diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5bd18c868..dbd227579 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Breaking changes:
 
 Features:
+- [#1004](https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/1004) JSON API errors object implementation.
+  - Only implements `detail` and `source` as derived from `ActiveModel::Error`
+  - Provides checklist of remaining questions and remaining parts of the spec.
 - [#1515](https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/1515) Adds support for symbols to the
   `ActiveModel::Serializer.type` method. (@groyoh)
 - [#1504](https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/1504) Adds the changes missing from #1454
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 7f0a8ac02..b1db25da2 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ This is the documentation of ActiveModelSerializers, it's focused on the **0.10.
 - [Caching](general/caching.md)
 - [Logging](general/logging.md)
 - [Instrumentation](general/instrumentation.md)
-- [JSON API Schema](jsonapi/schema.md)
+- JSON API
+  - [Schema](jsonapi/schema.md)
+  - [Errors](jsonapi/errors.md)
 - [ARCHITECTURE](ARCHITECTURE.md)
 
 ## How to
diff --git a/docs/jsonapi/errors.md b/docs/jsonapi/errors.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d15dde01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/jsonapi/errors.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+[Back to Guides](../README.md)
+
+# [JSON API Errors](http://jsonapi.org/format/#errors)
+
+Rendering error documents requires specifying the error serializer(s):
+
+- Serializer:
+  - For a single resource: `serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer`.
+  - For a collection: `serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorsSerializer`, `each_serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer`.
+
+The resource **MUST** have a non-empty associated `#errors` object.
+The `errors` object must have a `#messages` method that returns a hash of error name to array of
+descriptions.
+
+## Use in controllers
+
+```ruby
+resource = Profile.new(name: 'Name 1',
+                       description: 'Description 1',
+                       comments: 'Comments 1')
+resource.errors.add(:name, 'cannot be nil')
+resource.errors.add(:name, 'must be longer')
+resource.errors.add(:id, 'must be a uuid')
+
+render json: resource, status: 422, adapter: :json_api, serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer
+# #=>
+#  { :errors =>
+#    [
+#      { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'cannot be nil' },
+#      { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'must be longer' },
+#      { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/id' }, :detail => 'must be a uuid' }
+#    ]
+#  }.to_json
+```
+
+## Direct error document generation
+
+```ruby
+options = nil
+resource = ModelWithErrors.new
+resource.errors.add(:name, 'must be awesome')
+
+serializable_resource = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+  resource, {
+    serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer,
+    adapter: :json_api
+  })
+serializable_resource.as_json(options)
+# #=>
+# {
+#   :errors =>
+#     [
+#       { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'must be awesome' }
+#     ]
+# }
+```
diff --git a/docs/jsonapi/schema.md b/docs/jsonapi/schema.md
index 72b149484..ba718ec0c 100644
--- a/docs/jsonapi/schema.md
+++ b/docs/jsonapi/schema.md
@@ -58,33 +58,33 @@ Example supported requests
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|
 | schema                | oneOf (success, failure, info)                                                                     |          |
 | success               | data, included, meta, links, jsonapi                                                               |          | AM::SerializableResource
-| success.meta          | meta                                                                                               |          | AM::S::Adapter::Base#meta
-| success.included      | UniqueArray(resource)                                                                              |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#serializable_hash_for_collection
+| success.meta          | meta                                                                                               |          | AMS::Adapter::Base#meta
+| success.included      | UniqueArray(resource)                                                                              |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#serializable_hash_for_collection
 | success.data          | data                                                                                               |          |
-| success.links         | allOf (links, pagination)                                                                          |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#links_for
+| success.links         | allOf (links, pagination)                                                                          |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#links_for
 | success.jsonapi       | jsonapi                                                                                            |          |
-| failure               | errors, meta, jsonapi                                                                              | errors   |
-| failure.errors        | UniqueArray(error)                                                                                 |          | #1004
-| meta                  | Object                                                                                             |          |
-| data                  | oneOf (resource, UniqueArray(resource))                                                            |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#serializable_hash_for_collection,#serializable_hash_for_single_resource
