diff --git a/packages/ember-data/lib/serializers/json-serializer.js b/packages/ember-data/lib/serializers/json-serializer.js
index 4d7020c6bc1..ae5f3d7d29b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/lib/serializers/json-serializer.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/lib/serializers/json-serializer.js
@@ -758,6 +758,41 @@ export default Serializer.extend({
     return !attrs || !attrs[key] || attrs[key].serialize !== false;
   },
 
+  /**
+    When attrs.key.serialize is set to true then
+    it takes priority over the other checks and the related
+    attribute/relationship will be serialized
+
+    @method _mustSerialize
+    @private
+    @param {String} key
+    @return {boolean} true if the key must be serialized
+  */
+  _mustSerialize: function(key) {
+    var attrs = get(this, 'attrs');
+
+    return attrs && attrs[key] && attrs[key].serialize === true;
+  },
+
+  /**
+    Check if the given hasMany relationship should be serialized
+
+    @method _shouldSerializeHasMany
+    @private
+    @param {DS.Snapshot} snapshot
+    @param {String} key
+    @param {String} relationshipType
+    @return {boolean} true if the hasMany relationship should be serialized
+  */
+  _shouldSerializeHasMany: function (snapshot, key, relationship) {
+    var relationshipType = snapshot.type.determineRelationshipType(relationship, this.store);
+    if (this._mustSerialize(key)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return this._canSerialize(key) && (relationshipType === 'manyToNone' || relationshipType === 'manyToMany');
+  },
+
+
   // SERIALIZE
   /**
     Called when a record is saved in order to convert the
@@ -1095,7 +1130,7 @@ export default Serializer.extend({
   serializeHasMany: function(snapshot, json, relationship) {
     var key = relationship.key;
 
-    if (this._canSerialize(key)) {
+    if (this._shouldSerializeHasMany(snapshot, key, relationship)) {
       var payloadKey;
 
       // if provided, use the mapping provided by `attrs` in
@@ -1104,13 +1139,8 @@ export default Serializer.extend({
       if (payloadKey === key && this.keyForRelationship) {
         payloadKey = this.keyForRelationship(key, "hasMany", "serialize");
       }
-
-      var relationshipType = snapshot.type.determineRelationshipType(relationship, this.store);
-
-      if (relationshipType === 'manyToNone' || relationshipType === 'manyToMany') {
-        json[payloadKey] = snapshot.hasMany(key, { ids: true });
-        // TODO support for polymorphic manyToNone and manyToMany relationships
-      }
+      json[payloadKey] = snapshot.hasMany(key, { ids: true });
+      // TODO support for polymorphic manyToNone and manyToMany relationships
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/serializers/json-serializer-test.js b/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/serializers/json-serializer-test.js
index be5c04ee057..02c9d3d5f5d 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/serializers/json-serializer-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/serializers/json-serializer-test.js
@@ -318,6 +318,86 @@ test('Serializer respects `serialize: false` on the attrs hash for a `belongsTo`
   ok(!payload.hasOwnProperty(serializedProperty), "Does not add the key to instance");
 });
 
+test('Serializer respects `serialize: false` on the attrs hash for a `hasMany` property', function() {
+  expect(1);
+  env.registry.register("serializer:post", DS.JSONSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+      comments: { serialize: false }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  run(function() {
+    post = env.store.createRecord('post', { title: "Rails is omakase" });
+    comment = env.store.createRecord('comment', { body: "Omakase is delicious", post: post });
+  });
+
+  var serializer = env.container.lookup("serializer:post");
+  var serializedProperty = serializer.keyForRelationship('comments', 'hasMany');
+
+  var payload = serializer.serialize(post._createSnapshot());
+  ok(!payload.hasOwnProperty(serializedProperty), "Does not add the key to instance");
+});
+
+test('Serializer respects `serialize: false` on the attrs hash for a `belongsTo` property', function() {
+  expect(1);
+  env.registry.register("serializer:comment", DS.JSONSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+      post: { serialize: false }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  run(function() {
+    post = env.store.createRecord('post', { title: "Rails is omakase" });
+    comment = env.store.createRecord('comment', { body: "Omakase is delicious", post: post });
+  });
+
+  var serializer = env.container.lookup("serializer:comment");
+  var serializedProperty = serializer.keyForRelationship('post', 'belongsTo');
+
+  var payload = serializer.serialize(comment._createSnapshot());
+  ok(!payload.hasOwnProperty(serializedProperty), "Does not add the key to instance");
+});
+
+test('Serializer respects `serialize: true` on the attrs hash for a `hasMany` property', function() {
+  expect(1);
+  env.registry.register("serializer:post", DS.JSONSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+      comments: { serialize: true }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  run(function() {
+    post = env.store.createRecord('post', { title: "Rails is omakase" });
+    comment = env.store.createRecord('comment', { body: "Omakase is delicious", post: post });
+  });
+
+  var serializer = env.container.lookup("serializer:post");
+  var serializedProperty = serializer.keyForRelationship('comments', 'hasMany');
+
+  var payload = serializer.serialize(post._createSnapshot());
+  ok(payload.hasOwnProperty(serializedProperty), "Add the key to instance");
+});
+
+test('Serializer respects `serialize: true` on the attrs hash for a `belongsTo` property', function() {
+  expect(1);
+  env.registry.register("serializer:comment", DS.JSONSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+      post: { serialize: true }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  run(function() {
+    post = env.store.createRecord('post', { title: "Rails is omakase" });
+    comment = env.store.createRecord('comment', { body: "Omakase is delicious", post: post });
+  });
+
+  var serializer = env.container.lookup("serializer:comment");
+  var serializedProperty = serializer.keyForRelationship('post', 'belongsTo');
+
+  var payload = serializer.serialize(comment._createSnapshot());
+  ok(payload.hasOwnProperty(serializedProperty), "Add the key to instance");
+});
+
 test("Serializer should merge attrs from superclasses", function() {
   expect(4);
   Post.reopen({