diff --git a/news/1674.bugfix b/news/1674.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddfb6d133c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1674.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed `allow_discussion` serialization for the Plone Site, to return a boolean like other content types. @Akshat2Jain
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diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/serializer/dxcontent.py b/src/plone/restapi/serializer/dxcontent.py
index f3967e145b..0154f1c91f 100644
--- a/src/plone/restapi/serializer/dxcontent.py
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/serializer/dxcontent.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from plone.supermodel.utils import mergedTaggedValueDict
 from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
 from Products.CMFPlone.utils import base_hasattr
+from Products.CMFCore.interfaces import IContentish
 from zope.component import adapter
 from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
 from zope.component import queryMultiAdapter
@@ -39,6 +40,18 @@
     WorkingCopyInfo = None
 
 
+def get_allow_discussion_value(context, request, result):
+    # This test is to handle the plone.app.discussion not being installed situation
+    if "allow_discussion" in result:
+        # Check if the content item implements the IContentish interface
+        if IContentish.providedBy(context):
+            result["allow_discussion"] = getMultiAdapter(
+                (context, request), name="conversation_view"
+            ).enabled()
+    else:
+        result["allow_discussion"] = False
+
+
 @implementer(ISerializeToJson)
 @adapter(IDexterityContent, Interface)
 class SerializeToJson:
@@ -125,9 +138,7 @@ def __call__(self, version=None, include_items=True):
         if target_url:
             result["targetUrl"] = target_url
 
-        result["allow_discussion"] = getMultiAdapter(
-            (self.context, self.request), name="conversation_view"
-        ).enabled()
+        get_allow_discussion_value(self.context, self.request, result)
 
         return result
 
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/serializer/site.py b/src/plone/restapi/serializer/site.py
index afb7786081..11c5a0a2a3 100644
--- a/src/plone/restapi/serializer/site.py
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/serializer/site.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from zope.interface import Interface
 from zope.schema import getFields
 from zope.security.interfaces import IPermission
+from plone.restapi.serializer.dxcontent import get_allow_discussion_value
 
 import json
 
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ def __call__(self, version=None):
             for brain in batch
         ]
 
+        get_allow_discussion_value(self.context, self.request, result)
+
         return result
 
     def check_permission(self, permission_name, obj):
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_dxcontent_serializer.py b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_dxcontent_serializer.py
index c853766d37..18d41cb953 100644
--- a/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_dxcontent_serializer.py
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_dxcontent_serializer.py
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@
 from zope.component import queryUtility
 from zope.interface import Interface
 from zope.publisher.interfaces.browser import IBrowserRequest
+from importlib import import_module
 
 import json
 import unittest
 
+HAS_PLONE_61 = getattr(
+    import_module("Products.CMFPlone.factory"), "PLONE61MARKER", False
+)
+
 
 class AdapterCM:
     """Context manager that will temporarily register an adapter"""
@@ -498,6 +503,17 @@ def test_allow_discussion_obj_instance_allows_global_enabled(self):
         self.assertIn("allow_discussion", obj)
         self.assertEqual(True, obj["allow_discussion"])
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        HAS_PLONE_61, "Skipping test for Plone versions earlier than 6.1"
+    )
+    def test_allow_discussion_portal_default(self):
+        """Not globally addable, not fti enabled, not obj instance enabled"""
+        serializer = getMultiAdapter((self.portal, self.request), ISerializeToJson)
+        obj = serializer()
+
+        self.assertIn("allow_discussion", obj)
+        self.assertEqual(False, obj["allow_discussion"])
+
     def test_allow_discussion_obj_instance_not_set_global_enabled(self):
         self.portal.invokeFactory("Document", id="doc2")
         registry = queryUtility(IRegistry)