diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 7ac2874a..8d6bf83a 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ module ActiveModel
         end
 
         def serialize_ids
-          if object = associated_object
+          object = associated_object
+
+          if object && polymorphic?
+            { polymoprhic_key => object.read_attribute_for_serialization(:id) }
+          elsif object
             object.read_attribute_for_serialization(:id)
           else
             nil
diff --git a/test/serializer_test.rb b/test/serializer_test.rb
index d1473f1a..77dc32e7 100644
--- a/test/serializer_test.rb
+++ b/test/serializer_test.rb
@@ -999,4 +999,40 @@ class SerializerTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
       }
     }, actual)
   end
+
+  def test_can_handle_polymoprhic_ids
+    email_serializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
+      attributes :subject, :body
+    end
+
+    email_class = Class.new(Model) do
+      def self.to_s
+        "Email"
+      end
+
+      define_method :active_model_serializer do
+        email_serializer
+      end
+    end
+
+    attachment_serializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
+      embed :ids
+      attributes :name, :url
+      has_one :attachable, :polymorphic => true
+    end
+
+    email = email_class.new :id => 1
+
+    attachment = Attachment.new :name => 'logo.png', :url => 'http://example.com/logo.png', :attachable => email
+
+    actual = attachment_serializer.new(attachment, {}).as_json
+
+    assert_equal({
+      :name => 'logo.png', 
+      :url => 'http://example.com/logo.png',
+      :attachable => {
+        :email => 1
+      }
+    }, actual)
+  end
 end