+| failure               | errors, meta, jsonapi                                                                              | errors   | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#failure_document, #1004
+| failure.errors        | UniqueArray(error)                                                                                 |          | AM::S::ErrorSerializer, #1004
+| meta                  | Object                                                                                             |          | 
+| data                  | oneOf (resource, UniqueArray(resource))                                                            |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#serializable_hash_for_collection,#serializable_hash_for_single_resource
 | resource              | String(type), String(id),<br>attributes, relationships,<br>links, meta                                   | type, id | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#primary_data_for
 | links                 | Uri(self), Link(related)                                                                           |          | #1028, #1246, #1282
 | link                  | oneOf (linkString, linkObject)                                                                     |          |
 | link.linkString       | Uri                                                                                                |          |
 | link.linkObject       | Uri(href), meta                                                                                    | href     |
-| attributes            | patternProperties(<br>`"^(?!relationships$|links$)\\w[-\\w_]*$"`),<br>any valid JSON                      |          | AM::Serializer#attributes, AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#resource_object_for
-| relationships         | patternProperties(<br>`"^\\w[-\\w_]*$"`);<br>links, relationships.data, meta                              |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#relationships_for
-| relationships.data    | oneOf (relationshipToOne, relationshipToMany)                                                      |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#resource_identifier_for
+| attributes            | patternProperties(<br>`"^(?!relationships$|links$)\\w[-\\w_]*$"`),<br>any valid JSON                      |          | AM::Serializer#attributes, AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#resource_object_for
+| relationships         | patternProperties(<br>`"^\\w[-\\w_]*$"`);<br>links, relationships.data, meta                              |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#relationships_for
+| relationships.data    | oneOf (relationshipToOne, relationshipToMany)                                                      |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#resource_identifier_for
 | relationshipToOne     | anyOf(empty, linkage)                                                                              |          |
 | relationshipToMany    | UniqueArray(linkage)                                                                               |          |
 | empty                 | null                                                                                               |          |
-| linkage               | String(type), String(id), meta                                                                     | type, id | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi#primary_data_for
-| pagination            | pageObject(first), pageObject(last),<br>pageObject(prev), pageObject(next)                            |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi::PaginationLinks#serializable_hash
+| linkage               | String(type), String(id), meta                                                                     | type, id | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi#primary_data_for
+| pagination            | pageObject(first), pageObject(last),<br>pageObject(prev), pageObject(next)                            |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi::PaginationLinks#serializable_hash
 | pagination.pageObject | oneOf(Uri, null)                                                                                   |          |
-| jsonapi               | String(version), meta                                                                              |          | AM::S::Adapter::JsonApi::ApiObjects::JsonApi
-| error                 | String(id), links, String(status),<br>String(code), String(title),<br>String(detail), error.source, meta |          |
-| error.source          | String(pointer), String(parameter)                                                                 |          |
-| pointer               | [JSON Pointer RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)                                        |          |
+| jsonapi               | String(version), meta                                                                              |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi::ApiObjects::JsonApi#as_json
+| error                 | String(id), links, String(status),<br>String(code), String(title),<br>String(detail), error.source, meta |          | AM::S::ErrorSerializer, AMS::Adapter::JsonApi::Error.resource_errors
+| error.source          | String(pointer), String(parameter)                                                                 |          | AMS::Adapter::JsonApi::Error.error_source
+| pointer               | [JSON Pointer RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)                                        |          | AMS::JsonPointer
 
 
 The [http://jsonapi.org/schema](schema/schema.json) makes a nice roadmap.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The [http://jsonapi.org/schema](schema/schema.json) makes a nice roadmap.
 ### Failure Document
 
