diff --git a/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb b/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
index 7d58e67..2cc1b35 100644
--- a/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/fast_jsonapi/object_serializer.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ module FastJsonapi
         subclass.race_condition_ttl = race_condition_ttl
         subclass.data_links = data_links
         subclass.cached = cached
+        subclass.set_type(subclass.reflected_record_type) if subclass.reflected_record_type
       end
 
       def reflected_record_type
diff --git a/spec/lib/object_serializer_inheritance_spec.rb b/spec/lib/object_serializer_inheritance_spec.rb
index 8cf5b53..beb7487 100644
--- a/spec/lib/object_serializer_inheritance_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/object_serializer_inheritance_spec.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ describe FastJsonapi::ObjectSerializer do
     has_one :account
   end
 
+  it 'sets the correct record type' do
+    expect(EmployeeSerializer.reflected_record_type).to eq :employee
+    expect(EmployeeSerializer.record_type).to eq :employee
+  end
+
   context 'when testing inheritance of attributes' do
 
     it 'includes parent attributes' do