diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/config.ex b/lib/jsonapi/config.ex
index 0e7a3811..12ef2fbc 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/config.ex
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/config.ex
@@ -1,22 +1,35 @@
 defmodule JSONAPI.Config do
   @moduledoc """
   Configuration struct containing JSON API information for a request
+
+  Much of the data in this struct is populated for you by various Plugs this
+  library offers if you choose to use them.
+
+  `includes_post_processor`, if nil, will default to running all includes
+  through `Enum.uniq/1`. You can customize this behavior if needed with a
+  function that accepts two arguments: The includes about to be seriailzed and
+  the requested includes for the current request. Your function must return the
+  includes as you want them to be serialized.
   """
 
   defstruct data: nil,
             fields: %{},
             filter: [],
             include: [],
+            includes_post_processor: nil,
             opts: nil,
             sort: nil,
             view: nil,
             page: %{}
 
+  @type requested_include :: atom | {atom, any}
+
   @type t :: %__MODULE__{
           data: nil | map,
           fields: map,
           filter: keyword,
-          include: [atom | {atom, any}],
+          include: [requested_include],
+          includes_post_processor: nil | (keyword(), [requested_include] -> keyword()),
           opts: nil | keyword,
           sort: nil | keyword,
           view: any,
diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/serializer.ex b/lib/jsonapi/serializer.ex
index d855f527..0dfeb72d 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/serializer.ex
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/serializer.ex
@@ -19,20 +19,30 @@ defmodule JSONAPI.Serializer do
   @spec serialize(View.t(), View.data(), Conn.t() | nil, View.meta() | nil, View.options()) ::
           document()
   def serialize(view, data, conn \\ nil, meta \\ nil, options \\ []) do
-    {query_includes, query_page} =
+    {query_includes, query_page, includes_post_processor} =
       case conn do
-        %Conn{assigns: %{jsonapi_query: %Config{include: include, page: page}}} ->
-          {include, page}
+        %Conn{
+          assigns: %{
+            jsonapi_query: %Config{include: include, page: page, includes_post_processor: includes_post_processor}
+          }
+        } ->
+          {include, page, includes_post_processor}
 
         _ ->
-          {[], nil}
+          {[], nil, nil}
       end
 
     {to_include, encoded_data} = encode_data(view, data, conn, query_includes, options)
 
+    post_process_includes =
+      case includes_post_processor do
+        nil -> &Enum.uniq/1
+        process -> &process.(&1, query_includes)
+      end
+
     encoded_data = %{
       data: encoded_data,
-      included: flatten_included(to_include)
+      included: flatten_included(to_include, post_process_includes)
     }
 
     encoded_data =
@@ -296,12 +306,12 @@ defmodule JSONAPI.Serializer do
   end
 
   # Flatten and unique all the included objects
-  @spec flatten_included(keyword()) :: keyword()
-  def flatten_included(included) do
+  @spec flatten_included(keyword(), (keyword() -> keyword())) :: keyword()
+  def flatten_included(included, post_process) do
     included
     |> List.flatten()
     |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
-    |> Enum.uniq()
+    |> post_process.()
   end
 
   defp assoc_loaded?(nil), do: serialize_nil_relationships?()
diff --git a/test/jsonapi/serializer_test.exs b/test/jsonapi/serializer_test.exs
index 5fb62c98..38579a92 100644
--- a/test/jsonapi/serializer_test.exs
+++ b/test/jsonapi/serializer_test.exs
@@ -618,6 +618,65 @@ defmodule JSONAPI.SerializerTest do
     assert Enum.count(encoded.included) == 4
   end
 
+  test "serialize uses a custom include post-processing function if provided" do
+    data = %{
+      id: 1,
+      username: "jim",
+      first_name: "Jimmy",
+      last_name: "Beam",
+      company: %{id: 2, name: "acme", industry: %{id: 4, name: "stuff"}}
+    }
+
+    conn =
+      Plug.Conn.fetch_query_params(%Plug.Conn{
+        assigns: %{
+          jsonapi_query: %Config{
+            include: [company: :industry],
+            includes_post_processor: fn included, requested ->
+              assert requested == [company: :industry]
+              Enum.filter(included, fn i -> i[:id] != "2" end)
+            end
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+    encoded = Serializer.serialize(UserView, data, conn)
+
+    assert Enum.count(encoded.included) == 1
+  end
+
+  test "serialize deduplicates includes by default" do
+    data = [
+      %{
+        id: 1,
+        username: "jim",
+        first_name: "Jimmy",
+        last_name: "Beam",
+        company: %{id: 2, name: "acme", industry: %{id: 4, name: "stuff"}}
+      },
+      %{
+        id: 2,
+        username: "jim",
+        first_name: "Jimmy",
+        last_name: "Beam",
+        company: %{id: 3, name: "globex", industry: %{id: 4, name: "stuff"}}
+      }
+    ]
+
+    conn =
+      Plug.Conn.fetch_query_params(%Plug.Conn{
+        assigns: %{
+          jsonapi_query: %Config{
+            include: [company: :industry]
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+    encoded = Serializer.serialize(UserView, data, conn)
+
+    assert Enum.count(encoded.included) == 3
+  end
+
   test "includes from the query when not included by default" do
     data = %{
       id: 1,