diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-active.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-active.js
index d9a9792c85..0e33ead661 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-active.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-active.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export default Component.extend({
         return htmlSafe(`background-image: url(${url})`);
     }),
 
-    lastLogin: computed('user.lastLogin', function () {
-        let lastLogin = this.get('user.lastLogin');
+    lastLoginUTC: computed('user.lastLoginUTC', function () {
+        let lastLoginUTC = this.get('user.lastLoginUTC');
 
-        return lastLogin ? moment(lastLogin).fromNow() : '(Never)';
+        return lastLoginUTC ? moment(lastLoginUTC).fromNow() : '(Never)';
     })
 });
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-invited.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-invited.js
index 24325ca3ce..469e4a24b8 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-invited.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-user-invited.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ export default Component.extend({
 
     notifications: service(),
 
-    createdAt: computed('user.createdAt', function () {
-        let createdAt = this.get('user.createdAt');
+    createdAtUTC: computed('user.createdAtUTC', function () {
+        let createdAtUTC = this.get('user.createdAtUTC');
 
-        return createdAt ? moment(createdAt).fromNow() : '';
+        return createdAtUTC ? moment(createdAtUTC).fromNow() : '';
     }),
 
     actions: {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/post-settings-menu.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
index bcd51dbadb..4e6ef817a3 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ export default Controller.extend(SettingsMenuMixin, {
          * Action sent by post settings menu view.
          * (#1351)
          */
-        setPublishedAt(userInput) {
+        setPublishedAtUTC(userInput) {
             if (!userInput) {
-                // Clear out the publishedAt field for a draft
+                // Clear out the publishedAtUTC field for a draft
                 if (this.get('model.isDraft')) {
-                    this.set('model.publishedAt', null);
+                    this.set('model.publishedAtUTC', null);
                 }
                 return;
             }
@@ -303,8 +303,9 @@ export default Controller.extend(SettingsMenuMixin, {
             // we have to work with the timezone offset which we get from the timeZone Service.
             this.get('timeZone.blogTimezone').then((blogTimezone) => {
                 let newPublishedAt = parseDateString(userInput, blogTimezone);
-                let publishedAt = moment.utc(this.get('model.publishedAt'));
+                let publishedAtUTC = moment.utc(this.get('model.publishedAtUTC'));
                 let errMessage = '';
+                let newPublishedAtUTC;
 
                 // Clear previous errors
                 this.get('model.errors').remove('post-setting-date');
@@ -316,13 +317,13 @@ export default Controller.extend(SettingsMenuMixin, {
                 }
 
                 // Date is a valid date, so now make it UTC
-                newPublishedAt = moment.utc(newPublishedAt);
+                newPublishedAtUTC = moment.utc(newPublishedAt);
 
-                if (newPublishedAt.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'hours', true) > 0) {
+                if (newPublishedAtUTC.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'hours', true) > 0) {
 
                     // We have to check that the time from now is not shorter than 2 minutes,
                     // otherwise we'll have issues with the serverside scheduling procedure
-                    if (newPublishedAt.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'minutes', true) < 2) {
+                    if (newPublishedAtUTC.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'minutes', true) < 2) {
                         errMessage = 'Must be at least 2 minutes from now.';
                     } else {
                         // in case the post is already published and the user sets the date
@@ -351,12 +352,12 @@ export default Controller.extend(SettingsMenuMixin, {
                 }
 
                 // Do nothing if the user didn't actually change the date
-                if (publishedAt && publishedAt.isSame(newPublishedAt)) {
+                if (publishedAtUTC && publishedAtUTC.isSame(newPublishedAtUTC)) {
                     return;
                 }
 
                 // Validation complete
-                this.set('model.publishedAt', newPublishedAt);
+                this.set('model.publishedAtUTC', newPublishedAtUTC);
 
                 // If this is a new post.  Don't save the model.  Defer the save
                 // to the user pressing the save button
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(SettingsMenuMixin, {
         },
 
         resetPubDate() {
-            this.set('publishedAtValue', '');
+            this.set('publishedAtUTCValue', '');
         },
 
         closeNavMenu() {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/posts.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/posts.js
index feb49d0c82..9952aebbb2 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/posts.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ const {equal} = computed;
 
