diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/authorization/authorizing_processor.rb b/lib/jsonapi/authorization/authorizing_processor.rb
index dd5712d7..b7cc1613 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/authorization/authorizing_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/authorization/authorizing_processor.rb
@@ -101,12 +101,16 @@ def authorize_show_related_resource
       end
 
       def authorize_show_related_resources
-        source_record = params[:source_klass].find_by_key(
+        source_resource = params[:source_klass].find_by_key(
           params[:source_id],
           context: context
-        )._model
+        )
 
-        authorizer.show_related_resources(source_record: source_record)
+        source_record = source_resource._model
+
+        authorizer.show_related_resources(
+          source_record: source_record, related_record_class: @resource_klass._model_class
+        )
       end
 
       def authorize_replace_fields
diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer.rb b/lib/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer.rb
index 9708a540..460f873f 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer.rb
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ def show_related_resource(source_record:, related_record:)
       # ==== Parameters
       #
       # * +source_record+ - The record whose relationship is queried
-      def show_related_resources(source_record:)
+      # * +related_record_class+ - The associated record class to show
+      def show_related_resources(source_record:, related_record_class:)
         ::Pundit.authorize(user, source_record, 'show?')
+        ::Pundit.authorize(user, related_record_class, 'index?')
       end
 
       # <tt>PATCH /resources/:id</tt>
diff --git a/spec/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer_spec.rb b/spec/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer_spec.rb
index 9f939edf..f010f385 100644
--- a/spec/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jsonapi/authorization/default_pundit_authorizer_spec.rb
@@ -185,18 +185,42 @@
   end
 
   describe '#show_related_resources' do
+    let(:related_record) { Comment.new }
+
     subject(:method_call) do
-      -> { authorizer.show_related_resources(source_record: source_record) }
+      lambda {
+        authorizer.show_related_resources(source_record: source_record,
+                                          related_record_class: related_record
+      )
+      }
     end
 
-    context 'authorized for show? on record' do
+    context 'authorized for show? on source record' do
       before { allow_action(source_record, 'show?') }
-      it { is_expected.not_to raise_error }
+
+      context 'authorized for index? on related record' do
+        before { allow_action(related_record, 'index?') }
+        it { is_expected.not_to raise_error }
+      end
+
+      context 'unauthorized for index? on related record' do
+        before { disallow_action(related_record, 'index?') }
+        it { is_expected.to raise_error(::Pundit::NotAuthorizedError) }
+      end
     end
 
     context 'unauthorized for show? on record' do
       before { disallow_action(source_record, 'show?') }
-      it { is_expected.to raise_error(::Pundit::NotAuthorizedError) }
+
+      context 'authorized for index? on related record' do
+        before { allow_action(related_record, 'index?') }
+        it { is_expected.to raise_error(::Pundit::NotAuthorizedError) }
+      end
+
+      context 'unauthorized for index? on related record' do
+        before { disallow_action(related_record, 'index?') }
+        it { is_expected.to raise_error(::Pundit::NotAuthorizedError) }
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/included_resources_spec.rb b/spec/requests/included_resources_spec.rb
index 6a762e6f..1e117960 100644
--- a/spec/requests/included_resources_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/included_resources_spec.rb
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
     let(:article_policy_scope) { Article.where(id: article.id) }
 
     subject(:last_response) { get("/articles/#{article.external_id}/articles?include=#{include_query}") }
-    let!(:chained_authorizer) { allow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article) }
+    let!(:chained_authorizer) { allow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article, related_record_class: article.class) }
 
     include_examples :include_directive_tests
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/related_resources_operations_spec.rb b/spec/requests/related_resources_operations_spec.rb
index 958c3dd0..d7e9c721 100644
--- a/spec/requests/related_resources_operations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/related_resources_operations_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
     let(:policy_scope) { Article.all }
     let(:comments_on_article) { article.comments }
+    let(:comments_class) { comments_on_article.first.class }
     let(:comments_policy_scope) { comments_on_article.limit(1) }
 
     before do
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@
     end
 
     context 'unauthorized for show_related_resources' do
-      before { disallow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article) }
+      before { disallow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article, related_record_class: comments_class) }
       it { is_expected.to be_forbidden }
     end
 
     context 'authorized for show_related_resources' do
-      before { allow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article) }
+      before { allow_operation('show_related_resources', source_record: article, related_record_class: comments_class) }
       it { is_expected.to be_ok }
 
       # If this happens in real life, it's mostly a bug. We want to document the