diff --git a/bson-kotlinx/src/main/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodec.kt b/bson-kotlinx/src/main/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodec.kt
index bf1a8bc9722..30d40fe6f31 100644
--- a/bson-kotlinx/src/main/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodec.kt
+++ b/bson-kotlinx/src/main/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodec.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ package org.bson.codecs.kotlinx
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.reflect.full.findAnnotation
 import kotlin.reflect.full.findAnnotations
+import kotlin.reflect.full.hasAnnotation
 import kotlin.reflect.full.primaryConstructor
 import kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.InternalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
 import kotlinx.serialization.modules.SerializersModule
 import kotlinx.serialization.serializer
@@ -85,14 +87,14 @@ private constructor(
             serializersModule: SerializersModule = defaultSerializersModule,
             bsonConfiguration: BsonConfiguration = BsonConfiguration()
         ): Codec<T>? {
-            return if (!(kClass.isData || kClass.isValue || kClass.isSealed)) {
-                null
-            } else {
+            return if (kClass.hasAnnotation<Serializable>()) {
                 try {
                     create(kClass, kClass.serializer(), serializersModule, bsonConfiguration)
                 } catch (exception: SerializationException) {
                     null
                 }
+            } else {
+                null
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/bson-kotlinx/src/test/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest.kt b/bson-kotlinx/src/test/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest.kt
index d7a17760b3e..0870e2033e9 100644
--- a/bson-kotlinx/src/test/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest.kt
+++ b/bson-kotlinx/src/test/kotlin/org/bson/codecs/kotlinx/KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest {
     @Test
     fun shouldReturnNullForNonSerializableClass() {
         assertNull(KotlinSerializerCodecProvider().get(NotMarkedSerializable::class.java, Bson.DEFAULT_CODEC_REGISTRY))
+        assertNull(KotlinSerializerCodecProvider().get(DoubleArray::class.java, Bson.DEFAULT_CODEC_REGISTRY))
+        assertNull(KotlinSerializerCodecProvider().get(CharSequence::class.java, Bson.DEFAULT_CODEC_REGISTRY))
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -50,12 +52,6 @@ class KotlinSerializerCodecProviderTest {
         assertNull(codec)
     }
 
-    @Test
-    fun shouldReturnNullForSerializableButNotValueClassOrSealedOrDataClassTypes() {
-        assertNull(KotlinSerializerCodecProvider().get(DoubleArray::class.java, Bson.DEFAULT_CODEC_REGISTRY))
-        assertNull(KotlinSerializerCodecProvider().get(CharSequence::class.java, Bson.DEFAULT_CODEC_REGISTRY))
-    }
-
     @Test
     fun shouldReturnKotlinSerializerCodecUsingDefaultRegistry() {
         val codec = MongoClientSettings.getDefaultCodecRegistry().get(DataClassWithSimpleValues::class.java)