diff --git a/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py b/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
index 7263b96b..ce88219b 100644
--- a/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
@@ -647,8 +647,12 @@ def get_context(self, data, accepted_media_type, renderer_context):
 
         context["includes_form"] = self.get_includes_form(view)
 
+        if "included" not in context:       # Adds the included field if it is not present
+            context["included"] = []
+
         return context
 
+
     @classmethod
     def _get_included_serializers(cls, serializer, prefix="", already_seen=None):
         if not already_seen: