diff --git a/lib/action_controller/serialization_test_case.rb b/lib/action_controller/serialization_test_case.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37c882b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/action_controller/serialization_test_case.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+module ActionController
+  module SerializationAssertions
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    included do
+      setup :setup_subscriptions
+      teardown :teardown_subscriptions
+    end
+
+    def setup_subscriptions
+      @serializers = Hash.new(0)
+
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("!serialize.active_model_serializers") do |name, start, finish, id, payload|
+        serializer = payload[:serializer]
+        @serializers[serializer] += 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    def teardown_subscriptions
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.unsubscribe("!serialize.active_model_serializers")
+    end
+
+    def process(*args)
+      @serializers = Hash.new(0)
+      super
+    end
+
+    # Asserts that the request was rendered with the appropriate serializers.
+    #
+    #  # assert that the "PostSerializer" serializer was rendered
+    #  assert_serializer "PostSerializer"
+    #
+    #  # assert that the instance of PostSerializer was rendered
+    #  assert_serializer PostSerializer
+    #
+    #  # assert that the "PostSerializer" serializer was rendered
+    #  assert_serializer :post_serializer
+    #
+    #  # assert that the rendered serializer starts with "Post"
+    #  assert_serializer %r{\APost.+\Z}
+    #
+    #  # assert that no serializer was rendered
+    #  assert_serializer nil
+    #
+    #
+    def assert_serializer(options = {}, message = nil)
+      # Force body to be read in case the template is being streamed.
+      response.body
+
+      rendered = @serializers
+      msg = message || "expecting <#{options.inspect}> but rendering with <#{rendered.keys}>"
+
+      matches_serializer = case options
+                           when lambda { |options| options.kind_of?(Class) && options < ActiveModel::Serializer }
+                             rendered.any? do |serializer, count|
+                               options.name == serializer
+                             end
+                           when Symbol
+                             options = options.to_s.camelize
+                             rendered.any? do |serializer, count|
+                               serializer == options
+                             end
+                           when String
+                             !options.empty? && rendered.any? do |serializer, count|
+                               serializer == options
+                             end
+                           when Regexp
+                             rendered.any? do |serializer, count|
+                               serializer.match(options)
+                             end
+                           when NilClass
+                             rendered.blank?
+                           else
+                             raise ArgumentError, "assert_serializer only accepts a String, Symbol, Regexp, ActiveModel::Serializer, or nil"
+                           end
+      assert matches_serializer, msg
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
index b314dbfc..4bb5c2a3 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb
@@ -54,5 +54,10 @@ module ActiveModel
         end
       end
     end
+
+    private
+    def instrumentation_keys
+      [:object, :scope, :root, :meta_key, :meta, :each_serializer, :resource_name, :key_format]
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/default_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/default_serializer.rb
index 5ab78c3b..c2db6b1d 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/default_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/default_serializer.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@ module ActiveModel
     end
 
     def as_json(options={})
-      return [] if @object.nil? && @wrap_in_array
-      hash = @object.as_json
-      @wrap_in_array ? [hash] : hash
+      instrument('!serialize') do
+        return [] if @object.nil? && @wrap_in_array
+        hash = @object.as_json
+        @wrap_in_array ? [hash] : hash
+      end
     end
     alias serializable_hash as_json
     alias serializable_object as_json
+
+    private
+    def instrumentation_keys
+      [:object, :wrap_in_array]
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializable.rb b/lib/active_model/serializable.rb
index 7a34bc04..e70a9afc 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializable.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializable.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 module ActiveModel
   module Serializable
     def as_json(options={})
-      if root = options.fetch(:root, json_key)
-        hash = { root => serializable_object }
-        hash.merge!(serializable_data)
-        hash
-      else
-        serializable_object
+      instrument('!serialize') do
+        if root = options.fetch(:root, json_key)
+          hash = { root => serializable_object }
+          hash.merge!(serializable_data)
+          hash
+        else
+          serializable_object
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -21,5 +23,18 @@ module ActiveModel
     def embedded_in_root_associations
       {}
     end
+
+    private
+    def instrument(action, &block)
+      payload = instrumentation_keys.inject({ serializer: self.class.name }) do |payload, key|
+        payload[:payload] = self.instance_variable_get(:"@#{key}")
+        payload
+      end
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument("#{action}.active_model_serializers", payload, &block)
+    end
+
+    def instrumentation_keys
+      [:object, :scope, :root, :meta_key, :meta, :wrap_in_array, :only, :except, :key_format]
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
index 80ce3470..01b2ed83 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ require 'active_model/serializer/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
 begin
   require 'action_controller'
   require 'action_controller/serialization'
+  require 'action_controller/serialization_test_case'
 
   ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) do
     if ::ActionController::Serialization.enabled
       ActionController::Base.send(:include, ::ActionController::Serialization)
+      ActionController::TestCase.send(:include, ::ActionController::SerializationAssertions)
     end
   end
 rescue LoadError
diff --git a/test/integration/action_controller/serialization_test_case_test.rb b/test/integration/action_controller/serialization_test_case_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9532a88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/action_controller/serialization_test_case_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+module ActionController
+  module SerializationsAssertions
+    class RenderSerializerTest < ActionController::TestCase
+      class MyController < ActionController::Base
+        def render_using_serializer
+          render json: Profile.new({ name: 'Name 1', description: 'Description 1', comments: 'Comments 1' })
+        end
+
+        def render_text
+          render text: 'ok'
+        end
+      end
+
+      tests MyController
+
+      def test_supports_specifying_serializers_with_a_serializer_class
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        assert_serializer ProfileSerializer
+      end
+
+      def test_supports_specifying_serializers_with_a_regexp
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        assert_serializer %r{\AProfile.+\Z}
+      end
+
+      def test_supports_specifying_serializers_with_a_string
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        assert_serializer 'ProfileSerializer'
+      end
+
+      def test_supports_specifying_serializers_with_a_symbol
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        assert_serializer :profile_serializer
+      end
+
+      def test_supports_specifying_serializers_with_a_nil
+        get :render_text
+        assert_serializer nil
+      end
+
+      def test_raises_descriptive_error_message_when_serializer_was_not_rendered
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        e = assert_raise ActiveSupport::TestCase::Assertion do
+          assert_serializer 'PostSerializer'
+        end
+        assert_match 'expecting <"PostSerializer"> but rendering with <["ProfileSerializer"]>', e.message
+      end
+
+
+      def test_raises_argument_error_when_asserting_with_invalid_object
+        get :render_using_serializer
+        e = assert_raise ArgumentError do
+          assert_serializer Hash
+        end
+        assert_match 'assert_serializer only accepts a String, Symbol, Regexp, ActiveModel::Serializer, or nil', e.message
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end