diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/RelationshipCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/RelationshipCapability.js
index fda5ddf149..bebc90aba7 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/RelationshipCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/RelationshipCapability.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ define(
                  * object.
                  * @returns {string[]} a list of all relationship types
                  */
-                list: listRelationships,
+                listRelationships: listRelationships,
                 /**
                  * Request related objects, with a given relationship type.
                  * This will typically require asynchronous lookup, so this
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ define(
          * @returns {boolean} true if this object has relationships
          */
         RelationshipCapability.appliesTo = function (model) {
-            return Array.isArray((model || {}).relationships);
+            return !!(model || {}).relationships;
         };
 
         return RelationshipCapability;
diff --git a/platform/core/test/capabilities/RelationshipCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/core/test/capabilities/RelationshipCapabilitySpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8421531305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/core/test/capabilities/RelationshipCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*global define,Promise,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,jasmine*/
+
+/**
+ * CompositionCapabilitySpec. Created by vwoeltje on 11/6/14.
+ */
+define(
+    ["../../src/capabilities/RelationshipCapability"],
+    function (RelationshipCapability) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        var DOMAIN_OBJECT_METHODS = [
+            "getId",
+            "getModel",
+            "getCapability",
+            "hasCapability",
+            "useCapability"
+        ];
+
+        describe("The relationship capability", function () {
+            var mockDomainObject,
+                mockInjector,
+                mockObjectService,
+                relationship;
+
+            // Composition Capability makes use of promise chaining,
+            // so support that, but don't introduce complication of
+            // native promises.
+            function mockPromise(value) {
+                return {
+                    then: function (callback) {
+                        return mockPromise(callback(value));
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                mockDomainObject = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "domainObject",
+                    DOMAIN_OBJECT_METHODS
+                );
+
+                mockObjectService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "objectService",
+                    [ "getObjects" ]
+                );
+
+                mockInjector = {
+                    get: function (name) {
+                        return (name === "objectService") && mockObjectService;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                mockObjectService.getObjects.andReturn(mockPromise([]));
+
+                relationship = new RelationshipCapability(
+                    mockInjector,
+                    mockDomainObject
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("applies only to models with a 'relationships' field", function () {
+                expect(RelationshipCapability.appliesTo({ relationships: {} }))
+                    .toBeTruthy();
+                expect(RelationshipCapability.appliesTo({}))
+                    .toBeFalsy();
+            });
+
+            it("requests ids found in model's composition from the object service", function () {
+                var ids = [ "a", "b", "c", "xyz" ];
+
+                mockDomainObject.getModel.andReturn({ relationships: { xyz: ids } });
+
+                relationship.getRelatedObjects('xyz');
+
+                expect(mockObjectService.getObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ids);
+            });
+
+            it("provides a list of relationship types", function () {
+                mockDomainObject.getModel.andReturn({ relationships: {
+                    abc: [ 'a', 'b' ],
+                    def: "not an array, should be ignored",
+                    xyz: []
+                } });
+                expect(relationship.listRelationships()).toEqual(['abc', 'xyz']);
+            });
+
+            it("avoids redundant requests", function () {
+                    // Lookups can be expensive, so this capability
+                // should have some self-caching
+                var response;
+
+                mockDomainObject.getModel
+                    .andReturn({ relationships: { xyz: ['a'] } });
+
+                // Call twice; response should be the same object instance
+                expect(relationship.getRelatedObjects('xyz'))
+                    .toBe(relationship.getRelatedObjects('xyz'));
+
+                // Should have only made one call
+                expect(mockObjectService.getObjects.calls.length)
+                    .toEqual(1);
+            });
+
+            it("makes new requests on modification", function () {
+                // Lookups can be expensive, so this capability
+                // should have some self-caching
+                var response, testModel;
+
+                testModel = { relationships: { xyz: ['a'] } };
+
+                mockDomainObject.getModel.andReturn(testModel);
+
+                // Call twice, but as if modification had occurred in between
+                relationship.getRelatedObjects('xyz');
+                testModel.modified = 123;
+                relationship.getRelatedObjects('xyz');
+
+                // Should have only made one call
+                expect(mockObjectService.getObjects.calls.length)
+                    .toEqual(2);
+            });
+
+        });
+    }
+);
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diff --git a/platform/core/test/suite.json b/platform/core/test/suite.json
index 335b86d190..68990a191e 100644
--- a/platform/core/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/core/test/suite.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "capabilities/DelegationCapability",
     "capabilities/MutationCapability",
     "capabilities/PersistenceCapability",
+    "capabilities/RelationshipCapability",
 
     "models/ModelAggregator",
     "models/PersistedModelProvider",