 - [ ] failure
-  - [ ] errors: array of unique items of type ` "$ref": "#/definitions/error"`
+  - [x] errors: array of unique items of type ` "$ref": "#/definitions/error"`
   - [ ] meta:  `"$ref": "#/definitions/meta"`
   - [ ] jsonapi: `"$ref": "#/definitions/jsonapi"`
 
@@ -137,4 +137,15 @@ The [http://jsonapi.org/schema](schema/schema.json) makes a nice roadmap.
   - [ ] pagination
   - [ ] jsonapi
     - [ ] meta
-  - [ ] error: id, links, status, code, title: detail: source [{pointer, type}, {parameter: {description, type}], meta
+  - [ ] error
+    - [ ] id: a unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem.
+    - [ ] links: a links object containing the following members:
+      - [ ] about: a link that leads to further details about this particular occurrence of the problem.
+    - [ ] status: the HTTP status code applicable to this problem, expressed as a string value.
+    - [ ] code: an application-specific error code, expressed as a string value.
+    - [ ] title: a short, human-readable summary of the problem that SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
+    - [x] detail: a human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
+    - [x] source: an object containing references to the source of the error, optionally including any of the following members:
+      -  [x] pointer: a JSON Pointer [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) to the associated entity in the request document [e.g. "/data" for a primary data object, or "/data/attributes/title" for a specific attribute].
+      -  [x] parameter: a string indicating which query parameter caused the error.
+    - [ ] meta: a meta object containing non-standard meta-information about the error.
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 64bff0eca..b0ca3fa6c 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require 'thread_safe'
 require 'active_model/serializer/collection_serializer'
 require 'active_model/serializer/array_serializer'
+require 'active_model/serializer/error_serializer'
+require 'active_model/serializer/errors_serializer'
 require 'active_model/serializer/include_tree'
 require 'active_model/serializer/associations'
 require 'active_model/serializer/attributes'
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ def initialize(object, options = {})
       end
     end
 
+    def success?
+      true
+    end
+
     # Used by adapter as resource root.
     def json_key
       root || object.class.model_name.to_s.underscore
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/relationship.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/relationship.rb
index dfaabc39b..154b71fdb 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/relationship.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/relationship.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ module Adapter
       class JsonApi
         module ApiObjects
           class Relationship
+            # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-related-resource-links Document Resource Object Related Resource Links}
+            # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-links Document Links}
+            # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-linkage Document Resource Relationship Linkage}
+            # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-meta Docment Meta}
             def initialize(parent_serializer, serializer, options = {}, links = {}, meta = nil)
               @object = parent_serializer.object
               @scope = parent_serializer.scope
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/resource_identifier.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/resource_identifier.rb
index 058f06031..0336e0b50 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/resource_identifier.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects/resource_identifier.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Adapter
       class JsonApi
         module ApiObjects
           class ResourceIdentifier
+            # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-identifier-objects Resource Identifier Objects}
             def initialize(serializer)
               @id = id_for(serializer)
               @type = type_for(serializer)
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/collection_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/collection_serializer.rb
index c1edfeafc..022588381 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/collection_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/collection_serializer.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def initialize(resources, options = {})
         end
       end
 
+      def success?
+        true
+      end
+
       def json_key
         root || derived_root
       end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/error_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/error_serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c12dfd370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/error_serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+  # @return [Hash<field_name,Array<error_message>>]
+  def as_json
+    object.errors.messages
+  end
+
+  def success?
+    false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/errors_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/errors_serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b67bae83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/errors_serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require 'active_model/serializer/error_serializer'
+class ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorsSerializer
+  include Enumerable
+  delegate :each, to: :@serializers
+  attr_reader :object, :root
+
+  def initialize(resources, options = {})
+    @root = options[:root]
+    @object = resources
+    @serializers = resources.map do |resource|
+      serializer_class = options.fetch(:serializer) { ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer }
+      serializer_class.new(resource, options.except(:serializer))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def success?
+    false
+  end
+
+  def json_key
+    nil
+  end
+
+  protected
+
+  attr_reader :serializers
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/lint.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/lint.rb
index b2bc48ff9..b791d40da 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/lint.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/lint.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ def test_model_name
       assert_instance_of resource_class.model_name, ActiveModel::Name
     end
 
