diff --git a/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb b/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
index c33465f..7ce418c 100644
--- a/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ module FastJsonapi
           serializer: compute_serializer_name(options[:serializer] || base_key_sym),
           relationship_type: relationship_type,
           cached: options[:cached] || false,
-          polymorphic: fetch_polymorphic_option(options)
+          polymorphic: fetch_polymorphic_option(options),
+          conditional_proc: options[:if]
         }
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/fast_jsonapi/serialization_core.rb b/lib/fast_jsonapi/serialization_core.rb
index 27da6af..f02c2c4 100644
--- a/lib/fast_jsonapi/serialization_core.rb
+++ b/lib/fast_jsonapi/serialization_core.rb
@@ -82,11 +82,14 @@ module FastJsonapi
         relationships = relationships_to_serialize if relationships.nil?
 
         relationships.each_with_object({}) do |(_k, relationship), hash|
-          name = relationship[:key]
-          empty_case = relationship[:relationship_type] == :has_many ? [] : nil
-          hash[name] = {
-            data: ids_hash_from_record_and_relationship(record, relationship, params) || empty_case
-          }
+          conditional_proc = relationship[:conditional_proc]
+          if conditional_proc.blank? || conditional_proc.call(record, params)
+            name = relationship[:key]
+            empty_case = relationship[:relationship_type] == :has_many ? [] : nil
+            hash[name] = {
+              data: ids_hash_from_record_and_relationship(record, relationship, params) || empty_case
+            }
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/object_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/object_serializer_spec.rb
index 46d0cea..7338047 100644
--- a/spec/lib/object_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/object_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -341,4 +341,33 @@ describe FastJsonapi::ObjectSerializer do
       expect(serializable_hash['data']['attributes'].has_key?('director')).to be_falsey
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when optional relationships are determined by record data' do
+    it 'returns optional relationship when relationship is included' do
+      json = MovieOptionalRelationshipSerializer.new(movie).serialized_json
+      serializable_hash = JSON.parse(json)
+      expect(serializable_hash['data']['relationships'].has_key?('actors')).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't return optional relationship when relationship is not included" do
+      movie.actor_ids = []
+      json = MovieOptionalRelationshipSerializer.new(movie).serialized_json
+      serializable_hash = JSON.parse(json)
+      expect(serializable_hash['data']['relationships'].has_key?('actors')).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when optional relationships are determined by params data' do
+    it 'returns optional relationship when relationship is included' do
+      json = MovieOptionalRelationshipWithParamsSerializer.new(movie, { params: { admin: true }}).serialized_json
+      serializable_hash = JSON.parse(json)
+      expect(serializable_hash['data']['relationships'].has_key?('actors')).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't return optional relationship when relationship is not included" do
+      json = MovieOptionalRelationshipWithParamsSerializer.new(movie, { params: { admin: false }}).serialized_json
+      serializable_hash = JSON.parse(json)
+      expect(serializable_hash['data']['relationships'].has_key?('actors')).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/shared/contexts/movie_context.rb b/spec/shared/contexts/movie_context.rb
index 4df6a91..6a5693e 100644
--- a/spec/shared/contexts/movie_context.rb
+++ b/spec/shared/contexts/movie_context.rb
@@ -292,6 +292,20 @@ RSpec.shared_context 'movie class' do
       attributes :name
       attribute :director, if: Proc.new { |record, params| params && params[:admin] == true }
     end
+
+    class MovieOptionalRelationshipSerializer
+      include FastJsonapi::ObjectSerializer
+      set_type :movie
+      attributes :name
+      has_many :actors, if: Proc.new { |record| record.actors.any? }
+    end
+
+    class MovieOptionalRelationshipWithParamsSerializer
+      include FastJsonapi::ObjectSerializer
+      set_type :movie
+      attributes :name
+      has_many :actors, if: Proc.new { |record, params| params && params[:admin] == true }
+    end
   end