diff --git a/docs/general/serializers.md b/docs/general/serializers.md
index 67a14c2a6..250c477eb 100644
--- a/docs/general/serializers.md
+++ b/docs/general/serializers.md
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ e.g.
 class UserProfileSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   type 'profile'
 end
+
+class UserSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+  type { object.type }
+end
 ```
 
 #### ::link
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 48f57edce..f7358cbe3 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ def self.inherited(base)
     # @example
     #   class AdminAuthorSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
     #     type 'authors'
-    def self.type(type)
-      self._type = type
+    #     type { object.type }
+    def self.type(type = nil, &block)
+      self._type = block || type
     end
 
     def self.link(name, value = nil, &block)
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
index 1c7f7226b..e7afb90cb 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/json_api.rb
@@ -113,12 +113,13 @@ def serializable_hash_for_single_resource
         end
 
         def resource_identifier_type_for(serializer)
-          return serializer._type if serializer._type
-          if ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type == :singular
-            serializer.object.class.model_name.singular
-          else
-            serializer.object.class.model_name.plural
+          value_or_block = serializer._type
+          if value_or_block
+            return serializer.instance_eval(&value_or_block) if value_or_block.respond_to?(:call)
+            return value_or_block
           end
+          inflection = ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type
+          serializer.object.class.model_name.public_send(inflection)
         end
 
         def resource_identifier_id_for(serializer)
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/resource_type_config_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/resource_type_config_test.rb
index f67ecca73..7deb70713 100644
--- a/test/adapter/json_api/resource_type_config_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/resource_type_config_test.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,24 @@ class ProfileTypeSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
             type 'profile'
           end
 
+          class SpecialProfileTypeSerializer < ProfileTypeSerializer
+            type 'special_profile'
+          end
+
+          class PostTypeSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+            type { object.type }
+          end
+
+          class SpecialPostTypeSerializer < PostTypeSerializer
+            type { 'special_post' }
+          end
+
           def setup
             @author = Author.new(id: 1, name: 'Steve K.')
             @author.bio = nil
             @author.roles = []
             @blog = Blog.new(id: 23, name: 'AMS Blog')
-            @post = Post.new(id: 42, title: 'New Post', body: 'Body')
+            @post = Post.new(id: 42, title: 'New Post', body: 'Body', type: 'block_post')
             @anonymous_post = Post.new(id: 43, title: 'Hello!!', body: 'Hello, world!!')
             @comment = Comment.new(id: 1, body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT')
             @post.comments = [@comment]
@@ -32,35 +44,50 @@ def setup
             @author.posts = []
           end
 
-          def with_jsonapi_resource_type type
-            old_type = ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type
-            ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type = type
-            yield
-          ensure
-            ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type = old_type
-          end
-
           def test_config_plural
             with_jsonapi_resource_type :plural do
-              hash = serializable(@comment, adapter: :json_api).serializable_hash
-              assert_equal('comments', hash[:data][:type])
+              assert_type('comments', @comment)
             end
           end
 
           def test_config_singular
             with_jsonapi_resource_type :singular do
-              hash = serializable(@comment, adapter: :json_api).serializable_hash
-              assert_equal('comment', hash[:data][:type])
+              assert_type('comment', @comment)
             end
           end
 
           def test_explicit_type_value
-            hash = serializable(@author, serializer: ProfileTypeSerializer, adapter: :json_api).serializable_hash
-            assert_equal('profile', hash.fetch(:data).fetch(:type))
+            assert_type('profile', @author, serializer: ProfileTypeSerializer)
+          end
+
+          def test_explicit_type_value_for_subclass
+            assert_type('special_profile', @author, serializer: SpecialProfileTypeSerializer)
+          end
+
+          def test_explicit_type_block
+            assert_type('block_post', @post, serializer: PostTypeSerializer)
+          end
+
+          def test_explicit_type_block_for_subclass
+            assert_type('special_post', @post, serializer: SpecialPostTypeSerializer)
           end
 
           private
 
+          def with_jsonapi_resource_type type
+            old_type = ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type
+            ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type = type
+            yield
+          ensure
+            ActiveModelSerializers.config.jsonapi_resource_type = old_type
+          end
+
+          def assert_type(type, object, options = {})
+            options.merge!(adapter: :json_api)
+            hash = serializable(object, options).serializable_hash
+            assert_equal(type, hash.fetch(:data).fetch(:type))
+          end
+
           def serializable(resource, options = {})
             ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(resource, options)
           end