diff --git a/src/Attributes/ResponseFromApiResource.php b/src/Attributes/ResponseFromApiResource.php
index 65275ac1..be4086e2 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/ResponseFromApiResource.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/ResponseFromApiResource.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Knuckles\Scribe\Attributes;
 
 use Attribute;
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\ResourceCollection;
 use Knuckles\Scribe\Extracting\Shared\ApiResourceResponseTools;
 
 #[Attribute(Attribute::IS_REPEATABLE | Attribute::TARGET_FUNCTION | Attribute::TARGET_METHOD | Attribute::TARGET_CLASS)]
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public ?string $description = '',
 
         /* Mark if this should be used as a collection. Only needed if not using a ResourceCollection. */
-        public bool $collection = false,
+        public ?bool $collection = null,
         public array $factoryStates = [],
         public array $with = [],
 
@@ -34,4 +35,14 @@ public function modelToBeTransformed(): ?string
 
         return ApiResourceResponseTools::tryToInferApiResourceModel($this->name);
     }
+
+    public function isCollection(): bool
+    {
+        if (!is_null($this->collection)) {
+            return $this->collection;
+        }
+
+        $className = $this->name;
+        return (new $className(new \Illuminate\Http\Resources\MissingValue)) instanceof ResourceCollection;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Extracting/Strategies/Responses/UseResponseAttributes.php b/src/Extracting/Strategies/Responses/UseResponseAttributes.php
index 6aa37e24..a53efb46 100644
--- a/src/Extracting/Strategies/Responses/UseResponseAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Extracting/Strategies/Responses/UseResponseAttributes.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ protected function getApiResourceResponse(ResponseFromApiResource $attributeInst
 
         $this->startDbTransaction();
         $content = ApiResourceResponseTools::fetch(
-            $attributeInstance->name, $attributeInstance->collection, $modelInstantiator,
+            $attributeInstance->name, $attributeInstance->isCollection(), $modelInstantiator,
             $this->endpointData, $pagination, $attributeInstance->additional,
         );
         $this->endDbTransaction();