diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/AbstractSerializeController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/AbstractSerializeController.php
index ce89c1d23..ee9e907b1 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/AbstractSerializeController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/AbstractSerializeController.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSerializeController implements RequestHandlerInterface
      *
      * @return string[]
      */
-    protected function getRelationsToLoad(): array
+    protected function getRelationsToLoad(Collection $models): array
     {
         $addedRelations = [];
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSerializeController implements RequestHandlerInterface
      *
      * @return array<string, callable>
      */
-    protected function getRelationCallablesToLoad(): array
+    protected function getRelationCallablesToLoad(Collection $models): array
     {
         $addedRelationCallables = [];
 
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ abstract class AbstractSerializeController implements RequestHandlerInterface
      */
     protected function loadRelations(Collection $models, array $relations, ServerRequestInterface $request = null): void
     {
-        $addedRelations = $this->getRelationsToLoad();
-        $addedRelationCallables = $this->getRelationCallablesToLoad();
+        $addedRelations = $this->getRelationsToLoad($models);
+        $addedRelationCallables = $this->getRelationCallablesToLoad($models);
 
         foreach ($addedRelationCallables as $name => $relation) {
             $addedRelations[] = $name;
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
index bed612c93..972876f33 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Flarum\Discussion\Command\ReadDiscussion;
 use Flarum\Discussion\Command\StartDiscussion;
 use Flarum\Http\RequestUtil;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 use Tobscure\JsonApi\Document;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ class CreateDiscussionController extends AbstractCreateController
             );
         }
 
+        $this->loadRelations(new Collection([$discussion]), $this->extractInclude($request), $request);
+
         return $discussion;
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/ShowDiscussionController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/ShowDiscussionController.php
index c26e7c2ab..7f870b411 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/ShowDiscussionController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/ShowDiscussionController.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Flarum\Http\RequestUtil;
 use Flarum\Http\SlugManager;
 use Flarum\Post\PostRepository;
 use Flarum\User\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
@@ -98,9 +99,9 @@ class ShowDiscussionController extends AbstractShowController
             $this->includePosts($discussion, $request, $postRelationships);
         }
 
-        $discussion->load(array_filter($include, function ($relationship) {
+        $this->loadRelations(new Collection([$discussion]), array_filter($include, function ($relationship) {
             return ! Str::startsWith($relationship, 'posts');
-        }));
+        }), $request);
 
         return $discussion;
     }
@@ -198,10 +199,29 @@ class ShowDiscussionController extends AbstractShowController
         return $posts->all();
     }
 
-    protected function getRelationsToLoad(): array
+    protected function getRelationsToLoad(Collection $models): array
     {
-        $addedRelations = parent::getRelationsToLoad();
+        $addedRelations = parent::getRelationsToLoad($models);
+
+        if ($models->first() instanceof Discussion) {
+            return $addedRelations;
+        }
 
         return $this->getPostRelationships($addedRelations);
     }
+
+    protected function getRelationCallablesToLoad(Collection $models): array
+    {
+        $addedCallableRelations = parent::getRelationCallablesToLoad($models);
+
+        if ($models->first() instanceof Discussion) {
+            return $addedCallableRelations;
+        }
+
+        $postCallableRelationships = $this->getPostRelationships(array_keys($addedCallableRelations));
+
+        return array_intersect_key($addedCallableRelations, array_flip(array_map(function ($relation) {
+            return "posts.$relation";
+        }, $postCallableRelationships)));
+    }
 }