+    def test_active_model_errors
+      assert_respond_to resource, :errors
+    end
+
+    def test_active_model_errors_human_attribute_name
+      assert_respond_to resource.class, :human_attribute_name
+      assert_equal(-2, resource.class.method(:human_attribute_name).arity)
+    end
+
+    def test_active_model_errors_lookup_ancestors
+      assert_respond_to resource.class, :lookup_ancestors
+      assert_equal 0, resource.class.method(:lookup_ancestors).arity
+    end
+
     private
 
     def resource
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
index e75e30a0d..bf2dac136 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
   autoload :Logging
   autoload :Test
   autoload :Adapter
+  autoload :JsonPointer
 
   class << self; attr_accessor :logger; end
   self.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDOUT))
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
index 841185f00..0407ef095 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ class JsonApi < Base
       require 'active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/meta'
       autoload :Deserialization
       require 'active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/api_objects'
+      autoload :Error
 
       # TODO: if we like this abstraction and other API objects to it,
       # then extract to its own file and require it.
       module ApiObjects
-        module JsonApi
+        # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-jsonapi-object Jsonapi Object}
+        module Jsonapi
           ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_version = '1.0'
           ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_toplevel_meta = {}
           # Make JSON API top-level jsonapi member opt-in
@@ -50,9 +52,19 @@ def initialize(serializer, options = {})
         @fieldset = options[:fieldset] || ActiveModel::Serializer::Fieldset.new(options.delete(:fields))
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud Requests are transactional, i.e. success or failure}
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-top-level data and errors MUST NOT coexist in the same document.}
       def serializable_hash(options = nil)
         options ||= {}
+        if serializer.success?
+          success_document(options)
+        else
+          failure_document
+        end
+      end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-top-level Primary data}
+      def success_document(options)
         is_collection = serializer.respond_to?(:each)
         serializers = is_collection ? serializer : [serializer]
         primary_data, included = resource_objects_for(serializers)
@@ -61,7 +73,7 @@ def serializable_hash(options = nil)
         hash[:data] = is_collection ? primary_data : primary_data[0]
         hash[:included] = included if included.any?
 
-        ApiObjects::JsonApi.add!(hash)
+        ApiObjects::Jsonapi.add!(hash)
 
         if instance_options[:links]
           hash[:links] ||= {}
@@ -76,6 +88,29 @@ def serializable_hash(options = nil)
         hash
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#errors JSON API Errors}
+      # TODO: look into caching
+      # rubocop:disable Style/AsciiComments
+      # definition:
+      #   ☑ toplevel_errors array (required)
+      #   ☐ toplevel_meta
+      #   ☐ toplevel_jsonapi
+      # rubocop:enable Style/AsciiComments
+      def failure_document
+        hash = {}
+        # PR Please :)
+        # ApiObjects::Jsonapi.add!(hash)
+
+        if serializer.respond_to?(:each)
+          hash[:errors] = serializer.flat_map do |error_serializer|
+            Error.resource_errors(error_serializer)
+          end
+        else
+          hash[:errors] = Error.resource_errors(serializer)
+        end
+        hash
+      end
+
       def fragment_cache(cached_hash, non_cached_hash)
         root = false if instance_options.include?(:include)
         ActiveModelSerializers::Adapter::JsonApi::FragmentCache.new.fragment_cache(root, cached_hash, non_cached_hash)
@@ -87,6 +122,7 @@ def fragment_cache(cached_hash, non_cached_hash)
 
