diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 714ff65d4..3a0abe9cb 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 require 'active_model/serializer/fieldset'
 require 'active_model/serializer/lint'
 require 'active_model/serializer/links'
+require 'active_model/serializer/meta'
 require 'active_model/serializer/type'
 
 # ActiveModel::Serializer is an abstract class that is
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class Serializer
     include Attributes
     include Caching
     include Links
+    include Meta
     include Type
     require 'active_model/serializer/adapter'
 
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
index 744d62e47..d5ceaa916 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class JsonApi < Base
         autoload :PaginationLinks
         autoload :FragmentCache
         autoload :Link
+        autoload :Meta
         autoload :Deserialization
 
         # TODO: if we like this abstraction and other API objects to it,
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ def resource_object_for(serializer)
           links = links_for(serializer)
           resource_object[:links] = links if links.any?
 
+          meta = meta_for(serializer)
+          resource_object[:meta] = meta unless meta.nil?
+
           resource_object
         end
 
@@ -217,6 +221,10 @@ def links_for(serializer)
         def pagination_links_for(serializer, options)
           JsonApi::PaginationLinks.new(serializer.object, options[:serialization_context]).serializable_hash(options)
         end
+
+        def meta_for(serializer)
+          Meta.new(serializer).as_json
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/meta.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/meta.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fba89861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api/meta.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module ActiveModel
+  class Serializer
+    module Adapter
+      class JsonApi
+        class Meta
+          def initialize(serializer)
+            @object = serializer.object
+            @scope = serializer.scope
+
+            # Use the return value of the block unless it is nil.
+            if serializer._meta.respond_to?(:call)
+              @value = instance_eval(&serializer._meta)
+            else
+              @value = serializer._meta
+            end
+          end
+
+          def as_json
+            @value
+          end
+
+          protected
+
+          attr_reader :object, :scope
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/meta.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/meta.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5160585e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/meta.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module ActiveModel
+  class Serializer
+    module Meta
+      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+      included do
+        with_options instance_writer: false, instance_reader: true do |serializer|
+          serializer.class_attribute :_meta # @api private
+        end
+
+        extend ActiveSupport::Autoload
+      end
+
+      module ClassMethods
+        # Set the JSON API meta attribute of a serializer.
+        # @example
+        #   class AdminAuthorSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+        #     meta { stuff: 'value' }
+        # @example
+        #     meta do
+        #       { comment_count: object.comments.count }
+        #     end
+        def meta(value = nil, &block)
+          self._meta = block || value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/resource_meta_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/resource_meta_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4298f03c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/resource_meta_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+module ActiveModel
+  class Serializer
+    module Adapter
+      class JsonApi
+        class ResourceMetaTest < Minitest::Test
+          class MetaHashPostSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+            attributes :id
+            meta stuff: 'value'
+          end
+
+          class MetaBlockPostSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+            attributes :id
+            meta do
+              { comments_count: object.comments.count }
+            end
+          end
+
+          def setup
+            @post = Post.new(id: 1337, comments: [], author: nil)
+          end
+
+          def test_meta_hash_object_resource
+            hash = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+              @post,
+              serializer: MetaHashPostSerializer,
+              adapter: :json_api
+            ).serializable_hash
+            expected = {
+              stuff: 'value'
+            }
+            assert_equal(expected, hash[:data][:meta])
+          end
+
+          def test_meta_block_object_resource
+            hash = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+              @post,
+              serializer: MetaBlockPostSerializer,
+              adapter: :json_api
+            ).serializable_hash
+            expected = {
+              comments_count: @post.comments.count
+            }
+            assert_equal(expected, hash[:data][:meta])
+          end
+
+          def test_meta_object_resource_in_array
+            hash = ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(
+              [@post, @post],
+              each_serializer: MetaBlockPostSerializer,
+              adapter: :json_api
+            ).serializable_hash
+            expected = {
+              comments_count: @post.comments.count
+            }
+            assert_equal([expected, expected], hash[:data].map { |obj| obj[:meta] })
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/serializers/meta_test.rb b/test/serializers/meta_test.rb
index a555adb7e..e75954767 100644
--- a/test/serializers/meta_test.rb
+++ b/test/serializers/meta_test.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 module ActiveModel
   class Serializer
     class MetaTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+      MetaBlogSerializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer)
+
       def setup
         @blog = Blog.new(id: 1,
                          name: 'AMS Hints',
@@ -125,6 +127,20 @@ def test_meta_is_present_on_arrays_with_root
         }
         assert_equal(expected, actual)
       end
+
+      def test_meta_is_set_with_direct_attributes
+        MetaBlogSerializer.meta stuff: 'value'
+        blog_meta_serializer = MetaBlogSerializer.new(@blog)
+        assert_equal(blog_meta_serializer.meta, stuff: 'value')
+      end
+
+      def test_meta_is_set_with_block
+        MetaBlogSerializer.meta do
+          { articles_count: object.articles.count }
+        end
+        blog_meta_serializer = MetaBlogSerializer.new(@blog)
+        assert_equal(blog_meta_serializer.meta, articles_count: @blog.articles.count)
+      end
     end
   end
 end