diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
index 6179fb900c..fdb36b6af6 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ class PathScopedMixin:
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialization routine for the serializer."""
+        # add list_serializer_class to meta if not present
+        if (
+            not isinstance(self, FilterableListSerializer)
+            and (not hasattr(self.Meta, 'list_serializer_class'))
+            and issubclass(self.__class__, serializers.ListSerializer)
+        ):
+            self.Meta.list_serializer_class = FilterableListSerializer
+
         self.gather_filters(kwargs)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.do_filtering(*args, **kwargs)