diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/resource_override.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/resource_override.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fad8dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/resource_override.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'rails/generators'
+require 'rails/generators/rails/resource/resource_generator'
+
+module Rails
+  module Generators
+    class ResourceGenerator
+      def add_serializer
+        invoke 'serializer'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/USAGE b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/USAGE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a49f7ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/USAGE
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Description:
+    Generates a serializer for the given resource with tests.
+
+Example:
+    `rails generate serializer Account name created_at`
+
+    For TestUnit it creates:
+        Serializer:  app/serializers/account_serializer.rb
+        TestUnit:    test/unit/account_serializer_test.rb
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/serializer_generator.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/serializer_generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c4c036d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/serializer_generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+module Rails
+  module Generators
+    class SerializerGenerator < NamedBase
+      source_root File.expand_path('../templates', __FILE__)
+      check_class_collision suffix: 'Serializer'
+
+      argument :attributes, type: :array, default: [], banner: 'field:type field:type'
+
+      class_option :parent, type: :string, desc: 'The parent class for the generated serializer'
+
+      def create_serializer_file
+        template 'serializer.rb', File.join('app/serializers', class_path, "#{file_name}_serializer.rb")
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def attributes_names
+        [:id] + attributes.select { |attr| !attr.reference? }.map { |a| a.name.to_sym }
+      end
+
+      def association_names
+        attributes.select { |attr| attr.reference? }.map { |a| a.name.to_sym }
+      end
+
+      def parent_class_name
+        if options[:parent]
+          options[:parent]
+        elsif (ns = Rails::Generators.namespace) && ns.const_defined?(:ApplicationSerializer) ||
+               defined?(::ApplicationSerializer)
+          'ApplicationSerializer'
+        else
+          'ActiveModel::Serializer'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/templates/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/templates/serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ebb004e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/templates/serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<% module_namespacing do -%>
+class <%= class_name %>Serializer < <%= parent_class_name %>
+  attributes <%= attributes_names.map(&:inspect).join(", ") %>
+<% association_names.each do |attribute| -%>
+  has_one :<%= attribute %>
+<% end -%>
+end
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/railtie.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/railtie.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..080fc53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/railtie.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module ActiveModel
+  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
+    initializer 'generators' do |app|
+      require 'rails/generators'
+      require 'active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/serializer_generator'
+      Rails::Generators.configure!(app.config.generators)
+      require 'active_model/serializer/generators/resource_override'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
index c3e40c4b..102ea3c0 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'active_model'
 require 'active_model/serializer'
 require 'active_model/serializer/version'
+require 'active_model/serializer/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
 
 begin
   require 'action_controller'
diff --git a/test/integration/generators/resource_generator_test.rb b/test/integration/generators/resource_generator_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa9eed13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/generators/resource_generator_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+require 'rails'
+require 'test_app'
+require 'rails/generators/rails/resource/resource_generator'
+require 'active_model/serializer/generators/resource_override'
+
+class ResourceGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
+  destination File.expand_path('../../../tmp', __FILE__)
+  setup :prepare_destination, :copy_routes
+
+  tests Rails::Generators::ResourceGenerator
+  arguments %w(account)
+
+  def test_serializer_file_is_generated
+    run_generator
+
+    assert_file 'app/serializers/account_serializer.rb', /class AccountSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer/
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def copy_routes
+    config_dir = File.join(destination_root, 'config')
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(config_dir)
+    File.write(File.join(config_dir, 'routes.rb'), 'Rails.application.routes.draw { }')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/generators/serializer_generator_test.rb b/test/integration/generators/serializer_generator_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff75e772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/generators/serializer_generator_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+require 'rails'
+require 'test_app'
+require 'active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/serializer_generator'
+
+class SerializerGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
+  destination File.expand_path('../../../tmp', __FILE__)
+  setup :prepare_destination
+
+  tests Rails::Generators::SerializerGenerator
+  arguments %w(account name:string description:text business:references)
+
+  def test_generates_a_serializer_with_attributes_and_associations
+    run_generator
+    assert_file 'app/serializers/account_serializer.rb', /class AccountSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer/ do |serializer|
+      assert_match(/attributes :id, :name, :description/, serializer)
+      assert_match(/has_one :business/, serializer)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_generates_a_namespaced_serializer
+    run_generator ['admin/account']
+    assert_file 'app/serializers/admin/account_serializer.rb', /class Admin::AccountSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer/
+  end
+
+  def test_uses_application_serializer_if_one_exists
+    Object.const_set(:ApplicationSerializer, Class.new)
+    run_generator
+    assert_file 'app/serializers/account_serializer.rb', /class AccountSerializer < ApplicationSerializer/
+  ensure
+    Object.send :remove_const, :ApplicationSerializer
+  end
+
+  def test_uses_given_parent
+    Object.const_set(:ApplicationSerializer, Class.new)
+    run_generator ['Account', '--parent=MySerializer']
+    assert_file 'app/serializers/account_serializer.rb', /class AccountSerializer < MySerializer/
+  ensure
+    Object.send :remove_const, :ApplicationSerializer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_app.rb b/test/test_app.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b702e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_app.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class TestApp < Rails::Application
+  if Rails.version.to_s.first >= '4'
+    config.eager_load = false
+    config.secret_key_base = 'abc123'
+  end
+end
+
+TestApp.load_generators