diff --git a/dask/dataframe/backends.py b/dask/dataframe/backends.py
index 9ef5d1b360f..ee900c3bfef 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/backends.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/backends.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     make_meta_obj,
     meta_lib_from_array,
     meta_nonempty,
+    partd_encode_dispatch,
     pyarrow_schema_dispatch,
     to_pandas_dispatch,
     to_pyarrow_table_dispatch,
@@ -242,6 +243,13 @@ def default_types_mapper(pyarrow_dtype: pa.DataType) -> object:
     return table.to_pandas(types_mapper=types_mapper, **kwargs)
 
 
+@partd_encode_dispatch.register(pd.DataFrame)
+def partd_pandas_blocks(_):
+    from partd import PandasBlocks
+
+    return PandasBlocks
+
+
 @meta_nonempty.register(pd.DatetimeTZDtype)
 @make_meta_dispatch.register(pd.DatetimeTZDtype)
 def make_meta_pandas_datetime_tz(x, index=None):
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/dispatch.py b/dask/dataframe/dispatch.py
index 307d5269ae8..9c70302dee8 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/dispatch.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/dispatch.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 is_categorical_dtype_dispatch = Dispatch("is_categorical_dtype")
 union_categoricals_dispatch = Dispatch("union_categoricals")
 grouper_dispatch = Dispatch("grouper")
+partd_encode_dispatch = Dispatch("partd_encode_dispatch")
 pyarrow_schema_dispatch = Dispatch("pyarrow_schema_dispatch")
 from_pyarrow_table_dispatch = Dispatch("from_pyarrow_table_dispatch")
 to_pyarrow_table_dispatch = Dispatch("to_pyarrow_table_dispatch")
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/shuffle.py b/dask/dataframe/shuffle.py
index 4698358495b..556f982fc1f 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/shuffle.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/shuffle.py
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 from dask.base import compute, compute_as_if_collection, is_dask_collection, tokenize
 from dask.dataframe import methods
 from dask.dataframe.core import DataFrame, Series, _Frame, map_partitions, new_dd_object
-from dask.dataframe.dispatch import group_split_dispatch, hash_object_dispatch
+from dask.dataframe.dispatch import (
+    group_split_dispatch,
+    hash_object_dispatch,
+    partd_encode_dispatch,
+)
 from dask.dataframe.utils import UNKNOWN_CATEGORIES
 from dask.highlevelgraph import HighLevelGraph
 from dask.layers import ShuffleLayer, SimpleShuffleLayer
@@ -521,16 +525,23 @@ class maybe_buffered_partd:
     If serialized, will return non-buffered partd. Otherwise returns a buffered partd
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, buffer=True, tempdir=None):
+    def __init__(self, encode=None, buffer=True, tempdir=None):
         self.tempdir = tempdir or config.get("temporary_directory", None)
         self.buffer = buffer
         self.compression = config.get("dataframe.shuffle.compression", None)
+        self.encode = encode
 
     def __reduce__(self):
         if self.tempdir:
-            return (maybe_buffered_partd, (False, self.tempdir))
+            return (maybe_buffered_partd, (self.encode, False, self.tempdir))
         else:
-            return (maybe_buffered_partd, (False,))
+            return (
+                maybe_buffered_partd,
+                (
+                    self.encode,
+                    False,
+                ),
+            )
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         import partd
@@ -555,10 +566,11 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # Envelope partd file with compression, if set and available
         if partd_compression:
             file = partd_compression(file)
+        encode = self.encode or partd.PandasBlocks
         if self.buffer:
-            return partd.PandasBlocks(partd.Buffer(partd.Dict(), file))
+            return encode(partd.Buffer(partd.Dict(), file))
         else:
-            return partd.PandasBlocks(file)
+            return encode(file)
 
 
 def rearrange_by_column_disk(df, column, npartitions=None, compute=False):
@@ -577,7 +589,8 @@ def rearrange_by_column_disk(df, column, npartitions=None, compute=False):
     always_new_token = uuid.uuid1().hex
 
     p = ("zpartd-" + always_new_token,)
-    dsk1 = {p: (maybe_buffered_partd(),)}
+    encode = partd_encode_dispatch(df._meta)
+    dsk1 = {p: (maybe_buffered_partd(encode=encode),)}
 
     # Partition data on disk
     name = "shuffle-partition-" + always_new_token