diff --git a/aspy/yaml/__init__.py b/aspy/yaml/__init__.py
index c65e5d9..b97a815 100644
--- a/aspy/yaml/__init__.py
+++ b/aspy/yaml/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 import yaml
 
+
 MAP_TYPE = yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_MAPPING_TAG
 
 
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ class OrderedDumper(getattr(yaml, 'CSafeDumper', yaml.SafeDumper)):
 
 
 OrderedDumper.add_representer(OrderedDict, dump_map)
+# in python3.6+, dicts have order by default
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 6):  # pragma: no cover (py36+)
+    OrderedDumper.add_representer(dict, dump_map)
 
 
 def ordered_load(stream):
diff --git a/tests/yaml_test.py b/tests/yaml_test.py
index 97b7785..894de68 100644
--- a/tests/yaml_test.py
+++ b/tests/yaml_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import sys
+
 import aspy.yaml
+import pytest
 
 
 def test_ordered_load():
@@ -47,3 +50,15 @@ def test_ordered_dump():
         'b: harp\n'
         'd: darp\n'
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(sys.version_info < (3, 6), reason='py36+')
+def test_ordered_dump_plain_dict_py36_plus():
+    ret = aspy.yaml.ordered_dump({'z': 1, 'a': 2, 'c': 3, 'b': 4, 'd': -1})
+    assert ret == (
+        'z: 1\n'
+        'a: 2\n'
+        'c: 3\n'
+        'b: 4\n'
+        'd: -1\n'
+    )