 // a custom sort function is needed in order to sort the posts list the same way the server would:
 //     status: scheduled, draft, published
-//     publishedAt: DESC
-//     updatedAt: DESC
+//     publishedAtUTC: DESC
+//     updatedAtUTC: DESC
 //     id: DESC
 function comparator(item1, item2) {
-    let updated1 = item1.get('updatedAt');
-    let updated2 = item2.get('updatedAt');
+    let updated1 = item1.get('updatedAtUTC');
+    let updated2 = item2.get('updatedAtUTC');
     let idResult,
         publishedAtResult,
         statusResult,
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ function statusCompare(item1, item2) {
 }
 
 function publishedAtCompare(item1, item2) {
-    let published1 = item1.get('publishedAt');
-    let published2 = item2.get('publishedAt');
+    let published1 = item1.get('publishedAtUTC');
+    let published2 = item2.get('publishedAtUTC');
 
     if (!published1 && !published2) {
         return 0;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default Controller.extend({
     postListFocused: equal('keyboardFocus', 'postList'),
     postContentFocused: equal('keyboardFocus', 'postContent'),
 
-    sortedPosts: computed('model.@each.status', 'model.@each.publishedAt', 'model.@each.isNew', 'model.@each.updatedAt', function () {
+    sortedPosts: computed('model.@each.status', 'model.@each.publishedAtUTC', 'model.@each.isNew', 'model.@each.updatedAtUTC', function () {
         let postsArray = this.get('model').toArray();
 
         return postsArray.sort(comparator);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/subscribers.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/subscribers.js
index fe2750c2ef..fd4b9b5019 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/subscribers.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/subscribers.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(PaginationMixin, {
             ascending: direction === 'asc'
         }, {
             label: 'Subscription Date',
-            valuePath: 'createdAt',
+            valuePath: 'createdAtUTC',
             format(value) {
                 return value.format('MMMM DD, YYYY');
             },
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(PaginationMixin, {
 
             if (column.sorted) {
                 this.setProperties({
-                    order: column.get('valuePath').trim().underscore(),
+                    order: column.get('valuePath').trim().replace(/UTC$/, '').underscore(),
                     direction: column.ascending ? 'asc' : 'desc'
                 });
                 table.setRows([]);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/mixins/editor-base-controller.js b/ghost/admin/app/mixins/editor-base-controller.js
index d74c47914f..55e472c5c8 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/mixins/editor-base-controller.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/mixins/editor-base-controller.js
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ export default Mixin.create({
 
     // countdown timer to show the time left until publish time for a scheduled post
     // starts 15 minutes before scheduled time
-    scheduleCountdown: computed('model.status', 'clock.second', 'model.publishedAt', 'model.timeScheduled', function () {
+    scheduleCountdown: computed('model.status', 'clock.second', 'model.publishedAtUTC', 'model.timeScheduled', function () {
         let status = this.get('model.status');
-        let publishTime = this.get('model.publishedAt');
+        let publishTime = this.get('model.publishedAtUTC');
 
         this.get('clock.second');
 
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ export default Mixin.create({
     //    dropdown menu, the save button gets the status 'isDangerous' to turn red and will only have the option to unschedule the post
     // 2. when the scheduled time is reached we use a helper 'scheduledWillPublish' to pretend we're already dealing with a published post.
     //    This will take effect on the save button menu, the workflows and existing conditionals.
-    statusFreeze: computed('model.status', 'clock.second', 'model.publishedAt', 'model.timeScheduled', function () {
+    statusFreeze: computed('model.status', 'clock.second', 'model.publishedAtUTC', 'model.timeScheduled', function () {
         let status = this.get('model.status');
-        let publishTime = this.get('model.publishedAt');
+        let publishTime = this.get('model.publishedAtUTC');
 
         this.get('clock.second');
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/models/post.js b/ghost/admin/app/models/post.js
index 1920e4ea9c..804cdafec5 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/models/post.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/models/post.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ export default Model.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     metaDescription: attr('string'),
     author: belongsTo('user', {async: true}),
     authorId: attr('number'),
-    updatedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    updatedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     updatedBy: attr(),
-    publishedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    publishedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     publishedBy: belongsTo('user', {async: true}),
-    createdAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    createdAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     createdBy: attr(),
     tags: hasMany('tag', {
         embedded: 'always',
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ export default Model.extend(ValidationEngine, {
 
     // TODO: move this into gh-posts-list-item component
     // Checks every second, if we reached the scheduled date
-    timeScheduled: computed('publishedAt', 'clock.second', function () {
-        let publishedAt = this.get('publishedAt') || moment.utc(new Date());
+    timeScheduled: computed('publishedAtUTC', 'clock.second', function () {
+        let publishedAtUTC = this.get('publishedAtUTC') || moment.utc(new Date());
         this.get('clock.second');
 
