diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/InheritanceInstanceCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/InheritanceInstanceCreator.java
index 4360f57e6..efcc6c54e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/InheritanceInstanceCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/deserializer/InheritanceInstanceCreator.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ private Class<?> getPolymorphicTypeClass(String alias) {
                 return entry.getKey();
             }
         }
-        throw new JsonbException("Unknown alias \"" + alias + "\" known aliases: "
+        throw new JsonbException("Unknown alias \"" + alias + "\" of the type " + processedType.getName() + ". Known aliases: "
                                          + typeInheritanceConfiguration.getAliases().values());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/model/ClassModel.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/model/ClassModel.java
index 7355360f3..0ec3a8a20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/model/ClassModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/model/ClassModel.java
@@ -195,4 +195,11 @@ public Constructor<?> getDefaultConstructor() {
         }
         return defaultConstructor;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ClassModel{"
+                + "clazz=" + clazz
+                + '}';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/SerializationModelCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/SerializationModelCreator.java
index c3de98f76..de8942e1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/SerializationModelCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/SerializationModelCreator.java
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ private void addPolymorphismProperty(TypeInheritanceConfiguration typeInheritanc
         Class<?> rawType = classModel.getType();
         String alias = typeInheritanceConfiguration.getAliases().get(rawType);
         ModelSerializer serializer = createPolymorphismPropertySerializer(typeInheritanceConfiguration, alias);
+        if ((!typeInheritanceConfiguration.isInherited() || alias != null) && typeInheritanceConfiguration.getParentConfig() != null) {
+            addParentPolymorphismProperty(typeInheritanceConfiguration.getParentConfig(), propertySerializers, classModel);
+        }
         if (serializer != null) {
-            if (typeInheritanceConfiguration.getParentConfig() != null) {
-                addParentPolymorphismProperty(typeInheritanceConfiguration.getParentConfig(), propertySerializers, classModel);
-            }
             propertySerializers.put(typeInheritanceConfiguration.getFieldName(), serializer);
         }
         for (PropertyModel propertyModel : classModel.getSortedProperties()) {
@@ -273,10 +273,9 @@ private void addParentPolymorphismProperty(TypeInheritanceConfiguration typeInhe
         }
     }
 
-    private ModelSerializer createPolymorphismPropertySerializer(TypeInheritanceConfiguration typeConfiguration,
-                                                                 String alias) {
+    private ModelSerializer createPolymorphismPropertySerializer(TypeInheritanceConfiguration configuration, String alias) {
         if (alias != null) {
-            return (value, generator, context) -> generator.write(typeConfiguration.getFieldName(), alias);
+            return (value, generator, context) -> generator.write(configuration.getFieldName(), alias);
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/AnnotationPolymorphismTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/AnnotationPolymorphismTest.java
index db13e409e..bf6ae1b73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/AnnotationPolymorphismTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/AnnotationPolymorphismTest.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public void testUnknownAliasDeserialization() {
         JsonbException exception = assertThrows(JsonbException.class,
                                                 () -> Jsonbs.defaultJsonb.fromJson("{\"@type\":\"rat\",\"isDog\":false}",
                                                                                    Animal.class));
-        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), startsWith("Unknown alias \"rat\" known aliases: ["));
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), startsWith("Unknown alias \"rat\" of the type org.eclipse.yasson.customization."
+                                                              + "polymorphism.AnnotationPolymorphismTest$Animal. Known aliases: ["));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/MultiplePolymorphicInfoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/MultiplePolymorphicInfoTest.java
index 0b8f53c0d..9bb575a8c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/MultiplePolymorphicInfoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/polymorphism/MultiplePolymorphicInfoTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ public void testMultiplePolymorphicInfoPropertyDeserialization() {
         assertThat(JSONB.fromJson(json, Labrador.class), instanceOf(Labrador.class));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPolymorphicParentInstanceSerialization() {
+        String expected = "{\"@type\":\"area\",\"name\":\"North America\",\"population\":600000000}";
+        Area northAmerica = new Area();
+        northAmerica.name = "North America";
+        northAmerica.population = 600000000;
+        assertThat(JSONB.toJson(northAmerica), is(expected));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPolymorphicParentInstanceDeserialization() {
+        String json = "{\"@type\":\"area\",\"name\":\"North America\",\"population\":600000000}";
+        assertThat(JSONB.fromJson(json, Location.class), instanceOf(Area.class));
+    }
+
     @JsonbTypeInfo(key = "@something", value = {
             @JsonbSubtype(alias = "animal", type = Animal.class)
     })
@@ -65,4 +80,28 @@ public static class Labrador implements Dog {
         public boolean isLabrador = true;
 
     }
+
+    @JsonbTypeInfo({
+            @JsonbSubtype(alias = "area", type = Area.class)
+    })
+    public interface Location {
+    }
+
+    @JsonbTypeInfo(key = "@area", value = {
+            @JsonbSubtype(alias = "city", type = City.class),
+            @JsonbSubtype(alias = "state", type = State.class)
+    })
+    public static class Area implements Location {
+        public String name;
+        public long population;
+    }
+
+    public static class City extends Area {
+        public String state;
+    }
+
+    public static class State extends Area {
+        public String capital;
+    }
+
 }