ pub mod default {
     use crate::gates::multiplication_extension::MulExtensionGate;
     use crate::gates::noop::NoopGate;
     use crate::gates::poseidon::PoseidonGate;
+    use crate::gates::poseidon2::Poseidon2Gate;
     use crate::gates::poseidon_mds::PoseidonMdsGate;
     use crate::gates::public_input::PublicInputGate;
     use crate::gates::random_access::RandomAccessGate;
     use crate::gates::reducing::ReducingGate;
     use crate::gates::reducing_extension::ReducingExtensionGate;
     use crate::hash::hash_types::RichField;
+    use crate::hash::poseidon2::hash::Poseidon2;
     use crate::util::serialization::GateSerializer;
     /// A gate serializer that can be used to serialize all default gates supported
     /// by the `plonky2` library.
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ pub mod default {
     /// the `GateSerializer` trait. This can be easily done through the `impl_gate_serializer` macro.
     #[derive(Debug)]
     pub struct DefaultGateSerializer;
-    impl<F: RichField + Extendable<D>, const D: usize> GateSerializer<F, D> for DefaultGateSerializer {
+    impl<F: RichField + Extendable<D> + Poseidon2, const D: usize> GateSerializer<F, D>
+        for DefaultGateSerializer
+    {
         impl_gate_serializer! {
             DefaultGateSerializer,
             ArithmeticGate,
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ pub mod default {
             NoopGate,
             PoseidonMdsGate<F, D>,
             PoseidonGate<F, D>,
+            Poseidon2Gate<F, D>,
             PublicInputGate,
             RandomAccessGate<F, D>,
             ReducingExtensionGate<D>,