diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentTypeApiController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentTypeApiController.cs
index 039603169f..6be37be81f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentTypeApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentTypeApiController.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             {
                 throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
             }
-            return Services.ContentTypeService.GetContentTypeChildren(contentItem.ContentTypeId)
-                           .Select(x => _contentTypeModelMapper.ToContentItemBasic(x));
+
+
+            return contentItem.ContentType.AllowedContentTypes
+                .Select(x => Services.ContentTypeService.GetContentType(x.Id.Value))
+                .Select(x => _contentTypeModelMapper.ToContentTypeBasic(x));
+            
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeModelMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeModelMapper.cs
index 214fc87e7b..168217b473 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeModelMapper.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             _applicationContext = applicationContext;
         }
 
-        public ContentTypeBasic ToContentItemBasic(IContentType contentType)
+        public ContentTypeBasic ToContentTypeBasic(IContentType contentType)
         {
             return new ContentTypeBasic
                 {