       private
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-objects Primary data}
       def resource_objects_for(serializers)
         @primary = []
         @included = []
@@ -128,10 +164,12 @@ def process_relationship(serializer, include_tree)
         process_relationships(serializer, include_tree)
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-attributes Document Resource Object Attributes}
       def attributes_for(serializer, fields)
         serializer.attributes(fields).except(:id)
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-objects Document Resource Objects}
       def resource_object_for(serializer)
         resource_object = cache_check(serializer) do
           resource_object = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi::ApiObjects::ResourceIdentifier.new(serializer).as_json
@@ -155,6 +193,7 @@ def resource_object_for(serializer)
         resource_object
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-relationships Document Resource Object Relationship}
       def relationships_for(serializer, requested_associations)
         include_tree = ActiveModel::Serializer::IncludeTree.from_include_args(requested_associations)
         serializer.associations(include_tree).each_with_object({}) do |association, hash|
@@ -168,16 +207,19 @@ def relationships_for(serializer, requested_associations)
         end
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-links Document Links}
       def links_for(serializer)
         serializer._links.each_with_object({}) do |(name, value), hash|
           hash[name] = Link.new(serializer, value).as_json
         end
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#fetching-pagination Pagination Links}
       def pagination_links_for(serializer, options)
         JsonApi::PaginationLinks.new(serializer.object, options[:serialization_context]).serializable_hash(options)
       end
 
+      # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-meta Docment Meta}
       def meta_for(serializer)
         ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi::Meta.new(serializer).as_json
       end
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api/error.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api/error.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8383d216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api/error.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+module ActiveModelSerializers
+  module Adapter
+    class JsonApi < Base
+      module Error
+        # rubocop:disable Style/AsciiComments
+        UnknownSourceTypeError = Class.new(ArgumentError)
+
+        # Builds a JSON API Errors Object
+        # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#errors JSON API Errors}
+        #
+        # @param [ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer]
+        # @return [Array<Symbol, Array<String>] i.e. attribute_name, [attribute_errors]
+        def self.resource_errors(error_serializer)
+          error_serializer.as_json.flat_map do |attribute_name, attribute_errors|
+            attribute_error_objects(attribute_name, attribute_errors)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # definition:
+        #   JSON Object
+        #
+        # properties:
+        #   ☐ id      : String
+        #   ☐ status  : String
+        #   ☐ code    : String
+        #   ☐ title   : String
+        #   ☑ detail  : String
+        #   ☐ links
+        #   ☐ meta
+        #   ☑ error_source
+        #
+        # description:
+        #   id     : A unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem.
+        #   status : The HTTP status code applicable to this problem, expressed as a string value
+        #   code   : An application-specific error code, expressed as a string value.
+        #   title  : A short, human-readable summary of the problem. It **SHOULD NOT** change from
+        #     occurrence to occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
+        #   detail : A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
+        def self.attribute_error_objects(attribute_name, attribute_errors)
+          attribute_errors.map do |attribute_error|
+            {
+              source: error_source(:pointer, attribute_name),
+              detail: attribute_error
+            }
+          end
+        end
+
+        # description:
+        #   oneOf
+        #     ☑ pointer   : String
+        #     ☑ parameter : String
+        #
+        # description:
+        #   pointer: A JSON Pointer RFC6901 to the associated entity in the request document e.g. "/data"
+        #   for a primary data object, or "/data/attributes/title" for a specific attribute.
+        #   https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901
+        #
+        #   parameter: A string indicating which query parameter caused the error
+        def self.error_source(source_type, attribute_name)
+          case source_type
+          when :pointer
+            {
+              pointer: ActiveModelSerializers::JsonPointer.new(:attribute, attribute_name)
+            }
+          when :parameter
+            {
+              parameter: attribute_name
+            }
+          else
+            fail UnknownSourceTypeError, "Unknown source type '#{source_type}' for attribute_name '#{attribute_name}'"
+          end
+        end
+        # rubocop:enable Style/AsciiComments
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/json_pointer.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/json_pointer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a262f3b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/json_pointer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module ActiveModelSerializers
+  module JsonPointer
+    module_function
+
+    POINTERS = {
+      attribute:    '/data/attributes/%s'.freeze,
+      primary_data: '/data%s'.freeze
+    }.freeze
+
+    def new(pointer_type, value = nil)
+      format(POINTERS[pointer_type], value)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/model.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/model.rb
index 3043c389e..629713929 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers/model.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/model.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ class Model
     include ActiveModel::Model
     include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON
 
