diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
index 65f81a2b5..63cc60b86 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # NetBox v2.11
 
+## v2.11.5 (FUTURE)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* [#6087](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6087) - Improved prefix hierarchy rendering
+* [#6501](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6501) - Expose prefix depth and children on REST API serializer
+
+---
+
 ## v2.11.4 (2021-05-25)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/api/nested_serializers.py b/netbox/ipam/api/nested_serializers.py
index a5eb63911..5a48c8030 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/api/nested_serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/api/nested_serializers.py
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ class NestedVLANSerializer(WritableNestedSerializer):
 class NestedPrefixSerializer(WritableNestedSerializer):
     url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(view_name='ipam-api:prefix-detail')
     family = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
+    _depth = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.Prefix
-        fields = ['id', 'url', 'display', 'family', 'prefix']
+        fields = ['id', 'url', 'display', 'family', 'prefix', '_depth']
 
 
 #
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
index 3270162a5..afd3fb4fe 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
@@ -197,12 +197,14 @@ class PrefixSerializer(PrimaryModelSerializer):
     vlan = NestedVLANSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
     status = ChoiceField(choices=PrefixStatusChoices, required=False)
     role = NestedRoleSerializer(required=False, allow_null=True)
+    children = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
+    _depth = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Prefix
         fields = [
             'id', 'url', 'display', 'family', 'prefix', 'site', 'vrf', 'tenant', 'vlan', 'status', 'role', 'is_pool',
-            'description', 'tags', 'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated',
+            'description', 'tags', 'custom_fields', 'created', 'last_updated', 'children', '_depth',
         ]
         read_only_fields = ['family']