diff --git a/InvenTree/order/serializers.py b/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
index 757559da06..95a41902d5 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ class SalesOrderAllocationSerializer(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
         """Initialization routine for the serializer"""
         order_detail = kwargs.pop('order_detail', False)
         part_detail = kwargs.pop('part_detail', True)
-        item_detail = kwargs.pop('item_detail', False)
+        item_detail = kwargs.pop('item_detail', True)
         location_detail = kwargs.pop('location_detail', False)
         customer_detail = kwargs.pop('customer_detail', False)
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/order.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/order.js
index 0909c02808..04bed69c6c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/order.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/order.js
@@ -3236,10 +3236,12 @@ function showAllocationSubTable(index, row, element, options) {
                 formatter: function(value, row, index, field) {
                     var text = '';
 
-                    if (row.serial != null && row.quantity == 1) {
-                        text = `{% trans "Serial Number" %}: ${row.serial}`;
-                    } else {
-                        text = `{% trans "Quantity" %}: ${row.quantity}`;
+                    var item = row.item_detail;
+
+                    var text = `{% trans "Quantity" %}: ${row.quantity}`;
+
+                    if (item && item.serial != null && row.quantity == 1) {
+                        text = `{% trans "Serial Number" %}: ${item.serial}`;
                     }
 
                     return renderLink(text, `/stock/item/${row.item}/`);