-    attr_reader :attributes
+    attr_reader :attributes, :errors
 
     def initialize(attributes = {})
       @attributes = attributes
+      @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self)
       super
     end
 
@@ -35,5 +36,14 @@ def read_attribute_for_serialization(key)
         attributes[key]
       end
     end
+
+    # The following methods are needed to be minimally implemented for ActiveModel::Errors
+    def self.human_attribute_name(attr, _options = {})
+      attr
+    end
+
+    def self.lookup_ancestors
+      [self]
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/action_controller/json_api/errors_test.rb b/test/action_controller/json_api/errors_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d58901103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/action_controller/json_api/errors_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+module ActionController
+  module Serialization
+    class JsonApi
+      class ErrorsTest < ActionController::TestCase
+        def test_active_model_with_multiple_errors
+          get :render_resource_with_errors
+
+          expected_errors_object =
+            { :errors =>
+              [
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'cannot be nil' },
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'must be longer' },
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/id' }, :detail => 'must be a uuid' }
+              ]
+          }.to_json
+          assert_equal json_reponse_body.to_json, expected_errors_object
+        end
+
+        def json_reponse_body
+          JSON.load(@response.body)
+        end
+
+        class ErrorsTestController < ActionController::Base
+          def render_resource_with_errors
+            resource = Profile.new(name: 'Name 1',
+                                   description: 'Description 1',
+                                   comments: 'Comments 1')
+            resource.errors.add(:name, 'cannot be nil')
+            resource.errors.add(:name, 'must be longer')
+            resource.errors.add(:id, 'must be a uuid')
+            render json: resource, adapter: :json_api, serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer
+          end
+        end
+
+        tests ErrorsTestController
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/active_model_serializers/json_pointer_test.rb b/test/active_model_serializers/json_pointer_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64acc7eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/active_model_serializers/json_pointer_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class ActiveModelSerializers::JsonPointerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def test_attribute_pointer
+    attribute_name = 'title'
+    pointer = ActiveModelSerializers::JsonPointer.new(:attribute, attribute_name)
+    assert_equal '/data/attributes/title', pointer
+  end
+
+  def test_primary_data_pointer
+    pointer = ActiveModelSerializers::JsonPointer.new(:primary_data)
+    assert_equal '/data', pointer
+  end
+
+  def test_unkown_data_pointer
+    assert_raises(TypeError) do
+      ActiveModelSerializers::JsonPointer.new(:unknown)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/errors_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/errors_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7eff9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/errors_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+module ActiveModelSerializers
+  module Adapter
+    class JsonApi < Base
+      class ErrorsTest < Minitest::Test
+        include ActiveModel::Serializer::Lint::Tests
+
+        def setup
+          @resource = ModelWithErrors.new
+        end
+
+        def test_active_model_with_error
+          options = {
+              serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer,
+              adapter: :json_api
+          }
+
+          @resource.errors.add(:name, 'cannot be nil')
+
+          serializable_resource = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(@resource, options)
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.serializer_instance.attributes, {}
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.serializer_instance.object, @resource
+
+          expected_errors_object =
+            { :errors =>
+              [
+                {
+                  source: { pointer: '/data/attributes/name' },
+                  detail: 'cannot be nil'
+                }
+              ]
+          }
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.as_json, expected_errors_object
+        end
+
+        def test_active_model_with_multiple_errors
+          options = {
+              serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer,
+              adapter: :json_api
+          }
+
+          @resource.errors.add(:name, 'cannot be nil')
+          @resource.errors.add(:name, 'must be longer')
+          @resource.errors.add(:id, 'must be a uuid')
+
+          serializable_resource = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(@resource, options)
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.serializer_instance.attributes, {}
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.serializer_instance.object, @resource
+
+          expected_errors_object =
+            { :errors =>
+              [
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'cannot be nil' },
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'must be longer' },
+                { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/id' }, :detail => 'must be a uuid' }
+              ]
+          }
+          assert_equal serializable_resource.as_json, expected_errors_object
+        end
+
+        # see http://jsonapi.org/examples/
+        def test_parameter_source_type_error
+          parameter = 'auther'
+          error_source = ActiveModelSerializers::Adapter::JsonApi::Error.error_source(:parameter, parameter)
+          assert_equal({ parameter: parameter }, error_source)
+        end
+
+        def test_unknown_source_type_error
+          value = 'auther'
+          assert_raises(ActiveModelSerializers::Adapter::JsonApi::Error::UnknownSourceTypeError) do
+            ActiveModelSerializers::Adapter::JsonApi::Error.error_source(:hyper, value)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/poro.rb b/test/fixtures/poro.rb
index 445530e40..c40b1ca61 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/poro.rb
+++ b/test/fixtures/poro.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ def cache_key_with_digest
   end
 end
 
