diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 00eed5bc..0da1755b 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ module ActiveModel
         if serializer_class
           serializer = serializer_class.new(
             association_value,
-            options.merge(serializer_from_options(association_options))
+            options.except(:serializer).merge(serializer_from_options(association_options))
           )
         elsif !association_value.nil? && !association_value.instance_of?(Object)
           association_options[:association_options][:virtual_value] = association_value
diff --git a/test/action_controller/explicit_serializer_test.rb b/test/action_controller/explicit_serializer_test.rb
index ff0a07e6..5fafafa5 100644
--- a/test/action_controller/explicit_serializer_test.rb
+++ b/test/action_controller/explicit_serializer_test.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ module ActionController
 
           render json: [@post], each_serializer: PostPreviewSerializer
         end
+
+        def render_using_explicit_each_serializer
+          @comment = Comment.new({ id: 1, body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT' })
+          @author  = Author.new(id: 1, name: 'Joao Moura.')
+          @post    = Post.new({ id: 1, title: 'New Post', body: 'Body', comments: [@comment], author: @author })
+
+          render json: @post, each_serializer: PostSerializer
+        end
       end
 
       tests MyController
@@ -105,6 +113,31 @@ module ActionController
 
         assert_equal expected.to_json, @response.body
       end
+
+      def test_render_using_explicit_each_serializer
+        get :render_using_explicit_each_serializer
+
+        expected = {
+          id: 1,
+          title: 'New Post',
+          body: 'Body',
+          comments: [
+            {
+              id: 1,
+              body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT' }
+          ],
+          blog: {
+            id: 999,
+            name: 'Custom blog'
+          },
+          author: {
+            id: 1,
+            name: 'Joao Moura.'
+          }
+        }
+
+        assert_equal expected.to_json, @response.body
+      end
     end
   end
 end