diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index fca53cb7..49dd4a62 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ module ActiveModel
           { key => array }
         end
 
+        alias serialize_many serialize
+
         def serialize_ids(collection, scope)
           # Use pluck or select_columns if available
           # return collection.ids if collection.respond_to?(:ids)
@@ -130,6 +132,20 @@ module ActiveModel
           end
         end
 
+        def serialize_many(object, scope, context, options)
+          if polymorphic?
+            if object
+              find_serializable(object, scope, context, options).as_json(:root => polymorphic_key(object))
+            else
+              {}
+            end
+          else
+            key = self.key.to_s.pluralize.to_sym
+            value = object && find_serializable(object, scope, context, options).as_json(:root => false)
+            value = value ? [value] : []
+            { key => value }
+          end
+        end
 
         def serialize_ids(object, scope)
           if polymorphic? && object
@@ -312,7 +328,7 @@ module ActiveModel
     # object without the root.
     def serializable_hash
       if _embed == :ids
-        merge_associations(@hash, associations) if _root_embed
+        merge_associations(@hash, plural_associations) if _root_embed
         attributes.merge(association_ids)
       elsif _embed == :objects
         attributes.merge(associations)
@@ -346,6 +362,17 @@ module ActiveModel
       hash
     end
 
+    def plural_associations
+      hash = {}
+
+      _associations.each do |association|
+        associated_object = send(association.name)
+        hash.merge! association.serialize_many(associated_object, scope, self, :hash => @hash)
+      end
+
+      hash
+    end
+
     # Returns a hash representation of the serializable
     # object associations ids.
     def association_ids
diff --git a/test/serializer_test.rb b/test/serializer_test.rb
index 72b1b7a0..07103367 100644
--- a/test/serializer_test.rb
+++ b/test/serializer_test.rb
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
     def initialize(attributes)
       super(attributes)
       self.comments ||= []
+      self.author = nil
     end
 
-    attr_accessor :comments
+    attr_accessor :comments, :author
     def active_model_serializer; PostSerializer; end
   end
 
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
     Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
       attributes :title, :body
       has_many :comments, :serializer => CommentSerializer
+      has_one :author, :serializer => DefaultUserSerializer
 
       if type != :super
         define_method :serializable_hash do
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
     assert_equal({
       :title => "New Post",
       :body => "Body of new post",
+      :author => nil,
       :comments => [
         { :title => "Comment1" },
         { :title => "Comment2" }
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
 
     serializer.class_eval do
       def as_json(*)
-        { :post => serializable_hash }.merge(associations)
+        { :post => serializable_hash }.merge(plural_associations)
       end
     end
 
@@ -270,12 +273,14 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
       :post => {
         :title => "New Post",
         :body => "Body of new post",
-        :comments => [1, 2]
+        :comments => [1, 2],
+        :author => nil
       },
       :comments => [
         { :title => "Comment1" },
         { :title => "Comment2" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      :authors => []
     }, serializer.as_json)
   end
 
@@ -344,15 +349,16 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
       :post => {
         :title => "New Post",
         :body => "Body of new post",
-        :comments => [1, 2]
+        :comments => [1, 2],
+        :author => nil
       }
     }, serializer.as_json)
   end
 
   def test_embed_ids_include_true
-    serializer = post_serializer(:super)
+    serializer_class = post_serializer(:super)
 
-    serializer.class_eval do
+    serializer_class.class_eval do
       root :post
       embed :ids, :include => true
     end
@@ -361,18 +367,38 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
     comments = [Comment.new(:title => "Comment1", :id => 1), Comment.new(:title => "Comment2", :id => 2)]
     post.comments = comments
 
-    serializer = serializer.new(post, nil)
+    serializer = serializer_class.new(post, nil)
 
     assert_equal({
       :post => {
         :title => "New Post",
         :body => "Body of new post",
-        :comments => [1, 2]
+        :comments => [1, 2],
+        :author => nil
       },
       :comments => [
         { :title => "Comment1" },
         { :title => "Comment2" }
-      ]
+      ],
+      :authors => []
+    }, serializer.as_json)
+
+    post.author = User.new(:id => 1)
+
+    serializer = serializer_class.new(post, nil)
+
+    assert_equal({
+      :post => {
+        :title => "New Post",
+        :body => "Body of new post",
+        :comments => [1, 2],
+        :author => 1
+      },
+      :comments => [
+        { :title => "Comment1" },
+        { :title => "Comment2" }
+      ],
+      :authors => [{ :first_name => "Jose", :last_name => "Valim" }]
     }, serializer.as_json)
   end
 
@@ -394,6 +420,7 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
       :post => {
         :title => "New Post",
         :body => "Body of new post",
+        :author => nil,
         :comments => [
           { :title => "Comment1" },
           { :title => "Comment2" }