+# see
+# https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb
+# The below allows you to do:
+#
+#   model = ModelWithErrors.new
+#   model.validate!            # => ["cannot be nil"]
+#   model.errors.full_messages # => ["name cannot be nil"]
+class ModelWithErrors < ::ActiveModelSerializers::Model
+  attr_accessor :name
+end
+
 class Profile < Model
 end
 
diff --git a/test/lint_test.rb b/test/lint_test.rb
index 0ebdda647..9d0f2bc87 100644
--- a/test/lint_test.rb
+++ b/test/lint_test.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ def id
         def updated_at
         end
 
+        def errors
+        end
+
+        def self.human_attribute_name(attr, options = {})
+        end
+
+        def self.lookup_ancestors
+        end
+
         def self.model_name
           @_model_name ||= ActiveModel::Name.new(self)
         end
diff --git a/test/serializable_resource_test.rb b/test/serializable_resource_test.rb
index 698795040..4c683f9b7 100644
--- a/test/serializable_resource_test.rb
+++ b/test/serializable_resource_test.rb
@@ -31,5 +31,46 @@ def test_use_adapter_with_adapter_option
     def test_use_adapter_with_adapter_option_as_false
       refute ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(@resource, { adapter: false }).use_adapter?
     end
+
+    class SerializableResourceErrorsTest < Minitest::Test
+      def test_serializable_resource_with_errors
+        options = nil
+        resource = ModelWithErrors.new
+        resource.errors.add(:name, 'must be awesome')
+        serializable_resource = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+          resource, {
+            serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer,
+            adapter: :json_api
+          })
+        expected_response_document =
+          { :errors =>
+            [
+              { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/name' }, :detail => 'must be awesome' }
+            ]
+        }
+        assert_equal serializable_resource.as_json(options), expected_response_document
+      end
+
+      def test_serializable_resource_with_collection_containing_errors
+        options = nil
+        resources = []
+        resources << resource = ModelWithErrors.new
+        resource.errors.add(:title, 'must be amazing')
+        resources << ModelWithErrors.new
+        serializable_resource = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+          resources, {
+            serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorsSerializer,
+            each_serializer: ActiveModel::Serializer::ErrorSerializer,
+            adapter: :json_api
+          })
+        expected_response_document =
+          { :errors =>
+            [
+              { :source => { :pointer => '/data/attributes/title' }, :detail => 'must be amazing' }
+            ]
+        }
+        assert_equal serializable_resource.as_json(options), expected_response_document
+      end
+    end
   end
 end