diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/base.js b/addons/api/addon/models/base.js
index 2a01e39f5..d883c8846 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/base.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/base.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { get } from '@ember/object';
  *   2) Or as an ID:  `record.scopeID`.
  */
 export default class BaseModel extends Model {
+
   // =relationships
 
   /**
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js b/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
index 61033dd79..583971735 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import GeneratedHostSetModel from '../generated/models/host-set';
 import { fragmentArray } from 'ember-data-model-fragments/attributes';
 
 export default class HostSetModel extends GeneratedHostSetModel {
+
   // =attributes
 
   /**
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/host.js b/addons/api/addon/models/host.js
index 7748e023b..a2e855084 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/host.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/host.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import GeneratedHostModel from '../generated/models/host';
 import { fragment } from 'ember-data-model-fragments/attributes';
 
 export default class HostModel extends GeneratedHostModel {
+
   /**
    * Attributes of this resource, if any, represented as a JSON fragment.
    * @type {FragmentHostAttributesModel}
    */
   @fragment('fragment-host-attributes', { defaultValue: {} }) attributes;
+
 }
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/serializers/account.js b/addons/api/addon/serializers/account.js
index 01618a081..5f5291dcd 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/serializers/account.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/serializers/account.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import ApplicationSerializer from './application';
 
 export default class AccountSerializer extends ApplicationSerializer {
+
+  // =properties
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  serializeScopeID = false;
+
   // =methods
 
   /**
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/serializers/application.js b/addons/api/addon/serializers/application.js
index a41c97730..2819231fa 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/serializers/application.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/serializers/application.js
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import { copy } from 'ember-copy';
  * Manages serialization/normalization of data to/from the API.
  */
 export default class ApplicationSerializer extends RESTSerializer {
+
+  // =properties
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  serializeScopeID = true;
+
   // =methods
 
   /**
@@ -71,8 +79,10 @@ export default class ApplicationSerializer extends RESTSerializer {
     // Delete `scope` field
     delete serialized.scope;
     // And serialize `scope_id`
-    const scope_id = snapshot?.attr('scope')?.attr('scope_id');
-    if (scope_id) serialized.scope_id = scope_id;
+    if(this.serializeScopeID) {
+      const scope_id = snapshot?.attr('scope')?.attr('scope_id');
+      if (scope_id) serialized.scope_id = scope_id;
+    }
     return serialized;
   }
 
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/serializers/host-set.js b/addons/api/addon/serializers/host-set.js
index 591da7c76..ee38bd5eb 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/serializers/host-set.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/serializers/host-set.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import ApplicationSerializer from './application';
 
 export default class HostSetSerializer extends ApplicationSerializer {
+
+  // =properties
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  serializeScopeID = false;
+
   // =methods
 
   /**
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/serializers/host.js b/addons/api/addon/serializers/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fad6f2ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/serializers/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import ApplicationSerializer from './application';
+
+export default class HostSerializer extends ApplicationSerializer {
+
+  // =properties
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  serializeScopeID = false;
+
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/app/serializers/host.js b/addons/api/app/serializers/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33844fbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/serializers/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/serializers/host';
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/application-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/application-test.js
index 3ab733e52..5c2c07a20 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/application-test.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/application-test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module('Unit | Serializer | application', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
-  test('it serializes scope_id when scope is set', function (assert) {
+  test('it serializes scope_id', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
     const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
     const record = store.createRecord('user', {
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ module('Unit | Serializer | application', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
+  test('it does not serialize scope_id when serializeScopeID is false', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+    const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    const serializer = store.serializerFor('user');
+    const record = store.createRecord('user', {
+      name: 'User',
+      description: 'Description',
+      scope: {
+        scope_id: 'global',
+        type: 'global',
+      },
+    });
+    const snapshot = record._createSnapshot();
+    serializer.serializeScopeID = false;
+    const serializedRecord = serializer.serialize(snapshot);
+    assert.deepEqual(serializedRecord, {
+      name: 'User',
+      description: 'Description'
+    });
+  });
+
   test('it serializes non-nullish version fields', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
     const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/host-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/host-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c31a5ce4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/serializers/host-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Serializer | host', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    let serializer = store.serializerFor('host');
+
+    assert.ok(serializer);
+  });
+
+  test('it serializes records', function(assert) {
+    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    let record = store.createRecord('host', {});
+
+    let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+    assert.ok(serializedRecord);
+  });
+});