-        return publishedAt.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'hours', true) > 0 ? true : false;
+        return publishedAtUTC.diff(moment.utc(new Date()), 'hours', true) > 0 ? true : false;
     }),
 
     // remove client-generated tags, which have `id: null`.
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/models/role.js b/ghost/admin/app/models/role.js
index caa97ba1bb..fa263e0c1e 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/models/role.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/models/role.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export default Model.extend({
     uuid: attr('string'),
     name: attr('string'),
     description: attr('string'),
-    createdAt: attr('moment-utc'),
-    updatedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    createdAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
+    updatedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     createdBy: attr(),
     updatedBy: attr(),
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/models/subscriber.js b/ghost/admin/app/models/subscriber.js
index 090183b19c..4b64c582e2 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/models/subscriber.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/models/subscriber.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ export default Model.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     subscribedUrl: attr('string'),
     subscribedReferrer: attr('string'),
     unsubscribedUrl: attr('string'),
-    unsubscribedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
-    createdAt: attr('moment-utc'),
-    updatedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    unsubscribedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
+    createdAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
+    updatedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     createdBy: attr('number'),
     updatedBy: attr('number'),
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/models/tag.js b/ghost/admin/app/models/tag.js
index d568a8b6d8..820de1ea35 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/models/tag.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/models/tag.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export default Model.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     metaDescription: attr('string'),
     image: attr('string'),
     visibility: attr('string', {defaultValue: 'public'}),
-    createdAt: attr('moment-utc'),
-    updatedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    createdAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
+    updatedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     createdBy: attr(),
     updatedBy: attr(),
     count: attr('raw'),
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/models/user.js b/ghost/admin/app/models/user.js
index 7537d35f9b..dc5070e36d 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/models/user.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/models/user.js
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export default Model.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     language: attr('string', {defaultValue: 'en_US'}),
     metaTitle: attr('string'),
     metaDescription: attr('string'),
-    lastLogin: attr('moment-utc'),
-    createdAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    lastLoginUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
+    createdAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     createdBy: attr('number'),
-    updatedAt: attr('moment-utc'),
+    updatedAtUTC: attr('moment-utc'),
     updatedBy: attr('number'),
     roles: hasMany('role', {
         embedded: 'always',
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/post.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/post.js
index c12309932b..a99720b173 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/post.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/post.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ const {
 export default ApplicationSerializer.extend(EmbeddedRecordsMixin, {
     // settings for the EmbeddedRecordsMixin.
     attrs: {
-        tags: {embedded: 'always'}
+        tags: {embedded: 'always'},
+        publishedAtUTC: {key: 'published_at'},
+        createdAtUTC: {key: 'created_at'},
+        updatedAtUTC: {key: 'updated_at'}
     },
 
     normalize(model, hash, prop) {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/role.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/role.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eee8e40a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/role.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import ApplicationSerializer from 'ghost-admin/serializers/application';
+
+export default ApplicationSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+        createdAtUTC: {key: 'created_at'},
+        updatedAtUTC: {key: 'updated_at'}
+    }
+});
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/subscriber.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/subscriber.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..531c02f84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/subscriber.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import ApplicationSerializer from 'ghost-admin/serializers/application';
+
+export default ApplicationSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+        unsubscribedAtUTC: {key: 'unsubscribed_at'},
+        createdAtUTC: {key: 'created_at'},
+        updatedAtUTC: {key: 'updated_at'}
+    }
+});
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/tag.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/tag.js
index cce7be6d1d..0452b31cfe 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/tag.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/tag.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ const {
 } = Ember;
 
 export default ApplicationSerializer.extend({
+    attrs: {
+        createdAtUTC: {key: 'created_at'},
+        updatedAtUTC: {key: 'updated_at'}
+    },
+
     serializeIntoHash(hash, type, record, options) {
         options = options || {};
         options.includeId = true;
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/user.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/user.js
index db9e556410..80433d1e79 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/user.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/user.js
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ const {
 
 export default ApplicationSerializer.extend(EmbeddedRecordsMixin, {
     attrs: {
-        roles: {embedded: 'always'}
+        roles: {embedded: 'always'},
+        lastLoginUTC: {key: 'last_login'},
+        createdAtUTC: {key: 'created_at'},
+        updatedAtUTC: {key: 'updated_at'}
     },
 
