diff --git a/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
index dfb86844..10d13b1c 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module ActiveModel
     def embedded_in_root_associations
       @object.each_with_object({}) do |item, hash|
         serializer_for(item).embedded_in_root_associations.each_pair do |type, objects|
-          if hash.has_key?(type)
+          if hash[type]
             hash[type].concat(objects).uniq!
           else
             hash[type] = objects
diff --git a/test/unit/active_model/array_serializer/serialization_test.rb b/test/unit/active_model/array_serializer/serialization_test.rb
index 2df9ef08..bee1c4c4 100644
--- a/test/unit/active_model/array_serializer/serialization_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/active_model/array_serializer/serialization_test.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,42 @@ module ActiveModel
       ensure
         UserSerializer._associations[:profile] = @old_association
       end
+
+      def test_embed_object_in_root_for_has_one_association_with_nil_value
+        @association = UserSerializer._associations[:profile]
+        @old_association = @association.dup
+
+        @association.embed = :ids
+        @association.embed_in_root = true
+
+        @user1 = User.new({ name: 'User 1', email: 'email1@server.com' })
+        @user2 = User.new({ name: 'User 2', email: 'email2@server.com' })
+
+        class << @user1
+          def profile
+            nil
+          end
+        end
+
+        class << @user2
+          def profile
+            @profile ||= Profile.new(name: 'Name 1', description: 'Desc 1')
+          end
+        end
+
+        @serializer = ArraySerializer.new([@user1, @user2], root: :users)
+        assert_equal({
+            users: [
+              { name: "User 1", email: "email1@server.com", 'profile_id' => nil },
+              { name: "User 2", email: "email2@server.com", 'profile_id' => @user2.profile.object_id }
+            ],
+            'profiles' => [
+              { name: 'Name 1', description: 'Desc 1' }
+            ]
+          }, @serializer.as_json)
+      ensure
+        UserSerializer._associations[:profile] = @old_association
+      end
     end
   end
 end