diff --git a/codegen-serde/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerializeImplGenerator.kt b/codegen-serde/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerializeImplGenerator.kt
index b7c6c862d0..3db8d0086c 100644
--- a/codegen-serde/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerializeImplGenerator.kt
+++ b/codegen-serde/src/main/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerializeImplGenerator.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.serde
 
 import software.amazon.smithy.codegen.core.Symbol
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.knowledge.TopDownIndex
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.BlobShape
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.BooleanShape
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.CollectionShape
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ import software.amazon.smithy.rust.codegen.server.smithy.hasConstraintTrait
 
 class SerializeImplGenerator(private val codegenContext: CodegenContext) {
     private val model = codegenContext.model
+    private val topIndex = TopDownIndex.of(model)
 
     fun generateRootSerializerForShape(shape: Shape): Writable = serializerFn(shape, null)
 
@@ -78,7 +80,9 @@ class SerializeImplGenerator(private val codegenContext: CodegenContext) {
         applyTo: Writable?,
     ): Writable {
         if (shape is ServiceShape) {
-            return shape.operations.map { serializerFn(model.expectShape(it), null) }.join("\n")
+            return topIndex.getContainedOperations(shape).map {
+                serializerFn(it, null)
+            }.join("\n")
         } else if (shape is OperationShape) {
             if (shape.isEventStream(model)) {
                 // Don't generate serializers for event streams
diff --git a/codegen-serde/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerdeDecoratorTest.kt b/codegen-serde/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerdeDecoratorTest.kt
index 1e419a3c76..4a1dc3a520 100644
--- a/codegen-serde/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerdeDecoratorTest.kt
+++ b/codegen-serde/src/test/kotlin/software/amazon/smithy/rust/codegen/serde/SerdeDecoratorTest.kt
@@ -179,6 +179,58 @@ class SerdeDecoratorTest {
         structure NotSerde {}
         """.asSmithyModel(smithyVersion = "2")
 
+    @Test
+    fun `decorator should traverse resources`() {
+        val model =
+            """
+            namespace com.example
+            use smithy.rust#serde
+            use aws.protocols#awsJson1_0
+            
+            @awsJson1_0
+            @serde
+            service MyResourceService {
+                resources: [MyResource]
+            }
+            
+            resource MyResource {
+                read: ReadMyResource
+            }
+            
+            @readonly
+            operation ReadMyResource {
+                input := { }
+            }
+        """.asSmithyModel(smithyVersion = "2")
+
+        val params =
+            IntegrationTestParams(cargoCommand = "cargo test --all-features", service = "com.example#MyResourceService")
+        serverIntegrationTest(model, params = params) { ctx, crate ->
+            val codegenScope =
+                arrayOf(
+                    "crate" to RustType.Opaque(ctx.moduleUseName()),
+                    "serde_json" to CargoDependency("serde_json", CratesIo("1")).toDevDependency().toType(),
+                    // we need the derive feature
+                    "serde" to CargoDependency.Serde.toDevDependency().toType(),
+                )
+
+            crate.integrationTest("test_serde") {
+                unitTest("input_serialized") {
+                    rustTemplate(
+                        """
+                        use #{crate}::input::ReadMyResourceInput;
+                        use #{crate}::serde::*;
+                        let input = ReadMyResourceInput { };
+                        let settings = SerializationSettings::default();
+                        let _serialized = #{serde_json}::to_string(&input.serialize_ref(&settings)).expect("failed to serialize");
+                        """,
+                        *codegenScope,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun generateSerializersThatWorkServer() {
         serverIntegrationTest(simpleModel, params = params) { ctx, crate ->