diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
index a820b0708a..f9fc5152c6 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-import pytz
-
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
-from django.utils.encoding import force_text
-
-from rest_framework import generics, status
-from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import generics
 
 from acls.models import AccessControlList
-from documents.models import Document
 from documents.permissions import permission_document_view
 
 from .models import DocumentCheckout
 from .permissions import (
     permission_document_checkin, permission_document_checkin_override,
-    permission_document_checkout, permission_document_checkout_detail_view
+    permission_document_checkout_detail_view
 )
 from .serializers import (
     DocumentCheckoutSerializer, NewDocumentCheckoutSerializer
@@ -56,38 +49,9 @@ class APICheckedoutDocumentListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         """
         Checkout a document.
         """
-
-        serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.DATA, files=request.FILES)
-
-        if serializer.is_valid():
-            document = get_object_or_404(
-                Document, pk=serializer.data['document']
-            )
-            AccessControlList.objects.check_access(
-                permissions=permission_document_checkout, user=request.user,
-                obj=document
-            )
-
-            timezone = pytz.utc
-
-            try:
-                DocumentCheckout.objects.create(
-                    document=document,
-                    expiration_datetime=timezone.localize(
-                        serializer.data['expiration_datetime']
-                    ),
-                    user=request.user,
-                    block_new_version=serializer.data['block_new_version']
-                )
-            except Exception as exception:
-                return Response(
-                    data={'exception': force_text(exception)},
-                    status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
-                )
-
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-
-        return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        return super(
+            APICheckedoutDocumentListView, self
+        ).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class APICheckedoutDocumentView(generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/serializers.py
index 4d674cffbf..0c6564cb45 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/serializers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/serializers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
+from acls.models import AccessControlList
+from documents.models import Document
 from documents.serializers import DocumentSerializer
 
 from .models import DocumentCheckout
+from .permissions import permission_document_checkout
 
 
 class DocumentCheckoutSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
@@ -15,7 +20,34 @@ class DocumentCheckoutSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = DocumentCheckout
 
 
-class NewDocumentCheckoutSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
-    document = serializers.IntegerField()
-    expiration_datetime = serializers.DateTimeField()
+class NewDocumentCheckoutSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     block_new_version = serializers.BooleanField()
+    document_pk = serializers.IntegerField(
+        help_text=_('Primary key of the document to be checked out.'),
+        write_only=True
+    )
+
+    expiration_datetime = serializers.DateTimeField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        fields = (
+            'block_new_version', 'document', 'document_pk',
+            'expiration_datetime', 'id'
+        )
+        model = DocumentCheckout
+        read_only_fields = ('document',)
+        write_only_fields = ('document_pk',)
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        document = Document.objects.get(pk=validated_data.pop('document_pk'))
+
+        AccessControlList.objects.check_access(
+            permissions=permission_document_checkout,
+            user=self.context['request'].user, obj=document
+        )
+
+        validated_data['document'] = document
+        validated_data['user'] = self.context['request'].user
+        return super(NewDocumentCheckoutSerializer, self).create(
+            validated_data
+        )