     extractSingle(store, primaryType, payload) {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/-user-list-item.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/-user-list-item.hbs
index 7b5eda3b14..53cbe03f84 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/-user-list-item.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/-user-list-item.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         {{user.name}}
     </span>
     <br>
-    <span class="description">Last seen: {{component.lastLogin}}</span>
+    <span class="description">Last seen: {{component.lastLoginUTC}}</span>
 </div>
 <aside class="user-list-item-aside">
     {{#unless session.user.isAuthor}}
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/editor/edit.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/editor/edit.hbs
index 47caab1099..7eea1fdce6 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/editor/edit.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/editor/edit.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             {{gh-trim-focus-input type="text" id="entry-title" placeholder="Your Post Title" value=model.titleScratch tabindex="1" focus=shouldFocusTitle focus-out="updateTitle" }}
         {{/gh-view-title}}
         {{#if scheduleCountdown}}
-            <time datetime="{{post.publishedAt}}" class="gh-notification gh-notification-schedule">
+            <time datetime="{{post.publishedAtUTC}}" class="gh-notification gh-notification-schedule">
                 Post will be published {{scheduleCountdown}}.
             </time>
         {{/if}}
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/post-settings-menu.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/post-settings-menu.hbs
index f10eccb79c..20a463601c 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/post-settings-menu.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/post-settings-menu.hbs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
                 {{else}}
                     <label for="post-setting-date">Publish Date</label>
                 {{/if}}
-                {{gh-datetime-input value=model.publishedAt
-                                    update=(action "setPublishedAt")
+                {{gh-datetime-input value=model.publishedAtUTC
+                                    update=(action "setPublishedAtUTC")
                                     inputClass="post-setting-date"
                                     inputId="post-setting-date"
                                     inputName="post-setting-date"}}
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/posts.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/posts.hbs
index 953fef5b0b..65de36f706 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/posts.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/posts.hbs
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@
                                         {{#if post.page}}
                                             <span class="page">Page</span>
                                         {{else}}
-                                            <time datetime="{{post.publishedAt}}" class="date published">{{gh-format-timeago post.publishedAt}}
+                                            <time datetime="{{post.publishedAtUTC}}" class="date published">
+                                                Published {{gh-format-timeago post.publishedAtUTC}}
                                             </time>
                                         {{/if}}
                                     {{else}}
                     					{{#if component.isScheduled}}
                     						<span class="scheduled">Scheduled</span>
                                             <span>&ndash;
-                                                <time datetime="{{post.publishedAt}}" class-="date scheduled">{{gh-format-time-scheduled post.publishedAt component.blogTimezone}}
+                                                <time datetime="{{post.publishedAtUTC}}" class-="date scheduled">
+                                                    {{gh-format-time-scheduled post.publishedAtUTC component.blogTimezone}}
                                                 </time>
                                             </span>
                     					{{else}}
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/team/index.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/team/index.hbs
index cd8e3f697a..fbb033a076 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/team/index.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/team/index.hbs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                                         </span>
                                     {{else}}
                                         <span class="description">
-                                            Invitation sent: {{component.createdAt}}
+                                            Invitation sent: {{component.createdAtUTC}}
                                         </span>
                                     {{/if}}
                                 </div>
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/post-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/post-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcca2b1e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/post-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'post',
+    'Unit:Serializer: post',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: ['transform:moment-utc', 'model:user', 'model:tag']
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/role-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/role-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aac21b202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/role-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'role',
+    'Unit:Serializer: role',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: ['transform:moment-utc']
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/setting-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/setting-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6c1b05e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/setting-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'setting',
+    'Unit:Serializer: setting',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: [
+            'transform:moment-utc',
+            'transform:facebook-url-user',
+            'transform:twitter-url-user',
+            'transform:navigation-settings',
+            'transform:slack-settings'
+        ]
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/subscriber-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/subscriber-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4916fb846d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/subscriber-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'subscriber',
+    'Unit:Serializer: subscriber',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: ['model:post', 'transform:moment-utc']
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/tag-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/tag-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c270c6d3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/tag-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'tag',
+    'Unit:Serializer: tag',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: ['transform:moment-utc', 'transform:raw']
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/user-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/user-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59b8dd3d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/serializers/user-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* jshint expr:true */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describeModel, it } from 'ember-mocha';
+
+describeModel(
+    'user',
+    'Unit:Serializer: user',
+    {
+        // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+        needs: [
+            'transform:moment-utc',
+            'transform:raw',
+            'transform:facebook-url-user',
+            'transform:twitter-url-user',
+            'model:role'
+        ]
+    },
+
+    function() {
+        // Replace this with your real tests.
+        it('serializes records', function() {
+            let record = this.subject();
+
+            let serializedRecord = record.serialize();
+
+            expect(record).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    }
+);