diff --git a/lib/active_hash/base.rb b/lib/active_hash/base.rb
index 5a14f980..5357bcb9 100644
--- a/lib/active_hash/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_hash/base.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def normalize(v)
     if Object.const_defined?(:ActiveModel)
       extend ActiveModel::Naming
       include ActiveModel::Conversion
+      include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON
     else
       def to_param
         id.present? ? id.to_s : nil
diff --git a/spec/active_hash/base_spec.rb b/spec/active_hash/base_spec.rb
index 7935eec0..cb9f3c81 100644
--- a/spec/active_hash/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_hash/base_spec.rb
@@ -1531,4 +1531,16 @@ class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#as_json" do
+    before do
+      Country.data = [
+        {:id => 1, :name => "US", :language => 'English'}
+      ]
+    end
+
+    it "returns a hash" do
+      country = Country.find(1)
+      expect(country.as_json.stringify_keys).to eq({"id" => 1, "name" => "US", "language" => "English"})
+    end
+  end
 end