diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/CMakeLists.txt b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/CMakeLists.txt
index bd1ef25..affb69c 100644
--- a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pybind11_add_module(_kaldifeat
   feature-window.cc
   kaldifeat.cc
   mel-computations.cc
+  utils.cc
 )
 target_link_libraries(_kaldifeat PRIVATE kaldifeat_core)
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/feature-window.cc b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/feature-window.cc
index 5d76688..81cc275 100644
--- a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/feature-window.cc
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/feature-window.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "kaldifeat/csrc/feature-window.h"
+#include "kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h"
 
 namespace kaldifeat {
 
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@ static void PybindFrameExtractionOptions(py::module &m) {
                      &FrameExtractionOptions::round_to_power_of_two)
       .def_readwrite("blackman_coeff", &FrameExtractionOptions::blackman_coeff)
       .def_readwrite("snip_edges", &FrameExtractionOptions::snip_edges)
+      .def("as_dict",
+           [](const FrameExtractionOptions &self) -> py::dict {
+             return AsDict(self);
+           })
+      .def_static("from_dict",
+                  [](py::dict dict) -> FrameExtractionOptions {
+                    return FrameExtractionOptionsFromDict(dict);
+                  })
 #if 0
       .def_readwrite("allow_downsample",
                      &FrameExtractionOptions::allow_downsample)
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0476491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
+//
+// Copyright (c)  2021  Xiaomi Corporation (authors: Fangjun Kuang)
+
+#include "kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h"
+
+#include "kaldifeat/csrc/feature-window.h"
+
+#define FROM_DICT(type, key) opts.key = py::type(dict[#key])
+#define AS_DICT(key) dict[#key] = opts.key
+
+namespace kaldifeat {
+
+FrameExtractionOptions FrameExtractionOptionsFromDict(py::dict dict) {
+  FrameExtractionOptions opts;
+  FROM_DICT(float_, samp_freq);
+  FROM_DICT(float_, frame_shift_ms);
+  FROM_DICT(float_, frame_length_ms);
+  FROM_DICT(float_, dither);
+  FROM_DICT(float_, preemph_coeff);
+  FROM_DICT(bool_, remove_dc_offset);
+  FROM_DICT(str, window_type);
+  FROM_DICT(bool_, round_to_power_of_two);
+  FROM_DICT(float_, blackman_coeff);
+  FROM_DICT(bool_, snip_edges);
+  return opts;
+}
+
+py::dict AsDict(const FrameExtractionOptions &opts) {
+  py::dict dict;
+  AS_DICT(samp_freq);
+  AS_DICT(frame_shift_ms);
+  AS_DICT(frame_length_ms);
+  AS_DICT(dither);
+  AS_DICT(preemph_coeff);
+  AS_DICT(remove_dc_offset);
+  AS_DICT(window_type);
+  AS_DICT(round_to_power_of_two);
+  AS_DICT(blackman_coeff);
+  AS_DICT(snip_edges);
+  return dict;
+}
+
+#undef FROM_DICT
+#undef AS_DICT
+
+}  // namespace kaldifeat
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d87a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.h
+//
+// Copyright (c)  2021  Xiaomi Corporation (authors: Fangjun Kuang)
+
+#ifndef KALDIFEAT_PYTHON_CSRC_UTILS_H_
+#define KALDIFEAT_PYTHON_CSRC_UTILS_H_
+
+#include "kaldifeat/csrc/feature-window.h"
+#include "kaldifeat/python/csrc/kaldifeat.h"
+
+namespace kaldifeat {
+
+FrameExtractionOptions FrameExtractionOptionsFromDict(py::dict dict);
+py::dict AsDict(const FrameExtractionOptions &opts);
+
+}  // namespace kaldifeat
+
+#endif  // KALDIFEAT_PYTHON_CSRC_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
index e048629..96e2f63 100755
--- a/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ def test_frame_extraction_options():
     opts.round_to_power_of_two = False
     opts.blackman_coeff = 0.422
     opts.snip_edges = False
-    print(opts)
+
+    opts_dict = opts.as_dict()
+    for key, value in opts_dict.items():
+        assert value == getattr(opts, key)
+
+    opts2 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict(opts_dict)
+
+    for key, value in opts_dict.items():
+        assert value == getattr(opts2, key)
+
+    assert str(opts) == str(opts2)
+
+    assert opts_dict == opts2.as_dict()
 
 
 def test_mel_banks_options():