diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
index f70193903..924f14a93 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from utilities.api import (
     get_serializer_for_model, IsAuthenticatedOrLoginNotRequired, ModelViewSet, ServiceUnavailable,
 )
 from utilities.utils import get_subquery
+from utilities.metadata import ContentTypeMetadata
 from virtualization.models import VirtualMachine
 from . import serializers
 from .exceptions import MissingFilterException
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ class InterfaceConnectionViewSet(ListModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
 #
 
 class CableViewSet(ModelViewSet):
+    metadata_class = ContentTypeMetadata
     queryset = Cable.objects.prefetch_related(
         'termination_a', 'termination_b'
     )
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/metadata.py b/netbox/utilities/metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd664d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/utilities/metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from rest_framework.metadata import SimpleMetadata
+from django.utils.encoding import force_str
+from utilities.api import ContentTypeField
+
+
+class ContentTypeMetadata(SimpleMetadata):
+
+    def get_field_info(self, field):
+        field_info = super().get_field_info(field)
+        if hasattr(field, 'queryset') and not field_info.get('read_only') and isinstance(field, ContentTypeField):
+            field_info['choices'] = [
+                {
+                    'value': choice_value,
+                    'display_name': force_str(choice_name, strings_only=True)
+                }
+                for choice_value, choice_name in field.choices.items()
+            ]
+            field_info['choices'].sort(key=lambda item: item['display_name'])
+        return field_info