diff --git a/graphene/types/base64.py b/graphene/types/base64.py
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+from binascii import Error as _Error
+from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
+
+from graphql.error import GraphQLError
+from graphql.language import StringValueNode, print_ast
+
+from .scalars import Scalar
+
+
+class Base64(Scalar):
+    """
+    The `Base64` scalar type represents a base64-encoded String.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def serialize(value):
+        if not isinstance(value, bytes):
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                value = value.encode("utf-8")
+            else:
+                value = str(value).encode("utf-8")
+        return b64encode(value).decode("utf-8")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_literal(cls, node):
+        if not isinstance(node, StringValueNode):
+            raise GraphQLError(
+                f"Base64 cannot represent non-string value: {print_ast(node)}"
+            )
+        return cls.parse_value(node.value)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_value(value):
+        if not isinstance(value, bytes):
+            if not isinstance(value, str):
+                raise GraphQLError(
+                    f"Base64 cannot represent non-string value: {repr(value)}"
+                )
+            value = value.encode("utf-8")
+        try:
+            return b64decode(value, validate=True).decode("utf-8")
+        except _Error:
+            raise GraphQLError(f"Base64 cannot decode value: {repr(value)}")
diff --git a/graphene/types/tests/test_base64.py b/graphene/types/tests/test_base64.py
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+import base64
+
+from graphql import GraphQLError
+
+from ..objecttype import ObjectType
+from ..scalars import String
+from ..schema import Schema
+from ..base64 import Base64
+
+
+class Query(ObjectType):
+    base64 = Base64(_in=Base64(name="input"), _match=String(name="match"))
+    bytes_as_base64 = Base64()
+    string_as_base64 = Base64()
+    number_as_base64 = Base64()
+
+    def resolve_base64(self, info, _in=None, _match=None):
+        if _match:
+            assert _in == _match
+        return _in
+
+    def resolve_bytes_as_base64(self, info):
+        return b"Hello world"
+
+    def resolve_string_as_base64(self, info):
+        return "Spam and eggs"
+
+    def resolve_number_as_base64(self, info):
+        return 42
+
+
+schema = Schema(query=Query)
+
+
+def test_base64_query():
+    base64_value = base64.b64encode(b"Random string").decode("utf-8")
+    result = schema.execute(
+        """{{ base64(input: "{}", match: "Random string") }}""".format(base64_value)
+    )
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"base64": base64_value}
+
+
+def test_base64_query_with_variable():
+    base64_value = base64.b64encode(b"Another string").decode("utf-8")
+
+    # test datetime variable in string representation
+    result = schema.execute(
+        """
+        query GetBase64($base64: Base64) {
+            base64(input: $base64, match: "Another string")
+        }
+        """,
+        variables={"base64": base64_value},
+    )
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"base64": base64_value}
+
+
+def test_base64_query_none():
+    result = schema.execute("""{ base64 }""")
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"base64": None}
+
+
+def test_base64_query_invalid():
+    bad_inputs = [
+        dict(),
+        123,
+        "This is not valid base64",
+    ]
+
+    for input_ in bad_inputs:
+        result = schema.execute(
+            """{ base64(input: $input) }""", variables={"input": input_},
+        )
+        assert isinstance(result.errors, list)
+        assert len(result.errors) == 1
+        assert isinstance(result.errors[0], GraphQLError)
+        assert result.data is None
+
+
+def test_base64_from_bytes():
+    base64_value = base64.b64encode(b"Hello world").decode("utf-8")
+    result = schema.execute("""{ bytesAsBase64 }""")
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"bytesAsBase64": base64_value}
+
+
+def test_base64_from_string():
+    base64_value = base64.b64encode(b"Spam and eggs").decode("utf-8")
+    result = schema.execute("""{ stringAsBase64 }""")
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"stringAsBase64": base64_value}
+
+
+def test_base64_from_number():
+    base64_value = base64.b64encode(b"42").decode("utf-8")
+    result = schema.execute("""{ numberAsBase64 }""")
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == {"numberAsBase64": base64_value}