diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/configuration.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/configuration.rb
index 1b61798a..a53873a7 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/configuration.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ module ActiveModel
   class Serializer
     class Configuration
       class << self
+        def valid_options
+          @valid_options ||= []
+        end
+
         def options(*names)
+          valid_options.concat names
+
           names.each do |name|
             attr_writer name
 
@@ -54,15 +60,27 @@ module ActiveModel
       end
     end
 
-    class GlobalConfiguration < SerializerConfiguration
+    class GlobalConfiguration < Configuration
       include Singleton
 
+      options :root, :embed, :embed_in_root
+
       def initialize
         super nil
       end
+
+      def default_options
+        { embed: :objects }
+      end
     end
 
-    class ClassConfiguration < SerializerConfiguration
+    class ClassConfiguration < Configuration
+      options :root, :embed, :embed_in_root
+
+      def default_options
+        { embed: :objects }
+      end
+
       def embed_objects=(value)
         @embed = :objects if value
       end
@@ -80,16 +98,22 @@ module ActiveModel
       end
     end
 
-    class InstanceConfiguration < ClassConfiguration
-      options :scope, :meta, :meta_key, :wrap_in_array, :serializer, :prefixes, :template, :layout
+    class InstanceConfiguration < Configuration
+      options :root, :embed, :embed_in_root, :scope, :meta, :meta_key, :wrap_in_array,
+        :serializer, :prefixes, :template, :layout
 
       def default_options
-        super.merge! meta_key: :meta
+        { embed: :objects, meta_key: :meta }
       end
     end
 
-    class ArrayConfiguration < InstanceConfiguration
-      options :each_serializer, :resource_name
+    class ArrayConfiguration < Configuration
+      options :root, :embed, :embed_in_root, :scope, :meta, :meta_key, :wrap_in_array,
+        :serializer, :prefixes, :template, :layout, :each_serializer, :resource_name
+
+      def default_options
+        { embed: :objects, meta_key: :meta }
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/active_model/serializer/configuration_test.rb b/test/unit/active_model/serializer/configuration_test.rb
index fe5ec633..9133c592 100644
--- a/test/unit/active_model/serializer/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/active_model/serializer/configuration_test.rb
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ module ActiveModel
           @configuration = InstanceConfiguration.new nil, scope: :current_user
         end
 
-        def test_configuration_inherits_from_base_class
-          assert_kind_of ClassConfiguration, @configuration
-        end
-
         def test_configuration_has_root_option
           assert_equal :current_user, @configuration.scope
         end