diff --git a/core/modules/hal/hal.services.yml b/core/modules/hal/hal.services.yml
index 97fcbfb..7a31772 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/hal.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/hal/hal.services.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@hal.link_manager', '@serializer.entity_resolver']
     tags:
       - { name: normalizer, priority: 10 }
+  serializer.normalizer.link.hal:
+    class: Drupal\hal\Normalizer\LinkItemNormalizer
+    arguments: ['@entity.manager']
+    tags:
+      - { name: normalizer, priority: 20 }
   serializer.normalizer.field_item.hal:
     class: Drupal\hal\Normalizer\FieldItemNormalizer
     tags:
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dff907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\hal\Normalizer;
+
+use Drupal\serialization\Normalizer\NormalizerBase;
+
+/**
+ * Null normalizer.
+ */
+class LinkItemNormalizer extends NormalizerBase {
+
+  /**
+   * The interface or class that this Normalizer supports.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  protected $supportedInterfaceOrClass = 'Drupal\link\Plugin\Field\FieldType\LinkItem';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected $format = ['hal_json'];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = array()) {
+    $values = [];
+    foreach ($field_item as $property_name => $property) {
+      if ($property_name == 'options') {
+        $options_values = [];
+        foreach ($property->getValue() as $key => $val) {
+          $options_values[$key] = $this->serializer->normalize($val, $format, $context);
+        }
+        $values['options'] = $options_values;
+      }
+      else {
+        $values[$property_name] = $this->serializer->normalize($property, $format, $context);
+      }
+    }
+    if (isset($context['langcode'])) {
+      $values['lang'] = $context['langcode'];
+    }
+    $field = $field_item->getParent();
+    return [
+      $field->getName() => [$values],
+    ];
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/link/link.services.yml b/core/modules/link/link.services.yml
index 4e18b0d..a9c7e07 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/link.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/link/link.services.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   serializer.normalizer.link:
-      class: Drupal\link\Normalizer\LinkItemNormalizer
-      tags:
-        - { name: normalizer , priority: 20 }
-      arguments: ['@entity.manager']
+    class: Drupal\link\Normalizer\LinkItemNormalizer
+    tags:
+      - { name: normalizer , priority: 6 }
+    arguments: ['@entity.manager']
diff --git a/core/modules/link/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php b/core/modules/link/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php
index ecebc83..e7971db 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/link/src/Normalizer/LinkItemNormalizer.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-
 namespace Drupal\link\Normalizer;
 
 use Drupal\serialization\Normalizer\NormalizerBase;
+use Drupal\link\Plugin\Field\FieldType\LinkItem;
 
 /**
  * Null normalizer.
@@ -14,32 +14,26 @@ class LinkItemNormalizer extends NormalizerBase {
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  protected $supportedInterfaceOrClass = 'Drupal\link\Plugin\Field\FieldType\LinkItem';
+  protected $supportedInterfaceOrClass = LinkItem::class;
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = array()) {
-    $values = [];
-    foreach ($field_item as $property_name => $property) {
-      if ($property_name == 'options') {
-        $options_values = [];
-        foreach ($property->getValue() as $key => $val) {
-          $options_values[$key] = $this->serializer->normalize($val, $format, $context);
+  public function normalize($object, $format = NULL, array $context = array()) {
+    $attributes = array();
+    foreach ($object as $name => $field) {
+      if ($name == 'options') {
+        $options_attributes = [];
+        foreach ($field->getValue() as $key => $val) {
+          $options_attributes[$key] = $this->normalize($val, $format, $context);
         }
-        $values['options'] = $options_values;
+        $attributes['options'] = $options_attributes;
       }
       else {
-        $values[$property_name] = $this->serializer->normalize($property, $format, $context);
+        $attributes[$name] = $this->serializer->normalize($field, $format, $context);
       }
     }
-    if (isset($context['langcode'])) {
-      $values['lang'] = $context['langcode'];
-    }
-    $field = $field_item->getParent();
-    return [
-      $field->getName() => [$values],
-    ];
+    return $attributes;
   }
 
 }